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1 It's Me Again, Margaret Craft 4:12
2 Too Drunk to Fish Kalb/Fortner 3:39
3 Misty Burke/Garner 2:43
4 Freudian Slip Stevens 3:00
5 Sittin' Up with the Dead Kalb 3:56
6 Everything Is Beautiful Stevens 3:37
7 Power Tools Kalb 3:29
8 Drivers Education Kalb 3:13
9 Hang Up and Drive Kalb 3:04
10 Ahab the Arab Stevens 4:23
11 The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone (The Beginning) Sutton/Chshier 4:02
12 Blue Angel Stevens 3:34
13 The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone (The End?) Cheshier/Sutton 4:11
14 Pledging My Love Washington/Robey 3:36
15 The Woogie Boogie Stevens/Kalb 2:32
16 Love Will Beat Your Brains Out Stevens 3:24
17 The Haircut Song Neun/Kalb/Stevens 4:02
18 The Streak Stevens 3:20
19 The Mississippi Squirrel Revival Kalb/Kalb 3:45
20 Family Funeral Fight Kalb 3:46
21 Deerslayer Fortner/Stevens 4:29
22 Safe at Home Sibley 3:13
23 Boogie Woogie Amith 3:38
24 Virgil and the Moonshot Fortner/Sowell/Kalb 4:19
25 The Hustler Kalb 3:39
26 Osama Yo' Mama Stevens/Kalb 3:25
27 Hello Mama Stevens/Kalb 3:21
28 Let's Roll Stevens 2:56
29 We're Havin' a Baby Kalb 3:52
30 When the Kids Are Gone Kalb 3:20
31 Turn Your Radio On Brumley 2:10
32 Kitty Cat's Revenge Kalb 3:26
33 Juanita & the Kids Kalb/Carneal 5:01
34 Thank You Mccoy/Stevens 3:19
35 Shriner's Convention Stevens 5:18
36 Nashville Stevens 3:20
37 Erik the Awful Kalb/Stevens/Kalb 4:53
38 The Dog Song Kalb 3:02
39 The Cat Song Kalb 2:37
40 When I Get Over You Stevens/Gilmore 3:23
41 The Pirate Song Kalb/Kalb 4:09
42 Come on Home to Baseball Stevens 3:27
43 Gitarzan Everette/Stevens 3:31
44 Bridget the Midget Stevens 3:53
45 Bon Temps Roulette Kalb 3:38
46 Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band) Stevens 2:58
47 Gone for Good Kalb 2:52
48 Stand Up Kalb/Stevens 3:24
49 The King of Christmas Bell/Cochran 4:14
50 Be Your Own Best Friend Stevens 2:55
51 Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturdated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting ... Stevens 2:33
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Box Set

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Curb

Category: Pop/Rock

Box Set

UPC: 715187888920

Release Date: 02/28/2006

Original Release Date: 02/28/2006

Number of Discs: 3

Tracks: [It's Me Again, Margaret, Too Drunk to Fish, Misty, Freudian Slip, Sittin' Up with the Dead, Everything Is Beautiful, Power Tools, Drivers Education, Hang Up and Drive, Ahab the Arab, The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone (The Beginning), Blue Angel, The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone (The End?), Pledging My Love, The Woogie Boogie, Love Will Beat Your Brains Out, The Haircut Song, The Streak, The Mississippi Squirrel Revival, Family Funeral Fight, Deerslayer, Safe at Home, Boogie Woogie, Virgil and the Moonshot, The Hustler, Osama Yo' Mama, Hello Mama, Let's Roll, We're Havin' a Baby, When the Kids Are Gone, Turn Your Radio On, Kitty Cat's Revenge, Juanita & the Kids, Thank You, Shriner's Convention, Nashville, Erik the Awful, The Dog Song, The Cat Song, When I Get Over You, The Pirate Song, Come on Home to Baseball, Gitarzan, Bridget the Midget, Bon Temps Roulette, Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band), Gone for Good, Stand Up, The King of Christmas, Be Your Own Best Friend, Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturdated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting ...]
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J. Scott McClintock

The eclectic career of gospel/country/comedy artist Ray Stevens creates a big challenge for anyone attempting to make a representational "best-of" album. He jumped from genre to genre as often as he switched labels, leaving compilers with mountains of unrelated song subjects and complicated licensing issues. When the 2005 Box Set was announced, Stevens' fans had high hopes for a comprehensive, career-spanning collection -- and it was -- kind of. After a successful television-only campaign, Curb Records released the set in 2006 and sales proved that the Stevens' market was still strong in the U.S.. Faithful fan support does not necessarily guarantee that a collection is good though. The Box Set is a sprawling three-disc affair (providing more than an ample amount of time to give the man plenty of room to show all of his facets), but the collection is plagued with glaring omissions and seemingly random sequencing. Stevens' strongest suit has always been his versatility -- blessed with a lovely voice, great musical talent, and uncanny comedic sense, Ray Stevens could (and did) successfully tackle anything that interested him. So why is so much of that good stuff missing here? Sure, there are the expected hits (both comedic and serious) like "It's Me Again Margaret," "Everything Is Beautiful," "Ahab the Arab," "The Streak," "Misty," "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival," "Nashville," and (one of his earliest outings) "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills," but the majority of the Box Set focuses on lesser-known album cuts that would be obscure even for dedicated fans. Although it's not touted as "complete," the Box Set still suffers from the omission of some of Stevens' strongest material. His brilliant readings of the Coasters' "Along Came Jones" and Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Coming Down" aren't here, and neither are the moody "Mr. Businessman," the sublime "Unwind," or the hilarious "Santa Claus Is Watching You." The Box Set really only excels as a complementary collection for fans who have a hits compilation already and are looking to delve a little deeper. For fans looking for a more compact (and representationally sound) overview, Capitol's Classic Masters or Rhino's Best of Ray Stevens do the job more succinctly, and with more reverence. ~ J. Scott McClintock, Rovi