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This 11-song album illustrates the conundrum surrounding the New Christy Minstrels and the way they've been presented over the decades. Issued in the second half of the 1960s, when it was intended to appeal to the same audience that was buying records by the Ray Conniff Singers (et al), The New Christy Minstrels' Greatest Hits encompasses both their most popular, folk-style numbers ("Green, Green," "Cotton Fields" etc.) and also their later, more pop-oriented material, such as "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," "A Little Bit of Happiness," "Everybody Loves Saturday Night" (where they really do sound a lot like the New Main Street Singers from the movie A Mighty Wind), and their delightfully breathless, percussion-heavy cover of "Downtown." Since the mid-'90s, compilers have rightfully ignored tracks like those in favor of their more distinctly folk-oriented repertory, and one gets a very different picture of the New Christy Minstrels -- but the song list here is the way the public perceived them at the time. On a minuscule historical note, the CD version of this album was among the very first budget-priced CDs issued by Columbia Records, circa 1988.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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B. McGuire, Composer - R. Sparks, Composer - The New Christy Minstrels featuring Barry McGuire, Performer - Unknown, Producer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Randy Sparks, Composer - Randy Sparks, Lyricist - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer - Unknown, Producer
Originally Released 1965 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Barry Richards, Composer - Don Thomas, Composer - In Research, Producer - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Art Podell, Composer - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer - Unknown, Producer
Originally Released 1965 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gale Garnett, Composer - Gale Garnett, Lyricist - In Research, Producer - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nick Woods, Arranger - Nick Woods, Composer - Nick Woods, Lyricist - Randy Sparks, Composer - Randy Sparks, Lyricist - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer - Unknown, Producer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
In Research, Producer - Richard M. Sherman, Composer - Robert B. Sherman, Composer - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
In Research, Producer - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer - Tony Hatch, Composer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Huddie Ledbetter, Composer - Huddie Ledbetter, Lyricist - In Research, Producer - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
N. Woods, Composer - S. Holtzman, Composer - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer - Unknown, Producer - V. Holtzman, Composer
Originally Released 1965 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Randy Sparks, Composer - The New Christy Minstrels, Performer - Unknown, Producer
Originally Released 1965 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
This 11-song album illustrates the conundrum surrounding the New Christy Minstrels and the way they've been presented over the decades. Issued in the second half of the 1960s, when it was intended to appeal to the same audience that was buying records by the Ray Conniff Singers (et al), The New Christy Minstrels' Greatest Hits encompasses both their most popular, folk-style numbers ("Green, Green," "Cotton Fields" etc.) and also their later, more pop-oriented material, such as "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," "A Little Bit of Happiness," "Everybody Loves Saturday Night" (where they really do sound a lot like the New Main Street Singers from the movie A Mighty Wind), and their delightfully breathless, percussion-heavy cover of "Downtown." Since the mid-'90s, compilers have rightfully ignored tracks like those in favor of their more distinctly folk-oriented repertory, and one gets a very different picture of the New Christy Minstrels -- but the song list here is the way the public perceived them at the time. On a minuscule historical note, the CD version of this album was among the very first budget-priced CDs issued by Columbia Records, circa 1988.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:14
- Main artists: The New Christy Minstrels
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
Originally Released 1965 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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