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This CD is a big disappointment. These are NOT the original recordings and it sounds as if T.G. Sheppard is tired of singing these songs. This is not recommended.

Boy was I ever disappointed when I opened this CD. Not one song on here was an original version of TG's great hits. While these cuts may be "sonically superior" having been recorded later, they just aren't the originals. What a shame the packaging didn't indicate that. My hopes of finding an all-inclusive CD of Sheppard's stuff -- dashed.

This CD is TG Sheppard's RE-RECORDING of his earlier hits. These are not the original songs from the 70's-80's They have been redone. You would be better off getting one of his CD's with the "Original" songs he had hits with.

T.G. You slime sucking pig!!!! How could you rip off unsuspecting fans with this bogus greatest hits collection. Even Johnny Lee wouldn't pull a stunt like this. This is bad for the entire country music industry. It makes me very hesitant to buy another C&W cd. I'm on the lookout for rerecords and I still got duped. Why? Because you put the original recording dates next to the songs on the back of the CDs. And only in teeny, tiny type under it are the words: ALL SONGS NEWLY RECORDED. Well, I guess you and your record company, Goldmine are laughing all the way to the bank. "Got us a little goldmine of ourselves, Haw. Haw Haw." But here's the problem. You've lost the trust of all your fans. And the respect of all your peers. Oh, and The U.S. Attorney General will also be calling you shortly!

This review was newly rewritten. And exclusive to this website.

T G started out as a singer in the sixties but abandoned that career to take a job as a record plugger. Some years later, he came across a song that he thought would be a hit but nobody was interested. He therefore recorded it himself. That song, Devil in a bottle, provided T G with the first of a long string of hits spread of several years. Despite his success, there have been very few CD releases so this collection of re-recorded hits is most welcome. If you object to re-recordings on principle, there is nothing I can say to you to change your mind. While they do not quite match up to the originals, they are extremely well done and some of the originals are not currently available.

T G did not re-record any duets, so Faking love, Make my day and Home are not here. However, there are twenty other songs here, all of which were huge country hits for him. A few crossed over into the American pop charts.

My favorite song here is Do you wanna go to heaven, a song which cleverly plays on different meanings of the title, but I also particularly enjoy Last cheater's waltz, Smooth sailing, War is hell on the home front too, Slow burn and Somewhere down the line - but these are just a few of the great songs here. To quote another of the song titles here, I loved them every one.

Wow, what a rough crowd here! This is not a bad collection of T.G.'s stuff. And yes, they're re-done. But it states that clearly on the back of the CD insert. And the dates beside the song titles are the year they were on the Billboard chart, as stated above the song titles. No deception here, in my opinion.

like previous reviewers, I was expecting the songs that I heard when they played on the radio. this album sounded like someones grandpa singing bad karaoke. I paid (...) for the album, but deleted it in its entirety after listening to only 2 of the many songs I love (in their original form). t g sheppard should be ashamed of himself for releasing this ear-offensive crap. I think the 5 star ratings on amazon were posted by t g sheppard or a cohort, probably conspiring to get fans to buy the crappy re-recording, then in disgust, buy the real thing and double their profit. not this time weasels, you disgust me too much. I will buy no t g sheppard recordings, good or bad in the future.

I perform audio remastering and restoration as a profession and am a consultant to major syndicated programs. We are always seeking ORIGINAL recordings in their pristine state. We needed "Devil in the Bottle" for once such project and purchased this. Needless to say, we were extremely disappointed to discover it was all remakes. One other reviewer said, "well it clearly states on the back it was a remake." I'm sorry, but that information comes a little too late after making a purchase. Are all of the 1-star reviews being too harsh? I don't think so. I think those people, like us, are looking for the real deal.

try as i might hard to find a tg shepherd greats hits cd that isn't a remake not a fan of any bodies remakes of their songs

this is a great recording by one of the greatest artist
of all time