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Summary: fast and complete
Comment: item was purchased just before x-mas, and was prossesed and delivered exactly when they quoted me. I will do business with them again...
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Summary: A PURE COUNTRY Talent....
Comment: Charly McClain is the most overlooked artist in country music history. And that is such a shame, cause her music is the best in my opinion. This cd is one that is great for a first time listener to Charly's music. It showcases some of her earlier EPIC (CBS) recordings, as the pop-ish song "Sleepin' With The Radio On," "The Very Best Is you," "Sentimental Ol' You" "Paradise Tonight" a #1 duet in 1983 with another great country artist, Mickey Gilley. "When A Love Ain't Right" "Dancin' Your memory Away" 1980's #1 song and Album, "Who's Cheatin' Who," later redone by A.J. Charly's version is the better of the two, cause no one does that song better than the original artist herself. "That's What You Do To me," and last but certainly not the least, "Surround Me With Love," a great song, and a great album. A song that Charly always dedicated to her parents, Niles and Virginia. This CD makes me happy we all have something this GOOD from a wonderfully talanted and beautiful female artist like Charly McClain! The Cd is well worth listening too.
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Summary: Very good classic country music
Comment: This is a very good classic country album. If you like pure classic country,you will
like this album.Charley has a very good voice and sound to her music. Even if you
have heard it or not, you will enjoy this CD. Its definitly worth the money for a
music fan.
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Summary: Classy pop country singer
Comment: Charly is one of many singers poorly represented on CD. A 34-track compilation (Anthology) was briefly available and I've already reviewed that.
Charly was a consistent country hit-maker in the early eighties, with such fine songs as Dancing your memory away, Sentimental old you and a superb duet with Mickey Gilley, Paradise tonight, but perhaps the best known song here is Who's cheating who. It was her first country number one and was later covered by Alan Jackson, who took the song back to the country top ten in the mid-nineties.
My favorite here is Men, a song that highlights the dilemma that women face - they like some things about men, but not others - but it does so in a slightly humorous way, so it should not offend anybody. The Forester sisters later did a completely different song titled Men, although it uses some of the same ideas.
As an introduction to Charly's music, this is brilliant. If you are looking for her other hits, you'll have to track down a used copy of Anthology.
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Summary: Country Isn't Country Without Charly McClain
Comment: 15 albums of new material, 8 compilations, and all that remains available on CD is a ten-song budget line collection. Once again Sony Music mutaliates the discography of one of country's premier artists. Charly McClain's vocals and sound were throughly unique; a quality increasingly rare in the swamp of modern country. She could sound simultaneously tough and gentle, with her unique instrumental sound making all her recordings become vividly alive. Twenty-five years after her debut album, McClain still sounds as fresh as she always did.
It's unfortunate that there are only ten Charly McClain songs available. (Renaissance Records which produced the extraordinary ANTHOLOGY series, folded a couple months ago). PURE COUNTRY contains nine Top Ten hits, "When A Love Ain't Right" just missed, peaking at #11. "Sleepin' With The Radio On" (#4/1981) has a bluesy quality, and might have become a classic (that is, if Sony Music would have kept the SURROUND ME WITH LOVE album in print). "The Very Best Is You (#5/1981) also comes from SURROUND ME WITH LOVE, her first record produced by Norro Wilson. That album produced three of her most recognizable, and first Top Five hits ("Sleepin' With The Radio on", "The Very Best Is You", and "Surround Me With Love"). It's a slow ballad, with the tempo and arrangement of a classic tear-ballad, but the lyrics state that the love is so good, the singer wouldn't want to cheat or jeopardize it. "Men" (#7/1980), from WOMEN GET LONELY is a light song, and pure enjoyment. "Sentimental Ol' You" (#3/1983) is one of the most unique country songs I've ever heard, and I love every second of it. Driven by a rolling honky tonk-flavored piano and fiddle, the lyrics express pure romantic bliss. I first heard "Paradise Tonight" off a Ford tape, after my dad bought a new truck back in the 1980s (I've still got the tape, and I'm still trying to figure out who sings what on it). An addictive duet with Mickey Gilley, "Paradise Tonight" (#1/1983), will have even those who dislike country music singing alone. Her first Top Ten hit, "That's What You Do To Me" (#8/1978) has a laid back, almost bluesy quality. Many of her early hits were written by Bob Morrison, including: "That's What You Do To Me", "When A Love Ain't Right", "Let's Put Our Love In Motion", "I'll Love Away Your Troubles For A While", and "Let Me Be Your Baby". "When A Love Ain't Right" (#11/1979) is structured the same as "That's What You Do To Me", but is a little more intense and the bluesy quality is replaced in favor of a country direct. "Dancing Your Memory Away" (#3/1982), has a traditional country ballad feel, but with upbeat lyrics about a strong main character. "Who's Cheatin' Who (#1/1980) was Charly McClain's first #1 smash, and it sounds better than ever. When you hear "Surround Me With Love" (#5/1981), you'll wonder how people can call a Faith Hill or Shania Twain song romantic. Featuring a gorgeous string arrangement and McClain's extraordinary vocals, "Surround Me With Love" is a song that goes beyond description.
PURE COUNTRY is an ideal introduction to Charly McClain's music (it'd be perfect if it had "Radio Heart" and "You're A Part Of Me"). First choice is ANTHOLOGY, but you haven't experienced country till you've listened to Charly McClain. This is a perfect way to enjoy one of country music's most talented artists.CHARLY MCCLAIN'S DISCOGRAPHY
I don't know how useful it'll be here, but just look at how much music we're being cheated out of by not having Charly McClain's albums available on CD. This is a full discography; only one album, indicated by (*), is currently available on CD.
HERE'S CHARLY MCCLAIN (1977)
LET ME BE YOUR BABY (1978)
ALONE TOO LONG (1979)
WOMEN GET LONELY (1980)
WHO'S CHEATIN' WHO (1980)
SURROUND ME WITH LOVE (1981)
ENCORE (1981) Compilation
TOO GOOD TO HURRY (1982)
GREATEST HITS (1982) Compilation
PARADISE (1983)
THE WOMEN IN ME (1983)
IT TAKES BELIEVERS (1984) with Mickey Gilley
CHARLY (1984)
RADIO HEART (1985)
BIGGEST HITS (1985) Compilation
WHEN LOVE IS RIGHT (1986) with Wayne Massey
TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY (1987) Compilation
STILL I STAY (1987)
IN TOUCH WITH LOVE (1987) Compilation
CHARLY MCCLAIN (1988) Manufactured by Mercury Records
PORTFOLIO (1991) Compilation
PURE COUNTRY* (1998) Compilation
ANTHOLOGY (1999) Compilation/Maufactured by Renaissance
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