Classic Country: Hard To Find Hits CD


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If one ascribes to the axiom that they don't make country music like they used to, then Classic Country: Hard to Find Hits provides ample evidence. The collection gathers together 20 country hits, most of which climbed the charts in the late '50s and early '60s. The spare accompaniment of these songs, highlighted by acoustic and electric guitars, steels, and bass, tastefully leaves the Davis Singers, Bobby Edwards, and Jack Greene front and center. A number of these oldies -- "Don't Let Me Cross Over," "500 Miles Away from Home," and "Easy Loving" -- will be fairly well known, but previous knowledge isn't a requirement to enjoy Jimmie Rodgers' upbeat version of "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" or Wynn Stewart's "It's Such a Pretty World Today." The sum-total effect of Hard to Find Hits is a little like tuning into a static-filled AM station that plays nothing but classic 45-rpm records. For those unaccustomed to older country, these songs may be a bit too tame ("Don't Let Me Cross Over" is about as racy as things get), and the background singing on many cuts is a bit cheesy. But for everyone who longs for the days when loud electric guitars were relegated to rock & roll and country actually sounded like it might come from the country, Hard to Find Hits is a lo-fi blast from the past. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford Jr.

Jimmie Rodgers/Faron Young/Bur Ives/Don Gibson/Wanda Jackson

Liner Note Author: Charles McCardell.

Classic Country: Hard To Find Hits Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Country Collections, Nashville Sound, Oldies Collections
Label	Time / Life Music
Orig Year	2004
All Time Product Rank	44,604
CD Universe Part number	6659074
Catalog number	18978
Discs	1
Release Date	Feb 24, 2004
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Mixed
Producer	Robert Hull; Gene Zacharewicz (Compilation); Joe Sasfy (Compilation)

Classic Country: Hard To Find Hits Songs

	Trk	Song	Time	Price
	1	Kisses Sweeter Than Wine * See All 73		$0.99	(From different album)
	2	Blue Blue Day See All 32
	3	Let's Think About Living See All 18
	4	Gonna Find Me A Bluebird See All 16
	5	From a Jack To a King * See All 84		$0.99	(From different album)
	6	Right or wrong * See All 78	3:49	$0.99	(From different album)
	7	It's Such a Pretty World Today See All 27
	8	Alone With You * See All 61	1:31		(From different album)
	9	Fraulein See All 48
	10	Talk back trembling lips See All 47
	11	I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know See All 15
	12	Old Lamplighter See All 13
	13	Little Bitty Tear See All 20
	14	You're The Reason * See All 42 Explicit	4:51	$0.99	(From different album)
	15	Alabam See All 12
	16	Lonesome 7-7203 * See All 11		$0.99	(From different album)
	17	Don't Let Me Cross Over * See All 38	2:56	$0.99	(From different album)
	18	Statue Of A Fool * See All 35	2:53	$0.99	(From different album)
	19	500 Miles Away From Home * See All 23	2:42	$0.99	(From different album)
	20	Easy Loving * See All 27	3:30	$0.99	(From different album)
(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Classic Country: Hard To Find Hits Music Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars excellent
Our order was delivered fast. We enjoyed the CD , and would order with you again.
Submitted by tommatson (Yelm. Wa)
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5 stars Great Collection
This is a great collection of truly hard to find country oldies. I bought it mainly for the Bob Luman song, but liked the rest as well. I highly recommend this CD of original recordings.
Submitted by jgrig0 (Cincinnati Ohio USA)
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5 stars Wonderful Memories
I ordered this CD for Marvin Rainwater's Gonna Find Me A Bluebird & found all the songs were great too.
Submitted by Billie (Ashland, WI)
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