 | The Essential Dolly Parton by Dolly Parton
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.77 Dolly is my all time favorite singer (in any category) - this CD contains most of her famous songs from the seventies and eighties.
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 | Lynn Anderson: Greatest Hits by Lynn Anderson
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $10.49 Lynn was a very important singer back then - this CD demonstrates why.
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 | Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $20.97 / Used from: $15.39 Emmylou is a wonderful singer. Personally, I think her seventies music was her best. This contails all the essential from the seventies and eighties.
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 | Upper 48 Hits 1972-97 by Tanya Tucker
Buy new: $36.98 / Used from: $24.13 All Tanya's big hits from the seventies eighties and nineties are here
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 | Ultimate Collection by Barbara Mandrell
Buy used from: $24.59 Barbara Mandrell has never been well represented on CD, but this CD contains most of her best from the seventies and eighties.
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 | Crystal Gayle - All-Time Greatest Hits by Crystal Gayle
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $0.98 Crystal was brilliant in the seventies. Most of her recordings have been released on CD but are no longer available. This CD is the best of the poor selection currently available.
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 | Classic Country by Barbara Fairchild
Buy used from: $47.99 Barbara Fairchild did not have the success she deserved. This is the only CD I know of hers. It is a priceless jewel.
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 | Satin Sheets: Jeanne Pruett's Greatest Hits by Jeanne Pruett
Buy used from: $149.97 Jeanne was another whose success was limited, but she was a wonderful singer, best rem,embered for Satin sheets.
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 | Anthology by Jody Miller
Buy used from: $47.99 Jody's hits were often covers of pop songs, but she did original songs when she got the chance to record them.
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 | The Best...So Far by Anne Murray
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.53 Anne doesn't like to be labelled a country singer, but she recorded some wonderful music, regardless of genre.
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 | Come on Over by Olivia Newton-John
Buy used from: $59.95 This is the Olivia CD for country fans. It is as solidly country as she ever got. This remastered Aussie edition is worth the extra cost.
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 | The Definitive Collection by Tammy Wynette
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.15 My favorite Tammy song from the seventies is Womanhood, omitted from the Tears of fire box, but it's on this CD.
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 | The Definitive Collection by Loretta Lynn
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $7.63 Most of the big hits of the sixties and seventies from the coal miner's daughter are here.
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 | The Best of Sammi Smith by Sammi Smith
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.99 After her success with Help me make it through the night on a small label, you wonder what might have been if she'd been on a major label.
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 | The Best of Donna Fargo by Donna Fargo
Buy used from: $6.74 Donna was very dinstinctive. Nearly all her songs were happy and uplifting, but she could do a tearjerker as good as anybody.
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 | Anthology - by Dave & Sugar by Dave & Sugar
Buy used from: $99.95 OK, so Dave doesn't qualify for this list, but Sue, Vicki and Jackie certainly do. All of them were brilliant. Dave eventually ran out of top-quality replacements.
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 | Are You Happy Baby: Collection (1976-1984) by Dottie West
Buy used from: $39.73 Dottie's early seventies music is on a CD which I listed on Sixties country queens. This is not quite up to that standard, but still wonderful.
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 | Connie Smith - Greatest Hits on Monument by Connie Smith
Buy used from: $14.92 Connie's period on Monument was not a commercial success, but she still made great music.
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 | Anthology by Stella Parton
Buy used from: $19.99 Stella made some great records. I am amazed at some of the reviews - this is a wonderful CD. If it isn't country enough, try her Appalachian Blues CD (listed under Stella, without the Parton).
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 | The Best of Billie Jo Spears by Billie Jo Spears
Buy new: $10.98 / Used from: $4.87 Billie Jo was more popular in Britain, where she had two major pop hits, than in America.
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 | Susan Raye - 16 Greatest Hits by Susan Raye
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $7.98 Susan is one of the forgotten singers of the seventies, but she was a wonderful singer.
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 | Don't Cry Now by Linda Ronstadt
Buy used from: $14.99 Linda recorded in many different styles. My favorite of hers is Simple Dreams, but it hasn't got much country on it. Don't Cry Now is another great CD, with plenty for country fans to appreciate.
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 | Anthology by Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius
Buy used from: $29.75 Helen didn't record much solo (as far as I know) but judged on this, it's a pity she didn't.
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 | The Kendalls: 16 Greatest Hits by The Kendalls
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $8.32 Although credited as a duo, Jeannie was the singer, Royce providing the harmonies. You'd never mistake Jeannie's voice for any other. She was brilliant.
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 | The Ahern Sessions: 1976-1977 by Mary Kay Place
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $11.50 A brilliant comedy actress, Mary recorded this music in her acting role as a country singer. Mary is clearly a talented singer and it's a pity she did not record more.
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