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You'd be hard-pressed to find a better single-disc Charlie Daniels Band greatest-hits compilation than 16 Biggest Hits, which indeed lives up to its billing, rounding up a balanced selection of hits that span from 1973 to 1989 -- from "Uneasy Rider" to "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks." Granted, the Charlie Daniels of the mid-'70s sounds a lot rawer than the Charlie Daniels of the mid- to late '80s, with some listeners no doubt preferring the rowdiness of the former to the polished appeal of the latter, and vice versa. But either way, it's nice to have such a range of music represented here on 16 Biggest Hits, because it showcases how the Charlie Daniels Band -- and, by extension, country music altogether -- evolved over the decades, getting steadily streamlined for broader appeal. The Essential Charlie Daniels Band, released a few years earlier, has a lot in common with 16 Biggest Hits, though at only 14 tracks and non-chronologically sequenced, it's slightly inferior. The chronological sequencing of 16 Biggest Hits is key, for it plays out like history itself, as Charlie Daniels grew from his Southern rock and outlaw country roots -- best exemplified by Fire on the Mountain (1974), represented here by three songs -- to his flag-waving anthems of the '80s like "In America," "Still in Saigon," and "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks." Of course, there are a lot more Charlie Daniels Band highlights than the 16 here, but few were bigger than these. And if indeed you're looking for a more definitive collection of music, The Ultimate Charlie Daniels Band is recommended, offering 30 songs over the course of two discs, and also Roots Remain, an all-encompassing 45-song triple-disc set including rarities.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Charlie Daniels, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - Fred Edwards, Drums, Percussion - Paul Hornsby, Producer - Charlie Daniels, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Gary Allen, Drums, Percussion - David Corlew, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Di Gregorio, Keyboards, Vocal - Barry Barnes, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocal - Mark Fitzgerald, Bass - Mike Sanderson, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Key, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Matheney, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Crash" Klein, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - Fred Edwards, Drums, Percussion - Paul Hornsby, Producer - Charlie Daniels, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Gary Allen, Drums, Percussion - David Corlew, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Di Gregorio, Keyboards, Vocal - Barry Barnes, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocal - Mark Fitzgerald, Bass - Mike Sanderson, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Key, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Matheney, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Crash" Klein, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - Fred Edwards, Drums, Percussion - Charlie Daniels, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Fiddle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Gary Allen, Drums, Percussion - Richard Betts, Dobro - David Corlew, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Di Gregorio, Keyboards, Vocal - Barry Barnes, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocal - Mark Fitzgerald, Bass - Mike Sanderson, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Key, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Matheney, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Crash" Klein, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Hornsby For Don Rubin Productions, Producer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Hornsby, Producer - Charlie Daniels, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment
Taz DiGregorio, Composer, Keyboards, Vocal - The Charlie Daniels Band, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Crain, Composer, Guitar, Vocal - Fred Edwards, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - James W. Marshall, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Percussion - John Boylan, Producer - Charles Hayward, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Charlie Daniels, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Fiddle, Vocal - Paul Grupp, Engineer - Steve Goostree, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
Taz DiGregorio, Keyboards, Vocal - The Charlie Daniels Band, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Crain, Guitar, Vocal - Fred Edwards, Drums, Percussion - T. DiGregorio, Composer, Lyricist - C. Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - F. Edwards, Composer, Lyricist - T. Crain, Composer, Lyricist - James W. Marshall, Drums, Percussion - BERGEN WHITE, Arranger - John Boylan, Producer - Jack Marshall, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Hayward, Bass - Charlie Daniels, Guitar, Fiddle, Vocal - The Lea Jane Singers, Background Vocal
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment
Charlie Hayward, Bass - Taz DiGregorio, Keyboards, Vocal - The Charlie Daniels Band, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Crain, Guitar, Vocal - Fred Edwards, Drums, Percussion - T. DiGregorio, Composer, Lyricist - C. Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - F. Edwards, Composer, Lyricist - T. Crain, Composer, Lyricist - James W. Marshall, Drums, Percussion - John Boylan, Producer - Jack Marshall, Composer, Lyricist - Charlie Daniels, Guitar, Fiddle, Vocal
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
Charlie Hayward, Bass - Taz DiGregorio, Keyboards, Vocal - The Charlie Daniels Band, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Crain, Guitar, Vocal - Fred Edwards, Drums, Percussion - T. DiGregorio, Composer, Lyricist - C. Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - F. Edwards, Composer, Lyricist - T. Crain, Composer, Lyricist - James W. Marshall, Drums, Percussion - John Boylan, Producer - Jack Marshall, Composer, Lyricist - Charlie Daniels, Guitar, Fiddle, Vocal
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
Charlie Hayward, Bass - Taz DiGregorio, Keyboards, Vocal - The Charlie Daniels Band, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Crain, Guitar, Vocal - Fred Edwards, Drums, Percussion - T. DiGregorio, Composer, Lyricist - C. Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - F. Edwards, Composer, Lyricist - T. Crain, Composer, Lyricist - James W. Marshall, Drums, Percussion - John Boylan, Producer - Jack Marshall, Composer, Lyricist - Charlie Daniels, Guitar, Fiddle, Vocal
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment
D. Daley, Composer, Lyricist - John Boylan, Producer - Charlie Daniels, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment
The Charlie Daniels Band, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Boylan, Producer - Charlie Daniels, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment
C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - T. DiGregorio, Composer, Lyricist - J. Gavin, Composer, Lyricist - C. Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - T. Crain, Composer, Lyricist - JAMES STROUD, Producer - Charlie Daniels, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1988 Sony Music Entertainment
C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - T. DiGregorio, Composer, Lyricist - J. Gavin, Composer, Lyricist - C. Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - T. Crain, Composer, Lyricist - JAMES STROUD, Producer - Charlie Daniels, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1988 Sony Music Entertainment
C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - T. DiGregorio, Composer, Lyricist - J. Gavin, Composer, Lyricist - C. Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - JAMES STROUD, Producer - Charlie Daniels, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
C. DANIELS, Composer, Lyricist - T. DiGregorio, Composer, Lyricist - J. Gavin, Composer, Lyricist - C. Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - JAMES STROUD, Producer - Charlie Daniels, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
You'd be hard-pressed to find a better single-disc Charlie Daniels Band greatest-hits compilation than 16 Biggest Hits, which indeed lives up to its billing, rounding up a balanced selection of hits that span from 1973 to 1989 -- from "Uneasy Rider" to "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks." Granted, the Charlie Daniels of the mid-'70s sounds a lot rawer than the Charlie Daniels of the mid- to late '80s, with some listeners no doubt preferring the rowdiness of the former to the polished appeal of the latter, and vice versa. But either way, it's nice to have such a range of music represented here on 16 Biggest Hits, because it showcases how the Charlie Daniels Band -- and, by extension, country music altogether -- evolved over the decades, getting steadily streamlined for broader appeal. The Essential Charlie Daniels Band, released a few years earlier, has a lot in common with 16 Biggest Hits, though at only 14 tracks and non-chronologically sequenced, it's slightly inferior. The chronological sequencing of 16 Biggest Hits is key, for it plays out like history itself, as Charlie Daniels grew from his Southern rock and outlaw country roots -- best exemplified by Fire on the Mountain (1974), represented here by three songs -- to his flag-waving anthems of the '80s like "In America," "Still in Saigon," and "(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks." Of course, there are a lot more Charlie Daniels Band highlights than the 16 here, but few were bigger than these. And if indeed you're looking for a more definitive collection of music, The Ultimate Charlie Daniels Band is recommended, offering 30 songs over the course of two discs, and also Roots Remain, an all-encompassing 45-song triple-disc set including rarities.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:35
- Main artists: Charlie Daniels
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
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