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O C SMITH "the very best of..." cd,2003.

although O C's songs are classed as soul/r+b they do have a distinct country sound also....and it proves that when he covers "help me make it through the night".
O C had a long road prior to his first hit in 1968...he released his first single in 1955, a cover of Little Richard's "tutti fruiti"..
his breakthrough hit was the sublime "son of hickory holler's tramp", well, only a minor hit in the US barely making the top40, but got to #2 here and in the UK.
his second hit "little green apples",was, a minor hit here and in the UK, yet managed to sell a million copies in the Us reaching #1 over there...
most of the material here is pretty good to great IMO...tough call between that 'hickory holler' track and "daddy's little man" for best track, but i gotta go for the former on this occasion...
all up, a very good artist who is generally forgotten or overlooked in the annuls of popular music!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: baby i need you loving
best track: son of hickory holler's tramp

tracks:

1. im your man **
2. thats life **
3. beyond the next hill **
4. the season **
5. the son of hickory holler's tramp ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvkJAS4rI8 audio
6. main street mission ***
7. little green apples ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTzF6SebFNI live
8. isnt it lovely together **
9. honey( i miss you) *
10.friend,lover,woman,wife **
11.daddy's little man ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu9gFDqOIpA audio
12.me and you **
13.moody ***
14.primrose lane ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmNvPPFXUW0 audio
15.baby,i need your loving *
16.downtown usa **
17.ive been there **
18.help me make it through the night **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quYwf3_EqbY audio
19.suddenly,its all tomorrow **
20.dont misunderstand **
21.la la peace song **
22.together **
23.simple song **

3s=6
2s=15
1s=2

rating: 2.2