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Once a Drifter |  | Artist: Charlie Rich
Label: AMERICAN BEAT
Category: Music
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 74190
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 617742701425
EAN: 0617742701425
ASIN: B00284G2N0
Release Date: June 23, 2009
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| Tracks:
| • | Once Drifter | | • | A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through | | • | Angelina | | • | I Love My Love My Lady | | • | Wonderful Tonight | | • | When It's Gone (It's Just Gone) | | • | Marie | | • | Dream On Me | | • | Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues | | • | Are We Dreamin' The Same Dream |
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Product Description
We were poking around the internet, and found a site maintained by Charlie s son. Here is what he had to say about this 1980 album: 'This is my father at his vocal peak. His absolute best, in my humble opinion. The songs are fantastic. Charlie's version of 'Marie', the Randy Newman tune, is the best I ve ever heard. 'Angelina' is so Charlie it's frightening. The word was that Elektra spent so much money signing my Dad that they didn't have enough left to promote it. I don t know if that s true or not, but this album is great. Unfortunately, it just didn't do very well. I think the only big single from it was 'Are We Dreamin The Same Dream'. If you ever get a chance to hear this hard to find album, do yourself a favor. It's what I consider to be the quintessential Charlie Rich album.' Well, we can t improve on that!
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 Quite A Drifter Charlie Rich Was... July 22, 2010
Danny Green
...Not just from label to label, but from musical style to musical style. Unfortunately, that's not too reflective here, but it does have more great material. I'm glad I got the CD here, because the LP is suffering problems you'll have to read in my comments on the "Great album by Charlie" thread for more info about. Anyways, he released at least 1 record (counting compilations) every year 1964 (his self-titled album) through & including 1980 (this one, "Once a Drifter"). Most people don't realize this even exists. Very underrated & unknown, indeed. Do you want to know how much so? It only went #52 on the country album chart & quickly became obscure. Charlie's voice, ironically, only got better as the yrs. passed. That pretty much made up for the fact that he played no piano on here (again) & had not recorded his compositions. He put his heart & soul into every song he did, good or bad. The title track was his longest recording at the time at 5 minutes! "A Man Just Don't Know What a Woman Goes Through" (mistitled by certain sources as "Man Just Don't Know What a Woman Got") went #12 on the Country chart late 80/early 81. Its flipside was the Randy Newman song "Marie." "I Love My Love My Lady" is really "I Love My Lady." "Wonderful Tonight" is much better here than in Eric Clapton's catalogue! (It & "Dream On Me" are on Youtube.) "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" here is actually his 1st recording of it, contrary to popular belief. He did/does it so well, and it helps that his first name is in the title! (If you have heard him do this song before, it was probably the rerecording.) "Are We Dreaming the Same Dream" had charted for Gary Stewart before, but it performed better commercially for Charlie. It was his last then-new song to chart, peaking at #26 in 1981. "Angelina" was its flip, and it was great, too. "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)" was/is pretty interesting as well. This was his only album for Elektra Records (the 7th label he signed up for), was his last until "Pictures and Paintings" came out in April 12, 1992, and therefore part of the reason this is recommended!
Don't forget Charlie Rich! July 22, 2009
Harald Helliksen (Norway)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Charlie Rich left Epic records in 1977 and went to United Artists. From 1978-1980 he made 3 albums there. They should be forgotten. He then went to Elektra records and made this very fine album. Buy it! You have to listen to the songs several times to hear how fine they are and how beautiful Charlie Rich sings them. "Are we dreaming the same dream?" should have been a number 1 hit. "Once a drifter", "Wonderful tonight" (Eric Clapton), "Marie", "Good time Charlie's got the blues". This is great. Thank you, American Beat, for this CD.
 Once A Drifter, Always A Drifter March 15, 2009
Danny Green
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The record is a real gem! Its obsscurity makes it all the more special. If only they'll reissue this, so more people can hear Dream On Me (available on youtube), his original recording of Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues, and the singles A Man Just Don't Know What A Woman Goes Through and Are We Dreaming The Same Dream. Also, I'd like to be able to hear his version of I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home and not the cover by XLVD Graham.
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