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| The Essential Floyd Cramer | 
 enlarge | Artist: Floyd Cramer
Label: RCA
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 11931
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 66591
UPC: 078636659121
EAN: 0078636659121
ASIN: B000002WTC
Release Date: August 1, 1995
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Condition: Brand new. Shipped from the UK by Airmail direct to 5 airports in the United States. Delivery takes approximately 5 working days from posting - we're frequently faster than a lot of US based sellers.
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| Tracks:
| • | Last Date - Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd | | • | Fancy Pants - Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd | | • | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Floyd Cramer, Williams, Hank [1] | | • | San Antonio Rose - Floyd Cramer, Wills, Bob | | • | Flip Flop and Bop - Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd | | • | Your Last Goodbye - Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd | | • | Corrine, Corrina - Floyd Cramer, Chatman, Bo | | • | Drown in My Own Tears - Floyd Cramer, Glover, Henry | | • | I Need You Now - Floyd Cramer, Crane, Jimmie | | • | On the Rebound - Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd | | • | Georgia on My Mind - Floyd Cramer, Gorrell, Stuart | | • | Lovesick Blues - Floyd Cramer, Friend, Cliff | | • | Chattanooga Choo Choo - Floyd Cramer, Warren, Harry | | • | Losers Weepers - Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd | | • | Java - Floyd Cramer, Toussaint, Allen | | • | Shaum - Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd | | • | (These Are) The Young Years - Floyd Cramer, Cowell, Johnny | | • | All Keyed Up - Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd | | • | Stood Up - Floyd Cramer, Gorgoni, Al | | • | What'd I Say - Floyd Cramer, Charles, Ray [1] |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 The Floyd Cramer disc we have been waiting for! August 13, 2000
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is the CD you will want to own if you treasure your old Floyd Cramer LPs of the 1960s. It's a terrific compilation of Cramer singles and LP cuts, many of which haven't been available on CD before. From Last Date to Java to Shrum, there's not a clinker in the bunch. One thing to note however, is that the version of Chattanooga Choo Choo on the CD is a different take from the original that appeared on the Magic Touch LP. It still sounds great though. If you like Floyd Cramer, buy this CD. And RCA, please give us volume two! P.S. The remastering is incredible.
 Skimpy at best. November 3, 2000
9 out of 18 found this review helpful
I know I'll catch heat from those who think this is a wonderful set, but it really is skimpy. Every year from 1965 to 1975, Floyd had a "Class of" LP that showcased that particular year's biggest music. He also done two LP's of organ music-"Floyd Cramer Gets Organ-ized" and "At the Console"-neither of which find any representation here. I have approximately 40 LP's in my collection of Floyd with a whole lot more to go and I think this one barely touches the surface of Floyd's career. Dedicated fans will want the additional LP's, so BMG should, in my opinion, re-release the "Class of" series as well as "I Remember Hank Williams" and the organ LP's. But, of course, BMG doesn't seem to be concerning itself with the re-issue thing other than the "Essential" series stuff. It took Collector's Choice music to put out "Ballad of the Green Berets" by Barry Sadler & they have heretofore to release anything on CD by country comedian Don Bowman whose albums go for $35+ on Ebay for decent copies. BMG, get a life.
Too Much Variety? July 27, 2002
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The "Essential Floyd Cramer" is a mixed bag of instrumental country. FC's reputation as a top recording session pianist far exceeds his success on the charts. According to Billboard, this Samti, LA native had only 3 chart hits from 1960-1980. That statistic hides his obvious talent at the keyboard. I referred to the CD as a "mixed bag" because FC divides the 20 selections between mellow and upbeat. This reviewer strongly favored the former. These include his trademark "Last Date" plus "Stood Up", "The Young Years" and "Your Last Goodbye". For traditionalists there are 2 solid renditions of Hank: "Lovesick Blues' and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". The other half of the CD is upbeat, which I don't believe is FC's strong point: "What'd I Say", Corrine Corrina (!) and something called "Flip Flop and Bop" were in sharp contrast to the mellow sounds. Fans of instrumentals may consider this "Essential" a 5 star effort based on the sheer variety herein. Those expecting all mellow music in the "Last Date" tradition will be disappointed. To give FC the benefit of the doubt, 4 stars are a nice compromise rating. Country fans should closely examine the sponsoring "Essential" series for well-produced compilations of our past heroes' best efforts. (The "Essential Skeeter Davis" CD has her sung answer to "Last Date").
Twenty of the Best Piano Pieces I've Ever Heard! July 16, 2002
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
In the early '60s, Floyd Cramer had a nice run of hit singles on the charts. Some of those chart hits included here are the obvious - "Last Date", "San Antonio Rose", "On the Rebound", and "Chatanooga Choo Choo". But this collection spotlights more than just those charts. There are great versions of "Java", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", and many others showcased in Floyd's talented slip-note key style. Great sound quality, great songs, and a great collection!
A Good Cross Section of His Early Days As a Star December 14, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I don't have 40 albums by FC like one reviewer; I bet you don't either. Obsession and single-gaitedness are not my virtues. I do believe that Floyd Cramer had a wider range of knowledge about music than the possessor of so much of his work; witness THIS package of tunes. I like FC music as much as, say, Michael Jackson's mother who was treated by her son to a private FC concert once. Besides "Last Date" and "On the Rebound", Floyd's version of "Java" preceded Al Hirt's version into the market. There are two Hank Williams, Sr. tunes, one from Texas Playboy Bob Wills, two from the (ahem) eclectic Ray Charles (three if you count "Georgia on My Mind", written and first performed by Hoagy Carmichael), and "Corinne, Corinna", a song associated with Ray Peterson of "Tell Laura I Love Her Fame" and blues shouter Big Joe Turner before that and even back to Bo Chatmon in the 1930s before that. (Oddly the same song is on Eric Clapton's "Blues" album as "Alberta, Alberta"; what does HE know?). Anyway, I was there. This is a good representation of Floyd's songs and proves FC was not just a bohunk Nashville piano player. Like most us, he appreciated diverse music, no matter how he may have pandered to the single-gaited who only knew his country music. We lost Floyd to cancer in 1997, but he left us a lot of good music--from MANY sources. Enjoy.
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