America - Deep River Of Song/Black Appalachia - Various Artists

Advantages: All his best hits on 1 cd
Disadvantages: There are none that i can find

...on a Sunday afternoon. 4. Folsom Prison Blues A guy in prison admitting hes done wrong but driven mad by the fact that outside his walls life goes on without any care embellessed with a deep regret. 5. Boy Named Sue (live) A comedy style song about a boy whoose father called him " Sue " and the trials he went through to find his father, starts with a hate for his father and ends with a kinda love for him (very funny if you listen to the lyricks). 6. Big River 7. Get Rhythm 8. Cry Cry Cry 9. Hey Porter 10. Thing Called Love 11. Guess Things Happen That Way 12. San Quentin (live) (Performed Live At San Quentin Prison, detailling bad feelings against both the USA detention system but mostly against the prison itself. 13. Man In Black 14. Highwayman 15. Wanderer - Cash, Johnny... Read review

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Advantages: 2 CDs - bought it cheap from ebay - lots of songs
Disadvantages: had most of the songs anyway!

...back to my school days!! what the hell are they doing on an RnB compilation made in 2004????... Beautiful - C Aguilera' - i dont really think this is RnB - even though the ballad is really nice & does make you feel good about yourself!!.. last song on CD 1 is 'I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly' - R. Kelly is a legend but this is no way one of his best songs!! - bad choice............ wow we're only as far as the end of CD 1 yet......... deep breathe and i will carry on!!!!.......... CD 2 starts with 'Hey Ya - Outkast' - song that was really huge a couple of years ago - really catchy beat - i try not to like it but i cant help myself singing and dancing along!!!.. 'Shut Up - Black Eyed Peas' - i hate this song - its crap!!... Independent Women (part 1) - Destiny's Child', 'No Scrubs - TLC' are both absolute girlie classics!! - makes... Read review

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Advantages: Rare recordings, variety of songs, professional act
Disadvantages: Naff cover, silly album sleeve notes

...picked up from various record fairs in the mid to late 1980s. Why? Quite simply, the unknown artist that sings some of the songs on these albums is none other than Sir Elton John. He recorded them as a session musician before he became successful to supplement his income; apparently he was paid around £15 per session. A lot of money in 1969-1970. At the time he had released a couple of his own singles & his debut album without any success. Anyone hearing these 'cover albums' would have never made the link between Elton John & the voice on these records. Most of Elton's own work would have never been played on commercial daytime radio & was usually reserved for the night time schedules. Any music enthusiast listening at night would have never listened to these various artist albums & vice versa. It only came to light many years later when... Read review

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