Golden Classics

Ray Stevens

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Double Play (Int600)
• ASIN: B00000DTSB
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #326,210 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Streak

2. Moonlight Special

3. Misty

4. Indian Love Call

5. Jeremiah Peabody

6. Freddie Feelgood

7. Turn Your Radio On

8. Mama and a Papa

9. All My Trails

10. Everything Is Beautiful

11. Gitarzan

12. Young Love

13. Harry the Hairy Ape

14. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

15. America, Communicate with Me

16. Mr. Businessman

17. Along Came Jones

18. Bridget the Midget

19. Unwind

20. Ahab, the Arab

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AM radio Top-40 pop, December 5, 2003

By	Jerry McDaniel (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

for nostalgia buffs craving some music from the Top-40 era on AM radio and are a bit tired of the British invasion acts all over Oldies radio, check out this Ray Stevens CD. It contains 20 songs, each and every one was a hit song on the pop, country, or AC charts! this CD is fabulous and it rekindles AM Top-40 pop radio when all it took was sales and or public acceptance for a single to be a hit. now a committee has to say what gets played and what time it plays and playlists are all pre-determined in advance leaving no room for break-out hits and the like.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Album, June 7, 2007

By	The Trickster (Belly Button, NM, USA) - See all my reviews

I am enjoying this album. Many of Ray's best works are on here, though some are not original versions, but copies of tapes redone by other companies. I don't believe "Harry the Hairy Ape" or "Ahab, the Arab" are originals.

Be that as it may, the recordings are of very good quality, and there is such a great selection on this disk. If you like Ray Stevens, you probably enjoy this album. I am especially enjoying some of Ray's more serious hits, such as "Misty", "Sunday Morning Commin' Down" written by the great songwriter, Chris Christopherson, but sung extremely well here by Ray. "Mr. Businessman" is done very well, as is the very funny, "Along Came Jones".

This album is well worth the money, in my opinion.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Originals , March 27, 2006

By	Paul W. Dennis (Winter Springs, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A priceless treasure from a label usually known for second rate re-recordings. In this instance the original recordings have been licensed from Barnaby including some of the more serious numbers such as "Unwind" ,"Mr.Businessman", "Misty" and "Everything Is Beautiful" and the Albert Brumley gospel classic "Turn Your Radio On". Plenty of good Ray Stevens comedy here, including the original version of his biggest hit "The Streak".

This is the best Ray Stevens collection on the market. If you can find this CD you truly will have the "Best of Ray Stevens"