Snow South Of The Border [Import]

Hank Snow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B001DETFG2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #506,138 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Spanish Fire Ball

2. Nuevo Laredo

3. Adios Amigo

4. Caribbean

5. Maria Elena

6. Vaya con Dios [Instrumental]

7. Blue Rose of the Rio

8. Cuba Rhumba

9. Senorita Rosalita

10. The Rhumba Boogie

11. Rose of Old Monterey

12. Jamaica Farewell

13. Vaya con Dios [Instrumental]

14. My Adobe Hacienda

15. Limbo Rock

16. Poison Love

17. The Seashores of Old Mexico

18. The Mysterious Lady from St. Martinique

19. Jamaica Farewell

20. When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2008 release. One of Country Music's most versatile stylists, Hank Snow was as adapt as Latin American rhythms as he was playing straightforward Country music. The 'Rhumba Boogie' clung to Billboard's Country chart for six months in 1951, two of them at #1. When the calypso craze swept the country in 1956, Snow effortlessly adapted Jamaican rhythms into his own style. Not surprisingly, one of Snow's biggest-selling albums was Spanish Fire Ball' a 1967 collection of Latin-flavored material. It revisited several numbers Snow recorded earlier along with mostly familiar standards like 'Nuevo Laredo' and 'Maria Elena'. This collection features the best tracks from that album along with memorable recordings from every stage of Snow's lengthy career. Besides two versions of his classic 'The Rhumba Boogie', it includes 'Rose Of The Rio' from Snow's early Canadian years and hit versions of 'Spanish Fire Ball' and 'When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon'. As a bonus, this album includes many of Snow's distinctive acoustic guitar instrumentals, including several duets with Chet Atkins. 33 tracks. Bear Family.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for what it is, January 22, 2012

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Christopher Larkin (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This album is definitely recommended for hard core Hank Snow fans who enjoy the genre of music on this CD. Many of the tracks are not available anywhere else on CD. I would not recommend this to a casual fan or as an initial introduction to Hank's Snow's music, as it is limiting in the style of music presented. For a great introduction, get "Essential Hank Snow" and if you like what you hear, branch out from there.

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1.0 out of 5 stars I never got that CD, Snow South Of The Border, September 22, 2009

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Glen R. Strosnider (Moundsville WV) - See all my reviews
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I never got it! So I had my Credit Card cancel payment!I was unable to contact anyone at Amazon.com to resolve this issue, though I tried 2 times!You only said it was ''In transit.'' So if I must rate it, I can only make it 1 star!