The Bellamy Brothers - "The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
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Free Music Review: Thanks for the Memories
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD to replace the cassette that I have worn out. This album is to country as the Beach Boys are to pop/rock. I married a "Redneck Girl" many years ago and the other songs on the disc remind me of my younger days in Mississippi, Arkansas, and other points South. Free Music Review: Bellamy Brothers Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Hit: 5 Stars
Recently I read an article on one hit wonders of the 1970's, and to my surprise the Bellamy Brothers were listed for their song "Let Your Love Flow" which topped the pop charts in 1976, and is their most recognizable hit. However, the Bellamy Brothers have had many hits on the country music charts, and have received more CMA nominations than any other duo in country music, a category which would include the Judds and Brooks & Dunn. This CD is the first volume of their hits from 1976-1982. Included are "Let Your Love Flow", "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body", "You Ain't Just Whistlin Dixie", "Lovers Live Longer", and "For All the Wrong Reasons" plus 5 more songs. If you want the Bellamy Brothers' latest hits, you would need to buy volumes 2 & 3 of their greatest hits. This first volume of their greatest hits is highly recommended.Free Music Review: Easy come, easy go country, with sparks of quality.
Hit: 3 Stars
Well this is very polished country music. There at least two great traditional pop/country hybrid songs here. The rest is a very mixed bag. Track 1 Let your love flow is the flagship on this Cd with it`s very harmonious vocal and perfection in every instrumental departments. Track 2 If i said you have a beautiful body has much of the same quality. When the Bellamy Brothers sings in choir, they just melt into one. That`s great, but sometimes it can be to much polished, but on this one it certainly work for the better. Track 3 You aint just whistlin dixie, is an ok ballad, but nothing more. Booring most of times. Track 4 Sugar Daddy. A room for change . With it`s walk along tempo it kicks ok from start to the end.
Track 5 Dancin` Cowboy is very danceable, but this is to much musical candy sweetness. Track 6 Lovers live longer is much in same territory. Nothing much to add, realy. Track 7 Do you love as good as you look. This is more up tempo, and it works for better. At least some fuzz on the guitars for a change. Track 8 For all the wrong reasons has much of the same qualities as the previous one. At least it`s easy to catch the melody line. It`s anyway too much up`s and down`s alltrough. Track 9 Get into reggae cowboy. Reggae ?. Well the rythm is certainly here and there, but that`s it. The weird one from the Bellamys this one. Track 10 Redneck Girl, is the country rocker & roller hybrid on thIs CD. Ok. Anyway this CD is to much easy come and easy go country to make it a winner. But somewhere here and there it sparks quality.
Free Music Review: For the Country Music Lover
Hit: 5 Stars
You will love songs like "Redneck Girl", "Lovers live longer", and "Do you love as good as you look"!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..