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Replaces DIRECT HITS as the strongest Collin Raye collection

James E. Bagley | Sanatoga, PA USA | 01/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"With an angelic tenor voice, it is probably unavoidable that Collin Raye would emphasize love songs on all of his albums. But as this "best of" makes quite clear on number like his breakthrough hit "Love, Me" and the poignant "In This Life," that isn't necessarily a bad thing. No other man in country is better at crooning about love than Raye. This set also contains some of Raye's rowdier smashes ("That's My Story," "Little Red Rodeo," "My Kind Of Girl") amidst the sentiment for much needed balance. Additionally, Raye has proven adept at messages songs like "Little Rock" (alcoholism) and "I Think About You" (domestic violence) that rank among the most substantial recordings put out in the country genre during the '90s.I rate 16 BIGGEST HITS as the strongest Raye retrospective - stronger even than DIRECT HITS - for a number of reasons. It includes two more tracks for starters. Every single here was also a top 10 hit, whereas a few recordings on DIRECT HITS like "The Gift" and "Open Arms," while great, did not even crack the top 30. This collection also includes hits throughout Raye's tenure at Sony, including such gems as "I Can Still Feel You," "Couldn't Last A Moment," and "Someone You Used To Know" which came out after DIRECT HITS in 1997. Finally, this cd includes my favorite uptempo Raye hit "On The Verge," a # 2 smash inexplicably left off DIRECT HITS even though it predated that set. So, if you haven't already, get this disc today!"

Just another record company ploy

Vicki G. | Milford, Michigan | 10/09/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I had to give it 3 stars because I am a huge Collin Raye fan. All these songs are excellent songs, and Mr. Raye is an awesome artist and performer, but this is just another last ditch, feeble attempt by Sony Epic records to make a buck off an artist that is no longer under contract to them. They released "Superhits" last spring and now this one after Collin had left them. There are now 3 greatest hits CDs with basically the same songs on them. If you are a Collin Raye fan, support him by not supporting Epic records."

Yeah

Chris Borey | Rosamond, CA United States | 01/16/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Ok, I got this ablum to add up to my collection. I wanted to have all his cd's, and this one and (SuperHits) were a total. I mean come on, you can't do this to a man who created so many great hits. If you do plan to get ONE greatest hits then get DIRECT HITS, it come with a multimedia videos and audios. Only get this record if you can find it less than 10.00."