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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017
Had this record many years ago on a 12" vinyl, and have now secured a copy on CD. These are not the usual tracks that you would expect to hear from the Everly Brothers, and if you think you know the Everlys, you haven't heard anything until you listen to this CD.
A definite "must buy" any Everlys fan. Very highly recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2014
Is there such a thing as an Everly Brothers recording that isn't worth having in a decent collection of their work? I don't think so - this is a great album.
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2007
This song is very popular in 1967 to 1972, one station in my home town was broadcast the song several times by request almost days and nights. This song also made many The Everly Brothers fans very sad, because the song seemed a sign as The Everly Brothers wanted to be legend by their break-up. The songs in this CD is not different with The previous LP format, very identic. The songs to be taken into account are Trains and boats and trains, The house of the rising sun and She never smiles anymore, very beautiful.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2007
My brother had this album when I was a teenager and I've been looking for it for a long time. This is not typical Everly Brothers music, but I love their covers of these songs. Thanks for allowing me to go back in time.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2007
As the title already suggested I always considered this album lacking direction. It's 1967 and The Everly Brothers haven't had a real hit it the US for 5 years. They fared better in the UK with 'The Price Of Love' reaching #2 in 1965. The Everly's had a good year in the following year album wise with 'In Our Image' and 'Two Yanks In England' but these albums failed to produce hits. For the record, 'The Price Of Love' was added to the tracklist of 'In Our Image' 6 months after being a hit for the obvious (read: commercial) reasons.
Hitsounds tries to hard to reach lost audience and gain a new one at the same time. Some covers of 50's hit songs (Blueberry Hill, Oh Boy, Good Golly Miss Molly) and the odd bland version of an old country hit ( I'd Be A Legend In My time). The UK audience were already familiar with Trains Boats And Planes because Billy J. Kramer had a huge hit with it, actually a very nice track. New audience had to be reeled in with Let's Go Get Stoned and a dramatic version of The House Of The Rising Sun. Both are actually quite good. That all was not lost proves the wonderful She Never Smiles Anymore. It had to get worse before the Everly's finally picked themselves up with their masterpiece 'Roots'. Please read my review of 'The Everly Brothers Sing'.
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Top reviews from other countries
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have Everly Brothers cd.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2015
Iconic cd of the unforgetable talented Everly Brothers.A must have for fans and collectors.
5.0 out of 5 stars Brillant Good Golly
Reviewed in France on May 7, 2010
Un des disques que je préfère des Everly. Leur version de Good Golly Miss Molly est surprenante, je m'étonne même que des groupes hard n'aient jamais repris avec un son lourd, la ligne de basses. Et puis leurs voix, sont toujours parfaites;
4.0 out of 5 stars Underated gem
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2009
Three very good tracks and one outstanding one on this underated album.
'Trains boats and plans', 'i'd be a legend in my time' and 'house of the rising sun' are all great tracks. The truly outstanding track and worth the addmission price alone is 'She never smiles anymore' a song with heart breaking lyrics, sung to perfection. Truly brilliant!