Carl Smith - The Country Gentleman (Remastered) (2020)

Known as Mr. Country, Carl Smith was one of the most popular honky tonkers of the '50s, racking up over 30 Top Ten hits over the course of the decade. Smith was also able to sustain that popularity into the late '70s, during which time he had a charting single for every year except one. Smith had a talent for singing smooth ballads which polished the rough edges of hardcore country. Nevertheless, he could sing pure honky tonk with the best of them, and his hardest country was made tougher by the addition of a drum kit. Smith was one of the very first country artists to regularly perform with a drummer, and though it earned him criticism at the time, the hard-driving sound of those up-tempo numbers proved to be influential. Smith also occasionally dabbled in Western swing, and as he continued to record, he delved deeper into the genre. Since he specialized in honky tonk ballads and Western swing, Smith rarely crossed over into the pop audience. Still, he was one of the most popular and best-known country singers of his era, recording several classics - including "Let's Live a Little," "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way," "This Orchard Means Goodbye," "Cut Across Shorty," "Loose Talk," "(When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There," and "Hey Joe!" - appearing in a handful of movies, and hosting his own television show. By the time he retired in the early '80s, he had hit the country charts nearly 100 times.

Tracklist
CD1
01. Hey Joe! (Remastered)
02. (When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There (Remastered)
03. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way (Remastered)
04. Guilty Conscience (Remastered)
05. This Side of Heaven (Remastered)
06. I Just Dropped in to Say Goodbye (Remastered)
07. I Overlooked an Orchid (Remastered)
08. If Teardrops Were Pennies (Remastered)
09. Let's Live a Little (Remastered)
10. Me and My Broken Heart (Remastered)
11. Mr Moon (Remastered)
12. It's a Lovely World (Remastered)
13. The Little Girl in My Home Town (Remastered)
14. Are You Teasing Me? (Remastered)
15. There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby (Remastered)
16. Our Honeymoon (Remastered)
17. This Orchid Means Goodbye (Remastered)
18. Softly and Tenderly (Remastered)
19. Trademark (Remastered)
20. If I Could Hold Back the Dawn (Remastered)

CD2
01. Just Wait Till I Get You Alone (Remastered)
02. Doggone It Baby, I'm in Love (Remastered)
03. If You Tried as Hard to Love Me (Remastered)
04. Back up Buddy (Remastered)
05. Lovin' Is Livin' (Remastered)
06. Go, Boy Go (Remastered)
07. Satisfaction Guaranteed (Remastered)
08. Loose Talk (Remastered)
09. Who'll Buy My Heartaches? (Remastered)
10. Kisses Don't Lie (Remastered)
11. Time Changes Everything (Remastered)
12. Baby I'm Ready (Remastered)
13. There She Goes (Remastered)
14. I Dreamed of the Old Rugged Cross (Remastered)
15. You Are the One (Remastered)
16. Old Lonesome Times (Remastered)
17. There's a Bottle Where She Used to Be (Remastered)
18. You're Free to Go (Remastered)
19. If Teardrops Were Pennies 2 (Remastered)
20. I Just Dropped in to Say Goodbye 2 (Remastered)