Porter Wagoner, The Essential Porter Wagoner - 52m 29s

Tracks & Durations

1. A Satisfied Mind	2:48
2. Company's Comin'	2:44
3. Eat, Drink And Be Merry (For Tomorrow You'll Cry)	2:21
4. What Would You Do (If Jesus Came To Your House)	2:44
5. Tryin' To Forget The Blues	2:04
6. I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name	2:39
7. Your Old Love Letters	2:14
8. Misery Loves Company	2:35
9. I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand	2:41
10. Sorrow On The Rocks	2:01
11. Green, Green Grass Of Home	2:23
12. I'll Go Down Swinging	2:25
13. Skid Row Joe	3:02
14. The Cold Hard Facts Of Life	3:13
15. The Carroll County Accident	2:50
16. Big Wind	2:17
17. The Last One To Touch Me	3:02
18. What Ain't To Be, Just Might Happen	2:10
19. Highway Headin' South	2:07
20. I Haven't Learned A Thing	3:58

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Review

Few remember that Porter Wagoner was actually signed and then dropped by RCA before he ever scored a single country hit. It took two independently financed and produced cuts to turn the tides: "Company's Comin'" broke the top 10 and convinced RCA execs to re-sign him. Once they did, they released the classic moral tale "A Satisfied Mind," which would sit atop the charts for a month in 1955. The two gems that kicked off his career also kick off this fine 20-song collection, which ranges up through Wagoner's 1976 duet with Merle Haggard. Wagoner offers brilliant hardcore barroom honky-tonk such as "Misery Loves Company" (written by Jerry Reed), "Sorrow on the Rocks," and "I'll Go Down Swinging" (written by Bill Anderson), but shows himself capable of sentimental balladry and saga songs as well. Even without the classic Dolly Parton duets--found instead on its own collection--Wagoner proves there's strong substance behind the Opry fame and the Nudie suit. --Marc Greilsamer

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