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Ray Stevens
Only the Best of (Spkg)
Genres: Country, Special Interest, Pop

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
2. A Brighter Day - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
3. Early in the Morning - Ray Stevens, Leander, M.
4. Get Together - Ray Stevens,
5. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Ray Stevens, Denver, John
6. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head [From "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance - Ray Stevens, Bacharach, Burt
7. A Time for Us [Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet"] - Ray Stevens, Kusik, L.
8. She Belongs to Me - Ray Stevens, Dylan, Bob
9. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window - Ray Stevens, Lennon, John
10. Something - Ray Stevens, Harrison, George [1
11. Walk a Mile in My Shoes - Ray Stevens, South, Joe
12. America Communicate with Me - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
13. Can We Get to That - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
14. Come Around - Ray Stevens, Smith, B.
15. Dream Girl - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
16. Imitation of Life - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
17. Islands - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
18. Loving You on Paper - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
19. Night People - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
20. Monkey See Monkey Do - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
21. Talking - Ray Stevens,
22. Sunset Strip - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
Track Listings (10) - Disc #2
1. Unwind - Ray Stevens,
2. The Streak - Ray Stevens,
3. Gitarzan - Ray Stevens,
4. Shriner's Convention - Ray Stevens,
5. Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens,
6. America, Communicate with Me - Ray Stevens,
7. Moonlight Special - Ray Stevens,
8. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens,
9. Along Came Jones - Ray Stevens,
10. Bagpipes (That's My Bag) - Ray Stevens,
Track Listings (20) - Disc #3
1. Nashville - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
2. Love Me Longer - Ray Stevens, Maarth, Nicki Can
3. Float - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
4. Golden Age - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
5. Never Ending Song of Love - Ray Stevens, Bramlett, Delaney
6. Nobody's Fool - Ray Stevens, Saussy, Tupper
7. Undivided Attention - Ray Stevens, Martine, Layng Jr.
8. You've Got the Music Inside - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
9. Fish Eat Sleep - Ray Stevens,
10. Piece by Piece - Ray Stevens, Martine, Layng Jr.
11. Destroyed - Ray Stevens, Kilgore, Merle
12. The Streak - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
13. Smith and Jones - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
14. Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band) - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
15. Bagpipes That's My Bag - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
16. Don't Boogie Woogie - Ray Stevens, Martine, Layng
17. The Moonlight Special - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
18. Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues) - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
19. Heart Transplant - Ray Stevens, Rippey, Elkin
20. Just So Proud to Be Here - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
Track Listings (22) - Disc #4
1. All My Trials - Ray Stevens,
2. Glory Special - Ray Stevens, Payte, Mrs. J.W.
3. Have a Little Talk with Myself - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
4. I'll Fly Away - Ray Stevens, Brumley, Albert E.
5. Let Your Love Be a Light Unto the People - Ray Stevens, Ragsdale, John
6. Love Lifted Me - Ray Stevens, Rowe, James
7. A Mama and a Papa - Ray Stevens, Autry, Tom
8. Oh! Will There Be Any Stars - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
9. Why Don't You Lead Me to That Rock - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
10. Turn Your Radio On - Ray Stevens, Brumley, Albert E.
11. Yes, Jesus Loves Me - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
12. Misty - Ray Stevens, Burke, Johnny [Lyri
13. Indian Love Call - Ray Stevens, Friml, Rudolf
14. Over the Rainbow - Ray Stevens, Arlen, Harold
15. Oh, Lonesome Me - Ray Stevens, Gibson, Don
16. Sunshine - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
17. Cow-Cow Boogie - Ray Stevens, Carter, Benny [Drum
18. Young Love - Ray Stevens, Cartey, Rick
19. Deep Purple - Ray Stevens, DeRose, Peter
20. Mockingbird Hill - Ray Stevens, Horton, Vaughn
21. Take Care of Business - Ray Stevens, Martine, Layng Jr.
22. Lady of Spain - Ray Stevens, Damerell, Stanley

CD Details

All Artists: Ray Stevens
Title: Only the Best of (Spkg)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Collectables
Release Date: 10/28/2008
Genres: Country, Special Interest, Pop
Styles: Classic Country, Comedy & Spoken Word, Oldies
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 090431120224

CD Reviews

Second chance for obscure vintage Ray Stevens

Jerry McDaniel | 10/28/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This collection of material from Ray Stevens is a re-packaged release of a couple of CD's from 2005 and 2004 but this time offered in one big mammoth collection. This is a second chance to purchase a lot of Ray's songs that are long out of print in physical CD format. The material can be bought on-line if one is inclined to do so but you end up paying 99 cents for each song and on this collection there are well over 50 songs!

In 2005 Collectibles Records released three CD's on Ray. Each CD consisted of two complete albums from the 1970's:

Everything Is Beautiful + Unreal;

Nashville + Boogity-Boogity;

Turn Your Radio On + Misty.

Those CD's were hard to come by in 2005 and were not publicized much and now three years later they are being re-released along side a 2004 CD called THE LAST LAUGH all in one 4-CD collection.

The good news for those who want original recordings...everything is original, not re-recordings. I prefer not type a track list because as I mentioned the number of songs on this collection is staggering. It would be best if one were to look up each individual CD here on Amazon if one wants to refresh themselves with what song is on which album. "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Unreal" were originally issued in 1970. "Turn Your Radio On" was issued in 1972. "Nashville" was issued in 1973. "Boogity-Boogity" was issued in 1974. "Misty" was issued in 1975. "The Last Laugh" is a compilation that was released in 1999 and re-released in 2004 and it's being re-re-released here in 2008 as part of this ONLY THE BEST OF RAY STEVENS collection.

The quirky thing about including a compilation CD alongside six album's worth of songs is that you will have this 4th CD featuring five out of ten hit singles that were already covered on the previous 3 CD's.

The five tracks on THE LAST LAUGH that aren't featured on the other 3 in this collection are "Unwind" and "Mr Businessman" both from 1968, "Gitarzan" and "Along Came Jones" from 1969, and "Shriner's Convention", from 1980.

Some of the songs that are stand-outs to me, not including the obvious hit songs, are: "Come Around", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Lady of Spain", "Smith and Jones", "Glory Special", "Get Together", "Imitation of Life", "Talking", Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "Monkey See, Monkey Do", "Islands", "Cow Cow Boogie", "Heart Transplant", "Love Me Longer", "Float", "Oh Lonesome Me", "Deep Purple", "Destroyed", "A Brighter Day", "Something", "A Time For Us", and so many others. Everything is a stand-out come to think of it."