"I remembered Ray from Ahab the Arab and when The Streak came out during the mid-70's, everyone loved him. I purchased this CD after my children heard The Streak on my oldies radio station. We have listened to all the songs and enjoyed them all. I would recommend this CD to everyone old and young, classics never die and Ray is still a classic. If you remember Ray from the 60' & 70's the words still hold true today, just listen to Would Jesus Wear A Rolex or Everything Is Beautiful."
Hysterical
Kristin LoCurto | Southern California | 11/22/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is Ray Stevens at his best! As clever as ever, with songs you can sing along to while your laughing! Fun for everyone! Give Ray a try--I guarantee you'll like him!"
Ray Stevens is the BEST!
Kathleen | Indiana | 04/03/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have loved him since I was 9 years old (35 years ago). I love his serious songs as well as the comical ones. He is a true "musical genius". I have heard songs on "The Collection" that I had never heard before (and I thought I had just about all of them!) I think I will be wearing out the CDs just playing them over and over again, if it is possible to wear out CDS. His serious songs can really touch your heart, and I feel like I get to know him better just listening to them. He is going to Branson again this year, and I hope I am able to go!!"
Not definitive but highly entertaining
Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 12/27/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This collection of comic songs focuses mainly on the eighties but a few early classics are included, these being The streak, Gitarzan, Ahab the Arab, Freddy Feelgood and Everything is beautiful. But if you are primarily interested in his music of the sixties and seventies, there are other compilations that include those songs and others from the era.Among Ray's eighties songs, I particularly like Shriner's convention (about a member who breaks all the rules), It's me again Margaret (about a stalker - behind the humor of the song is a serious issue rarely addressed in music), Mississippi squirrel revival (about a squirrel that gets loose in a church service) and The haircut song (about a series of bad haircuts).These songs and Ray's other eighties recordings are less well known than his earlier classics but equally entertaining."