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Judging an artist on the basis of what hit the top of the charts can occasionally be a risky business, since it's not always true that the best material is the most popular. In the case of Conway Twitty, however, it's an excellent criteria, since over the course of nearly 30 years, the great majority of his singles did indeed reach the top of the chart, so winnowing down his catalog to just number one singles still gives an excellent overview of the scope and quality of Twitty's music, even if it leaves behind such classic sides as "I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving," which peaked at a mere four. In fact, even though MCA Nashville/Decca's double-disc collection The #1 Hits Collection has 33 tracks, it doesn't even have all of his number one hits, largely because it cuts off in 1981, the last year he recorded for MCA, so even though this is quite extensive, it doesn't even have all of his chart-toppers! That said, it does have all the number ones from his late-'60s/'70s peak, when he was produced by Owen Bradley and dominated the country charts with his lush romantic ballads and duets with Loretta Lynn, four of which are included here. Yes, 1994's four-disc box set The Conway Twitty Collection fills in some gaps this leaves behind, but those are minor. All the major hits and songs are here, providing both an excellent summary and introduction to this country giant.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jack Nance, ComposerLyricist - CONWAY TWITTY, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim Vienneau, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist - Wayne Kemp, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Wayne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.E. White, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
L.E. White, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haney, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Grady Martin, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Butler, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Edenton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Owen Bradley, Producer - John Hughey, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - CONWAY TWITTY, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harold Bradley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Moore, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - The Anita Kerr Singers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe E. Lewis, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Markham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Raymond Smith, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist
℗ 1970 MCA Nashville
L.E. White, ComposerLyricist - Ray Edenton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Owen Bradley, Producer - The Jordanaires, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Hughey, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Loretta Lynn, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CONWAY TWITTY, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Bradley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Moore, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hargus Robbins, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Markham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Wade, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist - Harry Compton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - Loretta Lynn, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CONWAY TWITTY, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Copeland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Floyd Cramer Jr., Composer - FLOYD CRAMER, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Gibson, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Raymond Smith, ComposerLyricist - Raymond A. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - Loretta Lynn, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CONWAY TWITTY, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Becki Bluefield, ComposerLyricist - Jim Owen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Troy Seals, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist - Denzil Rice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - Loretta Lynn, MainArtist - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wayne Carson Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ron Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Troy Seals, ComposerLyricist - Don Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - Loretta Lynn, MainArtist - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Earl Thomas Conley, ComposerLyricist - Mary Larkin, ComposerLyricist - Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist - Thomas Earl Conley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Geffen Records
Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Owen Bradley, Producer - CONWAY TWITTY, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Troy Seals, ComposerLyricist - CONWAY TWITTY, Producer, MainArtist - David Barnes, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Max Duane Barnes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Killen, ComposerLyricist - CONWAY TWITTY, Producer, MainArtist - David Barnes, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHUCK HOWARD, ComposerLyricist - CONWAY TWITTY, Producer, MainArtist - David Barnes, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny MacRae, Producer, ComposerLyricist - CONWAY TWITTY, Producer, MainArtist - David Barnes, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry Gibb, ComposerLyricist - CONWAY TWITTY, Producer, MainArtist - Ron Chancey, Producer
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Huffman, ComposerLyricist - CONWAY TWITTY, Producer, MainArtist - Ron Chancey, Producer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Troy Seals, ComposerLyricist - CONWAY TWITTY, Producer, MainArtist - Max Duane Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Ron Chancey, Producer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Judging an artist on the basis of what hit the top of the charts can occasionally be a risky business, since it's not always true that the best material is the most popular. In the case of Conway Twitty, however, it's an excellent criteria, since over the course of nearly 30 years, the great majority of his singles did indeed reach the top of the chart, so winnowing down his catalog to just number one singles still gives an excellent overview of the scope and quality of Twitty's music, even if it leaves behind such classic sides as "I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving," which peaked at a mere four. In fact, even though MCA Nashville/Decca's double-disc collection The #1 Hits Collection has 33 tracks, it doesn't even have all of his number one hits, largely because it cuts off in 1981, the last year he recorded for MCA, so even though this is quite extensive, it doesn't even have all of his chart-toppers! That said, it does have all the number ones from his late-'60s/'70s peak, when he was produced by Owen Bradley and dominated the country charts with his lush romantic ballads and duets with Loretta Lynn, four of which are included here. Yes, 1994's four-disc box set The Conway Twitty Collection fills in some gaps this leaves behind, but those are minor. All the major hits and songs are here, providing both an excellent summary and introduction to this country giant.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 33 track(s)
- Total length: 01:37:18
- Main artists: Conway Twitty
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2000 MCA Records Nashville a division of MCA Records Inc. ℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
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