Complete Capitol Hits Of Faron Young

Product Description:

Personnel includes: Faron Young (vocals, guitar); The Hubert Long Choir, The Jordanaires.

Includes liner notes by Colin Escott.

This is a truly excellent double-disc collection by one of the great, unjustly overlooked honky-tonkers. From his first hit, "Goin' Steady," in 1952, to "The Comeback" 10 years later, Faron Young recorded a steady stream of singles for Capitol, most of which reached the country charts, making Young a superstar. Despite a deep debt to Hank Williams ("Goin' Steady," though credited to Young, is actually a Williams song; Williams gave it to Young after stealing his girlfriend), Young stakes his claim to the genre with a half-hillbilly/half-pop singing style and a masterful command of his material.

All of Young's biggest hits are here, including the impossibly catchy "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young," Young's self-penned "All Right," the jaunty "Alone with You," the Elvis-inspired "Country Girl," and his timeless take on Willie Nelson's "Hello Walls" (Young was one of the first to record Nelson's work). Though cleaner and more commercial than some of the raw-edged honky-tonk that preceded him (and that followed him in later roots revivals), Young's performances are of a remarkably high caliber, making this set an essential addition to any traditional-country library.