Search - Various Artists :: Tribute to Tradition

Various Artists
Tribute to Tradition
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Stand by Your Man - Sherrill, Billy [Pr
2. Mama Tried - Haggard, Merle
3. Wine, Women and Song - Perry, Betty Sue
4. I Never Go Around Mirrors - Trace Adkins
5. Oh, Lonesome Me - Gibson, Don
6. Behind Closed Doors - Joe Diffie
7. She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) - Carson, Wayne [1]
8. 'Til I Can Make It On My Own - Martina McBride
9. Cold Cold Heart - Collin Raye
10. The Three Bells - Reisfeld, Bert
11. City Lights - Anderson, Bill [1]
12. Honky Tonk Heroes (Like Me) - Shaver, Billy Joe
13. Gone Out of My Mind - Dobbins, Gene
14. Same Old Train - Austin, Chris

header=[] body=[This CD is available to be requested as disc only.]

header=[] body=[This CD is available to be requested with the disc and back insert.]

header=[] body=[This CD is available to be requested with the disc and front insert.]

header=[] body=[This CD is available to be requested with the disc, front and back inserts.]

Larger Image

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Tribute to Tradition
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 9/22/1998
Release Date: 9/22/1998
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock
Styles: Bluegrass, Roadhouse Country, Outlaw Country, Classic Country, Today's Country, Neotraditional, Tributes, Country Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 074646807323, 5099749197121

Synopsis

Amazon.com

The best tribute albums take well-known material and reinvent it as new--albeit with care and respect for the original intent. On that level, Tribute to Tradition doesn't work, but that's not to say it's a bad album. Rather, it's (for the most part) a safe collection of some great country songs, recorded by some of the most talented young stars in Nashville today. Individually, these songs stand strong as ever, and the performances do reflect an obvious reverence. Still, a few more chances could have been taken with arrangements or vocal pairings. That said, highlights include Randy Travis's "Mama Tried" and Alison Krauss's "The Three Bells." Two new tracks are also included, nominally "to show that traditional country music is still alive and well," but that seems more like a hedge. --Alexandra Russell

Similarly Requested CDs

	Various Artists Come Together: America Salutes Beatles Genres: Country, Blues, Folk, Special Interest, Pop, R&B, Rock, Classic Rock Label: Capitol
16

	Nanci Griffith Other Voices Other Rooms Genres: Country, Folk, Pop Label: Elektra / Wea
18

	Mason Williams, Mannheim Steamroller Classical Gas Genres: New Age, Pop, Rock Label: American Gramaphone
7

	Kate Campbell Moonpie Dreams Genres: Country, Folk, Pop Label: Compass Records
1

	The Fiestas, Lloyd Price, LaVern Baker Time Life The Rock 'N' Roll Era 1959 Label: Time Life Music / Warner Special Products
3

	Trace Adkins Songs About Me Genre: Country Label: Isotope Music Inc.
9

	Richie Havens Collection Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock Label: Rykodisc
?

	Various Artists America: A Tribute To Heroes Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, R&B, Rock, Classic Rock, Broadway & Vocalists Label: Interscope Records
11

	Doors The Best Of The Doors Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal Label: Rhino / Wea
66

	Trace Adkins More Genres: Country, Pop Label: EMI Special Products
6

CD Reviews

A slightly woozy notion of "tradition" has some success

hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 01/24/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Twelve great artists of today! Twelve classic songs of yesterday! Putting aside the hint of self-congratulatory back-patting and slightly woozy notion of "tradition," a great singer plus a great song still equals a great spin, and this disc features several.Alison Krauss' lush-yet-wafer-thin vocals are so perfectly matched to The Browns' "The Three Bells," that the original nearly disappears in her wake. Randy Travis' cover of Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" won't make you forget The Hag, but will remind you of the greatness of both singers and the song they share. On the picker's side, Chet Atkins, Vince Gill and Mark Knopfler embroider Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Oh, Lonesome Me," in a superb display of guitar playing.Two new tracks, including an all-star jam penned by Marty Stuart, link the traditional form to the current milieu. Guests include Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Pam Tillis, Merle Haggard, Earl Scruggs and more. Overall, a nice tip of the cowboy hat."

A well done tribute to real country music

Teako Johnson | Greenville, NC United States | 01/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a excellent cd . I can put it on and never have to skip one track . That's a rarity now days .Standout songs include : 'Til I can make it on my own , Cold Cold Heart, Mama Tried , but the best song on here is The Three Bells . The bass on this song will pure shake the room .Allison Krauss may have even surpass the original by The Browns. Gone out of my mind sounds as if it were written when country was country not this pop country we have now.
I miss the traditional sound of country music . I have quiet a few traditional country music albums ,and the music represented here would fit right in .Same old train closes this cd out in fine fashion .It has 13 diffrent singers and musicians including Emmylou Harris & Merle Haggerd himself . This CD was dedicated to the late Tammy Wynette and is a wonderful tribute to the music she did for so many years. I dissagree with the other reviewers who say this is a marketing scheme . It is far from it . It is a loving tribute to a long gone form of music that I sorely miss. If you are a lover of traditional music then please get this one ."