Johnny Rivers: Greatest Hits (Capitol)

Johnny Rivers

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1985
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Special Products
• ASIN: B000002TGS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,656 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Memphis

2. Maybellene

3. Midnight Special

4. Seventh Son

5. Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

6. Secret Agent Man

7. Poor Side of Town

8. Baby I Need Your Loving

9. Tracks of My Tears

10. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If Rhino's more comprehensive Anthology 1964-1977 is too rich for your blood, this 10-song collection offers a good introduction to the charismatic singer-guitarist's biggest hits. Along with the immortal P.F. Sloan-penned spy drama "Secret Agent Man," the disc contains such memorable Rivers numbers as the bittersweet "Poor Side of Town," the rollicking Chuck Berry covers "Memphis" and "Maybelline," his soulful readings of the Motown hits "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'" and "The Tracks of My Tears," and his very credible interpretations of the blues standards "Seventh Son" and "The Midnight Special." --Scott Schinder

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great only if you want only 10 hits of Johnny Rivers, March 10, 2003

By	Bradley Olson (Bemidji, MN United States) - See all my reviews

If you are an extremely casual fan, this 10 track collection is the way to go as it does have most of his top 10 hits but to make this perfect for the top 10 hits only crowd, the #26 hit Where Have All The Flowers Gone, should be taken out and be replaced with "Mountain of Love." The "Best of Johnny Rivers" CD available at BMG (used copies do appear on Amazon.com as well) is a better choice for the casual fans and/or fans who want a definitive single disc collection for traveling and for the diehard fans, the 2 CD "Anthology" is a much better option. Another essential hit from his Imperial years is "Summer Rain" so avoid this collection and either get the 1987 "Best of" CD or the 2 CD "Anthology."

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good collection stuff missing, November 17, 1998

By A Customer

Not only is Mountain of Love missing, but so is Summer Rain. It's not a complete collection without these two songs.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Polluted Rivers, September 11, 2006

By	J. Figler "jfigl" (portland, or United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

...Allow me to warn you: these recordings have been idiotically overlain with phony crowd noise. The ultimate sacrilege: an arhythmic clap-along all the way through "Secret Agent Man"!!! (Some of the clowns are on the beat, some a beat off; most follow a different drummer.)

Handling it with tongs, at arm's length, clothes pin clamped over my nose, I immediately took it down to Everyday Music, hoping either to sell it or bury it.