1. If Ten Percent Is Good Enough for Jesus (It Oughta Be Enough for Uncle - Ray Stevens, Coleman, Hal
2. The Higher Education of Ole Blue - Ray Stevens, Kalb, C.W. Jr.
3. The Bricklayer's Song - Ray Stevens,
4. Little League - Ray Stevens, Fortner, Glenn A.
5. Meanwhile - Ray Stevens, Dean, Billy
6. Super Cop - Ray Stevens, Fortner, Glenn A.
7. If You and Yo' Folks Like Me and My Folks - Ray Stevens, Stevens, Ray [1]
8. The All-American Two Week Summer Family Vacation - Ray Stevens, Fortner, Glenn A.
9. The Ballad of Jake McClusky - Ray Stevens, Fortner, Glenn A.
10. The Motel Song - Ray Stevens, Kalb, C.W. Jr.
Classic Ray Stevens
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1993-06-15)
- Publisher: Curb Special Markets
- Label: Curb Special Markets
- Studio: Curb Special Markets
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 2 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #10186
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Summary: Ray Stevens is always great 2005-08-18
Comment: I have always enjoyed Ray Stevens ever since he was the summer fill in for the Andy Williams Show. I really enjoy listening to his songs.
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Summary: A very deserving title 2002-12-20
Comment: This CD is classic...and it couldn't have been more truthfully titled. On this latest comedy CD, Ray tackles everything from Jesus and Uncle Sam to over-zealous security guards and annoying motels.The CD opens up with his IRS lament, "If Ten Percent Is Good Enough for Jesus it Oughta Be Enough for Uncle Sam" and from that point forward he doesn't let up on the nuttiness. Only one song is actually 'serious' and that's the great "Meanwhile" ballad but it does have an up-tempo chorus that kicks into high gear to balance with the slow passages...so it isn't a genuine 'ballad'. As with all Ray Stevens albums, there's the stand-out track that makes the album worth buying. On this CD there are a couple of stand-outs: "Super Cop" tells the zany story of a mall security guard that was inspired by Barney Fife, RoboCop, and the 'Tackleberry' character in the Police Academy movies. "The Ballad of Jake McCluskey" is sort of like a new twist on the stereotype that small-town America is full of sex-crazed vixens and good ol' boys. The other stand-out is the "The Motel Song" even though it's satire will only be appreciated by fellow entertainers and regular travellers of the road. The concept of the song deals with the monotony of staying in motels and how they all start to look the same after awhile. A demented gem is "The Bricklayer's Song" in which Ray recounts the hilarious story of what happened to him as he was laying bricks. 'Classic Ray Stevens' is a must for anyone looking for weird or odd songs with entertainment as the sole purpose. Ray Stevens is not a George Jones or Conway Twitty and it isn't fair to look at CDs like 'Classic Ray Stevens' and compare him to his country peers. Put up against other country comedians, though, and Ray always comes out looking like a winner.
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