Customer Reviews

The Very Best of Bobby Goldsboro

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My dad used to play Bobby Goldsboro all the time when I was growing up. He taped all his vinyl in the 80's and his tapes were almost worn out at this point, so I decided to search and find a CD with all his favorites from Bobby. A lot of the CDs available have the original hits but they are not the original recordings--this one sounds just as I remember...with all the favorites like Honey, With Pen in Hand, Little Green Apples, By the Time I Get to Phoenix... and so many more! Also, you get some bonuses like I Am a Rock. Not only did I purchase one of these for my Pop, but I purchased one for myself, too. I've been playing it for my kids and they love it, so we've got 3 generations of Bobby Goldsboro fans in the family now. If you are a Bobby G. fan also, you won't be disappointed with this CD.

This singer has been one of my favorite singers of all time. His version of "What A Wonderful World" was the first version that I've heard and I like it from all singers.

For a "Very Best Of" collection, this CD is very disappointing. Conspicuously missing from this compilation are the seven Top 40 hits: See The Funny Little Clown, Little Things, The Straight Life, Autumn Of My Life, Blue Autumn, It's Too Late, and Voodoo Woman. A much more comprehensive collection would be Collectibles' "Honey: The Best Of Bobby Goldsboro", which includes the aforementioned songs, plus Honey, Summer (The First Time), and Watching Scotty Grow.

The Very Best of Bobby Goldboro is a good listening album when used as background music for an hour or so in the car. He really needed to find a niche and make it stick whether that is new country or rock or a Vegas/ Reno performer. It is hard to put him in a specific group and I would like to here an album of just the songs he has written? perhaps thats only 3 or so

My mom and step dad listened to Bobby when I was growing up and it brought back memories seeing this so I bought it for them for Christmas! They love it!

I really liked listening to this guy sing when I was younger. I, especially
liked his song Watching Scotty Grow, and Honey. This product was sent to me
on time and was in very good condition. I would buy from this dealer again.

The main reason to buy this album is the wonderful rendition of "Honey," arguably one of the greatest love songs ever written. Much of the rest of the album is a disappointment, regularly over-arranged, with too much orchestra and interfering choruses, and Bobby's voice is often uncertain. "Yesterday" is almost embarrassing. There are a number of very well written songs on this album. Most of them deserve better treatment than they get here.