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RCA/Legacy's 2006 release The Essential Jim Reeves is a repackaged reissue of BMG Heritage's 2003 compilation Anthology, containing a different title and cover art, but bearing the same 40 tracks and annotation. There has been no shortage of Jim Reeves compilations over the years, ranging from cheap budget-line collections to Bear Family's absurdly comprehensive 16-CD set, Welcome to My World. In between those two extremes were 1993's double-disc Welcome to My World: The Essential Jim Reeves and 1995's single-disc The Essential Jim Reeves, both of which covered the basics quite well, and 2000s double-disc German release The Singles, 1953 to 1960, an excellent distillation of his peak years. Despite the strengths of these releases, no set offered such a wide-ranging and complete overview as this superb collection, now titled The Essential Jim Reeves. Spanning 40 tracks over two discs, the set begins with his first big hit, "Mexican Joe" in 1953, and ends with "Angels Don't Lie," which charted in 1970, six years after his tragic death in 1964. Reeves had plenty of hits even after 1970 -- he appeared on the Billboard country charts regularly for 20 years after his death -- and he had so many hits during his lifetime that they can't all be condensed into one 40-track collection, but what makes The Essential Jim Reeves so good is its expert song selection. It picks both the biggest hits and greatest songs, making this both the best hits collection and summary of his career for those who want a thorough but not exhaustive overview of his work. Those other collections are excellent in different ways, but this is the one that should be in every country collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Fabor Robison, Producer - Mitchell Torok, Composer - Mitchell Torok, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally Recorded 1953. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Fabor Robison, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Morris, Composer - Morris, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Fabor Robison, Producer - Idell Shelton, Composer - Idell Shelton, Lyricist - Bob Shelton, Composer - Bob Shelton, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Fabor Robison, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Cal Veale, Composer - Cal Veale, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1954. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jim Reeves, Performer - Robert Center, Composer - Robert Center, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jim Reeves, Composer - Jim Reeves, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer - Stephen H. Soles, Producer
Originally recorded 1955. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Walker, Composer - Gary Walker, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen H. Sholes, Producer - Jimmie Rodgers, Composer - Jimmie Rodgers, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music
George Campbell, Composer - George Campbell, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Jim Reeves, Recording Engineer - Marvin Moore, Composer - Marvin Moore, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music
R. Taylor, Composer - R. Taylor, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - S. Gibson, Composer - S. Gibson, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Boudleaux Bryant, Composer - Boudleaux Bryant, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally Recorded 1958. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Stuart Hamblen, Composer - Stuart Hamblen, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer
(P) 1958 Sony Music Entertainment
Chet Atkins, Producer - Roger Miller, Composer - Roger Miller, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally recorded 1958. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Chet Atkins, Producer - Roger Miller, Composer - Roger Miller, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally Recorded 1959. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Audrey Allison, Composer - Audrey Allison, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Joe Allison, Composer - Joe Allison, Lyricist
Originally released 1959 . All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Composer - Jim Reeves, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally recorded 1960. All rights reserved by BMG Music
John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Jack Clement, Composer - Jack Clement, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally recorded 1960. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Bill Anderson, Composer - Bill Anderson, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1960. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Composer - Jim Reeves, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Harlan Howard, Composer - Harlan Howard, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Vocal
Originally recorded 1960. All rights reserved by BMG Music
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Chet Atkins, Producer - Buddy Killen, Composer - Buddy Killen, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer - Bill Anderson, Composer - Bill Anderson, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Livingstone, Composer - Livingstone, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Bill Porter, Engineer - Ralph Freed, Composer - Ralph Freed, Lyricist - Jerry Livingston, Composer - Jerry Livingston, Lyricist
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Alex Zanetis, Composer - Alex Zanetis, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Bill Porter, Engineer
Originally recorded 1962. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Bill Porter, Engineer - Bill West, Composer - Bill West, Lyricist - Dottie West, Composer - Dottie West, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1962. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Alex Zanetis, Composer - Alex Zanetis, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Anita Kerr, Arranger - John Hathcock, Composer - John Hathcock, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Ray Winkler, Composer - Ray Winkler, Lyricist
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Reeves & Dottie West, Performer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Justin Tubb, Lyricist - Justin Tubb, Composer
Originally Recorded 1963. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Anita Kerr, Arranger - Werly Fairburn, Composer - Werly Fairburn, Lyricist - Chuck Seitz, Engineer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Jim Reeves, Recording Engineer
Originally recorded 1964. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harlan Howard, Composer - Harlan Howard, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Chet Atkins, Producer - Cindy Walker, Composer - Cindy Walker, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Vocal
Originally recorded 1964. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Chuck Seitz, Engineer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Composer - Jim Reeves, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Vocal
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Lopes, Engineer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Ned Miller, Composer - Ned Miller, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Chet Atkins, Producer - Cindy Walker, Composer - Cindy Walker, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer - Jim Reeves, Recording Engineer - Jim Malloy, Engineer
(P) 1966 Sony Music Entertainment
Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Vocal - Leon Payne, Composer - Leon Payne, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1961. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Gene A. Davis, Composer - Gene A. Davis, Lyricist - Chuck Seitz, Engineer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Jim Reeves, Recording Engineer - The Jordanaires, Background Vocal
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Leon Payne, Lyricist - Leon Payne, Composer
Originally recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Eubie Blake, Composer - Eubie Blake, Lyricist - W.S. Stevenson, Composer - W.S. Stevenson, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Carl R. Belew, Composer - Carl R. Belew, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1962. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Anita Kerr, Producer - Dean Manuel, Composer - Dean Manuel, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Jim Reeves, Composer - Jim Reeves, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment.
Chet Atkins, Producer - Roger Miller, Composer - Roger Miller, Lyricist - Jim Reeves, Performer - Bill Anderson, Composer - Bill Anderson, Lyricist
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Chet Atkins, Producer - Jim Reeves, Performer - Dale Noe, Composer - Dale Noe, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1964. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Album review
RCA/Legacy's 2006 release The Essential Jim Reeves is a repackaged reissue of BMG Heritage's 2003 compilation Anthology, containing a different title and cover art, but bearing the same 40 tracks and annotation. There has been no shortage of Jim Reeves compilations over the years, ranging from cheap budget-line collections to Bear Family's absurdly comprehensive 16-CD set, Welcome to My World. In between those two extremes were 1993's double-disc Welcome to My World: The Essential Jim Reeves and 1995's single-disc The Essential Jim Reeves, both of which covered the basics quite well, and 2000s double-disc German release The Singles, 1953 to 1960, an excellent distillation of his peak years. Despite the strengths of these releases, no set offered such a wide-ranging and complete overview as this superb collection, now titled The Essential Jim Reeves. Spanning 40 tracks over two discs, the set begins with his first big hit, "Mexican Joe" in 1953, and ends with "Angels Don't Lie," which charted in 1970, six years after his tragic death in 1964. Reeves had plenty of hits even after 1970 -- he appeared on the Billboard country charts regularly for 20 years after his death -- and he had so many hits during his lifetime that they can't all be condensed into one 40-track collection, but what makes The Essential Jim Reeves so good is its expert song selection. It picks both the biggest hits and greatest songs, making this both the best hits collection and summary of his career for those who want a thorough but not exhaustive overview of his work. Those other collections are excellent in different ways, but this is the one that should be in every country collection.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:38:21
- Main artists: Jim Reeves
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RLG - Legacy
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
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