The Best Of Conway Twitty

The Best Of Conway Twitty

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Release Date: 08/28/2015
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Conway Twitty was one of the best selling country artists of all-time. In his long career he charted 98 singles, with 40 of them hitting number one. This new collection focuses on his years with Elektra and Warner Bros. Records (1982 through 1986). It features eight number one hits, and six top ten hits.

1. The Clown
2. Slow Hand
3. We Did But Now You Don’t (single version)
4. The Rose
5. Lost In The Feeling (Ricky Skaggs backing vocal)
6. Heartache Tonight (The Osmonds backing vocals) (single version)
7. Three Times A Lady
8. Somebody’s Needin’ Somebody
9. I Don’t Know A Thing About Love (The Moon Song)
10. Ain’t She Somethin’ Else
11. Don’t Call Him A Cowboy
12. Between Blue Eyes And Jeans
13. The Legend And The Man
14. You’ll Never Know How Much I Needed You Today
15. Desperado Love (Vince Gill backing vocals)
16. Fallin’ For You For Years (single version)

Andy, I'm only speculating, but Conway may have wanted to follow MCA Nashville's head honcho Jimmy Bowen to Elektra/Asylum, even though Bowen only stayed briefly during his first tour of duty at MCA. Conway likely followed him to E/A Nashville once his MCA contract expired.

Bowen remained in charge following WEA's decision to transfer E/A's entire country roster to the Warner Brothers label, then returned to MCA Nashville as president in '83. It was probably another case of Twitty waiting out his contract before re-signing with MCA some three years later.

Not long afterward, Bowen bolted once again, this time for Capitol Nashville, but Conway remained with MCA.

Edited by Yah Shure