Real McCall (1996)

About this title: Darrell McCall was a hardcore traditional country singer, keeping the flame of pure, gritty honky tonk alive during the country-pop crazes of the '60s and '70s. Though he never had many hits -- only his debut single, "A Stranger Was Here," broke the Top 20 -- he gained a dedicated cult following among fans of traditional country, which translated into a string of moderate hits that ran from the early '60s until 1980. The five-disc box set The Real McCall collects all of the recordings he made during that time, including every song he cut for Starday, Wayside, Atlantic, American Heritage, ... read more

Tracks:

1. This Old Heart [Miller/Morris]
2. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) [Howard/Owens]
3. Lonely River Rhine [Perry]
4. Heart to Heart Talk [Ross]
5. Polka on the Banjo [William/Tillman/Lua]
6. Fallen Angel [Walker/Wilkin]
7. Five Brothers [Glaser]
8. North to Alaska [Franks]
9. My Kind of Lovin' [McCall]
10. My Girl [McCall]
11. Beyond Imagination [Drusky/McAlpin]
12. What'll I Do (Call the Zoo) [Joy]
13. Loneliness [McCall]
14. I Gotta Have You [Unknown]
15. Dear One [Finneran/Finneran]
16. Up to My Ears in Tears [Unknown]
17. I've Been Known [Drusky]
18. For Your Sweet Love [Fuller]
19. A Stranger Was Here [Forshee]
20. I'm a Little Bit Lonely [Crutchfield]
21. I Can Take His Baby Away [Anderson/Crutchfiel]
22. Bad Mouthin' [McCall]
23. This I Gotta See [McCall]
24. More Than Likely [Drusky]
25. Hud [David/Bernstein]
26. No Place to Hide [Cochran]
27. Keeping My Feet on the Ground [Belew]
28. Got My Baby on My Mind [Howard]
29. Step by Step [Young]
30. Hello World [Dill/Garland]
31. The Marionette [McCall]
32. I Love You Baby [Bowshier]
33. I'd Love to Live With You Again [Overbey]
34. I'd Die to See You Smile [McCall]
35. Wrong Kind of Man [McCall]
36. Blame Me [McCall/Young]
37. Hurry Up [McCall]
38. Wall of Pictures [Johnson/McCall]
39. Tiny Ribbons [McCall]
40. Big Oak Tree [McCall]
41. Bury the Bottle With Me [Cochran/McCall]
42. A Stranger Was Here [Forshee]
43. Wedding Band [McCall/Johnson]
44. Hide and Go Cheat [Overbey/McCall]
45. New Rich Friend [Hayes]
46. The First Year [McCall/Johnson]
47. Likes of Polly [McCall]
48. Yours and His [Overbey]
49. Don't Tell My Wife [Overbey]
50. The Right to Do Wrong [Foster]
51. Sally Bryson [Hall/Overbey]
52. The Arms of My Weakness [Johnson]
53. Heart of Dixie [McCall]
54. The Loser [McCall/Morris]
55. The Fiddlin' of Jacque Pierre Bordeaux [Frazier/Owens]
56. I'll Break Out Again Tonight [Shafer/Owens]
57. It's the Water [McCall]
58. Rainbow at Midnight [Miller]
59. Eleven Roses [McCall/Morris]
60. Goodbye of the Year [Frazier/Owens]
61. I Still Want You [Unknown]
62. Warm Red Wine (You're My Sunshine) [Frazier/Shafer]
63. The Man You're Most Likely to Forget [Shafer/Vowel]
64. This Time I Won't Cheat on Her Again [Owens/Frazier]
65. Loser Never Had a Better Friend [Shafer]
66. Here We Go Again [Kemp]
67. There's Still a Lot of Love in San Antone [Owens/Rochelle]

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