Songs of the Old West [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Roy Rogers & Dale Evans

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 8, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 8, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B00000ADKM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,732 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the original, July 5, 2000

By	m.a. monahan (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Roy and Dale are great, but the Mitch Miller orchestra and choral backup are not to my taste. It sounds a bit like Lawrence Welk. One note: I think this is not the complete Roy & Dale cowboy songs album that was released in the early 1960s. The 1963 album "16 Great Songs of the Old West" was re-released in 1998 with all 16 songs. This CD has only 10 of those 16 songs, but then this CD is also cheaper. I was looking for a couple of songs (that my 3 year old likes) that are on the 1963 album (and its re-release), but not on this CD.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Roy and Dale: Always!, June 21, 2001

By	Charles W. Forsythe (Athens, AL United States) - See all my reviews

If you are a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans fan, you might want to add this one to your collection. The songs are vintage King of the Cowboys and Queen of the West material. The backgrounds are sweet and maybe a little too "orchestrated" for my cup of tea, but the vocals are crisp and of excellent quality. Dale is featured with equal time on the C.D., and her voice is one of the most beautiful you'll ever hear. Roy's "Colorado Trail" is,in my opinion, worth the price of the album. I've often wondered what the world would be like if there were no Roy Rogers. Thanks to recordings like this one, we'll never have to find out! So, saddle up, there's open range ahead--where the air is clear, the sage is always in bloom, and cowboy music comes drifting through the gloamin'. Would-be cow punchers of all ages will like this collection. Trust me.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful singing, lovely arrangements, rich harmony., November 8, 1999

By	Mark D. Thomas (Hagerstown, Maryland) - See all my reviews

In the early 60's, my brother and I were given an LP of cowboy songs. This was it! Now, I have a three-year-old son who loves this CD as much as my brother and I loved the original record. The singing of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans is spendid; the arrangements are lovely; and the harmonies are deep and rich. Many of these songs are all-time favorites ("Home On The Range," "Whoopee Ti Yi Yo"), but those that may be new to you ("Colorado Trail," "Cowman's Prayer") will win you over. They're sweet, exciting, haunting and peaceful. This album is excellent. If you were only going to have one album of folk/country/western music, this would be a good choice. Your kids will love it too.