Four Classic Albums (Songs To Warm The Heart / The Intimate Jim Reeves / Talkin' To Your Heart / A Touch Of Velvet)
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AVID Country continues with its Four Classic Country Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Jim Reeves complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. 'Songs To Warm The Heart'; 'The Intimate Jim Reeves'; 'Talkin' To Your Heart' and 'A Touch Of Velvet' We at AVID have been wondering... 'do all music lovers of a 'certain age' have fond memories of their mothers and a large box set of records by Jim Reeves loitering around the record deck threateningly, just waiting for Mum to have a 'Jim moment?!' 'And do we all secretly have fond memories of actually enjoying the music when Mum had one of her moments? (even though it meant not listening to the latest Beatles or Stones album for half an hour or so!!)' We know we did, and that's why this Jim Reeves release is especially welcome here at AVID. He may not be solid country on all this music, but it is certainly all good music. To quote a line from the liner notes to 'A Touch of Velvet'... '... finally there's the music fan who doesn't give a hoot what label you put him on, he goes out and buys what he likes. What he likes, more often than not, is a deep, rich baritone that falls as smoothly on the ear as the caress of velvet. If there is one word that describes the Jim Reeves singing style, that's it... velvet.' Review: Easy listening classics - Growing up in an Irish household, Jim Reeves was a favourite. He was considered to be a country musician but in reality he fits closer to easy listening. For me, he was the sound of Christmas with his slow low key baritone voice. With these three albums and his Christmas album you have the vast majority of his works. Reeves died in a plane crash and left his wife a pile of recordings that were unreleased. These were spread a track at a time over different compilation albums that otherwise feature previously released songs. Between this and live albums, his estate was releasing records well into the 1980s and did well out of them. I am not a completist and wouldn't advise you to be either. By comparison these four albums cover about half the work that he released when he was alive. Review: Ex - Excellent
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Easy listening classics
Growing up in an Irish household, Jim Reeves was a favourite. He was considered to be a country musician but in reality he fits closer to easy listening. For me, he was the sound of Christmas with his slow low key baritone voice. With these three albums and his Christmas album you have the vast majority of his works. Reeves died in a plane crash and left his wife a pile of recordings that were unreleased. These were spread a track at a time over different compilation albums that otherwise feature previously released songs. Between this and live albums, his estate was releasing records well into the 1980s and did well out of them. I am not a completist and wouldn't advise you to be either. By comparison these four albums cover about half the work that he released when he was alive.
M**Y
Ex
Excellent
M**P
The Quality is there
These songs/pieces remind me of my husband, who was a huge fan of Jim Reeves. These 4 sides are very good value 👌
F**E
Great quality.
Delivery as promised in sturdy packaging. Quality album - very pleased... Thank you...
A**K
FOUR WELCOME ALBUMS FROM GENTLEMAN JIM
Time flies and it seems like only yesterday since we learned of the untimely death in a plane crash of popular country singer, Jim Reeves (1923-1964). However, his recordings have ensured he never musically left us with a plethora of reissued albums, rare tapes, demos and other material released over the ensuing years with this Avid two-disc repackaging of four albums the latest. It must be said that three of them (SONGS TO WARM THE HEART-1958/THE INTIMATE JIM REEVES-1960/A TOUCH OF VELVET-1961) follow a similar mix of country/popular song material well suited to Jim’s sonorous and sincere vocal approach. Their total of thirty-six tracks include SCARLET RIBBONS, DARK MOON, OH HOW I MISS YOU TONIGHT, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY? JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN and DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE and I am sure Jim’s many fans have always accepted this somewhat similarly wrought repertoire as suiting them and Jim down to the ground. Others may find the format slightly repetitive and unadventurous but maybe the clue is to play the albums individually rather than all at once. However, some variation does occur with TALKIN’ TO YOUR HEART (1961) which is dedicated to story songs demanding a spoken narrative with THE SHIFTING WHISPERING SANDS the best known of the material which occasionally has religious connotations. Jim’s sincere rendering makes for compulsive listening and this can be applied to all four albums in this set which have been remastered, with original album artwork, liner notes and personnel details giving the necessary final touches.
C**T
Nostalgia
Easy listening. Perfect item.
A**R
Two cds I could not hear very well
Poor quality recording
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JIM REEVES - FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS (AVID AMSC 1294)
Jim Reeves had a rich baritone voice which he softened to broaden his appeal, and this stereo compilation presents four of his early albums. “Songs to Fill the Heart” dates from December 1958/January 1959, and features a backing choir on the final session, which includes the self-penned “Am I Losing You?” He recorded “The Intimate Jim Reeves” in March/April 1960, by which time the choir and/or strings had become a fixture. “Talking to Your Heart” from March 1961 was something of a departure, in that he recited a set of dramatic monologues to music, probably best not consumed at one sitting. By November 1961 he was back on familiar territory with “A Touch of Velvet” which contains a significant number of songs that will always be associated with him. It’s a great reissue which should appeal to his many fans.
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Cd
Great
G**S
Great cd.
Best price, fast service.
D**K
Another must have for Jim Reeves fans
I have most of Jim Reeves CD's this one that I did not have and love the songs. A must have for Jim Reeves Cd's.
J**Z
Great value, hard to find songs!
I enjoyed listening to these hard to find songs. Jim Reeves was one of my mom’s favorite singers.
A**R
i love country music especially old performer
good old performer always enjoy good music from someone like Jim can't get that today
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