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- Date Released: September 12, 2000
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Epic/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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They Say...
Does 16 Biggest Hits really contain Ricky Skaggs' 16 biggest hits as measured in the country singles charts? No, it doesn't. It contains his 13 biggest hits, plus three other songs that have special significance for the artist and his audience. Among his top 16 singles are "You Make Me Feel Like a Man," "Love's Gonna Get You Someday," and "Let It Be You," none of which are included here. In their place are "Don't Get Above Your Raising," Skaggs' first Epic single and first significant hit; "You May See Me Walkin'," his first Top Ten hit; and "Wheel Hoss," an album track from his Country Boy album written by his mentor, Bill Monroe. It's hard to argue with such substitutions, except to note that they rob the album's title of strict accuracy. The music contained here helped define the new traditionalist movement in country music in the '80s. Skaggs, a top instrumentalist steeped in bluegrass, found a formula at the start of that decade which combined a heavy emphasis on traditional playing with a fresh approach that didn't violate the old-time sound so much as extend it. Trends come and go, and after Skaggs' style passed from mass popularity he predictably returned to the traditional style from which he had emerged, but not before he had reinvigorated country music with the hits heard on this album, which stands as an excellent introduction to his most popular work.
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| 01. |  |
Don't Get Above Your Raising |
3:07 |
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| 02. | |
You May See Me Walkin' |
2:28 |
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| 03. | |
Crying My Heart Out Over You |
2:59 |
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| 04. | |
I Don't Care |
2:17 |
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| 05. | |
Heartbroke |
3:15 |
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| 06. | |
I Wouldn't Change You If I Could |
3:00 |
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| 07. | |
Highway 40 Blues |
3:09 |
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| 08. | |
You've Got A Lover |
3:56 |
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| 09. | |
Don't Cheat In Our Hometown |
3:18 |
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| 10. | |
Honey (Open That Door) |
3:29 |
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| 11. | |
Uncle Pen |
2:24 |
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| 12. | |
Something In My Heart |
2:59 |
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| 13. | |
Country Boy |
3:50 |
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| 14. | |
Wheel Hoss |
3:17 |
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| 15. | |
Cajun Moon |
3:42 |
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| 16. | |
Lovin' Only Me |
3:33 |
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16 Total Tracks, 50:43 Total Length
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