The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990)

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The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Spanning three discs, The Buck Owens Collection is the most comprehensive compilation ever assembled on one of the founders of the Bakersfield sound. Although his earliest recordings aren't included, all of his greatest Capitol hits are present, as is his 1988 duet on "Streets of Bakersfield" with Dwight Yoakam and its followup single, "Hot Dog." The box is a necessary purchase, simply because it presents all of Owens' biggest hits in one place. There might not be many rarities on The Buck Owens Collection, but with an artist as consistent as he has been, all you need is the good stuff and it is all on this essential set.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Second Fiddle Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:08	Amazon
2	Under Your Spell Again Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:44	Amazon
3	Above and Beyond Harlan Howard	Buck Owens	02:28	Amazon
4	Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) Harlan Howard / Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:28	Amazon
5	Foolin' Around Harlan Howard / Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:41	Amazon
6	Loose Talk Freddie Hart / Ann Lucas	Buck Owens feat: Rose Maddox	02:35	Amazon
7	Mental Cruelty Dixie Davis / Larry Davis / Buck Owens	Buck Owens feat: Rose Maddox	02:28	Amazon
8	Under the Influence of Love Harlan Howard / Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:22	Amazon
9	Nobody's Fool But Yours Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:32	Amazon
10	Save the Last Dance for Me Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman	Buck Owens	02:30	Amazon
11	Kickin' Our Hearts Around Wanda Jackson	Buck Owens	02:38	Amazon
12	You're for Me Tommy Collins / Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:15	Amazon
13	Act Naturally Voni Morrison / Johnny Russell	Buck Owens	02:23	Amazon
14	Love's Gonna Live Here Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:02	Amazon
15	My Heart Skips a Beat Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:29	Amazon
16	Together Again Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:27	Amazon
17	Close Up the Honky Tonks Red Simpson	Buck Owens	02:50	Amazon
18	Hello Trouble (Come on In) Orville Couch / Eddie McDuff	Buck Owens	01:53	Amazon
19	A-11 Hank Cochran	Buck Owens	02:13	Amazon
20	I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me) Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:11	Amazon
21	Buck's Polka Buck Owens	Buck Owens	01:54	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	I've Got a Tiger by the Tail Harlan Howard / Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:13	Amazon
2	Cryin' Time Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:31	Amazon
3	Memphis Chuck Berry	Buck Owens	02:29	Amazon
4	Before You Go Buck Owens / Don Rich	Buck Owens	02:12	Amazon
5	Only You (Can Break My Heart) Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:22	Amazon
6	Gonna Have Love Buck Owens / Red Simpson	Buck Owens	01:57	Amazon
7	Buckaroo Bob Morris	Buck Owens	02:01	Amazon
8	Waitin' in Your Welfare Line Buck Owens / Don Rich / Nat Stuckey	Buck Owens	02:20	Amazon
9	Dust on Mother's Bible Buck Owens	Buck Owens	03:29	Amazon
10	Think of Me Estella Olson / Don Rich	Buck Owens	02:18	Amazon
11	Open Up Your Heart Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:30	Amazon
12	Sam's Place Buck Owens / Red Simpson	Buck Owens	02:01	Amazon
13	Your Tender Loving Care Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:47	Amazon
14	It Takes People Like You (To Make People Like Me) Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:03	Amazon
15	How Long Will My Baby Be Gone Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:15	Amazon
16	Sweet Rosie Jones Buck Owens	Buck Owens	03:36	Amazon
17	Let the Whole World Keep on Turnin' Buck Owens	Buck Owens feat: Buddy Alan	02:04	Amazon
18	I've Got You on My Mind Again Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:37	Amazon
19	Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass? Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:23	Amazon
20	Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry	Buck Owens	02:22	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Tall Dark Stranger Buck Owens	Buck Owens	03:01	Amazon
2	Big in Vegas Buck Owens / Terry Stafford	Buck Owens	03:09	Amazon
3	We're Gonna Get Together Buck Owens	Buck Owens feat: Susan Raye	02:06	Amazon
4	The Kansas City Song Buck Owens / Red Simpson	Buck Owens	02:21	Amazon
5	The Great White Horse Buck Owens / Leanne Scott	Buck Owens feat: Susan Raye	03:46	Amazon
6	I Wouldn't Live in New York City (If They Gave Me the Whole Dang Town) Buck Owens	Buck Owens	03:00	Amazon
7	Bridge over Troubled Water Paul Simon	Buck Owens	02:40	Amazon
8	Ruby (Are You Mad) Cousin Emmy	Buck Owens	02:26	Amazon
9	Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms Traditional	Buck Owens	02:19	Amazon
10	I'll Still Be Waiting for You Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:27	Amazon
11	Made in Japan Bob Morris / Fay Morris	Buck Owens	02:44	Amazon
12	You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck to Kick Around No More Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:25	Amazon
13	Ain't It Amazing Gracie Glen Garrison / Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:10	Amazon
14	Streets of Bakersfield Homer Joy	Buck Owens	02:37	Amazon
15	Big Game Hunter Dennis Knudson / Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:15	Amazon
16	On the Cover of the Music City News Buck Owens / Jim Shaw / Shel Silverstein	Buck Owens	02:19	Amazon
17	It's a Monster's Holiday Buck Owens	Buck Owens	02:36	Amazon
18	Play "Together Again" Again Jerry Abbott / Buck Owens / Charles Stewart	Buck Owens feat: Emmylou Harris	02:47	Amazon
19	Streets of Bakersfield Homer Joy	Buck Owens feat: Dwight Yoakam	02:51	Amazon
20	Hot Dog Denny Dedmon / Buck Owens	Buck Owens feat: Dwight Yoakam	02:23	Amazon
21	Act Naturally Voni Morrison / Johnny Russell	Buck Owens feat: Ringo Starr	02:59	Amazon