The New Christy Minstrels - The New Christy Minstrels' Greatest Hits (1966)
BAND/ARTIST: The New Christy Minstrels
- Title: The New Christy Minstrels' Greatest Hits
- Year Of Release: 1966
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop Folk
- Quality: 16-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 00:30:18
- Total Size: 192 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
This 11-song album illustrates the conundrum surrounding the New Christy Minstrels and the way they've been presented over the decades. Issued in the second half of the 1960s, when it was intended to appeal to the same audience that was buying records by the Ray Conniff Singers (et al), The New Christy Minstrels' Greatest Hits encompasses both their most popular, folk-style numbers ("Green, Green," "Cotton Fields" etc.) and also their later, more pop-oriented material, such as "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," "A Little Bit of Happiness," "Everybody Loves Saturday Night" (where they really do sound a lot like the New Main Street Singers from the movie A Mighty Wind), and their delightfully breathless, percussion-heavy cover of "Downtown." Since the mid-'90s, compilers have rightfully ignored tracks like those in favor of their more distinctly folk-oriented repertory, and one gets a very different picture of the New Christy Minstrels -- but the song list here is the way the public perceived them at the time. On a minuscule historical note, the CD version of this album was among the very first budget-priced CDs issued by Columbia Records, circa 1988.
© Bruce Eder
Tracklist:
1-1. The New Christy Minstrels featuring Barry McGuire - Green, Green (Album Version) (02:07)
1-2. The New Christy Minstrels - Today (02:44)
1-3. The New Christy Minstrels - A Little Bit of Happiness (03:10)
1-4. The New Christy Minstrels - Everybody Loves Saturday Night (Album Version) (03:10)
1-5. The New Christy Minstrels - We'll Sing In The Sunshine (Album Version) (02:54)
1-6. The New Christy Minstrels - The Drinkin' Gourd (The Muddy Road to Freedom) (Album Version) (02:40)
1-7. The New Christy Minstrels - Chim Chim Cher-ee (02:44)
1-8. The New Christy Minstrels - Downtown (02:48)
1-9. The New Christy Minstrels - Cotton Fields (Album Version) (03:31)
1-10. The New Christy Minstrels - Ida Red (Album Version) (02:01)
1-11. The New Christy Minstrels - Mighty Mississippi (Album Version) (02:29)
© Bruce Eder
Tracklist:
1-1. The New Christy Minstrels featuring Barry McGuire - Green, Green (Album Version) (02:07)
1-2. The New Christy Minstrels - Today (02:44)
1-3. The New Christy Minstrels - A Little Bit of Happiness (03:10)
1-4. The New Christy Minstrels - Everybody Loves Saturday Night (Album Version) (03:10)
1-5. The New Christy Minstrels - We'll Sing In The Sunshine (Album Version) (02:54)
1-6. The New Christy Minstrels - The Drinkin' Gourd (The Muddy Road to Freedom) (Album Version) (02:40)
1-7. The New Christy Minstrels - Chim Chim Cher-ee (02:44)
1-8. The New Christy Minstrels - Downtown (02:48)
1-9. The New Christy Minstrels - Cotton Fields (Album Version) (03:31)
1-10. The New Christy Minstrels - Ida Red (Album Version) (02:01)
1-11. The New Christy Minstrels - Mighty Mississippi (Album Version) (02:29)
Pop | Folk | FLAC / APE
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