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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: 16 Biggest Hits (Slip) (Spkg) (Audio CD) Success proved elusive for Earl Thomas Conley throughout the seventies although he derived encouragement as a songwriter when others had hits with his songs, especially when Conway Twitty recorded one of them (This time I've hurt her more than she loves me) and had a number one country hit with it.
When Earl finally made it as a singer, he achieved phenomenal success in the American country charts, with eighteen number one hits, three number two hits and six other major country hits. This album contains sixteen of Earl's number one hits, so the album certainly lives up to its title (unlike some in the series) but this release wasn't actually necessary. There is another compilation available, The Essential Earl Thomas Conley, that contains all but one of the tracks here, plus his other two number one hits (Honor bound, That was a...Read more 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: 16 Biggest Hits (Slip) (Spkg) (Audio CD) This is a very nice classic with all of Earl Thomas Conley's most famous titles. If you like honest, down-home classic country, this is a great artist and CD for that. If you enjoyed the more raw, no high-tech gimmicks, straight-from-the soul kind of country music of the 1980s and before, this is a good choice. His deep, teddy-bear-like voice is a great favorite with me. By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: 16 Biggest Hits (Slip) (Spkg) (Audio CD) Really a great singer...country or otherwise....so many hits. Because of this CD we are going to his show this summer
Got to hear him in person! |