Ray Stevens' Box Set

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Ray Stevens' Box Set
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Artist: Ray Stevens
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2006-02-28
Music Label: Curb Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. It's Me Again, Margaret
  2. Too Drunk To Fish
  3. Misty
  4. Freudian Slip
  5. Sittin' Up With The Dead
  6. Everything Is Beautiful
  7. Power Tools
  8. Drivers Education
  9. Hang Up And Drive
  10. Ahab The Arab
  11. The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone (The Beginning)
  12. Blue Angel
  13. The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone (The End?)
  14. Pledging My Love
  15. The Woogie Boogie
  16. Love Will Beat Your Brains Out
  17. The Haircut Song
Music CD 2
  1. The Streak
  2. The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
  3. Family Funeral Fight
  4. Deerslayer
  5. Safe At Home
  6. Boogie Woogie
  7. Virgil And The Moonshot
  8. The Hustler
  9. Osama Yo' Mama
  10. Hello Mama
  11. Let's Roll
  12. We're Havin A Baby
  13. When The Kids Are Gone
  14. Turn Your Radio On
  15. Kitty Cat's Revenge
  16. Juanita & The Kids
  17. Thank You
Music CD 3
  1. Shriner's Convention
  2. Nashville
  3. Erik The Awful
  4. The Dog Song
  5. The Cat Song
  6. When I Get Over You
  7. The Pirate Song
  8. Come On Home To Baseball
  9. Gitarzan
  10. Bridget The Midget
  11. Bon Temps Roulette
  12. Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band)
  13. Gone For Good
  14. Stand Up
  15. The King Of Christmas
  16. Be Your Own Best Friend
  17. Jeremiah Peadbody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-

Music reviews of Ray Stevens' Box Set

Music Review: A Mixed Bag in terms of quality
Rating: 4 Stars

The Bad:

When one thinks of a CD "box set", The phrase brings to mind a set with lavish packaging and the original recordings with some rare bonus songs. Unfortunately, this collection doesn't really live up to its name with its presentation. But I suppose the name "Box set" is better than "the thousandth Ray Stevens Greatest Hits package to hit the market". I guess most record labels simply find it easier to have artists re-record their previous hits rather than go through the hassle of licensing the originals. As other reviewers have stated, all the classic hits are recent re-recordings that were readily available to Curb, Ray's current label. Unfortunately, they weren't his best versions of the songs. On top of that, the set doesn't really work as a proper career retrospective as it focuses almost solely on his comedy. Ray Stevens' musical genious shined through the most on his serious Barnaby and Monument songs and are for the most part, completely omitted from this set. His 80s MCA era songs (when he recorded his funniest songs) is barely touched upon and we're left with, of course, most of his Curb recordings.

the Good:

- At least all the songs off the Curb albums are the original recordings
- Ear Candy! 8 tracks from the nearly impossible to find album Ray released on his own. (only Hang Up And Drive and No Lawyers In Heaven didn't make it to the unwisely named "Box Set")
- The unreleased and non-album tracks listed by the previous reviewer make this set well worth the price.
- The price. Curb Records seems to have a habit of doing things cheaply, and this 3 CD set is no exception. This is put together like a budget CD and thankfully, aptly priced. Considering the unreleased and hard-to-find gems on this set, Its a must-have for all Ray Stevens fans.
For those who want an introduction to Ray Stevens or are just casual fans, I recommend the Rhino "Best OF" and MCA "Greatest Hits 1 and 2" CDs over this one. But if you just want to spend 15 bucks on some very funny songs, you can't go wrong with this set.
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Description of Ray Stevens' Box Set

Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale in Clarkdale, Georgia in January 1939. Clarkdale was a small cotton mill town 20 miles north of Atlanta. For more than 40 years, Ray Stevens has been entertaining us. From his novelty songs like "The Streak", to his tender ballads he has touched us. As with all outstanding writers, Stevens has away of creating characters and situations that highlight the humor in everyday life as well as larger issues and lifestyle trends.

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