Bellamy Bros - "The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
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Artist: Bellamy BrosEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1995-09-05
Music Label: Curb Records
Soundtracks:
- Let Your Love Flow
- If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me)
- You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie
- Sugar Daddy
- Dancin' Cowboys
- Lovers Live Longer
- Do You Love as Good as You Look?
- For All the Wrong Reasons
- Get into Reggae Cowboy
- Redneck Girl
Free Music Notes for "The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
Free Music Review: Bellamy's and some of thier finest hits.....
Hit: 5 Stars
Besides Greatest Hits Volume 2, this is about the only other hits CD where every song is the original recording. The brothers have, over the past twelve years, released a number of compliations that have included re-recorded material, either by vocal and/or arrangements, that just didn't do the songs justice. In this instance, it was primarily due to the fact that Curb records owned the rights to this particular album and the Bellamy's were not able to release it under thier own record label, started in 1991.
The album basically goes chronologically through thier career from thier first hit "Let you love flow" to thier first country hit "If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me". And unlike most acts now adays where three cuts tend to be released, two songs from each album during this period make into the collection with the exception of 'Redneck Girl', which was also released a year later on "Strong Weakness". This "mindless song", as Howard refers to it, was included on this album both to make an even ten cuts and because this was to be thier last album under WEA and thier producer felt it could be a big hit. As someone mentioned in another review, this is also the only Hits collection of the Bellamy's, aside from 70's hits collections, where the original "Let you love flow" appears. A re-recorded version in 1991 had more of a European flavor, not surprising considering the song was produced in Germany and the Brothers tour there yearly, and just didn't seem to have the same feel as the edgier, southern rock style of the original.
The only disapoinment comes from the occlusion of two songs that were quite popular in the early 80's but were only released as singles and never included on any album. They were: "You're my favorite Star" and the controversial "They could put me in Jail". Many women's groups objected to the Don McDills tune, one of the few songs the Bellamy's recorded that they didn't write, claiming that the song promoted 'date-rape'. Listen to the song and make you're own decision. It was pulled from rotation soon after, climbing to number 7 on the charts and may well have been on its way to number 1.
All in all, this is a great collection and a great summer day listen. Buy it, pop it in the old CD player and before long, you'll probably find yourself singing right along.
A fan..
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