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"Conway left his mark of high standards in the music world"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 06/16/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hip-O Records gives a new meaning to the word "Ultimate", with this wonderful collection of legendary Conway Twitty. Conway probably sang some of the best remembered country songs ever recorded. A good example is "A RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA" with Sam Moore is the greatest. Twitty's duets with Loretta Lynn - "AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE" and "LOUISIANA WOMAN, MISSISSIPPI MAN" is featured on this album and is nothing less than classic. Conway's growling voice was unmistakable and thoroughly his trademark.A stand out - "IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE, if you can find a better collection of Conway Twitty's best of or greatest hits on any other CD, it would be a miracle. Andy McKaie with Hip-O Records has come up with a complete and enjoyable journey through the musical career of the most beloved country ballad singer of our time!Total Time: 56:22 on 18 Tracks/ Hip-O Records - HIPD 40049 (1999)"

Great!! Fantastic!!

J. Lovins | 10/22/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Conway's growling voice was the best. The songs on this CD are some of the very best of Conway's. The duet with Sam Moore"Rainy Night In Georgia" is the greatest."

18 hits

Jerry McDaniel | 02/15/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"i do have a bit of criticism for the liner notes writer, Colin Escott. in the next to last paragraph he states: "by the end of Conway's life it really didn't matter how good Conway Twitty's records were, his day had passed...". my problem with that is that the writer makes the assumption that Conway recorded for nobody but radio stations and that his VERY LOYAL fans had no part of his career...Escott is basically saying that without radio airplay, Conway had no need to record anymore as if that's ALL Conway thought about. Mr. Escott must think that when radio airplay stops, an artist isn't allowed to continue making great records for their fans anymore!?! i don't know...i never have liked that comment because it made fans like me and others feel like we're not important in the longevity of an artist, and we are...look at how long George Jones or Willie Nelson have been able to make the singles and albums charts YEARS after their airplay stopped! in another stand-out error, Colin says that Conway left MCA in 1980. In truth, Conway left MCA in late 1981 after "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" had been issued as a single (it would hit #1 in early 1982 a week before Conway's debut for Elektra hit the charts). this gave Conway 16 years at MCA originally, 1965-1981, and 4 years with the Elektra/Warner Brothers label, 1982-1986, then in 1987 he re-joined MCA, where he remained until his death in 1993.But getting to this great album. 11 tracks are on side one and just 7 on side two. i applaud Hip-O Records for seeking out the original recordings {including the two opening pop hits from 1958 and 1959}. i also love the inclusion of three Warner Brothers hits {"Slow Hand"; "I Don't Know a Thing About Love"; and "Desperado Love"}. not as many as i'd like to see...but it's a start. Music historians depend too much on Billboard chart statistics for my taste. "Julia" was #2 in Billboard but it was #1 in Radio and Records. "Crazy in Love" was #2 in Billboard but it hit #1 in Cashbox. The 40 #1 country hits on Billboard and his #1 Billboard pop hit add up to 41...but he had 14 additional #1 hits on other country singles charts...giving him his total of 55...and "Crazy In Love" was his 55th and final #1 in 1990. the last song on this collection is his duet with Sam Moore called "Rainy Night in Georgia" that became a video hit on the country video channels in 1993. all in all, a good display of music despite the borderline offensive comments by Colin Escott with reference to his broad statement that Conway only recorded for radio airplay and nothing else."