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Best of the Everly Brothers: Rare Solo Classics

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Love the oldies! Nothing compares to the Everly brothers style! Easy listening. With taste and talent and class...days gone by.

Phil Everly and his wife, Julia sing Let It Be Me on the song. Jody Green got So Sad in 1989. Sweet Southern Love is hot. Brother Jukebox is a song like Ward Burton at "Bye Bye Love" soundtrack. Dare to Dream Again is good for Phil. Haley Davis got her 1992 album and Single. Phil sing on the 50's beats Lonely Days. Rusty, Brett, Alan and Davey got their 1990 album and single. Phil got rock 'n' Roll song Night Rider. Deep water is hot for Don. Jan Everly got her single Love At Last Sight on Restless album. Never Like This is just Like Ward in 1991. Letting Go is a song for the Johns Brothers. Turn The Memories Loose Again is a song for Don in 1977. In Your Eyes is good for Phil. I Don't like Oh, I Like to Go Away. Oh, What a feeling is a song for Julia in 1977. Jeff Burton got his 1991 sweet song Love Angel on "Bye Bye Love" Soundtrack.

I Guess The Everly Brothers is a stars Since The Bodine Brothers. I Like Phil And Don Everly in 1999. so it'll Melt.
Phil Had six hits And Don had 11 hits on their own i Said "Don't Worry About That, Guys."

For years only the Everly Brothers early recordings (1950's) have been available in depth on cd.

Their years on Warner Brothers (1960's) were much more prolific, but for depth, only the Rhino Boxset has been readily available,

Some of the excellent records they made for their reunion, and their "comeback" era, in the 1980's, are still available on cd.

And serious fans can now look forward to the complete Everly's 1960's era recordings coming to cd this year, following the 2fers of albums from the early 1960's issued just last summer (2001).

But for the 1970's, when the brothers pursued solo careers, very little has been easily available, with the exception of this Curb cd. It features the entire content of one of Don's solo albums, and a sampling of some of Phil's excellent solo work.

As a "bridge", this collection is well worth owning, in its own right. But it is also packed with strong, well performed songs. It shows that the brothers (even as individuals) nearly always went for songs with a good melody. Don made several re-recordings of his earlier compositions, and those songs (So Sad is just one) stand up really well. "Lonely Days" by Phil is outstanding. Lucky collectors have found cds of other Everly records from the 1970's, but as these are now scarce, this Curb cd is highly recommended.

I bought this for Phil's work and in general was not disappointed but it is a weak album with some of the material. Not a lot of emotional maturity