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Media Type: CD
Artist: SAINTE-MARIE,BUFFY
Title: BEST OF BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
Street Release Date: 01/01/1987
Domestic
Genre: FOLK

Track Listing

1. Soulful Shade of Blue
2. Summer Boy
3. Universal Soldier
4. Better to Find Out for Yourself
5. Codine
6. He's a Keeper of the Fire
7. Take My Hand for a While
8. Ground Hog
9. Circle Game
10. My Country 'Tis of Thy People You're Dying
11. Many a Mile
12. Until It's Time for You to Go
13. Rolling Log Blues
14. God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot
15. Guess Who I Saw in Paris
16. Piney Wood Hills
17. Now That the Buffalo's Gone
18. Cripple Creek
19. I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again
20. Vampire
21. Little Wheel Spin and Spin
22. Winter Boy
23. Pescadores
24. Sometimes When I Get to Thinkin'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5319 in Music
• Brand: SAINTE-MARIE,BUFFY
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

Buffy's Best: Better than Most
Buffy Sainte-Marie is an acquired taste. Some are put off by the quaver in her voice; others object to her politicizing of music; still others find her jumping around from one music genre to another a bit odd. Nonetheless, she is a stupendous talent, and this collection showcases all the above. The anger evident in "My Country Tis of Thy People You're Dying" is a stinging indictment of American treatment of native American cultures. "Uuniversal Soldier" is a classic anti-war anthem. "Codine" is haunting in the reality that Buffy's voice brings to it. For those who like a little Nashville sound, "I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again" (which, though released as a single several times steadfastly refused to become a hit) and "Soulful Shade of Blue" are beautiful country tributes. Of course, the collection wouldn't be complete without Buffy Sainte-Marie's own version of the classic "Until It's Time For You To Go." So many more could be singled out for their beauty or for their uniqueness. Suffice it to say that this a great introduction to Buffy Sainte-Marie's songbook. Though a bit scattered in organization of tracks--as other reviewers have stated--it is still a fine tribute to a multi-talented musician who is far too silent today.

Timeless, enlightening and entertaining...a classic album.
No other entertainer has ever moved me as deeply and as consistently as Buffy Sainte Marie.

"The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie" compact disc is one of the great values in prerecorded music. The 24 tracks offer 65minutes and 12 seconds of the most varied and brilliantly performed songs a mortal could hope to hear.

I can't think of another album that manages to enlighten the listener on so many varied themes: war, genocide, drugs, patriotism, love lost and found, religion, life choices, commerce, urban sprawl, prejudice and faith yet emphasizing and celebrating the joy of living.

Buffy's voice is a national treasure, and her exquisitely arranged backgrounds perfectly frame her unique and compelling singing.

I've had the great fortune to see and hear her in concert several times in my life and thank god this greatest hits album is always available to help me relive the magic.

Don't buy it
I grew up on Buffy Sainte-Marie. I bought this to hear her again. A lot of the cuts are really second rate and disapointing, for instance this version of Piney Wood Hills is awful compared to what you can hear on her album "Many a Mile". Also, this best of mixes periods which just don't go together at all. Try to get her original recordings. Not all of them are available on Amazon, there is an Italian distributor you can find on Google.