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Kathy Mattea - Walking Away A Winner (1994)

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Kathy Mattea - Walking Away A Winner (1994)

Kathy Mattea - Walking Away A Winner (1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 272 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 128 Mb
Full Scans | 00:34:45 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Country / Country-Folk / Country-Pop / Country Rock
Mercury #518 852-2

Walking Away a Winner is the eighth studio album released by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in May 1994, eight months after her Christmas album Good News. Walking Away a Winner was the final album of her career to be certified gold. Its title track, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in early 1994, was also her final Top Ten country hit. Following this single were "Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade" at #13, "Maybe She's Human" at #34 and "Clown in Your Rodeo" at #20.

Kathy Mattea - Willow In The Wind (1989)

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Kathy Mattea - Willow In The Wind (1989)

Kathy Mattea - Willow In The Wind (1989)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 220 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 104 Mb
Full Scans | 00:34:22 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Country / Country-Folk / Country-Pop
Mercury #836 950-2 | US

The year 1989 was awesome for Kathy Mattea. Her brand of country-pop music began to evolve toward folk and Celtic-oriented influences, which were actually encouraged by her label – changes like this in Nash Vegas are few and far between – and what's more, it all translated in terms of chart success and record sales. A strong and indeed the first completely realized project of her career, Willow in the Wind boasted three hits, "Burnin' Old Memories," "Where've You Been," and "Come from the Heart." The hard honky tonk/West Texas swing of "Burnin' Old Memories," with its slightly rocked-up tempo, is more than just catchy; it's infectious.

Wynonna Judd - Tell Me Why (1993) {2004, Reissue}

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Wynonna Judd - Tell Me Why (1993) {2004, Reissue}

Wynonna Judd - Tell Me Why (1993) {2004, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 235 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 105 Mb
Full Scans | 00:37:53 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Country / Southern Rock / Folk Rock / Gospel / Blues
Curb Records #D2-78839

Wynonna Judd's second album, Tell Me Why, is a more confident and diverse collection than her debut. Drawing from sources as varied as gospel, folk, and blues-rock, Wynonna doesn't necessarily deliver a pure country album, but her blend of roots genres does qualify as a cleverly constructed contemporary country record. The selection of material is first-rate, but what makes Tell Me Why her best solo effort is how she ties all of the songs together with her assured – and surprisingly subtle – vocals.

Kathy Mattea - The Definitive Collection (2006)

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Kathy Mattea - The Definitive Collection (2006)

Kathy Mattea - The Definitive Collection (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 494 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 257 Mb
Full Scans | 01:06:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Country, Country-Folk, Country-Pop | Mercury Records #B0007233-02

Integrity is the first word that comes to mind when surveying the musical catalog of Kathy Mattea. It is also the adjective that best describes the artist and the woman. The depth of her personal character pours into her work, as well as in her discussions and interviews. Integrity dictates her choices in each song often infused with folk and bluegrass and always lyrical substance, while every note she sings in her deep, lush voice is clear and deliberate. This is the very best of this classy singer whose music manages to combine country, bluegrass, folk and rock. Her 20 Greatest Hits 1983 To 1993 Features #1s 'Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses,' 'Goin' Gone,' 'Come From The Heart,' & 'Burnin' Old Memories' Also Includes Her Hit Rendition Of Nanci Griffith's 'Love At The Five And Dime'. Gorgeous Photos & Insightful Liner Notes.

George Strait - Right Or Wrong (1983)

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George Strait - Right Or Wrong (1983)

George Strait - Right Or Wrong (1983)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 186 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 90 Mb | Scans included
Label: MCA Records | # MCAD-31068 | Time: 00:27:10
Country, Western Swing, New Traditionalist

The electric pianos that kick off "You Look So Good in Love," the opening song on George Strait's third album Right or Wrong, may suggest that Strait is softening a bit, but that first impression is a bit misleading. As soon as that ballad is over, he launches into the Bob Wills standard that gives this album its title and he's as dexterous and as pure country as ever, and the rest of the album follows the lead of its title song, not the opening cut. To be sure, there are other ballads and slightly slicker material here, but the heart of this record is in the pure country of the Bakersfield love tune "A Little Heaven's Rubbing Off on Me," the light, funny "80 Proof Bottle of Tear Stopper," the Merle Haggard cover "Our Paths May Never Cross" and the barroom weeper "Let's Fall to Pieces Together." The overall tone of Right or Wrong is a little bit lighter than his first two albums – the Western swing skips, it doesn't ride the beat hard, the honky tonk numbers don't hit at the gut, they hit at the heart – but that only emphasizes how natural Strait's delivery is, and how he makes it all sound easy, and all sound good. It's another fine album from a singer who was already notching up a lot of them.

Lee Greenwood - The Best Of Lee Greenwood (2002) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection

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Lee Greenwood - The Best Of Lee Greenwood (2002) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection

Lee Greenwood - The Best Of Lee Greenwood (2002)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 248 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 92 Mb | Scans ~ 43 Mb
Label: MCA Nashville | # 088 170 264-2 | Time: 00:40:13
Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Pop/Rock

Lee Greenwood scored 19 Top Ten country hits on the Billboard charts between 1982 and 1988 while contracted to MCA Records, and 12 of them are included on this midline-priced best-of, including ten of his 12 Top Five hits, among them all seven of his chart-toppers. Especially because country albums tend to be on the skimpy side (Greenwood's 1985 Greatest Hits LP had only ten tracks), this is an unusually good selection for a discount record. Of course, it includes Greenwood's signature song, "God Bless the U.S.A.," which was given a renewed burst of popularity in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This is not a complete collection of all of Greenwood's hits or even all of his MCA hits, but it presents most of his best-known material at a reasonable price.

George Strait - Chill Of An Early Fall (1991)

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George Strait - Chill Of An Early Fall (1991)

George Strait - Chill Of An Early Fall (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 178 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 74 Mb | Scans included
Country | Label: MCA Records | # MCAD-10204 | Time: 00:31:23

Chill of an Early Fall is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. The album produced the singles "If I Know Me" and "You Know Me Better Than That", both of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1991. Also released from this album were the title track (#3 on the country charts) and a cover of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" (#24), Strait's first single since "Down and Out" in 1981 to miss Top Ten.

Ronnie Milsap - The Essential Ronnie Milsap (2006) 2CDs

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Ronnie Milsap - The Essential Ronnie Milsap (2006) 2CDs

Ronnie Milsap - The Essential Ronnie Milsap (2006) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 843 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 322 Mb | Scans ~ 22 Mb
Label: RCA Nashville, Legacy | # 82876767672 | Time: 02:21:13
Country, Country-Pop, Urban Cowboy, Pop/Rock

To get an idea of exactly how many Ronnie Milsap collections are on the market, just turn to the back page of the booklet for RCA/Legacy's 2006 double-disc set The Essential Ronnie Milsap, where it lists other Ronnie albums you might also enjoy. There are ten listed, all but one of them a compilation (that would be his very, very good 2006 comeback, My Life). Which begs the natural question, is The Essential Ronnie Milsap needed? Especially since there is already another compilation called The Essential Ronnie Milsap (dating from 1995), and there already was an excellent double-disc set called 40 #1 Hits released six years earlier? The answer is, yes it is, particularly since 40 #1 Hits has fallen out of print. Of course, it also helps that Essential is an expertly chosen and sequenced collection of Milsap's best work, from 1973's "(All Together Now) Let's Fall Apart" and running all the way to 1989's "A Woman in Love."

Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party (2004) HDCD

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Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party (2004) HDCD

Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party (2004) HDCD
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 326 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 166 Mb
Full Scans | 00:37:34 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Traditional Country | Epic #EK 90903

Here for the Party is the debut studio album by American country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It was released on May 11, 2004, by Epic Records Nashville. The album reached the top of the US country charts in May 2004 and number 2 on the Billboard 200 album charts. Featured on the album is Wilson's breakthrough debut single, "Redneck Woman", a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The tracks "Here for the Party", "When I Think About Cheatin'", and "Homewrecker" were also released as singles; these three singles all reached top 5 on the country charts as well. The album received four Grammy nominations: Best New Artist, Best Country Album, Best Country Song ("Redneck Woman") and Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("Redneck Woman"). Gretchen Wilson won Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Margo Price - Strays (2023)

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Margo Price - Strays (2023)

Margo Price - Strays (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 314 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 126 Mb
Covers Included | 00:46:23 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Country, Country Rock, Americana | Loma Vista Recordings #LVR03155

Margo Price begins Strays by declaring that she's been to the mountain and back, a proclamation she pairs with a stylized, amorous throb that's equal parts new wave and classic rock. That statement and that sound make it clear that Strays finds Price continuing to wander far afield from the traditional country of her 2016 debut Midwest Farmer's Daughter, developing a distinctive synthesis of a variety of styles that can't quite be pegged as Americana. Sharp, incisive songwriting remains at the heart of her music, allowing Price to weave different sounds and rhythms into her probing, emotionally open songs.

Janie Fricke - 17 Greatest Hits (1986)

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Janie Fricke - 17 Greatest Hits (1986)

Janie Fricke - 17 Greatest Hits (1986)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 316 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 134 Mb | Scans included
Country-Pop, Contemporary Country | Label: Columbia | # CK 40235 | Time: 00:52:05

Just like the title says – 17 of Fricke's biggest hits from her the early '80s, including the number ones "He's A Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)", "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy", "Don' Worry 'Bout Me Baby", and "Your Heart's Not In It".

Chely Wright - Let Me In (1997)

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Chely Wright - Let Me In (1997)

Chely Wright - Let Me In (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 234 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 90 Mb | Scans included
Contemporary Country | Label: MCA Nashville | # MCAD-70003 | Time: 00:34:47

For her third album, Chely Wright switched record labels and teamed up with producer Tony Brown, who helmed the boards for records by George Strait and Reba McEntire, among others. Brown stripped Wright's music down to the core – for much of Let Me In, she's singing over clean acoustic arrangements; only a few cuts are adorned with pop/rock instrumentation. Wright benefits from the spare arrangements, which only emphasize her lovely voice and charisma. The result is her most accomplished and arguably best album to date.

Blake Shelton - Original Album Series (2012) 5CD Box Set

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Blake Shelton - Original Album Series (2012) 5CD Box Set

Blake Shelton - Original Album Series (2012) 5CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 1.26 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 455 Mb | Scans included | 03:09:14
Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Country-Rock | Label: Warner Bros. | # R2-532553

This 2012 box set rounds up Blake Shelton's first five albums – Blake Shelton, The Dreamer, Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, Pure BS, and Startin' Fires – presenting them as mini-LPs in a slipcase. There are no bonus tracks but this is an easy, affordable, and handsome way to get Shelton's prime.

Kenny Chesney - Be As You Are (Songs From An Old Blue Chair) (2004) {HDCD}

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Kenny Chesney - Be As You Are (Songs From An Old Blue Chair) (2004) {HDCD}

Kenny Chesney - Be As You Are (Songs From An Old Blue Chair) (2004) {HDCD}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 409 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 187 Mb
Full Scans | 00:55:13 | RAR 5% Recovery
Contemporary Country, Country Rock | BNA Records Label / BMG Music #BNA82876-61530-2

Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) is the ninth studio album by country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on January 25, 2005. The album debuted at number one album on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album's opening track was originally recorded by Chesney on his When the Sun Goes Down album. This album was intended by Chesney to be a side project, and it produced no singles, although "Guitars and Tiki Bars" reached number 53 on the Hot Country Songs charts based on unsolicited airplay.

Shania Twain - The First Time... For the Last Time (2009)

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Shania Twain - The First Time... For the Last Time (2009)

Shania Twain - The First Time… For the Last Time (2009)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 872 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 295 MB
2:08:06 | Country, Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop | Label: Renaissance Records

THE FIRST TIME…FOR THE LAST TIME is collection of demos a then-unknown Shania Twain recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s for Canadian label Limelight Records. Written in collaboration with Los Angeles producer Paul Sabu, the songs here are not country music, but rather well-crafted, energetically performed pop/rock fare. Though the production is often dated (particularly on the cruise-ship-dance-party-sounding “For the Love of Him” and the Laura Branigan-esque “It’s Alright), the tracks definitely offer repeated glimpses of Twain’s superstar potential. There are even a few country-tinged numbers (“Bite My Lip,” “Luv Eyes”) that presage Twain and Mutt Lange’s multi-platinum Nashville/arena rock hybrids. Though recordings contained herein have been made available in several other forms, this package goes the extra mile by offering both the original recordings and significantly re-mixed/remastered versions on two different discs.