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Very good album

Jim McCarron | Gwynn, Va. United States | 01/11/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have this CD and have listened to it several times. I like all of the songs on it. Looking forward to Collin's new CD being released. Keep up the good work, Collin!"

Thinking about his eight-year-old daughter

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 08/19/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are several compilations of Collin's music to choose from but I believe this was the first. It contains ten tracks drawn from his first four albums together with four bonus tracks recorded specially for inclusion in the set. Collin had over twenty top ten country hits during his time recording for Epic. I don't think there is any compilation yet available that includes them all but this one provides a wonderful introduction to his music.



Only one track (Love, me) is taken from Collin's debut album (All I can be) while just two (In this life, That was a river) are from the follow-up (In this life). Four tracks (That's my story, My kind of girl, Little Rock, If I were you) come from Collin's third album (Extremes) and three tracks (I think about you, Not that different, One boy one girl) are taken from the fourth and most recent album represented here (I think about you). It is worth noting that Collin recorded two completely different songs titled If I were you - the other one can be found on his debut album.



The outstanding song here is I think about you - not a love song as the title might suggest, but an ode to Collin's eight-year-old daughter in which he wonders how her life might develop. Collin ponders various situations from celebrity status to being a victim of domestic violence and sings that whenever he sees a woman, he thinks of his daughter. It is a very touching, thought-provoking song. The set opens with Little Rock, a song about attempting to recover from alcoholism. Collin gets a bit rowdy on a couple of songs (That's my story, My kind of girl) but mainly sticks to the ballads that suit him best. Elsewhere, the album is filled with romantic love songs, which Collin excels at.



Collin mainly recorded original material but his first four albums included covers of Big river, Dreaming my dreams with you and Let it be me. None of those made it to this compilation but one of the four bonus tracks is a cover of Open arms. Originally recorded by Journey, Collin makes a fine job of it but I still prefer the version by the Burch sisters, a country trio who recorded one album (which I've reviewed) before returning to the obscurity from whence they came.



This is a great compilation of music by one of the leading country music stars of the early nineties."

Collin Raye...The One of the most underrated music stars aro

Richard R. Halvorson | Tacoma, WA | 08/17/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Simply put, if you love ballads You will love Collin Rayes music, This album is a MUST have for music lovers, Country Music fans and people that just like good music.

Their is not one single bad song on this CD."