RCA Country Legends (2001)

About this title: This release highlights one of the most noted keyboard influences in pop music -- Floyd Cramer. His laid-back and non-threatening demeanor garnered him a reputation as an MOR artist although the influence he had on rock & roll is also duly noted. This 16-track career retrospective presents many of Cramer's best-loved and remembered pieces in the highest sonic quality available on a domestic CD release. However, the collection does seem a bit less definitive considering that under half of the compact discs' maximum playing time -- 80 minutes -- is utilized on this package. Before Cramer became ... read more

Tracks:

1. Flip Flop and Bop [Cramer]
2. The Swingin' Shepherd Blues [Koffman/Roberts]
3. Last Date [Cramer]
4. San Antonio Rose [Wills]
5. Stormy Weather [Arlen/Koehler]
6. Rhythm of the Rain [Gummoe]
7. Java [Friday/Schack/Touss]
8. Drown in My Own Tears [Glover]
9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore [Ellington/Russell]
10. Midnight [Bryant/Atkins]
11. Stood Up [Gorgoni/Teiffer]
12. Dallas [Immel]
13. The Lonesome Road [Austin/Shilkret]
14. Yesterdays [Kern/Harbach]
15. Tricky [Jenkins]
16. Woodchopper's Ball [Bishop/Herman]

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