Tanya Tucker has a very distinctive voice. It is reminiscent of Tina Turner's, but their music is very different, Tanya's being (for the most part) solidly traditional country music.
Tanya recorded for four different record labels in the 20th century and all are represented here. She began with Columbia, where her most famous songs were Delta Dawn and Would you lay with me in a field of stone.
Her next label was MCA - perhaps the best remembered songs from this period are San Antonio stroll and Texas (when I die).
After a brief period in the wilderness, Tanya recorded one album for Arista, represented here by Baby I'm yours, a cover of the sixties R+B classic. This is the rarest track here, as the others have all been released on at least one Tanya CD before.
Another spell in the wilderness, followed by Tanya's most successful years - on the Capitol label. The last four tracks on CD 1 and all of CD 2 are devoted to this period, which includes too many great songs to name, but my favorites include Just another love, I won't take less than your love, Strong enough to bend (Beth Nielson Chapman's first success as a songwriter), If your heart ain't busy tonight and Two sparrows in a hurricane.
If you only ever buy one collection of Tanya's music, this is the one to go for. Many great songs are missing, but all the essentials are here and it would take about six CD's to include all Tanya's memorable songs.
I purchased this CD for one song and was pleasantly surprised at the number of past hits that ere included on the CD.
Raven Records in Australia put this collection together and along with the biography of Tanya Tucker's ups and downs it is truly the Upper 48 hits CD to buy.
The one song I purchased this for is called, "If It Don't Come Easy", but it also includes "Highway Robbery" which was another traveling song for the open road. "Strong Enough to Bend" is/was another favorite. Disc Two in this album is full of great sentimental hits to beat the break up blues for all.
DELTA DAWN HIT IN 1972 WHEN TANYA WAS THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 13...AND THESE SONGS AND ALL THEIR MEMORIES GET ROLLING IN YOUR BRAIN FROM THERE...LOVES THE ANSWER AND WHATS YOUR MAMA'S NAME I CAN HERE SPINNING AROUND IN MY HEAD FROM THE DISTANT 70'S DAYS OF HEARING THESE SONGS PLAYED AMONG OTHER COUNTRY STANDARDS BY MY DAD OUT ON HIS STEREO WHEN I WAS A WEE LITTLE KID INTO SHARKS AND STAR WARS....HER LIKE NO OTHER VOICE AND HER ENCHANTING LOOKS EASILY TOOK HER TO THE COMPETITIVE TOP OF THIS COUNTRY GAME...SHE IS BASICLY THE FEMALE VERSION OF DAVID BOWIE AND FEW PEOPLE REALISE THIS...DON'T BELIEVE ME?? LISTEN TO THE PATSY CLINE LIKE 'WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME'...AND MANY OTHERS...SOME OF THE SYRUPPY BACKING VOCALS I CAN DO WITHOUT BUT I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT ABOUT COUNTRY ...STILL, THIS BEAUTY OF A COUNTRY GAL PACKS ALOT OF SEX AND SASS (CLEAN SEX THOUGH !)...FOR AS BITTER AND NASTY AS TANYA GETS, SHE KEEPS IT CONSERVATIVE AS HELL...BUY THIS NOW !...BLOOD RED AND GOIN' DOWN ALONE MAKES IT WORTH IT ...--CLARK HAGINS
Most of my cd collection was stolen recently including three Tanya Tucker cd's. I was looking to get some Tanya cd's to replace what I lost and I found this ideal collection was available. I ordered it and it has arrived and I've listened to it and I'm thrilled with it. All the phases and facets of Tanya Tucker are on these 2 cd's. I highly recommend this collection by one of the most emotionally expressive singers ever to any country music fan.
Super...but I am a Tanya Tucker fan ...She can do no wrong Top Country Artist
