Best of Johnny Rivers

Bought this on a flyer and am very pleased with the recording. Always liked Rivers back in the day and he comes across with energy and strong voicing here. Album gives the impression it's a live recording and I generally like those as long as the crowd in not too intrusive and I was fine with the results here, and am not at all sure that all tracks were live performances. I've read reports that Rivers was a difficult performer to get along with, but if true, that doesn't diminish this or any recordings I've ever heard by him. I don't recall the bushy hair arrangement he's pictured with here, but no matter, this is Rivers performing songs he's most affiliated with.

My wife and I love this CD. It has all the great songs except his "Ode to John Lee Hooker", which I have not found. Still, we thoroughly enjoy this CD. The other day I was playing this CD in my car, with the driver's window down, and it was fun when some young people came up just to listen to Maybelline and Muddy Water, and then wanted to know who the singer was.

If you love oldies but goodies. This is for you. I have loved Johnny Rivers since I was a little one. I am 65 years old now.

As a music buff I don't have enough space here to tell, item-by-item, how this collection is so superb. The music is as crisp and remastered as if it was brand new. How fortunate I am to have found this on Amazon. DON'T MISS THIS ONE! - KP Harwell

This CD has all of his fans favorites. He DESERVES to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

When I discovered this CD it was like discovering buried treasure.

This is a great CD.

I finally broke down and bought this, after hearing one of his songs again. Figured I just needed to buy a cd so I could listen anytime. There's only 1 song on this that I didn't really know. The rest is just awesome. Love it!A great selection of songs!

It's All Here, All Of His Hits For IMPERIAL ( And Later, LIBERTY / UNITED ARTISTS* )Baton Rouge, Louisiana Claims John Henry Ramistella As Their Own, However, His Old IMPERIAL ' Bio ' Stated That He In-Fact Was New York City-Born.None-The-Less, Johnny's First Outing Was For Georgie Goldner's GONE Imprint, After He Was " Christened " As ' Rivers ' By Alan Freed ( Or So The Story Goes )Ironically, Later While Working As A Staff Writer For Hill & Range, Johnny Wrote " I'll Male You Believe " Recorded By Rick(y) Nelson Who Was Already A Huge IMPERIAL Records Star.Johnny Relocated To Los Angeles And Discovered Gazzari's On The Strip Where He Started Polishing His Act.When The Whiskey Opened, Johnny Was Asked To Perform There And Became The Talk Of The Town.Signed By Lou Adler To His Dunhill Productions ( Before The Label Was Created ) He was Placed With IMPERIAL*( Although Founder Lew Chudd Sold IMPERIAL To LIBERTY Records In Late 1963, The Imprint Was Continued )Most Of Johnny's " Live " Tracks Were In-Fact Recorded In The Studio Complete With Some People Invited To The Sessions To Provide A " Live " Atmosphere With Clapping, Shouting, And Cheering. ( Including Some Folks Who Had Been Audience-Members At The Whiskey As Well As Wives And Girlfriends Of The Musicians And Studio People )Despite Most Of Johnny's Early Material Being Remakes Of Previous Hits By Other Artists, Johnny's Record Sales Continued To Grow ( Including His Best-Selling " Whiskey " LPs )Johnny Did Co-Write ( With Lou Adler ) One Of His Biggest Hits " Poor Side Of Town "The Hits Continued Through The 60s And Into The 70s.Johnny Decided To Launch His Own Label - SOUL CITY - With The Fifth Dimension Dominating The Label Roster With Massive Hit Records.He Would Eventually Sell SOUL CITY Records For A Cool One Million Dollars !As LIBERTY Records Was Then Enveloped In A Sale To UNITED ARTISTS, Most Of Johnny's Material Was Released ( Or Re-Released ) On That Imprint.This Is A Great Set, Featuring The Tracks From A Guy That Continued To Chart Despite Being Right In The Middle Of The ' British Invasion '* I Remember A Big Crane Taking Down The Large " LIBERTY " Sign On Sunset ( 6920 )It Used To Be Lit At Night ( As Was ORIGINAL SOUND Just Up The Street )That Was A Sad Day Indeed** My Thanks To The Hollywood Phantom For Information On IMPERIAL Records And The LIBERTY " Sign " Story.

I used to have a couple of Johnny Rivers Albums on cassette in the late sixties and they were either stolen, lost or wore out. It wasn't until I was checking something else out when I came across this album and I just had to buy it. It was like I was taken back in time when I started listening to those songs again and they brought back some very good memories.

Many thanks.

Product fine thanks

Excellent collection of songs from a great singer. It is playing in the car all the time.