Track Listing

1. You Never Even Called Me by My Name - David Allan Coe, Goodman, S.
2. Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) - David Allan Coe, Coe, David Allan
3. Long Haired Redneck - David Allan Coe, Coe, David Allan
4. Willie, Waylon and Me - David Allan Coe, Coe, David Allan
5. Lately I've Been Thinking Too Much Lately - David Allan Coe, Coe, David Allan
6. If This Is Just a Game - David Allan Coe, Coe, David Allan
7. Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat - David Allan Coe, Aldridge, Walt
8. Cheap Thrills - David Allan Coe, McDill, Robert Lee
9. Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile - David Allan Coe, Cunningham, Johnny
10. She Used to Love Me a Lot - David Allan Coe, Fleming, R.K.
11. I'm Gonna Hurt Her on the Radio - David Allan Coe, McAnally, M.
12. Need a Little Time off for Bad Behavior - David Allan Coe, Keel, B.
13. Tanya Montana - David Allan Coe, Coe, David Allan
14. Son of the South - David Allan Coe, Brooks, Karen
15. Tennessee Whiskey - David Allan Coe, Dillon, Dean
16. The Ride - David Allan Coe, Detterline, J.B. Jr

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69974 in Music
• Released on: 1999-08-10
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Despite the claim of the title, David Allan Coe only put three songs in country's top 10, but he remains a cult figure. On self-referential mid-1970s classics like "Longhaired Redneck" and "Willie, Waylon and Me," Coe was able to simultaneously define, celebrate, and mock the so-called Outlaw country movement. In the '80s he began to rely more and more on other people's material, which made for some erratic times, though he still produced a few gems along the way, especially "The Ride," a song about meeting the ghost of Hank Williams. Longtime fans will have no use for this collection whatsoever, but for newcomers, the set will serve as a fairly accurate representation of Coe's career. Coe is not an essential figure in the genre's development, but certainly one worth getting to know at some point, if only for the handful of truly memorable cuts. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews

Excellent Sound but Content Editing
Aside from the fact that a whole lot more than sixteen great David Allan Coe songs could fit on this disc, potential buyers need to be aware that the version of "The Ride" on this disc lacks the recitation at the end; there is just the quickly faded instrumental outro. The HDCD formatting offers great sound, however, which these songs deserve.

bare bones but brilliant
Die hard fans will have all these songs, but that doesn't mean this isn't an incredible collection of Coe. A+

Coe';s The Man
I own probably 10 of his albums (all greatest hits collections, except his 1999 "Recommended For Airplay"), and this is a pretty good cross section of his hits (of which he had few). His considerable output of erratic material made for some lousy songs, although he did have some that were quite entertaining and well-written, most of which aren't included here. But for folks who want to get the bare bones best, here it is.