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Various Artists
"Classic Country Hits: Country Countdown"
© Direct Source/BMG Records
Year of Release: 2000
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track listing
Kiss An Angel
Good Morning--
Charley Pride
I'm A Ramblin' Man--
Waylon Jennings
Country Sunshine--
Dottie West
She's Actin' Single
(I'm Drinkin'
Doubles)--
Gary Stewart
Please Don't Stop
Loving Me--
Dolly Parton &
Porter Wagoner
It Was Almost
Like A Song--
Ronnie Milsap
When You're Hot
You're Hot--
Jerry Reed
She Called Me Baby--
Charlie Rich
Tear Time--
Dave & Sugar
Jolene--
Dolly Parton
Morning--
Jim Ed Brown
Rocky--
Dickey Lee
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"Classic Country Hits: Country Countdown"
Every artist on this compilation, Classic Country Hits: Country
Countdown had at least one #1 song on the Country chart. 10 of the 12 songs
actually were #1 Country songs. The reason for acquiring this CD was for a #1
song that wasn't available from the artist himself, as in a Best Of or
Greatest Hits compilation -- Dickey Lee. Recently, when looking up
Dickey Lee, an import Best Of was priced at a ridiculously price of $129.99 on
Amazon.com. No major website was found on him either, so the only way of
finding his only #1 was on this particular compilation. Luckily, all 12 songs
are the original versions.
Of the two songs that were not #1 hits, it's easy to see how such artists
as Dottie West and Jim Ed Brown did have their share of accomplishing every
musician's dream, of having a #1 hit or more. "I was raised on Country
Sunshine"" (Jim Ed Brown had two #1 hits, one with the Browns ("The
Three Bells") and a duet #1 with Helen Cornelius, "I Don't Want To Have
To Marry You.") Dottie West would have a total of 5 #1's, 3 of her own,
2 duets with Kenny Rogers. "Morning" by Jim Ed Brown wasn't easily
recognized as "Country Sunshine". Jim Ed Brown's voice easily compares
to another #1 Country legend, Eddy Arnold.
The remaining 10 songs are classics, and listening to each of these songs
gives this compilation a very enjoyable set of music to listen to. The only
act I didn't remember while growing up was Dave & Sugar, and although they
may have not been best remembered by other artists, such as Waylon and the
two Charley/Charlie's, Dave & Sugar's music wasn't highly regarded either.
In other words, I felt their music wasn't as excpetional. Yet, they did have
their share of more than one #1 Country song, a total of 3, as did Dottie
West (solo).
| Song Title | Artist | Year |
| "Kiss An Angel Good Morning" |
Charley Pride |
1971 |
| "I'm A Ramblin' Man" |
Waylon Jennings |
1974 |
| "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" |
Gary Stewart |
1975 |
| "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" |
Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner |
1974 |
| "It Was Almost Like A Song" |
Ronnie Milsap |
1977 |
| "When You're Hot You're Hot" |
Jerry Reed |
1971 |
| "She Called Me Baby" |
Charlie Rich |
1974 |
| "Tear Time" |
Dave & Sugar |
1978 |
| "Jolene" |
Dolly Parton |
1974 |
| "Rocky" |
Dickey Lee |
1975 |
Charley Pride had at least 30 #1s, Waylon at least 15, Charlie Rich ast
least 10. The others had a handful or less. All in all, its a good set of
Country songs that were favored as Country Classics, as the title of this
compilation.
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