Music Review: Various Artists - The Very Best Of Outlaw Country - Page 2

The ladies haven't been forgotten, and the three here certainly have contrasting styles. They range from the softness of Waylon's wife, Jessi Colter, singing "Why You Been Gone So Long," to the bold sound of Tanya Tucker's "Texas (When I Die)," and the modern style of Gretchen Wilson's "Here For The Party." There's a lot more, and in fact this album is so stuffed with good tracks that it has reached a status seldom attained. It has become a "VCD" — one of the dozen or so CD's I keep on the visor in my auto for regular play in the car's CD player. There is no higher honor.

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