16 Biggest Hits

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  • Artist: Lefty Frizzell (See All Albums by Lefty Frizzell)

  • Date Released: Feb 21, 2006

  • Genre: Country/Folk, Style: Contemporary Country

  • Label: Columbia/Legacy

  • Copyright: Originally released 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 1973, 1974 Geffen Records

Total Tracks: 16   Total Length: 43:24

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As with most country music greats, there is no shortage of Lefty Frizzell anthologies, so the arrival of something as bland-sounding as 16 Biggest Hits, especially in light of Columbia/Legacy’s excellent 34-track Look What Thoughts Will Do collection, does little to prick up the ears of longtime fans. Most of the classics are here — “Saginaw, Michigan,” “Long Black Veil,” “If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time” — but the lack of “Shine, Shave, Shower (It’s Saturday)” and “Run ‘Em Off” makes 16 Biggest Hits more of a sampler than a legitimate overview. – James Christopher Monger