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Does 16 Biggest Hits really contain Ricky Skaggs' 16 biggest hits as measured in the country singles charts? No, it doesn't. It contains his 13 biggest hits, plus three other songs that have special significance for the artist and his audience. Among his top 16 singles are "You Make Me Feel Like a Man," "Love's Gonna Get You Someday," and "Let It Be You," none of which are included here. In their place are "Don't Get Above Your Raising," Skaggs' first Epic single and first significant hit; "You May See Me Walkin'," his first Top Ten hit; and "Wheel Hoss," an album track from his Country Boy album written by his mentor, Bill Monroe. It's hard to argue with such substitutions, except to note that they rob the album's title of strict accuracy. The music contained here helped define the new traditionalist movement in country music in the '80s. Skaggs, a top instrumentalist steeped in bluegrass, found a formula at the start of that decade which combined a heavy emphasis on traditional playing with a fresh approach that didn't violate the old-time sound so much as extend it. Trends come and go, and after Skaggs' style passed from mass popularity he predictably returned to the traditional style from which he had emerged, but not before he had reinvigorated country music with the hits heard on this album, which stands as an excellent introduction to his most popular work.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Lester Flatt, Composer - Lester Flatt, Lyricist - Earl Scruggs, Composer - Earl Scruggs, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer
(P) 1981 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Tom Uhr, Composer - Tom Uhr, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer
(P) 1981 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Marijohn Wilkin, Composer - Marijohn Wilkin, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Gladys Flatt, Composer - Gladys Flatt, Lyricist - Carl Butler, Composer - Carl Butler, Lyricist - Louise Certain, Composer - Louise Certain, Lyricist
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment
Webb Pierce, Composer - Webb Pierce, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Cindy Walker, Composer - Cindy Walker, Lyricist
(P) 1981 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Guy Clark, Composer - Guy Clark, Lyricist - Margie Hunt, Producer
(P) 1982 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Arthur Smith, Composer - Arthur Smith, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Paul Jones, Composer - Paul Jones, Lyricist
(P) 1982 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Larry Cordle, Composer - Larry Cordle, Lyricist
(P) 1982 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Shake Russell, Composer - Shake Russell, Lyricist
(P) 1982 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ray Pennington, Composer - Ray Pennington, Lyricist - Roy Marcum, Composer - Roy Marcum, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer
(P) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Mel Tillis, Composer - Mel Tillis, Lyricist - Margie Hunt, Producer
(P) 1983 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Bill Monroe, Composer - Bill Monroe, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment
Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Wayland Patton, Composer - Wayland Patton, Lyricist
(P) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Raymond Smith, Composer - Raymond Smith, Lyricist - Albert Lee, Composer - Albert Lee, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Tony Colton, Composer - Tony Colton, Lyricist
(P) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Bill Monroe, Composer - Bill Monroe, Lyricist
(P) 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer - Margie Hunt, Producer - Jim Rushing, Composer - Jim Rushing, Lyricist
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Hillary Kanter, Composer - Hillary Kanter, Lyricist - Steve Buckingham, Producer - EVEN STEVENS, Composer - EVEN STEVENS, Lyricist - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Ricky Skaggs, Producer
(P) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Does 16 Biggest Hits really contain Ricky Skaggs' 16 biggest hits as measured in the country singles charts? No, it doesn't. It contains his 13 biggest hits, plus three other songs that have special significance for the artist and his audience. Among his top 16 singles are "You Make Me Feel Like a Man," "Love's Gonna Get You Someday," and "Let It Be You," none of which are included here. In their place are "Don't Get Above Your Raising," Skaggs' first Epic single and first significant hit; "You May See Me Walkin'," his first Top Ten hit; and "Wheel Hoss," an album track from his Country Boy album written by his mentor, Bill Monroe. It's hard to argue with such substitutions, except to note that they rob the album's title of strict accuracy. The music contained here helped define the new traditionalist movement in country music in the '80s. Skaggs, a top instrumentalist steeped in bluegrass, found a formula at the start of that decade which combined a heavy emphasis on traditional playing with a fresh approach that didn't violate the old-time sound so much as extend it. Trends come and go, and after Skaggs' style passed from mass popularity he predictably returned to the traditional style from which he had emerged, but not before he had reinvigorated country music with the hits heard on this album, which stands as an excellent introduction to his most popular work.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:27
- Main artists: Ricky Skaggs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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