BEST OF/20TH CENTURY - Faron Young

Full title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Faron Young.Producers: Shelby Singleton, Jerry Kennedy.Compilation producer: Mike Ragogna.Includes liner notes by Rich Kienzle.Digitally remastered by Jeff Wilkens (Universal Mastering Studios East, Edison, New Jersey).Liner Note Authors: Jerry Kennedy; Rich Kienzle.The 1950s and the early '60s are viewed as the most crucial years of Young's recording career. Since this compilation covers only the years 1964-1972, it might not be fair to categorize these tracks as truly the "best" of Young. Nonetheless, it was certainly a successful period for him commercially, with all dozen of these songs making the country Top Ten, one of them ("It's Four in the Morning") heading all the way to the top. If it's not his best or earthiest material, it's certainly respectable straight country, and, with some exceptions toward the later end of that time scale, not as slickly produced as much country-pop from the era was. Young was