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Released within a year after Collectors' Choice's comprehensive retrospective The Complete Columbia Hits & More, Columbia/Legacy's 2004 16-track release The Best of Jimmy Dean is nine cuts shorter than that collection but four songs longer than the classic 1966 Greatest Hits. This means it's not as complete as the best collection on the market, but it's more generous than the compilation that, as of the turn of the century, was still the best Jimmy Dean collection yet assembled. In fact, The Best of Jimmy Dean isn't all that far removed from Greatest Hits, since it shares all but one of the LP's 12 songs (the missing tune is "The Farmer and the Lord"), which also means that it isn't quite as chart-bound as the Collectors' Choice disc. While The Complete Columbia Hits & More remains the choice for serious listeners, it's a bit harder to find, and the songs exclusive to it will not be missed by the average listener, making this a good summary for most. For the record, the "Big Bad John" on The Best of Jimmy Dean is the "big, big man," not the "hell of a man" version of the single.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Composer - Jimmy Dean, Performer - Jimmy Dean, Lyricist - Frank Jones, Producer - Don Law, Producer
Originally recorded 1961 . All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - Unknown, Producer - S. HAMBLEN, Composer - S. HAMBLEN, Lyricist
Originally Released 1961 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - M. Tillis, Composer - M. Tillis, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - W. WALKER, Composer - W. WALKER, Lyricist
Originally Released 1962 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - James Dean, Composer - James Dean, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer
Originally Released 1962 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - James Dean, Composer - James Dean, Lyricist - Various, Producer - Frank Jones, Producer - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1961 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lawrence Markes, Composer - Lawrence Markes, Lyricist - G. Kahn, Composer - G. Kahn, Lyricist - Jimmy Dean, Performer - Various, Producer - E. Van Alstyne, Composer - E. Van Alstyne, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Vic Anesini, Re-Mixer - Frank Jones, Producer - Tavenner, A&R Coordinator
Originally Released 1961 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - Frank Jones, Producer - W. WALKER, Lyricist - W. WALKER, Composer - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - Various, Producer - J.V. CARLSON, Producer - F. Burch, Composer - F. Burch, Lyricist - M. Wilkin, Composer - M. Wilkin, Lyricist
Originally Released 1962. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
D. Martins, Composer - D. Martins, Lyricist - Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - Frank Jones, Producer - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1962 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - James Dean, Composer - James Dean, Lyricist - Frank Jones, Producer - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1962 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - James Dean, Composer - James Dean, Lyricist - I. Stanton, Composer - I. Stanton, Lyricist - Frank Jones, Producer - W. WALKER, Composer - W. WALKER, Lyricist - Don Law, Producer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - James Dean, Composer - James Dean, Lyricist - Frank Jones, Producer - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1962 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - Frank Jones, Producer - Don Law, Producer - H. Williams, Composer - H. Williams, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - T. COLLINS, Composer - T. COLLINS, Lyricist - Frank Jones, Producer - Don Law, Producer
Originally Released 1964 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - James Dean, Composer - James Dean, Lyricist - R. Roberts, Composer - R. Roberts, Lyricist - Lor Crane, Producer
Originally Released 1965 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jimmy Dean, Vocal - Jimmy Dean, Performer - James Dean, Composer - James Dean, Lyricist - B. Katz, Composer - B. Katz, Lyricist - R. Roberts, Composer - R. Roberts, Lyricist - Lor Crane, Producer
Originally Released 1965 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Released within a year after Collectors' Choice's comprehensive retrospective The Complete Columbia Hits & More, Columbia/Legacy's 2004 16-track release The Best of Jimmy Dean is nine cuts shorter than that collection but four songs longer than the classic 1966 Greatest Hits. This means it's not as complete as the best collection on the market, but it's more generous than the compilation that, as of the turn of the century, was still the best Jimmy Dean collection yet assembled. In fact, The Best of Jimmy Dean isn't all that far removed from Greatest Hits, since it shares all but one of the LP's 12 songs (the missing tune is "The Farmer and the Lord"), which also means that it isn't quite as chart-bound as the Collectors' Choice disc. While The Complete Columbia Hits & More remains the choice for serious listeners, it's a bit harder to find, and the songs exclusive to it will not be missed by the average listener, making this a good summary for most. For the record, the "Big Bad John" on The Best of Jimmy Dean is the "big, big man," not the "hell of a man" version of the single.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:14
- Main artists: Jimmy Dean
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Country
Originally Released 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, (P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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