California Country: The Best of the Challenge Masters (1995)

About this title: This masterful collection is the best of Wynn Stewart, the early years. Twenty-nine cuts that range from the hits to some of the more obscure numbers he recorded in California while signed to both Jackpot and Challenge are included here: "Come On," a rockabilly tune; "Wishful Thinkin'"; and two of the three big Challenge hits, "Big, Big Love" and "Another Day, Another Dollar." As good as anything recorded since, Wynn Stewart's voice was always notable. Best described as a "rolling chord style," Stewart continues to be praised as one of the outstanding vocalists of the genre. His contribution ... read more

Tracks:

1. Wishful Thinking [Stewart]
2. Big City [Shamley]
3. Big, Big Love [Stewart]
4. Come On [Stewart]
5. Heartaches for a Dime [Howard]
6. Playboy [Chandler/Stevenson]
7. Donna on My Mind [Barton]
8. Three Cheers for the Losers [Belew/Stevenson]
9. She Just Tears Me Up [Stewart]
10. Rain, Rain [Jones/Miller/Richar]
11. Slightly Used [George/Leach/Stewar]
12. How the Other Half Lives [Owens/Stewart/Stewa]
13. If You See My Baby [Miller/Morris]
14. Wall to Wall Heartaches [Miller]
15. Open up My Heart [Guyness]
16. Loversville [Stewart]
17. Wrong Company [Howard]
18. Never Out of My Heart
19. Another Day, Another Dollar [Stewart]
20. Falling for You [Mooney]
21. Couples Only [Stewart]
22. Judy
23. We'll Never Love Again [Howard]
24. I'm Not the Man I Used to Be [Morris]
25. One More Memory [George/Stovall]
26. I Don't Feel at Home [Stewart]
27. Above and Beyond [Howard]
28. Uncle Tom Got Caught [Crawford]
29. The Long Black Limousine [George/Stovall]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.