Audio CD review:
George Hamilton IV - Country Boy: The Best of George Hamilton IV

George Hamilton IV - Country Boy: The Best of George Hamilton IV

Band: George Hamilton IV Title: Country Boy: The Best of George Hamilton IV Rating: Release Date: 1999-12-28 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Abilene 2: Break My Mind 3: Early Morning Rain 4: Steel Rail Blues 5: Urge For Going 6: Canadian Pacific 7: Second Cup Of Coffee 8: Anyway 9: I'm Gonna Be A Country Boy Again 10: Both Sides Now 11: My Nova Scotia Home 12: Travelin' Light 13: 10 Degrees And Getting Colder 14: Streets Of London 15: Everything Is Beautiful 16: Carolina In My Mind 17: She's A Little Bit Country 18: West Texas Highway 19: Together Alone 20: A Rose And A Baby Ruth 21: Crystal Chandeliers 22: Country Music In My Soul

explosive i know that anyone who likes classic country music is going to love this CD. the best collection of classic george hamilton i have found, to date! the sound quality is excellent. thank you for making it available. larry w. COUNTRY BOY THE BEST OF GEORGE HAMILTON IV YOU SHOW I PURCHASED THE CD ON 8/10/06 I NEVER RECIEVED THIS CD. All the essentials He first achieved fame with the American top five hit, A rose and a Baby Ruth, which sold a million. George's voice has a limited range but is very easy on the ear. George was immediately cast as a teen idol and went on tour with various rock'n'roll singers including Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent and the Everly brothers. This allowed George to earn a good living but it wasn't the kind of music that he wanted to do. In the sixties, George achieved some success on the American country charts, notably with Abilene, Break my mind and Canadian Pacific, without becoming a really big star. George spent a lot of time touring other countries including Britain and Canada, helping to increase the popularity of country music in those countries. George was a regular visitor to Canada and came to appreciate Canadian songwriters, especially Gordon Lightfoot, frequently covering their songs. On this compilation, you will find several of George's covers of such songs. As an international singer with only limited success in his own country, George recorded many covers. This compilation includes his biggest American hits (A rose and a Baby Ruth, Abilene, Break my mind, Canadian Pacific) together with covers of Early morning rain, Steel rail blues (both Gordon Lightfoot), I'm gonna be a country boy again (Buffy Sainte-Marie), Both sides now (Joni Mitchell), Streets of London (Ralph McTell), Everything is beautiful (Ray Stevens) and Crystal chandeliers (Charley Pride). The last named song is Charley Pride's signature song outside the USA, yet was not even released as a single in his own country. There are plenty of other good songs - a total of 22 in all. George is less well known in his own country than he is elsewhere in the world but this compilation contains a representative selection of his music. Essential I was shocked at the mucical quality of the songs. I was so suprised when I listened to this. Asided from the awful graphics and minimal notes, this fills a major hole in my collection. George's music is suprisingly interesting. All most all of his big hits are included, the rest are in the Bear Family Boxed set. If you have no George CD's in your collection, this will more than fill the void. Then you can move on to other essentials. You can see a complete list of all George Hamilton IV discography, or go back to the George Hamilton IV tabs