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Ricky Van Shelton scored 16 Top Ten country solo hits between 1987 and 1993, and they are all on this appropriately named compilation, which is sequenced in hit order: first the ten number ones, then the three number twos, and so on. Van Shelton came in on the neo-traditionalist wave of the mid-'80s, and his hits spotlight such veteran country songwriters as Harlan Howard, Roger Miller, and Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and include revivals of standards like "From a Jack to a King." They also exhibit the sentiment and wordplay typical of the country songwriting craft on such newly composed works as the philosophical "Keep It Between the Lines" and the romantic twist of "I Meant Every Word He Said." As country veered toward pop in the Garth-and-Shania era of the '90s, sturdy talents like Van Shelton struggled, but this thorough collection of his most popular material confirms his veneration of traditional country and his status as one of its latter day masters.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Larry Jenkins, Composer - Larry Jenkins, Lyricist - Joe Chambers, Lyricist - Joe Chambers, Composer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Eric Conn, Edited By - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment
Harlan Howard, Composer - Harlan Howard, Lyricist - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Eric Conn, Edited By - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer
(P) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Carlos Grier, Edited By - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Roger Miller, Composer - Roger Miller, Lyricist - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Eric Conn, Edited By - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Carlos Grier, Edited By - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Wayne Kemp, Composer - Wayne Kemp, Lyricist - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Eric Conn, Edited By - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Carlos Grier, Edited By - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Eric Conn, Edited By - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Ned Miller, Composer - Ned Miller, Lyricist
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Johnny MacRae, Composer - Johnny MacRae, Lyricist - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Eric Conn, Edited By - Steve Clark, Composer - Steve Clark, Lyricist - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Chris Waters, Composer - Chris Waters, Lyricist - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Eric Conn, Edited By - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Tony King, Composer - Tony King, Lyricist
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Walt Aldridge, Composer - Walt Aldridge, Lyricist - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Eric Conn, Edited By - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Eric Conn, Edited By - Kathy Louvin, Composer - Kathy Louvin, Lyricist - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Russell Smith, Composer - Russell Smith, Lyricist
(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jan Crutchfield, Composer - Jan Crutchfield, Lyricist - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Eric Conn, Edited By - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Curly Putman, Composer - Curly Putman, Lyricist - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Joe Chambers, Lyricist - Joe Chambers, Composer - Bucky Jones, Composer - Bucky Jones, Lyricist - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Eric Conn, Edited By - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Charlie Major, Lyricist - Charlie Major, Composer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Eric Conn, Edited By - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - BOUDLEAUX BRYANT, Composer - BOUDLEAUX BRYANT, Lyricist - Eric Conn, Edited By - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Felice Bryant, Composer - Felice Bryant, Lyricist
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Carlos Grier, Edited By - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Eric Conn, Edited By - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Margaret Ann Rich, Composer - Margaret Ann Rich, Lyricist
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Walt Aldridge, Composer - Walt Aldridge, Lyricist - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Eric Conn, Edited By - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Mac McAnally, Composer - Mac McAnally, Lyricist
(P) 1986 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Steve Buckingham, Producer - Margie Hunt, Executive Producer - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Ricky Van Shelton, Performer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Eric Conn, Edited By - Susan Longacre, Composer - Susan Longacre, Lyricist - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Rick Giles, Composer - Rick Giles, Lyricist
(P) 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Ricky Van Shelton scored 16 Top Ten country solo hits between 1987 and 1993, and they are all on this appropriately named compilation, which is sequenced in hit order: first the ten number ones, then the three number twos, and so on. Van Shelton came in on the neo-traditionalist wave of the mid-'80s, and his hits spotlight such veteran country songwriters as Harlan Howard, Roger Miller, and Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and include revivals of standards like "From a Jack to a King." They also exhibit the sentiment and wordplay typical of the country songwriting craft on such newly composed works as the philosophical "Keep It Between the Lines" and the romantic twist of "I Meant Every Word He Said." As country veered toward pop in the Garth-and-Shania era of the '90s, sturdy talents like Van Shelton struggled, but this thorough collection of his most popular material confirms his veneration of traditional country and his status as one of its latter day masters.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:18
- Main artists: Ricky Van Shelton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia Nashville
- Genre: Country
(P) 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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