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Wonderful family harmony at a budget price

Bradley Olson | Bemidji, MN United States | 09/07/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This collection of music from Sharon, Cheryl, and Buck White contains 10 of their 12 top 40 hits on Curb Records from this staple of the Grand Ole Opry and it does show their versatility and their talent which is genuine. All 10 songs are great but a few standout tracks include "You Put The Blue In Me," "Hometown Gossip," and "Forever You," which are romantic; the nostalgic "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling"; "Pins and Needles"; the western swing-like "Hangin' Around"; "When The New Wears off of Our Love" which is about new love fading away and still being in love; and "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" which exhibits their bluegrass influences. If you like the close harmony style in country music, you'll definitely like this CD whether you are a new fan to country music or if you are a long time fan of country music as this is the real deal, even bluegrass fans will enjoy this. Great talent like this is worth paying any price as I can't believe the CD is so cheap and affordable and the CD is definitely worth buying."

Great traditional country with a touch of bluegrass

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 02/05/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The White family - Buck and his two daughters, Sharon and Cheryl - were steeped in bluegrass, but this collection of their greatest hits from the eighties is a mainstream country album with the occasional bluegrass influence here and there. Though Buck and Cheryl are fine singers, Sharon sang lead on most of their hits with the other two providing backup harmony. The original albums from which this set was compiled gave Buck and Cheryl more opportunity to show their ability as lead singers. Sadly, those albums are long out of print.The album contains a great mix of ballads and up-tempo songs. These include You put the blue in me (a fine, up-tempo song), If it ain't love (an excellent cover of the Connie Smith classic), Give me back that old familiar feeling (a wonderful ballad) and Forever you (another superb ballad).Actually, all the songs here are excellent. If you like the music of Ricky Skaggs, you should enjoy this album, most of which was produced by Ricky."

An Indication of What's to Come

Unhappy User | Colorado, USA | 02/27/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This 1987 album should have given fair warning that this was a pure country, crystal clear voiced toe-tappin' trio for the ages. The White's are pure unadulterated country, and proud of it. With the deft hand of Ricky Skaggs (husband to Sharon) producing, this is an album to be collected and cherished."