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This is my absolute favorite RVS c/d. Every song is special, and he belts out a ballad as good as anyone I've heard lately. Roy Orbison fans will enjoy Pretty Woman and everyone will enjoy the whole thing. Listen and enjoy! You will listen over and over I guarantee.

I don't know if this man ever took singing lessons, but he can get right into your soul. He can change keys, and it almost breaks your heart with the beauty of it. I've had this CD for many years and listen to it often. I highly recommend it for for ANY music lover.

This man has one of the best voices ever! He can sing a sad country song and make you cry. This is my favorite collection of songs that he has done. "Statue of A Fool" has never been done better, and I think he does "Pretty Woman" better than Orbison. It is worth the price of the CD for these two songs alone, but you get all the rest too, which are great.

Ricky burst on to the country music scene in 1987. For a few years, Ricky had considerable success on the country charts with twelve of his singles going to number one including three from this album.

The three number one hits from this album were I've cried my last tear for you, Statue of a fool (a cover of a Jack Greene classic) and I meant every word he said. Those three songs can be found on various compilations, as can Oh pretty woman (a cover of Roy Orbison's signature song) and Life's little ups and downs. Some people think Ricky made a mistake in choosing to cover Oh pretty woman but I don't. Of course it doesn't match Roy's original but it is quite an impressive effort nonetheless. I don't think too many singers could do as good a cover of this song.

With five tracks available elsewhere, the other six tracks (mainly ballads) provide real reason to track down this fine album. Highlight among them is Sweet memories, an old Mickey Newbury song that Ricky revived as a duet with Brenda Lee. Exactly what inspired the pairing of Ricky and Brenda for this song, I don't know (they weren't even on the same record label) but the combination works brilliantly. Another great song (I'm starting over) was co-written by Kix Brooks who was (at the time) yet to team up with Ronnie Dunn to form the country duo of the nineties.

With other great songs here (You would do the same for me, Love is burning, Not that I care and I still love you), this is a magnificent album that should please fans of traditional country music.