Track Listing

1. Just Between You And Me
2. Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger
3. Please Help Me I'm Falling
4. All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)
5. Kaw-Liga
6. Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone
7. I'd Rather Love You
8. Wonder Could I Live There Anymore
9. I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me
10. She's Too Good To Be True
11. Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'
12. It's Gonna Take A Little Bit Longer
13. I'm Just Me
14. A Shoulder To Cry On
15. Amazing Love
16. My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You
17. I'll Be Leaving Alone
18. Someone Loves You Honey
19. Burgers And Fries
20. You're My Jamaica

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19515 in Music
• Released on: 1997-04-29
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

A fine intro to the early years
The early years of Charley Pride were his best, although his voice never lost it's richness even his later work of weaker material. This CD contains 20 Original Recordings of nearly an hour of superb Country Music. Included, are "Just Between You and Me", "A Shoulder to Cry ON", and "All I Have to Offer". There's not a bad track on the disc, although the last number, "You're My Jamaica", is the beignning of the "later" Charley Pride sound, and seems out of place on this collection. Too many Greatest Hits collections are rehashed standards by aging and tired artists.....thankfully, this is not one of those. So, if you want the best collection of original early Charley Pride, look no further. A+

Great Introduction To Pride's Music
Charley Pride's RCA catalog history on disc has always puzzled me. Here's a guy that RCA claims is second only to Elvis in company record sales and who managed over fifty country hits for them (twenty-nine of which went number one). Yet up till now, all you could get on disc was a few Pride collections of eight (!) to ten songs. This Essential volume contains all of Pride's milestone recordings: his first hit "Just Between You And Me," his first number one "All I Have To Offer You Is Me," and his signature tune "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'." The rest, like "Is Anyone Going To San Antone," and "You're My Jamaica" are just as good. My only complaint is that the Essential series always limits their sets to twenty tracks and Pride of course had a lot more hits than that. Hopefully, he will get an additional Essential volume sometime soon, like Parton did (actually, it would take three volumes to get the full picture of his productive tenure at RCA). For now, The Essential Charley Pride is a fine introduction to a talented country music trailblazer.

Essential? You bet!
While this compilation focuses mainly on Charley's hits from 1967-1973, it is definitely a keeper. Two of my favorite lesser-known Pride songs, "I'd Rather Love You" and "A Shoulder to Cry On" (the latter written by fellow country legend Merle Haggard) are included on this great compact disc. Charley's distinctive style rose above "Outlaw" movements and "pop-country" sounds to offer a voice of TRUE country; this CD highlights that fact. Take it from me, I don't think you'll regret purchasing this CD. RCA/BMG has done a better job in recent years of releasing early Pride material; this CD is just one example of that. These aren't cheap, pathetic re-recordings either---these are the ORIGINAL recordings, which are so much better. Whether you're a long-time Charley Pride fan or a newcomer to this legend's music, I doubt you'll be disappointed with this compilation. Give it a listen! It puts 90% of what today is called "country music" to shame.