The Definitive Collection

by The Statler Brothers

Overview

Mercury Nashville's 2005 compilation The Definitive Collection comes close to living up to its title billing. Although this glosses over the Statler Brothers' '60s recordings for Columbia -- it contains just their biggest hit from that time, their 1966 breakthrough "Flowers on the Wall" -- it contains the great majority of their country Top Ten singles from the '70s and '80s, including "Bed of Rose's," "Do You Remember These?," "Class of '57," "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine?," "You'll Be Back (Every Night In My Dreams)," "Elizabeth," "My Only Love" and "Too Much on My Heart." While there are other, more exhaustive compilations, such as the three-disc 1995 box 30th Anniversary Celebration, this is the best concise overview of the group's career, containing the most hits on a single disc. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/19/2005
Label:	Mercury / Mercury Nashville
UPC:	0602498631461
Rank:	3619

Tracks

1. Flowers on the Wall
2. Bed of Rose's
3. Do You Remember These?
4. Class of '57
5. I'll Go to My Grave Loving You
6. Thank God I've Got You
7. I Was There
8. Do You Know You Are My Sunshine?
9. I'll Even Love You Better Than I Did Then
10. Don't Wait on Me
11. You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)
12. Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)
13. Guilty
14. Elizabeth
15. Atlanta Blue
16. One Takes the Blame
17. My Only Love
18. Hello Mary Lou
19. Too Much on My Heart
20. Sweeter and Sweeter
21. Count on Me
22. Forever
23. I'll Be the One
24. Let's Get Started if We're Gonna Break My Heart
25. More Than a Name on a Wall

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Statler Brothers   Primary Artist
Lew DeWitt   Tenor (Vocal)
Philip Balsley   Baritone (Vocal)
Harold Reid   Bass (Vocal)
Don Reid   Vocals
Jimmy Fortune   Vocals

Technical Credits

Don S. Reid Jr.   Composer
Gene Pitney   Composer
Lew DeWitt   Composer,Group Member
Debo Reid   Composer
Wayland Holyfield   Composer
Philip Balsley   Group Member
Jerry Kennedy   Producer
Mike Ragogna   Compilation Producer
Elliott Federman   Mastering
Harold Reid   Composer,Group Member
Barry Korkin   Editorial Assistant
Pat Ballard   Composer
Don Reid   Composer,Group Member
Johnny Russell   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction
Jimmy Fortune   Composer,Group Member
Adam Starr   Product Manager
John Rimel   Composer
Michael Diehl   Design
Scott Schinder   Liner Notes
Beth Stempel   Production Coordination
Les Leverett   Photography
Cayet Mangiaracina   Composer
J. Russell   Composer
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Lewis De Witt   Composer
Larry Lee Favorite   Composer
Harold Wilson Reid   Composer
Frank Jones   Producer
Don Law   Producer