THE WAY IT WAS IN '69... This 8-CD set chronicles every existing recording from Buck Owens' last years with Capitol Records. Every week he was on the hugely popular 'Hee-Haw' TV show, his concerts were sell-outs, and he was building a business empire in his adopted hometown, Bakersfield, California. He recorded at his own studio and fans across the country had an insatiable appetite for his raw voice, his clever, snappy songs and the band's minimalist twang. It was success on a scale that every singer dreamed of, but few ever got and fewer still could handle. During his last years on Capitol, Buck Owens tried to bring more variety to his sound. Acutely aware of changes in pop music, Buck Owens admired rock bands' freedom to create and experiment with new and unorthodox sounds. This set includes a wider mix of styles than Buck had ever tried on record before. There are over 20 charted hits, beginning with Tall Dark Stranger and ending with Buck Owens' exciting new version of The Battle Of New Orleans. In between are Buck Owens classics like I Wouldn't Live In New York City (If They Gave Me The Whole Dang Town), Bridge Over Troubled Water, Ruby, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Made In Japan, Ain't It Amazing Gracie, On The Cover Of Music City News, Monsters' Holiday, and the original version of Streets Of Bakersfield (later a #1 hit duet with Dwight Yoakam). This set also includes all the LPs, his bluegrass sessions, all the duets with Susan Raye, Buck Owens' son, Buddy Alan, and an amazing unreleased duet with R&B singer Bettye Swann.

Tracklist:

Tall Dark Stranger
I've Got a Happy Heart
Somewhere Between
Just a Few More Days
Lonesome Valley
My Savior Leads the Way
But You Know I Love You
Today I Started Loving You Again
I'm a Natural Loser 1
The Biggest Storm of All 1
If I Had You (By My Side) 1
Down at the Corner Bar 1
Nobody But You 1
Lay a Little Light on Me 1
Catfish Capers 1
Bossanova Buckaroo Style 1
Sweet-T-Pie 1
Roll Your Own 1
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder 2
That Old Time Religion 2
Big in Vegas 2
Love Is Strange 2
Cinderella 2
I'll Be All Right Tomorrow 2
Hurry Come Running Back to Me 2
Ensenada 2
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 2
Take Care of You for Me in Kansas City 2
One More Time 3
Goin' Home to the Bayou 3
Country Pickin' 3
Rompin ' and Stompin' 3
We Were Made for Each Other 3
Everybody Needs Somebody 3
Togetherness 3
The Kansas City Song 3
I'd Love to Be Your Man 3
Together Again 3
Fallin' for You 4
Cryin' Time 4
Foolin' Around 4
Down in New Orleans 4
The Wind Blows Every Day in Oklahoma 4
Full Time Daddy 4
The Great White Horse 4
Black Texas Dirt 4
Bring Back My Peace of Mind 4
Guitar Pickin' Man 4
Dublin Waltz 5
I'd Love to Be Your Man 5
Cajun Steel Guitar 5
Fishin' Reel 5
Potter's Field 5
When I'm with You 5
Pick-Nickin' 5
Boot Hil 5
Up on Cripple Creek 5
(It's a Long Way to) London Town 5
Scandinavian Polka 6
Amsterdam 6
Let the World Keep on a Turnin' 6
High As the Mountains 6
Today I Started Loving You Again 6
I've Never Had a Dream Come True Before 6
Tennessee Bird Walk 6
Then Maybe I Can Get Some Sleep 6
Your Tender Loving Care 6
Think of Me 6
I Thank Him for Sending Me You 7
I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me) 7
I Wouldn't Live in New York City (If They Gave Me the Whole Dang Town) 7
No Milk and Honey in Baltimore 7
Reno Lament 7
Houston-Town 7
Santo Domingo 7
Down in New Orleans 7
The Wind Blows Every Day in Chicago 7
(It's a Long Way to) Londontown 7
The Kansas City Song 8
Big in Vegas 8
Reno Lament 8
No Milk and Honey in Baltimore 8
Bridge Over Troubled Water 8
I Am a Rock 8
Homeward Bound 8
The Devil Made Me Do That 8
Everything Reminds Me You're Gone 8
Catch the Wind 8
San Francisco Town 9
Within My Loving Arms 9
(I'm Goin') Home 9
Love Minus Zero 9
No Limit 9
Ring of Fire 9
Last Date 9
El Paso 9
King of the Road 9
Orange Blossom Special 9
Tall Dark Stranger 10
Detroit City 10
Gentle on My Mind 10
It's Such a Prettyworld Today 10
Okie from Muskogee 10
Ruby (Are You Mad) 10
Heartbreak Mountain 10
Uncle Pen 10
Corn Liquor 10
Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms 10
I Know You're Married But I Love You Still 11
Ashes of Love 11
Ole Slew Foot 11
Rocky Top 11
Salty Dog Blues 11
One of Everything You Got 11
Home on Christmas Day 11
All I Want for Christmas Is My Daddy 11
A Very Merry Christmas 11
It's Notwhat You Give 11
Good Old Fashioned Country Christmas 12
Christmas Ain't Christmas Dear Without You 12
Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy 12
Santa's Gonna Come in a Stagecoach 12
Tomorrow Is Christmas Day 12
Too Old to Cut the Mustard 12
Wham Bam 12
PFFT You Were (Was) Gone 12
You're a Real Good Friend 12
Tobacco White Lightning and Women Blues No. 2 12
I Won't Go Huntin' with You Jake (But I'll Go Chasin' Wimin) 13
Cigareets, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women 13
Beautiful Morning Glory 13
I'll Still Bewaiting for You 13
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) 13
Today I Started Loving You Again 13
The Fightin' Side of Me 13
Silver Wings 13
Okie from Muskogee 13
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde 13
Hungry Eyes 14
Swinging Doors 14
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am 14
Mama Tried 14
Made in Japan 14
Arms Full of Empty 14
Ain't It Amazing, Gracie 14
Looking Back to See 14
You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck to Kick Around No More 14
I Love You So Much It Hurts 14
There Goes My Love 15
Sweethearts in Heaven 15
A Whole Lot of Somethin' 15
Get Out of Town Before Sundown 15
Something's Wrong 15
In the Palm of Your Hand 15
The Good Old Days (Are Here Again) 15
I Know That You Know (That I Love You) 15
When You Get Back from Nashville 15
When You Get to Heaven (I'll Be There) 15
Long Hot Summer 16
Streets of Bakersfield 16
She's Had All the Dreamin' She Can Stand 16
Your Monkey Won't Be Home Tonight 16
The Good Old Days (Are Here Again) 16
Old Faithful 16
Take a Taste of My Wine 16
I Think I'm Going to Like Loving You 16
Sweethearts in Heaven 16
I've Got a Happy Heart 16
Arms Full of Empty 17
All the Dreamin' They Can Stand 17
Honey... Let's Fall in Love 17
When You Get to Heaven (I'll Be There) 17
Love Makes the World Go Round 17
Love Makes the World Go Around 17
Loving You 17
I Won't Be Needing You 17
Songwriter's Lament 17
That Loving Feeling 17
Someday I'm Gonna Go to Mexico 18
Colors I'm Gonna Paint the Town 18
It Never Will Be Over Forme 18
Happy Hour 18
Your Daddy Was a Preacher (And Your Mama Was a Dancing Girl) 18
Hello Trouble 18
Big Game Hunter 18
(It's a) Monsters' Holiday 18
I Wish I Was a Butterfly 18
John Law 18
Stony Mountain West Virginia 19
Let the Fun Begin 19
Holdin' on 19
Great Expectations 19
All Around Cowboy of 1964 19
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch 19
On the Cover of the Music City News 19
Great Expectations 19
Amazing Love 19
I Love 19
You're Gonna Love Yourself in the Morning 20
Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' 20
Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) 20
41st Street Lonely Hearts' Club 20
Weekend Daddy 20
I Finally Gave Her Enough Rope 20
Run Him to the Roundhouse Nellie 20
Drifting Away 20
He Ain't Been Out Bowlin' with the Boys 20
It's Been a Long, Long Time 20
A Different Kind of Sad 21
You Don't Find Work in Pool Rooms (And Love Don't Make the Bars) 21
How's Everything 21
California Oakie 21
The Battle of New Orleans 21
Country Singer's Prayer 21
Mexican Jumping Bean

UPC: 4000127168986
Label: Bear Family Germany
Release Date: 6.15.12
Format: CD

Buck Owens - Tall Dark Stranger (Import)