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John Anderson
"Greatest Hits [WB]"
© Warner Bros. Records
Year of Release: 1984
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track listing
Swingin'
I Just Came To
Count The
Memories
She Just Started
Liking Cheatin'
Songs
1959
Chicken Truck
I'm Just An Old
Chunk Of Coal
(But I'm Gonna
Be A Diamond
Would You Catch
A Falling Star
Wild And Blue
Your Lying Blue Eyes
Black Sheep
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John Anderson
"Greatest Hits [WB]"
John Anderson may not be a household name in country music, but his
"signature" tune may have you saying, "Oh, I remember that one!..."
"Swingin'" was released in 1983, and the minute I first heard it,
I knew it would become a country classic. Anderson's Greatest Hits
release in 1984, captures country music the way it used to be, with the
typical honky-tonkin' sound and ballads sounding more country, than how it
sounds today, where it sounds more like pop/rock than country.
"Swingin'" is probably the biggest hit of John Anderson's career.
"I Just Came Home To Count The Memories" is a ballad, and I can't help
but hear a familiar Roger Whittaker atmosphere about this song, hearing
Whittaker's signature song, "The Last Farewell."
Country songs are most famous for cheating, as "She Just Started Liking
Cheatin' Songs," and its the typical country sounding song, referring to
the "old country" of the 1970s, early 1980s.
Another nice sounding ballad is "1959." And speaking of "old
country" again, "Chicken Truck" has the typical country honky-tonk
sound. True Country best defines "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But
I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Some Day)." With a title like that, you know
it's definitely country...
"Would You Catch A Falling Star" is a medium-tempo ballad, and
again, its definitely country. Banjo-pickin is heard on "Wild And Blue,"
as all the songs on this compilation has a nice country sound. Like most of
the medium-tempo ballads, "Your Lying Blue Eyes" could easily have
been recorded by the likes of Randy Travis, as Anderson's voice could be an
"almost contender" to Travis' musical and vocal style.
The album's closing is another well-known song (at least for me),
"Black Sheep," another great country song, just as great as
"Swingin.'"
Country music, and not pop/rock country is the sound of John Anderson's
Greatest Hits. One song that should of been included, but wasn't, is
his version of "Haunted House." Three songs come to mind when I think
of John Anderson, as two of them are featured on this compilation: "Swingin',"
"Black Sheep," and "Haunted House." The remaining songs on this
album are treasures, as they best define the sound of true country.
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