Johnny Paycheck - 16 Biggest Hits

Artist:

Paycheck, Johnny

UPC:

074646996829

See Also:

Acuff, Roy Presley, Elvis Tubb, Ernest Frizzell, Lefty Various Artists - Touch My Heart: A Tribute To Johnny Paycheck

Description:

Recorded between 1971 and 1978.
Johnny Paycheck`s "tough guy" country persona is captured well on this greatest-hits album. Most of these tunes revolve around hard living, heartache, and trouble with the law. Some of the songs retain the old honky-tonk sound, while others are more modern.
"Me and the I.R.S." is a country-rock tune taken from a live show in the 1970s. Paycheck really gets the crowd whooped up on this anti-I.R.S. rant. His biggest hit, "Take This Job and Shove It," is also included here. This song became something of a rallying cry for underpaid blue-collar workers in the late `70s. Two of the songs, "Colorado Cool-Aid" and "The Outlaw`s Prayer," are spoken-word stories with musical accompaniment. "Colorado Cool-Aid" is probably the most fascinating. Here, Paycheck weaves an interesting tale of a big bruiser who picks a fight with a young Mexican boy. With few exceptions, most of these songs revolve around either hell-raising or love`s misery. Overall, 16 BIGGEST HITS does a fine job of documenting the Outlaw Country style that Paycheck helped to popularize.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. (Don`t Take Her) She`s All I Got
2. Someone to Give My Love To
3. Love Is a Good Thing
4. Mr. Lovemaker
5. Song and Dance Man
6. 11 Months and 29 Days
7. Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets
8. I`m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
9. Colorado Kool-Aid
10. Loving You Beats All I`ve Ever Seen
11. Friend, Lover, Wife
12. Maybellene
13. Drinkin` and Drivin`
14. Me and the I.R.S.
15. Outlaw`s Prayer, The
16. Take This Job and Shove It

Album Information

Release Date:

08/10/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Country Rock

Label:

Sony Music Distribution (USA)

Producer:

Billy Sherrill; Billy Sherrill (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

69968

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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