The Very Best of B.J. Thomas [Varese]

by B.J. Thomas

Overview

The "very best" in the title of this 17-track collection is somewhat debatable on a number of accounts. There are still more hits that could have been crammed into this package, as six of the entries are non-chart (usually) album tracks. The non-inclusion of "Billy and Sue," "Mama," "and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"" seems almost criminal, and while the album tracks are interesting and show his vocal prowess to great effect, when a compilation banners itself to be a "very best of," it should be just that. Next time, save the album cuts for a rarities package somewhere down the reissue road. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	08/12/1997
Label:	Var?Se Vintage / Varese
UPC:	0030206581324
Rank:	92194

Tracks

1. Hooked on a Feeling
2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
3. Suspicious Minds
4. Do What You Gotta Do
5. Most of All
6. No Love at All
7. Brown Eyed Woman
8. I Don't Know Any Better
9. Everybody's Out of Town
10. I Just Can't Help Believin'
11. Mighty Clouds of Joy
12. Long Ago Tomorrow
13. Rock & Roll Lullaby
14. Roads
15. Sweet Cherry Wine
16. That's What Friends Are For
17. Happier Than the Morning Sun

Album Credits

Performance Credits

B.J. Thomas   Primary Artist,Vocals
Burt Bacharach   Conductor

Technical Credits

Gloria Thomas   Photography
B.J. Thomas   Photography
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Cary E. Mansfield   Compilation Producer
Wayne Carson   Composer
Johnny Christopher   Composer
Mark James   Composer
Robert Nix   Composer
Mike Leech   Arranger
Mike Ragogna   Liner Notes
Al Gorgoni   Producer
Buddy Buie   Composer,Producer
Burt Bacharach   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Glen Spreen   Arranger
Paul Williams   Composer,Arranger
Hal David   Composer,Producer
Chips Moman   Producer
J.R. Cobb   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Pete Dino   Arranger
Stan Green   Producer
Carla Boris   Composer
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Steve Tyrell   Producer