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Few artists can not only survive the test of time, but flourish with the passing of years. For most, longevity is an elusive goal only attained by such as icons as George Jones, Ray Price or Hank Williams-great singers with extraordinary songs. Then there's that intangible ingredient called talent, that element of delivery combined with magic that actually endures what can be a fickle public. Steve Wariner is one of those rare gems. Since his arrival on the country music scene in the late '70s, Wariner's blend of pop flavored country along with his velvety vocals, has earned him a consistency enjoyed only by few, while amassing hit upon hit. Although country purists tend to criticize such non-traditional music, Wariner's more contemporary offerings arguably helped broaden country's listening audience in the '80s.

This package--Steve Wariner--Ultimate Collection--spans 11 years, from his first No.1 record, "All Roads Lead to You," until the early '90s when he experienced a shift in direction and sales before his more recent resurgence of popularity. The collection encompasses a body of work that displays Wariner's growth as a total artist-vocally, instrumentally and as a songwriter-containing 21 hits, an amazing number for any artist, but particularly one who fell into singing by accident.

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                 Steve Wariner - Ultimate Collection
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Artist...............: Steve Wariner
Album................: Ultimate Collection
Label................: RCA
Genre................: Country
Year.................: 2000
Codec................: FhG
Quality..............: CBR 192, (avg. bitrate: 192kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U

Ripped by............: NMR
Posted by............: Cheng on 2008-5-2

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                       Tracklisting
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01. (03:31) Steve Wariner - All Roads Lead To You
02. (03:13) Steve Wariner - Midnight Fire
03. (03:15) Steve Wariner - Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
04. (03:09) Steve Wariner - What I Didn't Do
05. (04:04) Steve Wariner - Some Fools Never Learn
06. (04:02) Steve Wariner - You Can Dream Of Me
07. (03:17) Steve Wariner - Life's Highway
08. (04:17) Steve Wariner - Starting Over Again
09. (03:25) Steve Wariner - That's How You Know When Love's Right
10. (03:49) Steve Wariner - The Weekend
11. (03:07) Steve Wariner - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
12. (03:06) Steve Wariner - Lynda
13. (03:40) Steve Wariner - Baby I'm Yours
14. (03:29) Steve Wariner - I Should Be With You
15. (04:05) Steve Wariner - Hold On (A Little Longer)
16. (03:32) Steve Wariner - Where Did I Go Wrong
17. (03:53) Steve Wariner - I Got Dreams
18. (03:46) Steve Wariner - When I Could Come Home To You
19. (03:55) Steve Wariner - Leave Him Out Of This
20. (03:36) Steve Wariner - The Tips Of My Fingers
21. (03:43) Steve Wariner - Small Town Girl

Playing Time.........: 01:15:57
Total Size...........: 104.34 MB

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..: Biography :..

One of country music's most versatile  performers, Steve Wariner grew
up in suburban  Indianapolis, interested in the  Beatles on the radio
as well as Chet  Atkins  and  George  Jones, the artists  his  father
listened to most  frequently. He started  playing  music in his dad's
band, and by his high  school  years, he was  playing local clubs. At
age 17, he caught  the ear of Dottie West, who persuaded him to  join
her band, and  in  that  position  he  ended  up  playing bass on her
classic  1973  single  "Country  Sunshine." He  moved on to work as a
sideman for Bob Luman and signed a singles deal  with  RCA Records in
1976.  His  career  developed  slowly,  and  in  the  beginning,  the
low-tuned  guitars  and wide range of his  singles  brought  frequent
comparisons  to  the  early  Glen  Campbell  hits. His  first  really
successful  single was "Your Memory," which peaked in the country Top
Ten in early 1981, followed  by "By Now" and "All Roads Lead to You,"
which topped  the  country  charts  in December. RCA released another
couple of singles  before  finally  issuing  his  debut  album, Steve
Wariner, in the fall of 1982. He  returned  to the country Top Ten in
1983 with "Midnight Fire," which became the title track of his second
album, and "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers."

Wariner's career  really  took  off  when he left RCA for MCA in late
1984. His first single for  the  new  label, "What I Didn't Do," made
the  country  Top Five in early 1985, setting  off  a  string  of  18
consecutive Top Ten hits that included the  chart-toppers "Some Fools
Never Learn,"  "You Can Dream of Me,"  "Life's Highway,"  "Small Town
Girl,"  "The Weekend,"  "Lynda,"  "Where Did I Go Wrong," and  "I Got
Dreams" (the last two  Wariner  compositions). This run took him into
1990, when he switched to Arista Records. He had considerable initial
success  on  the  new label, with his first Arista album, I Am Ready,
going platinum (none of his  previous  albums had even gone gold) and
his  first  three  Arista singles making the Top Ten. And he shared a
1991 Grammy Award for Best  Country  Vocal  Collaboration  with Ricky
Skaggs  and  Vince Gill  for "Restless," a track  on  Mark O'Connor's
album The New Nashville Cats.

Wariner scored a  country  Top Ten hit with "If I Didn't Love You" in
the summer of 1993, but his  record  sales  were  declining. His 1996
instrumental album No More Mr. Nice Guy, his first  release in  three
years, did not chart, but that year he joined the  Grand Ole Opry. In
1997, he sang with  Anita Cochran on "What If I Said," and the single
topped the country  charts  in early 1998, just  after  Garth Brooks'
recording  of  Wariner's  composition  "Longneck Bottle"  had gone to
number one. This twin success  reinvigorated his career. He signed to
Capitol  Records, Brooks' label, and  released "Holes in the Floor of
Heaven," which made  the  country Top Five, winning the Country Music
Association's  awards for Song of the Year  and  Single  of the Year.
Burnin' the Roadhouse Down, his debut album for Capitol, reached  the
country Top Ten, went gold, and crossed over to the Top 50 of the pop
charts. He followed it with 1999's  Two  Teardrops, which  also  went
gold; the  same  year, he  shared  his second Grammy for Best Country
Instrumental for the Asleep at the Wheel track "Bob's Breakdown." His
third Capitol album, Faith in You, was released in May 2000.

..: Album Review :..

Steve Wariner's Ultimate Collection gathers some of the best sides he
recorded  for  RCA, MCA  Nashville, and  Arista  Nashville, including
number one  country  hits like  "All Roads Lead to You,"  "Some Fools
Never Learn,"  "Where Did I Go Wrong,"  and  "Small  Town Girl."  The
collection also includes his duets with Nicolette Larson ("That's How
You Know When Love's Right") and  Glen Campbell ("The Hand That Rocks
the Cradle") as well as hit singles such as "The Tips of My Fingers,"
"I Should Be With You,"  and  "Life's  Highway."  The  most  complete
collection  of  Wariner's  work  available, The  Ultimate  Collection
emphasizes both the depth and diversity of his enduring career.