Sunday Best: Cream Solo

Russell Smith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B00005J9Y6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,806 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If I Didn't Have You

2. Hold Me

3. Writing On The Wall

4. Hesitation

5. When The Night Comes To Call

6. Your Eyes

7. She Still Knows How

8. A Picture Of You

9. Anger And Tears

10. Jenny Hold On

11. Who's Makin' Love

12. What I Learned From Loving You

13. I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight

14. Lonely Knight

15. Mona

16. This Little Town

17. Southern Music

18. Blue Collar Blues

19. Night Flight

20. If You Change Your Mind

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Sub-titled, The Cream of the Solo Albums. Aussie compilation for the ex-Amazing Rhythm Aces' vocalist features 23 tracks culled from his three solo albums, Russell Smith (1982), Boy Next Door (issued only in Germany) & This Little Town (1989). 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Amazing Rhythm Aces by any other name...., January 8, 2002

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T D Jones - See all my reviews

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If, like me, you feel that the Amazing Rhythm Aces haven't recorded enough albums, this is for you. Russell Smith was the main sound of the ARA so the tracks on this album have an instant familiarity and accessibility while retaining the variety for which the ARA were famous.

Russell's voice lends itself well to songs of unrequited love and Your Eyes and The Boy Next Door are fine examples. To counter this Sunday Best, with it's variations on the title (act my Sunday Best; wearing Sunday Best; made my Sunday Best) is a song of requited love. As soon as he mentions the yellow sun dress with 32 buttons down the middle you know he'll remember that Sunday Best.

Blue Collar Blues and American Tragedy cover the country standards of futures blighted by redundancy and war, the latter with it's Vietnam references showing how long ago these track were originally released.

Southern Music plays as a standard piece of Southern blues, until you realise that he's singing about all the reasons people from the South have not to be sad and celebrate all the good things they have.

With enough musical variety to keep it entertaining for its full 75 minutes, this became my most played record in 2001 as an ideal companion for car journeys and looks set to stay that way for some time yet.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Redefines the word "awesome"!, September 7, 2010

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Oilman55 - See all my reviews

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I was 15 in 1970 and thus entered the decade that produced the best music overall of any decade in the history of the world (in my humble opinion). I was a huge fan of country rock, primarily, and bathed my ears and soul with the music of Pure Prairie League, Firefall, CS&N, Larry Jon Wilson, and the Amazing Rhythm Aces. My mistake was not continuing to follow Russell Smith after The Aces gave it up in the early 80's. What an AMAZING talent he was and is! I simply cannot believe he missed the major stardom that he so richly deserves! This album redefines the word "awesome"! Trust me, you will listen to it over and over and over again!

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally love this guy!, January 10, 2011

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Sandy Teak "Sandy" (Bloomington, IL) - See all my reviews
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I loved the Amazing Rhythm Aces and when they broke up I also lost sight

of Russell Smith. Just received Sunday Best: Cream Solo and totally love it.

So glad I've gotten back to him.