This is the Double Album where C&W meets Mainstream. I bought it at a time when I realised my listening was dominated by so-called 'new country' - kd lang; Nanci Griffiths; Mary Chapin-Carpenter. A damn fine CD, even though it has never spurred me onto further exploration.
Most of the tracks are well-known, classics, maybe. As I listen, and lingalong, I realise that the genre for which my voice is best suited is Country and Western, which is very scary!
Notable tracks include Patsy Cline's I Fall to Pieces; Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash; He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones; Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn; Lone Star State of Mind - Nanci Griffith; and El Paso - Marty Robbins;
But even though I can enjoy listening to the songs there are very few that elicit an emotional reaction, and even fewer that I would even consider for my Top Tunes. Except, perhaps, Stand By Your Man -Dolly Parton, Rhinestone Cowboy- Glen Campbell, Lucille by Kenny Rogers You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille Four hungry children and a crop in the fields. I've had some bad times lived through some sad times This time your hurting won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
And then there is the all-time classic, Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) by Waylon Jennings. Them Dooks them Dooks...
