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Yeah, yeah--oh yeah, my condition my condition was in...

yygsgsdrassil | Crossroads America | 07/18/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"...bubble gum psychedelica. From who--? Kenny Rogers and the First Edition? You bet. It also have my favorite country pop tune "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" and the chart topper "Something's Burning". It's good music, ya'll."

A below average collection of the First Edition's hits

Lawrance M. Bernabo | The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota | 12/18/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I was never a big fan of Kenny Rogers, but I sure remember when the First Edition aired on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." In fact, although it is long gone, I remember an issue of the Smothers Brothers publicity newspaper that talked about how Tommy Smothers had "discovered" the group. Certainly the Brothers Smothers got the First Edition their first national exposure (they did the same for Simon & Garfunkle; whatever happened to them?). Of course the very best of these songs have been preserved on several Kenny Rogers albums, which makes sense because there was a point where the group was transformed into Kenny Rogers & the First Edition. So, there are lots of discs with "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town," "Reuben James," and "Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Is In)." However, where this particular collection falls a bit short is in terms of the next level of hits from this group. It has "Something's Burning," but not "Heed the Call" and "But You Know I Love You." It does have "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Elvira," but at that point we are getting away from Kenny Rogers and the First Edition and just doing covers. With only four of the six best songs, this is a below average hits collection. Keep looking because you can find several better ones."