1. Room Full of Roses - Mickey Gilley, Spencer, Tim
2. I Overlooked an Orchid - Mickey Gilley, Lyn, Shirly
3. Window up Above - Mickey Gilley, Jones, George [1]
4. City Lights - Mickey Gilley, Anderson, Bill [1]
5. Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time - Mickey Gilley, Knight, Baker
6. Lonely Nights - Mickey Gilley, Harris, Stewart
7. Tears of the Lonely - Mickey Gilley, Holyfield, Wayland
8. Put Your Dreams Away - Mickey Gilley, Holyfield, Wayland
9. Talk to Me - Mickey Gilley, Seneca, Joe
10. You've Really Got a Hold on Me - Mickey Gilley, Robinson, Smokey
11. Stand by Me - Mickey Gilley, King, Ben E.
12. True Love Ways - Mickey Gilley, Holly, Buddy
13. That's All That Matters - Mickey Gilley, Cochran, Hank
14. A Headache Tomorrow (Or a Heartache Tonight) - Mickey Gilley, Rains, Chick
15. You Don't Know Me - Mickey Gilley, Arnold, Eddy
16. Bring It on Home to Me - Mickey Gilley, Cooke, Sam
17. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Mickey Gilley, Price, Lloyd
18. She's Pulling Me Back Again - Mickey Gilley, Foster, Jerry
19. Chains of Love - Mickey Gilley, Nugetre, Ahmet
20. The Power of Positive Drinkin' - Mickey Gilley, Klang, R.
Ten Years of Hits
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1990-10-25)
- Publisher: Sony
- Label: Sony
- Studio: Sony
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 9 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #44188
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Summary: Saw him in Branson 2007-09-24
Comment: I saw him in Branson on a family vacation in Aug 07 and loved his show. This CD is a great addition to my country music.
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Summary: Mickey's Best 2007-03-03
Comment: Just recently bought this disc and can't quit playing it. If you just want one Mickey Gilley, buy this. If you get to Branson, see him live at a reasonable price.
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Summary: Mickey Gilley at is best 2006-03-14
Comment: This compilation represents everything that I enjoy about Mickey Gilley's music. Great lyrics and beautiful ballads that keep you listening again and again.
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Summary: The best 2006-01-15
Comment: If you like Gilley, here's the reasons why.
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Summary: Still the best collection around after all these years 2004-11-06
Comment: I cannot recall the last time I heard a Mickey Gilley tune on the radio. It would appear that his brand of country music is no longer in favor with todays country music crowd. And that is a shame. Mickey Gilley produced some of the best country music in the decade between 1974 and 1984. And "Ten Years of Hits", which was originally released back in 1984, remains the best anthology of the work of this marvelous artist.
There can be no doubt that Mickey Gilley was a dominant figure in country music during that period. In all, Gilley produced nearly 50 charted singles and accrued an impressive total of 17 #1 records on the Billboard Top Country Singles chart. He certainly had his fair share of success with original tunes like "Lonely Nights", "Tears of The Lonely" and his all-time biggest seller "She's Pulling Me Back Again" from the golden year 1977. But for the most part Mickey Gilley's bread and butter was his stunning covers of other peoples hits. His first #1 record was a remake of the George Morgan classic "Room Full of Roses". He would go on to cover nearly a dozen other great tunes written by legends like George Jones, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Little Willie John and Smokey Robinson. You see, Mickey Gilley was more than just a country singer. For in his music you will detect a small helping of R&B, a smidgen of pop and some good old rock and roll. Much like his labelmate Charlie Rich, Gilley was not particularly easy to classify. I am really amazed he did not achieve more success on the pop charts than he did. Though I loved just about every one of the 20 cuts on this disc, my absolute favorites are the cover of the Ray Charles hit "You Don't Know Me", "Talk To Me" and most especially "True Love Ways". I have always loved that tune and while I am fond of the original version by Buddy Holly and the 1960's hit by Peter and Gordon I think that Gilley made the definitive version of that song.
Mickey Gilley became a cultural icon in the early 80's. His Gilley's nightclub would become the most famous country nightclub in the world. Among the legendary performers to appear at Gilley's during the 1980's were Ernest Tubb, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Randy Travis and Brenda Lee. And then of course there was the whole "Urban Cowboy" phenomenon. Sadly, Mickey Gilley closed his club in 1989. Shortly thereafter the entire complex burned down and Gilley's was only a memory. Today Mickey Gilley maintains a busy concert schedule at his theatre in Branson, Mo.
In spite of the fact that "Ten Years of Hits" was released some 20 years ago this is still your best buy. Perhaps one of the reissue labels will see fit to release a new compilation with additional tunes and updated information about what Mickey is up to these days. But in the meantime, go for this one. Highly Recommended.
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