Despite the 2011 year of release shown above, this was one of the earliest CDs to hit the market when then new format came into being in the early 1980s, a time when outfits like Curb thought all they had to do was slap ten songs on a disc, give it a sub-title like "All Time Greatest ..." and the public would snap them up just to have something to play on their spanking new CD players. Even without any liner notes whatsoever. And, for a while at least, it worked, as I suppose anyone who had a fondness for this former member of Roy Orbison's Candymen has a copy of this CD.

But that approach doesn't work anymore. At least not among serious oldies collectors. There are far better collections available now, some that will give you most of the 27 singles he had charted from his first, Molly, which hit # 70 in 1962, to his last, Summer (The First Time) which peaked at # 21 in 1973.

Another thing. Only Curb would put out a compilation entitled "All-Time Greatest Hits" and then include, among the ten meagre selections, two that barely made the Top 100 - And I Love You So - # 83 in 1971 and With Pen In Hand - # 94 in 1972 - while omitting legitimate Top 40 hits such as Whenever He Holds You - # 39 in 1964, Voodoo Woman - # 27 in 1965, and Blue Autumn - # 35 in 1966.

Having said that, the other eight selections are all legitimate hits, and all ten are the original renditions - something Curb does not always provide in their material. So, if you're only seeking his mega-hits like Honey and See The Funny Little Clown, and don't mind the complete lack of liner notes, this is as good as any. But I'd still look around for better options.
Despite the 2011 year of release shown above, this was one of the earliest CDs to hit the market when then new format came into being in the early 1980s, a time when outfits like Curb thought all they had to do was slap ten songs on a disc, give it a sub-title like "All Time Greatest... " and the public would snap them up just to have something to play on their spanking new CD players. Even without any liner notes whatsoever. And, for a while at least, it worked, as I suppose anyone who had a fondness for this former member of Roy Orbison's Candymen has a copy of this CD. But that approach doesn't work anymore. At least not among serious oldies collectors. There are far better collections available now, some that will give you most of the 27 singles he had charted from his first, Molly, which hit # 70 in 1962, to his last, Summer (The First Time) which peaked at # 21 in 1973. Another thing. Only Curb would put out a compilation entitled "All-Time Greatest Hits" and then include, among the ten meagre selections, two that barely made the Top 100 - And I Love You So - # 83 in 1971 and With Pen In Hand - # 94 in 1972 - while omitting legitimate Top 40 hits such as Whenever He Holds You - # 39 in 1964, Voodoo Woman - # 27 in 1965, and Blue Autumn - # 35 in 1966. Having said that, the other eight selections are all legitimate hits, and all ten are the original renditions - something Curb does not always provide in their material. So, if you're only seeking his mega-hits like Honey and See The Funny Little Clown, and don't mind the complete lack of liner notes, this is as good as any. But I'd still look around for better options.