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 {$J...   [ read more ]

CD $28.48

While this budget double-disc of hits is fine and has many of Faron Young's hit singles, it's far less definitive than Capitol's double-disc set The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young, or the Country Music Foundations' Live Fast, Love Hard: Original Capitol Recordings, 1952-1962. The AIM marketing recordings also fare less well in sound quality and have little in terms of notation. For a couple of dollars more you'll be able to have something that will actually settle the hunger for an ...   [ read more ]

CD $10.43

Curb's All-Time Greatest Hits is a nice, but too brief, collection of Faron Young's biggest hits: "Hello Walls," "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young," "Alone with You," "Sweet Dreams," and "Goin' Steady." It's hardly a definitive collection -- classic early hits like "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')," "I've Got Five Dollars," and "All Right" aren't included -- but it's a good sampler for the budget conscious. However, it shouldn't be thought of as a substitute for the m...   [ read more ]

CD $7.58