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"The King Of Country Soul "

T. Crownover | Belleville, Illinois | 03/20/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Many statements have been made about the legendary Conway Twitty.

Enough cannot be said or overstated. He remains the King of Country Soul. His versatility, his quality style, his emotions that sweeps the heart in song, his honesty with simplicity, and

his unique way of being mystic with words paralyzes the listener

to long for more! Move over, listen to pure sounds of depth that no singer of our time has matched. He is and remains a master of

American music. Here is a good sampling of the CONWAY TWITTY sounds that has touched millions to this day. Buy this CD and relive the music that helped place country and pop on the charts for decades. Relive the classic days of true quality music that will never die. Get the best! Get Conway's music. You will not

be disappointed. Here is a lifetime and beyond of great stuff

for now and for the future. Thanks Conway. We miss you! I love

George Jones, Jim Reeves, Charlie Pride, and all the greats. But Conway is in a field of highest quality......all alone. Reach the peek........buy Conway.....be a first-class listener. Enjoy!"

A worthy collection

Jess | Coal Country, PA | 05/30/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This Conway Collection is one of the few out there with all original recordings. For some reason Conway (and others) had a habit of re-recording songs 3 or 4 times a decade only to be released on compilation albums. This one, however, contains 40 original recordings, with great sound. While I'm not a fan of his later stuff (the late-'70's onward), the first Cd of this 2-CD collection contains some of the finest country gold ever to hit the air. Such hits as "Linda On My MInd", "15 Years Ago", and "Next in Line" make this first Cd a favorite in my CD rotation. The 2d CD however, contains a lot of his later stuff that lacks the soul and sincerity that made Conway a Country legend. However, if you're a fan of the Pop Country sound, you'll enjoy this 2d CD as well. For the true Conway Twitty fan, this Cd should be on the top of your list."

Nice overview, but get the box set if you can

James E. Bagley | Sanatoga, PA USA | 05/31/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Stretching from 1968's "Next In Line" to 1986's tame "Desperado Love," Conway Twitty's string of #1 country hits is indeed impressive. Yet his amply annotated and illustrated Gold forgoes 10 (including "Somebody's Needin' Somebody," "The Games That Daddies Play" and a few duets with Loretta Lynn) that spent a single week at the top in order to expand the chronological set's reach, hold it to 40 songs and provide four 1958-60 MGM charters predating his country career.



A set titled Gold inevitably skips his long-unissued Sun sessions recorded under his original name, Harold Jenkins, and obscure Mercury sides done after he became Conway Twitty, somewhat based on Bye Bye Birdie's character Conrad Birdie. The emphasis is hits: partly narrated "Happy Birthday Darlin'," nostalgic "Play, Guitar, Play," a not-too-disco "Slow Hand," three duets with Lynn. So personal is his tone that any woman could imagine he's singing "I Would Love To Lay You Down" just to her in her home. His voice holds its own against "I May Never Get To Heaven"'s grandiose backup. An abdominal aneurysm felled Twitty in 1993, at a young 59, just two years after his final top-10 country hit, the package's finale "I Couldn't See You Leavin'."



Get the four-disc The Conway Twitty Collection (1994) for the most complete picture of his career if you can afford it."