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| 50 Number Ones | 
 enlarge | Artist: George Strait
Label: Mca Nashville
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  136 reviews
Sales Rank: 647
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000045902
UPC: 008817039022
EAN: 0008817039022
ASIN: B0000CE752
Release Date: October 5, 2004
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Disc 1
| • | I Hate Everything | | • | Fool Hearted Memory | | • | A Fire I Can't Put Out | | • | You Look So Good In Love | | • | Right Or Wrong | | • | Let's Fall To Pieces Together | | • | Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind? | | • | The Chair | | • | Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her | | • | It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You | | • | Ocean Front Property | | • | All My Ex's Live In Texas | | • | Am I Blue | | • | Famous Last Words Of A Fool | | • | Baby Blue | | • | If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') | | • | Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye | | • | What's Going On In Your World | | • | Ace In The Hole | | • | Love Without End, Amen | | • | I've Come To Expect It From You | | • | If I Know Me | | • | You Know Me Better Than That | | • | The Chill Of An Early Fall | | • | So Much Like My Dad | | • | I Cross My Heart |
Disc 2
| • | Heartland | | • | Easy Come, Easy Go | | • | I'd Like To Have That One Back | | • | The Man In Love With You | | • | The Big One | | • | You Can't Make A Heart Love Somebody | | • | Lead On | | • | Check Yes Or No | | • | I Know She Still Loves Me | | • | Blue Clear Sky | | • | Carried Away | | • | I Can Still Make Cheyenne | | • | One Night At A Time | | • | Carrying Your Love With Me | | • | Today My World Slipped Away | | • | Round About Way | | • | I Just Want To Dance With You | | • | TRUE | | • | We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This | | • | Write This Down | | • | The Best Day | | • | Go On | | • | Run | | • | Living and Living Well | | • | She'll Leave You With A Smile |
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When George Strait's "She'll Leave You With a Smile" moved to the top of the country charts in early 2003, the handsome Lone Star crooner bested Conway Twitty for the most No. 1 singles by a solo artist. This collection of 50 chart-toppers, spanning 22 years, showcases the Cadillac of country singers at his best, blending traditional and contemporary stylings, but never straying too far from the core of his Texas barroom sound. "Fool Hearted Memory," from 1982, proves that Strait had his uncluttered production and straightforward vocal approach down from the start, no matter how many producers guided him to his peak. Through the years, the path to superstardom dictated that he trade the crisp Western swing of "Right or Wrong" and "Ace in the Hole" for squishy, mid-tempo crowd pleasers like "Check Yes or No" and "Write This Down." But he redeemed himself with such poignant heartbreakers as "So Much Like My Dad" and "…Smile." This retrospective's one new track, "I Hate Everything," about a man in a bar who's besotted more from pain than whiskey, doesn't match up with the singer's best material, but it's still got that irresistible Strait hook: average-guy sincerity wrapped in a down-to-earth heart. --Alanna Nash
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 + 1/2 stars...Buyer Beware!!! November 29, 2004
121 out of 126 found this review helpful
This two-disc collection of 50 No. 1 hits from the past twenty-two years sounded too good to be true. Turns out, it is. In order to squeeze 50 tracks onto two CDs, it was necessary to edit most of the songs on this collection. While I don't have a problem with fading out a song a few seconds early, many of these songs have been seriously edited. No fewer than eight songs have been shortened by at least twenty seconds and another six have been shortened by thirty seconds or more. The worst offender is the truncated version of "Carrying Your Love With Me," which was shortened by forty-three seconds.
To the casual fan this may be no big deal, but any serious George Strait fan will notice the difference. It would have made more sense to simply add a third disc, as well as a few other top 10 songs. This may seem to fly in the face of the title, but they already included two tracks ("True" and "Run") which only reached no. 2.
For nearly a quarter of a century Gearge Strait has been one of the best of country music's traditionalists, and he certainly needed an updated greatest hits package. However, fans deserved better than this doctored version. As for me, I'm going to stick with 1995's STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX.
 George Strait Abridged November 6, 2004
80 out of 87 found this review helpful
I am heartened to find that there are purists out there who share the same complaint I have about this CD. Cramming 51 number ones into a package is impressive...until you realize that they chopped down many of the songs (particularly the older ones) to make it all fit. They give us premature fade-outs and deleted lyrics in an attempt to market another Greatest Hits CD. It is inexcusable and not worthy of the purchase. Still, if you do happen to own this compilation, you can journey back to George's early days and experience the evolution of country music from the early '80's to today. The debate will forever rage on about the state of country music then and now and which time period was preferable, but this album can highlight those differences by charting the career of a constant bright star in country music who is now in his third decade of music-making. Outside of these historical musings, skip this album. There are several Strait Greatest Hits packages that you can buy very cheaply that encompass almost all of the songs on this album. The other albums also include many other worthy offerings that don't appear on this one like the classic, "Amarillo by Morning," "Unwound," "The Fireman," "The Cowboy Rides Away," and "Marina Del Ray." If older country isn't to your taste, just wait a few years until RCA puts out yet another compilation. Either way, give this album a pass.
 BUYER BEWARE - SEVERAL SONGS EDITED October 5, 2004
23 out of 28 found this review helpful
All the major hits may be here ... but several have been shortened to cram all 51 songs onto two CDs. Over half of the songs have been trimmed - some have earlier fades; others have lines, verses and/or choruses that have been shortened or edited out entirely. Absolutely nothing on the packaging warns you about this until you open it and listen to the CDs. Too late ... MCA and Strait have your money by then and you're stuck with two CDs that do not deliver what they should.
This should have been a landmark compilation. Instead, this shameless ripoff deserves ZERO stars for MCA and George not being Strait with record buyers.
LOVE George,HATE the chopped up songs. October 7, 2004
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
Hey i agree with the two folks about the short songs. It's really unnerving to know the songs pretty much by heart and then get to the big finish and there's only one "Does Ft. Worth ever...." instead of the usual three lines of it. Half the fun is singing it three times,lol.It just feels wrong!! I love George, but like the other reviewer said, i'll probably listen to this once or twice and then go back to the original cds with the full versions of the songs. A big dud.
In protest I left the edited album on the store shelf!!!! October 6, 2004
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
I would rate this 0 stars but the lowest option available is one star. This is a very important historic release 50 # 1 hits.
I can't believe that they would edit(shorten the songs from their original version). This is the life work of one of the most important artists in Country Music history. I am sure we would have all paid a couple of bucks more if they had to go to three disks to fit the songs into the collection. I wonder if George knows that they butchered up his songs.I wish I knew how to contact George Strait to find out how he feels about this and how the record company has upset his fans.I think he should make a public statement on this and file a lawsuit. Those of you who were unaware of the edits at the time of purchase should check with your stores return policy. Does anyone know how I can contact the record company to let them know how I feel.
A very disappointed fan!!!!!
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