Songbook: A Collection of Hits

Trisha Yearwood

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 26, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Nashville
• ASIN: B000005KRD
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,909 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Trisha Yearwood ended up in the middle of one of 1997's music-industry storms when her version of the big ballad "How Do I Live" aced out teenage sensation LeAnn Rimes' on the soundtrack of Con Air, an action flick everyone immediately forgot about. Also somewhat lost in the commotion was Yearwood's own honorable half-decade-plus of hits, so many that some of her best (like a masterful version of Melissa Etheridge's "You Can Sleep While I Drive") didn't make it to this roundup of singles. That's OK; there'll be another. And for now, Songbook honorably recapitulates the career so far of one of current country's most-reliables. --Byline

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant collection, August 25, 2003

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Trisha Yearwood, at her best, is the finest of all contemporary country singers. This compilation contains many of the songs that established her as a major star, beginning with She's in love the boy - a song that enabled Trisha to become one of the few ladies in the history of country music to top the American country chart with their first single.

Trisha's other country number one hits featured here include Thinking about you and An American girl (X's and O's). Many of the other songs were country top ten hits for Trisha. How do I live was a huge country hit for Trisha, but it was LeAnn Rimes who had the American pop hit (she also had a big UK pop hit with the song) - but Trisha's version was also a big hit in some other countries around the world, as well as being a minor UK hit. I love both versions of the song but I slightly prefer Trisha's version to LeAnn's. Really, there's not much to choose between them.

One of my particular favorites is The song remembers when - about how you remember particular events in your life when you hear a particular song. There are many other fine songs including Wrong side of Memphis, Walkaway Joe, The woman before me and a duet with Garth Brooks (In another's eyes).

This American edition contains only 12 tracks. The European edition (which I have) contains five bonus tracks while the Australian edition contains those five plus a duet with Australia's own Lee Kernaghan. For most American customers the extra tracks are probably not worth the import price but Trisha's diehard fans may wish to check my review of the import version before buying this.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth and Sensual, January 28, 2000

By	S. Foster (Moira, Co Armagh United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have always been intiruged by Trisha Yearwood after seeing her sing ''Everybody Knows'' on Ellen a few years bak and enjoy watching her sing each time I watch that episode. I becale affixed after seeing her support Garth Brooks in Ireland a few years bak. I then decided to buy this cd and ''Everybody Knows'' (as it isn't on this cd), but in the words of Janice from ''Friends'', 'Oh my Gawwwwd!', what a revelation this is. Far from being a Country Music connoisseur or an avid fan, I just knew from the delivery of songs such as Like We Never Had a Broken Heart and Down on My Knees, I was listening to a hidden revelation (certainly here in Ireland anyway). Personal favourites are Like We Never Had A broken Heart, The Song Remembers When and Wrong Side of Mmephis. All these songs carry beautiful and evocative lyrics and touch upon everyday subjects like doing grocery shopping or parents being over protective of their offspring, but done so in a charming and fun stlye, tat simply makes this release a must for any self-repecting music collection, and one which warms me every time I listen to it (especially driving home late at night). To continue with the Trisha/Leann brouhaha, there is no comparison. While Leann's delivery is tone perfect and enjoyable, it lacks the emotional depth and range that Trisha's brings - she ''lives'' the song, and does so with tremendous spirit. This is of course a subjective view, but one which I think few would disagree with, making the album an additional must

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll like this collection, February 9, 2002

By	Ken "KC Music Fan" (Olathe, KS, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

I bought Trisha Yearwood's Songbook: A Collection of Hits mainly because of the hit song "How Do I Live". I also like Lee Ann Rimes' version of the song, but I think Trisha's version is better than Lee Ann's because of the way Trisha sings it. She has a powerful voice that stays with you. The other two previously unreleased hit songs, "Perfect Love" and "In Another's Eyes"(Trisha's duet with longtime friend Garth Brooks), are also outstanding, and after you get past these songs, there are enough of Trisha's hits on this album to make the collection a great one. Here are the highlights, in my opinion: "She's In Love With The Boy"(Trisha's first hit song and my personal favorite among her songs), "Walkaway Joe"(on which ex-Eagle Don Henley sings background vocals), "Wrong Side Of Memphis", "The Song Remembers When", and "Like We Never Had A Broken Heart". Also, "The Woman Before Me", "Thinkin' About You", "XXX's And OOO's(An American Girl)" and "Down On My Knees" are solid, well-done songs. I've listened to Songbook a lot of times, and there is not a bad song on here. Trisha was careful to pick her best songs for this record, and for that, I give her five stars.