Steve Wariner - Ultimate Collection (2000-CBR192k-Country)

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Few artists can not only survive the test of time, but flourish with the passing of years. For most, longevity is an elusive goal only attained by such as icons as George Jones, Ray Price or Hank Williams-great singers with extraordinary songs. Then there's that intangible ingredient called talent, that element of delivery combined with magic that actually endures what can be a fickle public. Steve Wariner is one of those rare gems. Since his arrival on the country music scene in the late '70s, Wariner's blend of pop flavored country along with his velvety vocals, has earned him a consistency enjoyed only by few, while amassing hit upon hit. Although country purists tend to criticize such non-traditional music, Wariner's more contemporary offerings arguably helped broaden country's listening audience in the '80s.



This package--Steve Wariner--Ultimate Collection--spans 11 years, from his first No.1 record, "All Roads Lead to You," until the early '90s when he experienced a shift in direction and sales before his more recent resurgence of popularity. The collection encompasses a body of work that displays Wariner's growth as a total artist-vocally, instrumentally and as a songwriter-containing 21 hits, an amazing number for any artist, but particularly one who fell into singing by accident.



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Steve Wariner - Ultimate Collection

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Artist...............: Steve Wariner

Album................: Ultimate Collection

Label................: RCA

Genre................: Country

Year.................: 2000

Codec................: FhG

Quality..............: CBR 192, (avg. bitrate: 192kbps)

Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz

Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III

Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3

Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U



Ripped by............: NMR

Posted by............: Cheng on 2008-5-2



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Tracklisting

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01. (03:31) Steve Wariner - All Roads Lead To You

02. (03:13) Steve Wariner - Midnight Fire

03. (03:15) Steve Wariner - Lonely Women Make Good Lovers

04. (03:09) Steve Wariner - What I Didn't Do

05. (04:04) Steve Wariner - Some Fools Never Learn

06. (04:02) Steve Wariner - You Can Dream Of Me

07. (03:17) Steve Wariner - Life's Highway

08. (04:17) Steve Wariner - Starting Over Again

09. (03:25) Steve Wariner - That's How You Know When Love's Right

10. (03:49) Steve Wariner - The Weekend

11. (03:07) Steve Wariner - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

12. (03:06) Steve Wariner - Lynda

13. (03:40) Steve Wariner - Baby I'm Yours

14. (03:29) Steve Wariner - I Should Be With You

15. (04:05) Steve Wariner - Hold On (A Little Longer)

16. (03:32) Steve Wariner - Where Did I Go Wrong

17. (03:53) Steve Wariner - I Got Dreams

18. (03:46) Steve Wariner - When I Could Come Home To You

19. (03:55) Steve Wariner - Leave Him Out Of This

20. (03:36) Steve Wariner - The Tips Of My Fingers

21. (03:43) Steve Wariner - Small Town Girl



Playing Time.........: 01:15:57

Total Size...........: 104.34 MB



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..: Biography :..



One of country music's most versatile performers, Steve Wariner grew

up in suburban Indianapolis, interested in the Beatles on the radio

as well as Chet Atkins and George Jones, the artists his father

listened to most frequently. He started playing music in his dad's

band, and by his high school years, he was playing local clubs. At

age 17, he caught the ear of Dottie West, who persuaded him to join

her band, and in that position he ended up playing bass on her

classic 1973 single "Country Sunshine." He moved on to work as a

sideman for Bob Luman and signed a singles deal with RCA Records in

1976. His career developed slowly, and in the beginning, the

low-tuned guitars and wide range of his singles brought frequent

comparisons to the early Glen Campbell hits. His first really

successful single was "Your Memory," which peaked in the country Top

Ten in early 1981, followed by "By Now" and "All Roads Lead to You,"

which topped the country charts in December. RCA released another

couple of singles before finally issuing his debut album, Steve

Wariner, in the fall of 1982. He returned to the country Top Ten in

1983 with "Midnight Fire," which became the title track of his second

album, and "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers."



Wariner's career really took off when he left RCA for MCA in late

1984. His first single for the new label, "What I Didn't Do," made

the country Top Five in early 1985, setting off a string of 18

consecutive Top Ten hits that included the chart-toppers "Some Fools

Never Learn," "You Can Dream of Me," "Life's Highway," "Small Town

Girl," "The Weekend," "Lynda," "Where Did I Go Wrong," and "I Got

Dreams" (the last two Wariner compositions). This run took him into

1990, when he switched to Arista Records. He had considerable initial

success on the new label, with his first Arista album, I Am Ready,

going platinum (none of his previous albums had even gone gold) and

his first three Arista singles making the Top Ten. And he shared a

1991 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Ricky

Skaggs and Vince Gill for "Restless," a track on Mark O'Connor's

album The New Nashville Cats.



Wariner scored a country Top Ten hit with "If I Didn't Love You" in

the summer of 1993, but his record sales were declining. His 1996

instrumental album No More Mr. Nice Guy, his first release in three

years, did not chart, but that year he joined the Grand Ole Opry. In

1997, he sang with Anita Cochran on "What If I Said," and the single

topped the country charts in early 1998, just after Garth Brooks'

recording of Wariner's composition "Longneck Bottle" had gone to

number one. This twin success reinvigorated his career. He signed to

Capitol Records, Brooks' label, and released "Holes in the Floor of

Heaven," which made the country Top Five, winning the Country Music

Association's awards for Song of the Year and Single of the Year.

Burnin' the Roadhouse Down, his debut album for Capitol, reached the

country Top Ten, went gold, and crossed over to the Top 50 of the pop

charts. He followed it with 1999's Two Teardrops, which also went

gold; the same year, he shared his second Grammy for Best Country

Instrumental for the Asleep at the Wheel track "Bob's Breakdown." His

third Capitol album, Faith in You, was released in May 2000.



..: Album Review :..



Steve Wariner's Ultimate Collection gathers some of the best sides he

recorded for RCA, MCA Nashville, and Arista Nashville, including

number one country hits like "All Roads Lead to You," "Some Fools

Never Learn," "Where Did I Go Wrong," and "Small Town Girl." The

collection also includes his duets with Nicolette Larson ("That's How

You Know When Love's Right") and Glen Campbell ("The Hand That Rocks

the Cradle") as well as hit singles such as "The Tips of My Fingers,"

"I Should Be With You," and "Life's Highway." The most complete

collection of Wariner's work available, The Ultimate Collection

emphasizes both the depth and diversity of his enduring career.