VA - World's Greatest Country Novelty Records [2001] (2 x CDs)

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VA - World's Greatest Country Novelty Records [2001] (2 x CDs)

World's Greatest Country Novelty Records, plays out like a reminder that humour has always had a place inside country music, not outside it. What stands out isn’t just the punchlines, it’s how efficiently these songs are built. Most arrive with a clear idea, deliver it cleanly, and move on, but the craft underneath is what keeps them from feeling disposable.

The writing leans on timing and character as much as melody. Even the broadest moments are anchored by performances that treat the material seriously, which gives the humour something solid to land on. Musically, nothing is exaggerated for effect. The arrangements stay within familiar country shapes, which makes the subject matter feel like an extension of the tradition rather than a break from it.

As the set moves along, the sequencing quietly does its work. Short tracks stack up, alternating between obvious novelty and drier, more understated pieces, and that variation keeps the listening from flattening out. Over time, the repetition reveals a pattern, how flexible the form is when it allows space for wit and storytelling to sit side by side.

The collection feels less like a novelty exercise and more like a parallel thread running through country’s history. It doesn’t push for recognition or reevaluation. It simply presents the material as it is and lets the consistency of tone and craft speak for itself. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - Tennessee Bird Walk 2:51

02 Hank Snow - I've Been Everywhere 2:33

03 Chet Atkins & Johnny Gimble - Fiddlin' Around 3:09

04 Don Bowman - Chit Akins Make Me A Star 2:23

05 Mac Wiseman - Johnny's Cash and Charley's Pride 2:02

06 Jerry Reed - The Bird 3:19

07 Chet Atkins & Ray Stevens - Frog Kissin' 3:16

08 Bobby Bare - Numbers 4:11

09 Kenny Price - The Sheriff of Boone County 2:20

10 Ray Stevens - Shriner's Convention 5:34

11 Vernon Oxford - Redneck! (Redneck National Anthem) 2:31

12 Jack Barlow as Zoot Fenster - The Man on Page 602 2:26

13 John D. Loudermilk - Th' Wife 2:44

14 Jerry Reed - Lord, Mr. Ford 3:21

15 Guy Clark - Welfare Cadillac 3:05

16 Archie Campbell & Ralph Emery - That's Good...that's Bad 2:45

17 Phil Harris - That's What I Like About The South 2:52

18 Singing Dogs - Oh! Susanna 2:20

CD2

01 Boxcar Willie - Country Music Nightmare 2:57

02 Ray Stevens - The Streak 3:18

03 Ferlin Husky - Country Music is There to Stay 2:30

04 Andy Griffith - The Fishin' Hole 1:56

05 Burl Ives - Tale of The Comet Kohoutek 2:44

06 Leroy Van Dyke - Auctioneer 2:30

07 Tom T. Hall - I Like Beer 2:50

08 Jim Stafford - My Girl Bill 3:15

09 Sheb Wooley - That's My Pa 2:27

10 Statler Brothers - The Movies 3:03

11 Johnny Cash - The One on The Right is on The Left 2:49

12 Joe Stampley & Moe Bandy - Where's The Dress 2:54

13 Ben Colder - Don't Go Near The Eskimos 3:36

14 Leroy Pullins - I'm A Nut 2:30

15 Mac Davis - It's Hard to Be Humble 4:23

16 Billy Edd Wheeler - Ode to The Little Brown Shack Out Back 2:52

17 Bill Anderson - Double S 4:52

18 Johnny Russell - Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer 2:51

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