Audio Cassette review:
C.W. McCall - Greatest Hits

C.W. McCall - Greatest Hits

Band: C.W. McCall Title: Greatest Hits Rating: Release Date: 17 October, 1990 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Convoy 2: Silverton 3: Four Wheel Drive 4: Wolf Creek Pass 5: Classified 6: There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'N' Roll) 7: Old Home Filler-Up an' Keep on A-Truckin' Cafe 8: Crispy Critters 9: 'round the World With the Rubber Duck 10: Black Bear Road 11: Roses for Mama 12: Aurora Borealis

Editoral Review k. The linkage between consumerism and popular music finds a strange analogue in William Fries, a. a. C. W. McCall. Trained in graphic design and advertising, Fries invented his trucker persona while working on a bakery ad campaign and helped drive the trucker craze of the '70s with a slew of novelty tunes, few of which have aged very well. McCall described his delivery as a "walkin', talkin' singin' style," though emphasis always falls on his deadpan spoken wit. McCall never took himself seriously, and tunes like "Crispy Critters" and "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck" will inspire a laugh at just how weird the '70s could be. --Roy Kasten .. You can see a complete list of all C.W. McCall discography, or go back to the C.W. McCall tabs