The Definitive Collection by Tom T. Hall (CD, 2006, Hip-O) *NEW* *FREE Shipping*

Description: The Definitive Collection by Tom T. Hall [CD] Track Listing: 1 Ballad of Forty Dollars 2 Homecoming 3 A Week in County Jail 4 Shoestring Man 5 Salute to a Switchblade 6 The Year That Clayton Delaney Died 7 Me and Jesus 8 Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine 9 Ravishing Ruby 10 I Love 11 That Song Is Driving Me Crazy 12 Country Is 13 I Care 14 Deal 15 I Like Beer 16 Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) 17 Fox on the Run 18 Your Man Love You, Honey 19 The Old Side of Town 20 The Old Side of Town 21 Jesus on the Radio (Daddy on the Phone) 22 You Show Me Your Heart (And I'll Show You Mine) 23 Harper Valley P.T.A 24 P.S. I Love You His songs are among the most familiar in country music, yet he hasn't even recorded some of them. He counts bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs and novelist Kurt Vonnegut among his friends. He has been the most unusual singer songwriter... one who didn't recycle himself after the first album. He married folk music's narrative drive to country music's melodicism and economy. And when Alan Jackson took his song Little Bitty to the top of the country charts in 1996, it proved that it's always a little premature to write off Tom T. Hall. Country music began with narrative ballads, but no one has stretched the medium or used it as a vehicle to say something trenchant about the human condition like Tom T. Hall. If most country songwriters look inward, he looks outward with ironic detachment. He was raised on traditional bluegrass music, and still says that it's his favorite music, but bluegrass is rife with judgments. Tom T. Hall's music is almost entirely free of judgments. He relates the story, leaving you to draw what conclusion you will. --- Hip-O's 2006 The Definitive Collection is a retitled reissue of their 2001 release Ultimate Collection. Since Tom T. Hall's recording career extends all the way from 1969 to the end of the 20th century, becoming familiar with his music can often feel like a daunting task. Thankfully, the folks at Hip-O have made things much easier for newcomers who don't want to splurge and get the double-disc Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher, even if that is the preferred place to begin. The Definitive Collection summarizes Hall's career with much efficiency, cramming a total of 24 songs onto one disc -- some of the best songs Hall ever recorded. Granted, with a canon as deep as Hall's there's going to be bickering among seasoned fans about the inclusions, but newcomers need not worry about these sort of debates -- everything here is top-notch, and that's all that really matters in the end. Obviously though, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Hall's work. That's undoubtedly why it's nice to have a simple, straightforward best-of such as this to give newcomers a succinct overview of his recording career so they know where to head next. But for those who are really curious about Hall, there's no denying that the aforementioned Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher stands as the more comprehensive and preferred best-of; prospective buyers just need to consider that it's also a larger investment on their part relative to The Definitive Collection. ~ Jason Birchmeier, AllMusic Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

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