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The Best of Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold

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Album Review

Released in 1967, RCA's The Best of Eddy Arnold offers an excellent 12-track overview of his countrypolitain peak for the label in the '60s. Arnold had a tremendous number of hits, charting consistently from 1955-1975, but the early-'60s singles that this record chronicles are at the heart of his legacy — smooth, lush productions of sweet ballads and heartache songs, perfectly suited for his easy-rolling voice. Later collections might be more comprehensive, but this The Best of Eddy Arnold contains the essentials — "Bouquet of Roses," "Make the World Go Away," "Anytime," "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)," "Last World in Lonesome Is Me," "What's He Doing in My World," a nice re-recording of "Cattle Call" — that make this record as effective an overview now as it was back then. Other collections may be longer, but this will tell many listeners everything they need to know.

Customer Reviews

Music my Dad listened to.

Is this style of country slick as ice? Sure! But is this album greatness? Why, yes it is! I grew up listening to this scratchy LP when I was little, and was very happy to find it finally on iTunes. Arnold had a tremendous voice, and the slick production values do not take away from the songs themselves. Listening to "That's How Much I Love You" as an adult, I was shocked by the veiled sexual references (which I never picked up as a kid). The song itself could also be said to be as close to rock and roll as country. And "Cattle Call" is just well....fantastic.

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Song has poor sound quality!!!

Biography

Born: May 15, 1918 in Hendersonville, TN

Genre: Country

Years Active: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

Eddy Arnold moved hillbilly music to the city, creating a sleek sound that relied on his smooth voice and occasionally lush orchestrations. In the process, he became the most popular country performer of the 20th century, spending more weeks at the top of the charts than any other artist. Arnold not only had 28 number one singles, he had more charting singles than any other artist. More than any other country performer of the postwar era, he was responsible for bringing the music to the masses, to...
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