Best Of Johnny Pay Check (2002)

Product Summary Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records UPC: 00696998524620 Release Date: 4/30/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60554835 Item#: M679CQ Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Take This Job And Shove It ~ Johnny Paycheck 2. 11 Months And 29 Days ~ Johnny Paycheck 2. 11 Months And 29 Days ~ Johnny Paycheck 2. 11 Months And 29 Days ~ Johnny Paycheck 3. I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) ~ Johnny Paycheck 4. Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets ~ Johnny Paycheck 5. She's All I Got ~ Johnny Paycheck 6. Ragged Old Truck ~ Johnny Paycheck 7. Colorado Cool-Aid ~ Johnny Paycheck 8. Fifteen Beers ~ Johnny Paycheck 8. Fifteen Beers ~ Johnny Paycheck 8. Fifteen Beers ~ Johnny Paycheck 9. I've Seen Better Days ~ Johnny Paycheck 9. I've Seen Better Days ~ Johnny Paycheck 9. I've Seen Better Days ~ Johnny Paycheck 9. I've Seen Better Days ~ Johnny Paycheck 10. Someone To Give My Love To ~ Johnny Paycheck 10. Someone To Give My Love To ~ Johnny Paycheck 10. Someone To Give My Love To ~ Johnny Paycheck 10. Someone To Give My Love To ~ Johnny Paycheck 11. My Part Of Forever ~ Johnny Paycheck 11. My Part Of Forever ~ Johnny Paycheck 11. My Part Of Forever ~ Johnny Paycheck 11. My Part Of Forever ~ Johnny Paycheck 12. Yesterday's News Just Hit Home Today ~ Johnny Paycheck 12. Yesterday's News Just Hit Home Today ~ Johnny Paycheck 13. Cocaine Train, (Stay Away From) The - (live) ~ Johnny Paycheck 13. Cocaine Train, (Stay Away From) The - (live) ~ Johnny Paycheck 13. Cocaine Train, (Stay Away From) The - (live) ~ Johnny Paycheck 14. Me And The I. R. S. - (live) ~ Johnny Paycheck 14. Me And The I. R. S. - (live) ~ Johnny Paycheck 14. Me And The I. R. S. - (live) ~ Johnny Paycheck 14. Me And The I. R. S. - (live) ~ Johnny Paycheck 15. Feminine Touch, The ~ Johnny Paycheck 15. Feminine Touch, The ~ Johnny Paycheck 15. Feminine Touch, The ~ Johnny Paycheck 15. Feminine Touch, The ~ Johnny Paycheck 16. You Better Move On - (with George Jones) ~ Johnny Paycheck 16. You Better Move On - (with George Jones) ~ Johnny Paycheck 17. I Did The Right Thing ~ Johnny Paycheck 18. When I Had A Home To Go To ~ Johnny Paycheck 18. When I Had A Home To Go To ~ Johnny Paycheck 18. When I Had A Home To Go To ~ Johnny Paycheck 19. Barstool Mountain ~ Johnny Paycheck 19. Barstool Mountain ~ Johnny Paycheck 19. Barstool Mountain ~ Johnny Paycheck 20. I Can See Me Lovin' You Again ~ Johnny Paycheck 20. I Can See Me Lovin' You Again ~ Johnny Paycheck 20. I Can See Me Lovin' You Again ~ Johnny Paycheck 21. Old Violin ~ Johnny Paycheck 22. All Night Lady ~ Johnny Paycheck 23. Outlaw's Prayer, The ~ Johnny Paycheck   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Producer: Billy Sherrill. Compilation producer: Bruce Dickinson. Recorded between 1971 & 1986. Includes liner notes by Johnny Whiteside. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Johnny Paycheck (vocals). Liner Note Authors: Marty Martel; George Jones; Johnny Paycheck; Tim McGraw; Johnny Whiteside. Photographers: Al Clayton; Sandy Speiser. Most listeners know Johnny Paycheck from "Take This Job and Shove It" -- a song so popular and so iconic that it overshadows everything else Paycheck did, not just for pop fans but for country listeners. Couple that with a reputation for being a roughneck hellion and you have somebody who is known as a persona, not as a musician. And that's a real shame, as Epic/Legacy's The Soul & the Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck proves. As the first comprehensive CD collection of Paycheck's hit-making peak years of the '70s and '80s -- his early years are documented on the stellar The Real Mr. Heartache collection -- this collection is a revelation, offering definitive proof that he was one of the very greatest hardcore country singers. He could do it all: blue-collar rage ("Take This Job and Shove It," "Me and the IRS"), barroom weepers ("Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets," "I Did the Right Thing") and barroom ravers ("Fifteen Beers"), lush country-pop (the Billy Sherrill-produced "She's All I Got") and gritty country-soul (a George Jones duet on "You Better Move On"), tough-guy laments ("I'm the Only Hell (My Mama Ever Raised)") and tough-guy bravado ("Ragged Old Truck," "The Outlaw's Prayer"). Plus, there's a wicked, bizarre sense of humor, evidenced clearly on the neo-talking blues "Colorado Cool-Aid," illustrating that he didn't tame his wildness even at his popular peak. Then there's that voice -- a resonant baritone with impeccable phrasing that some claim was an inspiration for George Jones' style (and listening to this and Mr. Heartache makes those claims quite credible). It all adds up to a collection that not only captures Paycheck at his peak, but also lays claim as one of the great country albums of its era, if not all time. It's the kind of collection an artist the stature of Johnny Paycheck deserves. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Those unacquainted with the world of country music, who think the Johnny Paycheck story begins and ends with the recession-era working-man's anthem "Take this Job and Shove It" are as misguided as the benighted soul who thinks Willie Nelson's career began with "On the Road Again." Though he seldom gets credit from the Wille/Waylon camp, Paycheck was indeed one of the original country outlaws. Sadly, the turn of the century found most of his extensive, gem-laden catalog out of print, but this definitive, 23-song collection goes a long way towards correcting that injustice. Such tracks as "11 Months and 29 Days" show that Paycheck was just as comfortable in a blues format as he was with honky-tonk. Spiritual kin to Merle Haggard, perfectly mixing proletarian sentiments and hard-living tales of the wrong side of the law ("I'm the Only Hell [My Mama Ever Raised]" is as perfect a sequel to "Mama Tried" as one could want). "Colorado Cool-Aid" displays Paycheck's gift for light-hearted storytelling in a Tom T. Hall-like manner. Every track on THE SOUL & THE EDGE offers a glimpse at a different aspect of Paycheck's gifts, and for that we should all be grateful. Musical Guests George Jones   Artist Overview Johnny Paycheck first came to public attention in the early 1960s as a honky-tonk singer in the George Jones mold, scoring hits with "A-11" and "That Lovin' Machine." During this era he penned the classics "Apartment #9," an early success for Tammy Wynette, and the eerie "(Pardon Me) I've Got Someone to Kill." A decade later Paycheck reemerged as an avatar of outlaw country, hitting the charts hard with such autobiographical fare as "I'm the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised," "Drinkin' and Drivin'," and "Take This Job and Shove It." He passed away in February 2003, and was subsequently saluted on TOUCH MY HEART, an all-star tribute album. Artist Influences Faron Young | Ferlin Husky | Hank Williams | Ray Price Artist Contemporaries Buck Owens | David Allan Coe | Ed Bruce | George Jones | Johnny Bush | Merle Haggard | Porter Wagoner | Tom Pacheco | Tompall Glaser | Waylon Jennings Artist Followers Bobby Bare Jr. | Charlie Daniels | Dallas Wayne | Dave Alvin | Hank Williams III | Jerry Jeff Walker | John Anderson (Country) | Kid Rock | Kris Kristofferson | Marshall Tucker Band | Mike Ireland | Vern Gosdin | Vernon Oxford   Compilation Appearances Willie Nelson & Family Live (Bonus Tracks) (Live) Essential George Jones Spirit Legends Of Country Country Funnies Country Anthems That's Why I Sing This Way Classic Country Ultimate Country Super Hits 101 Country And Western Greats Hits-B World's Greatest Garth Brooks Tribute Don't Monkey With Another Monkey's Monkey / V Country Songwriters Country Love Country Gospel(3-Pk Folio Country Radio's Most Requested Hits Country Outlaws Truckin Gettin More Rowdy Country Favorites-3pkdigi My Very Special(legacyed) This Is Country 0606(w/ Bonus DVD) Best Of Country Classic Country: Outlaws This Is Trucker's Jukebox Anthems This Is Country Superstars 40 Years Of Duets Ultimate Country Redneck All Country Outlaws Best Of Country Outlaw Country George Jones:hits Then Till Now 30 Radio Gospel Hits 25 Best:country Classics 25 Best:country Favorites All Time Greatest Country Best Of Country Country Love Truck Driving Favorites Country Legends Country Meets Southern Rock Good Old Bible Life's Railway To Heaven   Associated Artists and Works Coe, David Allan Jones, George Jones, George Nelson, Willie Rich, Charlie Tubb, Ernest Touch My Heart: A Tribute To Johnny Paycheck ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 04/30/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 85246 Label : Epic (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Mixed Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00696998524620    Product Image