The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young

• Artist: Faron Young
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• Release Date: October 17, 2000
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Country

Review

Collector's Choice has come up with another of their delectable double CDs of essential material by the country legend Faron Young. There are 41 tracks that document the ten years he spent with Capitol. During that time, Young went from being an opening act who recorded minor hits to an international superstar. Virtually all his major -- and most secondary-choice -- tracks are here, from his first hit, "Goin' Steady," to Tommy Collins' "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" to Joe Allison's anthemic "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" to Willie Nelson's "Three Days." Young wrote most of the tracks here, either alone or in collaboration with other performing artists such as Marvin Rainwater ("I Miss You Already") and George Jones ("Let Him Know"). But the most revelatory aspect of Young's single sides for Capitol is their remarkable consistency, not only in quality but in sound, lyrical concerns, arrangement, and presentation. Young created a formula for himself and it worked, yet despite his uniform approach, he always sounded fresh and new. Like Hank Williams, Young's work, as documented here, is not only timeless but sounds right on time. All the passion, pathos, and melancholy of these honky tonk songs informed two -- perhaps even three -- generations of country music stars, though most would never acknowledge it. If you can only have one Faron Young collection, let this be it. [If two discs of Young's greatest are too much for you, the Country Music Foundation has a single CD collection that is wonderful as well called Live Fast, Love Hard: Original Capitol Recordings,1952-1962, with great notes. Either way, you canot go wrong.] ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Goin' Steady (Lyrics)	Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:41)
I Can't Wait (For the Sun to Go Down)	Chet Atkins, Martha Carson, Sid Kessel	Faron Young	(2:38)
A Place for Girls Like You	Sonny Burns, Red Hayes	Faron Young	(2:31)
If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')	Tommy Collins	Faron Young	(2:22)
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (Lyrics)	Joe Allison	Faron Young	(2:18)
Forgive Me, Dear	George Jones, Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:32)
All Right	Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:28)
Go Back You Fool	Don Robertson, Hal Blair	Faron Young	(2:03)
It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)	Faron Young, Joe Allison, Audrey Allison	Faron Young	(2:05)
For the Love of a Woman Like You	Gertrude Cox, Jack Rhodes	Faron Young	(2:38)
You're Still Mine	Faron Young, Eddie Thorpe	Faron Young	(2:44)
I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night	Ted Daffan	Faron Young	(2:08)
Sweet Dreams (Lyrics)	Don Gibson	Faron Young	(2:44)
Until I Met You	George Jones, Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:19)
Turn Her Down	Faron Young, Ted Edlin	Faron Young, Hubert Long, Choir	(2:04)
I'll Be Satisfied With Love	Wayne Walker	Faron Young	(2:17)
I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)	Faron Young, Marvin Rainwater	Faron Young	(2:31)
I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die	Mae Boren Axton, Glenn Reeves	Faron Young	(2:07)
The Shrine of St. Cecilia	Carroll Loveday	Faron Young	(2:33)
Love Has Finally Come My Way	Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss	Faron Young	(2:13)
Alone With You	Faron Young, Roy Drusky, Lester Vanadore	Faron Young	(1:57)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Everytime I'm Kissing You	Faron Young, Carl Belew	Faron Young	(2:18)
That's the Way I Feel	George Jones, Roger Miller	Faron Young	(1:54)
I Hate Myself (For Falling in Love With You)	Cliff Crawford	Faron Young	(1:57)
A Long Time Ago	Faron Young, Merle Kilgore	Faron Young	(2:38)
Last Night at the Party	Faron Young, Roger Miller	Faron Young	(1:54)
That's the Way It's Gotta Be	Roy Drusky	Faron Young	(1:55)
Country Girl	Roy Drusky, Dan McCann	Faron Young	(2:35)
I Hear You Talkin'	Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:08)
Riverboat	Bill Anderson	Faron Young	(2:19)
Face to the Wall (Lyrics)	Bill Anderson, Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:21)
Your Old Used to Be	Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:34)
There's Not Any Like You Left	Faron Young	Faron Young	(1:58)
Forget the Past	Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:17)
A World So Full of Love	Faron Young, Roger Miller	Faron Young	(2:05)
Hello Walls (Lyrics)	Willie Nelson	Faron Young	(2:26)
Congratulations	Willie Nelson	Faron Young	(2:27)
Backtrack	Faron Young, Alex Zanetis	Faron Young	(2:05)
Three Days (Lyrics)	Willie Nelson, Faron Young	Faron Young	(2:26)
The Comeback	Danny Dill	Faron Young, The Jordanaires	(1:58)
Down by the River	Jan Crutchfield, Teddy Wilburn	Faron Young	(2:56)

Credits

Faron Young (Main Performer), The Jordanaires (Performer), Colin Escott (Liner Notes), Cheryl Pawelski (Producer), Hubert Long (Performer), Gordon Anderson (Executive Producer), Gordon Anderson (Compilation), Choir (Performer)