Charley Pride - Four Charley Pride Albums vol.2 '2015

Tracks list

Four albums from Sledge, Mississippi-born Charley Pride taken from a purple
patch (1970-1971) in his long and illustrious career are squeezed onto this twin
cd set (it is as if BGO are trying to make up for lost time such the succession
of releases coming out). Pride possessed one of the finest singing voices to
ever grace a country, or otherwise stage; up there with velvet tones of Jim
Reeves and from more recent times Vince Gill. He was that good, and if you
don’t believe just go and check out the manner in which he effortlessly
eases through the likes of such classic fare as “Is Anybody Goin’
To San Antone”. Plus from producer Cowboy Jack Clement you have “I
Think I’ll Take A Walk” and Alex Zanetis’ “A Poor Boy
Like Me” and with a something of a Rhumba beat “This Is My Year For
Mexico” (a song a young Crystal Gayle likewise covered in style) and with
dazzling pedal steel to the fore (Lloyd Green?) “That’s The Only
Way Life’s Good To Me” and with a finer still sound a heart
wrenching “Fifteen Years Ago” and with dashing rhythm, steel and
fiddle doused “Wonder Could I Live There Anymore” about goes through
the roof. Phew, and we are not quite half-way through the collection as From Me
To You finishes off with gentle sing-a-long “Time (You’re Not A
Friend Of Mine)” and emotion doused, moody love ballad “Today Is
That Tomorrow”.

At the top of his game Pride has a couple or so more treasures to offer on
Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs; non any finer I hasten to add than “Kiss
An Angel Good Morning”, delightful warm toned affair “Jeanie
Norman” and meaningful breakup song “Pretty House For Sale”.
Before we find ourselves enjoying a string of stellar vocal performances on the
ballad strewn I’m Just Me as he weaves his magic on such tender love
songs as “You Never Gave Up On Me” and “Instant
Loneliness”, where despite the title the track is a breezy mid-paced happy
sound tune. Title-track “It’s Just Me” is backed by the
melodious “Southbound” plus a cover of the Conway Twitty classic
“Hello Darlin’, and though Charley doesn’t posses the Twitty
growl he still does a nice job of the country classic. Bill Anderson’s
“You’re still The Only One I’ll Ever Love” also
figures, and like with near every song he covers his vocals ooze quality.
– Maurice Hope, Flyingshoes Review

Tracks:

Disc 1:

Charley Prides 10th Album (1970)
1. Able Bodied Man
2. Through The Years
3. Is Anybody Goin To San Antone
4. The Thought Of Losing You
5. I Think Ill Take A Walk
6. Things Are Looking Up
7. Special
8. A Poor Boy Like Me
9. (Theres) Nobody Home To Go Home To
10. This Is My Year For Mexico

From Me To You (1970)
11. Thats The Only Way Lifes Good To Me
12. I Cant Believe That Youve Stopped Loving Me
13. (Theres Still) Someone I Cant Forget
14. Sweet Promises
15. Was It All Worth Losing You
16. Fifteen Years Ago
17. Wonder Could I Live There Anymore
18. Piroque Joe
19. Time (Youre Not A Friend Of Mine)
20. Today Is That Tomorrow


Disc 2:

Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs (1971)
1. Youll Still Be The One
2. Anywhere (Just Inside Your Arms)
3. Im Beginning To Believe My Own Lies
4. Kiss An Angel Good Mornin
5. What Money Cant Buy
6. No One Could Ever Take Me From You
7. Jeanie Norman
8. Once Again
9. Miracles, Music And My Wife
10. Pretty House For Sale

Im Just Me (1971)
11. On The Southbound
12. (In My World) You Dont Belong
13. You Never Gave Up On Me
14. Id Rather Love You
15. Instant Loneliness
16. Im Just Me
17. A Place For The Lonesome
18. Hello Darlin
19. Youre Still The Only One Ill Ever Love
20. Thats My Way

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