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C.W. McCall - Greatest Hits
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0042282579324
Label: Mercury Nashville
Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville
MPN: 825793
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Mercury Nashville
Release Date: September 21, 1993
Studio: Mercury Nashville
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Editorial Review:
The linkage between consumerism and popular music finds a strange analogue in William Fries, a.k.a. C.W. McCall. Trained in graphic design and advertising, Fries invented his trucker persona while working on a bakery ad campaign and helped drive the trucker craze of the '70s with a slew of novelty tunes, few of which have aged very well. McCall described his delivery as a "walkin', talkin' singin' style," though emphasis always falls on his deadpan spoken wit. McCall never took himself seriously, and tunes like "Crispy Critters" and "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck" will inspire a laugh at just how weird the '70s could be. --Roy Kasten
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Great, but the first was the best
Sure, the songs don't age well, but they were never meant to. This is a period piece and should be appreciated as such. It's beautiful '70s country orchestra craftsmanship and great spoken-word lyrics with awesome comic timing. Extra points for songs that were so prescient about environmentalism and the disappearance of open space, like "There Won't Be No Country Music", though WOLF CREEK PASS's "Old 30" and "Glenwood Canyon" hit that note even better -- just part of the reason it's such a shame ... Read More
Rating:  - The best CD when traveling to Colorado
I was so excited when I saw this in CD, when we were kids we listened to the 8 track on many trips to Colorado. It is a combination of songs that will hit almost every emotion.
Rating: - What a great find!
Back in high school, yes too many years to be counting!!! This was one that we enjoyed listening to. Lots of fun.
I've now introduced my teenage boys to these fun musical stories, and they are played over and over and OVER!!!
Nice to have a family CD in the car that everyone enjoys!!! Fun entertainment for the kids and adults alike.
Looking for the rest of the songs to be released as well!!!
Rating: - Fun and interesting songs
C.W. McCall (nope, there was no one in the band with that name) was the creation of Billy Dale Fries. The idea for the group and the songs came from a series of advertising features Fries created for the Metz Baking Company, that included a trucker named C.W. McCall! Well, the rest, as they say, is history! Combining the work of Billy Fries, Chip Davis (of Mannheim Steamroller fame) and a number of other talents, C.W. McCall produced a number of songs that were quite popular in their time.
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Rating:  - this is a very good C.W. album but not the best
This is one of the better albums of C.W.McCall's tunes.
I've been looking for years for a copy of the Wolf Creek Pass album. I have it on a worn out 8-track and can't seem to locate it anywhere else. With songs like Nite Rider, Old Sloan,Classified, 4-Wheel Drive, Old Thirty and more. This one will serve as a substitute till I can find one.
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