Classic (Not Greatest Hits)

Classic (Not Greatest Hits)

From Wikipedia: Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as comedic hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak". He has worked as a producer, music arranger, songwriter, television host, and solo artist; been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and the Christian Music Hall of Fame; and received Gold Albums for his music sales. ~~~ Stevens left MCA in 1989 for Curb/Capitol Records. The two labels split up soon after and Curb Records continued releasing material on Stevens. His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits, a 1990 compilation, became a gold album by mid-decade. Lend Me Your Ears and Number One With a Bullet were released in 1990 and 1991 respectively. The latter featured the satirical hit "Working for the Japanese" in which Stevens sings about the American economy. In the 1990s, Stevens took new directions. The most ambitious was the opening of his own theater in Branson, Missouri in 1991. The theater business had been steadily growing in Branson for years and by the time Stevens began building his theater the area was reaching its peak. Stevens benefited from the theater boom largely because his stage show was different from others. When the crowds reacted favorably to his music videos being played on a large screen at his theater, Stevens began selling videos. In 1992, his Comedy Video Classics became a million-selling home video through direct marketing and television advertisements. Branson was also experiencing its highest commercial peak in the summer and fall of 1992 and 1993. In the midst of this success Stevens closed down his theater after the 1993 season citing exhaustion and monotony after doing two shows a day, six days a week... The 1993 album Classic Ray Stevens was his first audio release since 1991.
Country USA
Brand Curb Records
Manufacturer Curb
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 715187762121
Model 715187762121
ReleaseDate 1995-01-06
UnitCount 1
Format CD
UPCs 715187762121
EANs 0715187762121

Country	USA
Brand	Curb Records
Manufacturer	Curb
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	715187762121
Model	715187762121
ReleaseDate	1995-01-06
UnitCount	1
Format	CD
UPCs	715187762121
EANs	0715187762121

Classic (Not Greatest Hits)

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