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Tom T. Hall
Ultimate Collection
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Released: 2001
Label: Hip-O Records
Selection #: 140581
I Love, A Week In A County Jail, Country Is, The Year That Clayton Delaney Died, I Care, Ravishing Ruby, That Song Is Driving Me Crazy, etc.
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1 Ballad of Forty Dollars
2 Homecoming
3 A Week in a Country Jail
4 Shoeshine Man
5 Salute to a Switchblade
6 The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
7 Me and Jesus
8 Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine
9 Ravishing Ruby
10 I Love
11 That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
12 Country Is
13 I Care
14 Deal
15 I Like Beer
16 Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet)
17 Fox on the Run
18 Your Man Loves You Honey
19 What Have You Got to Lose
20 The Old Side of Town
21 Jesus on the Radio (Daddy on the Phone)
22 You Show Me Your Heart (And I'll Show You Mine)
23 Harper Valley P.T.A.
24 P.S. I Love You
  
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Since Tom T. Hall's recording career extends all the way from 1969 to the end of the century, becoming familiar with his music can often feel like a daunting task. Thankfully, the folks at Hip-O have made things much easier for newcomers who don't want to splurge and get the double-disc "Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher", even if that is the preferred place to begin. Hip-O's "Ultimate Collection" summarizes Hall's career with much efficiency, cramming a total of 24 songs onto one disc -- some of the best songs Hall ever recorded. Granted, with a canon as deep as Hall's there's going to be bickering among seasoned fans about the inclusions, but newcomers need not worry about these sort of debates -- everything here is top-notch, and that's all that really matters in the end. Obviously though, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Hall's work. That's undoubtedly why it's nice to have a simple, straightforward best-of such as this to give newcomers a succinct overview of his recording career so they know where to head next. But for those who are really curious about Hall, there's no denying that the aforementioned "Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher" stands as the more comprehensive and preferred best-of; prospective buyers just need to consider that it's also a larger investment on their part relative to "Ultimate Collection". ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

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