Twelve Songs of Christmas
Artist: Jim Reeves
Community Score: 10.00

The '60s C&W sound is still great in the '90s. ~ David A. Milberg, All Music Guide Read More

The Honky Tonk Years (1950-1966)
Artist: Ray Price

The Honky Tonk Years (1950-1966) is an accurate title for this mammoth ten-disc set. Tracing Ray Price's career through his heyday in the '50s and stopping in the late '60s, just as he abandoned honky tonk for country-pop, the set documents one of the finest singers and bandleaders in country music. During this era, Price had a long, impressive... Read More

Super Hits
Artist: Charley Pride

Super Hits is a budget-priced compilation that features ten of Charley Pride's biggest hits for RCA Records, including "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone," "I'm So Afraid of Losing You Again," and "Where Do I Put Her Memory." Though the album isn't comprehensive, it nevertheless is an excellent collection by budget-line standards. ~ Stephen Thomas... Read More

The Essential Eddy Arnold
Artist: Eddy Arnold

The Essential Eddy Arnold contains the majority of Eddy Arnold's biggest hits, including "Make the World Go Away" and "Cattle Call." It's the only single-disc retrospective that offers a reasonably thorough overview of his hit singles, making it an ideal introduction and -- considering that the two-disc box set Last of the Love Song Singers... Read More

The Essential Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
Artist: Porter Wagoner

Tee Vee's collection of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton's 20 greatest hits contains several of their Top Ten country duets, including "The Last Thing on My Mind," "Holding On to Nothin'," "Just Someone I Used to Know," "If Teardrops Were Pennies," "Please Don't Stop Loving Me," and "Lost Forever in Your Kiss." This is an adequate compilation for... Read More

The Essential Connie Smith
Artist: Connie Smith

Connie Smith is perhaps the only female singer in the history of country music who can truly claim to be the heiress to Patsy Cline's throne. It's not that there aren't many amazing vocalists in the field, and plenty of legends among them. But in terms of the pure gift of interpretation of taking virtually any song and making it a country song... Read More

Essential, Vol. 3
Artist: Glen Campbell

The third installment of Glen Campbell's Essential series features his number one hit "Wichita Lineman" among a handful of other hit singles and selected rarities. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide Read More

The Essential Jim Reeves - RCA
Artist: Jim Reeves
Community Score: 9.00

The Essential Jim Reeves runs through 20 of Reeves' biggest hits, throwing a couple of rarities along the way. It's by no means definitive, but it offers a good introduction to his countrypolitan sound. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read More

The Essential Willie Nelson - RCA
Artist: Willie Nelson

The 20 songs on this set were recorded between 1965 and 1971, long before Willie Nelson's commercial breakthrough with "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain." All of the songs were produced by Chet Atkins or his able assistant, Felton Jarvis. As explained in the album notes, the producers were trying to marry Nelson's folksy blues style with commercial... Read More