Tim Neely's "Favorite Things" CD Series

... coming to a store near you ... seriously, Tim, you mentioned in another thread that you had compiled 34 CD-Rs of your favorite things ... if it's not too much trouble, would you share the track lists from a couple ... I am curious what made the list ... and I'll bet I am not alone with that curiosity.

 

You and me both, Chip: always interesting to find out what other folks think are great. Calling Dr. Tim again, we know you're out there...

ED

 

I'll post a few when time permits .... later today ...

 

OK, by popular request, here are several track listings of the ongoing series
Tim Neely presents ... "A Few of My Favorite Things"

First, the story:
"In 1995, I decided to collect onto cassette tapes all the songs that I really, really liked. It was such a fun project that, having obtained a CD recorder in 2001, I'm doing it again.
"I've decided to re-record those favorites onto compact discs and add those selections I didn't get to or didn't have, or that hadn't been released back then. (After all, good music didn't stop in 1995.) I've taken the opportunity to re-assess all my 1995 selections; most of them are still valid.
"I have only two rules regarding these compilations. One is that no artist appears more than once on any CD, although a solo performer from a group can be included on the same CD with the group. Second is that I make no distinctions regarding type or era of music. ... That's the way I've always listened to music at home, so why stop now?"

My source material can be CDs, LPs or 45s.

That said, here are some semi-randomly selected volumes:

Volume 1 (79:46)
1. "I Got You" -- Split Enz
2. "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" -- Mary Chapin Carpenter [single edit]
3. "Diamonds and Rust" -- Joan Baez
4. "Don't Give Up" -- Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush
5. "Forever Autumn" -- Justin Hayward
6. "Hands to Heaven" -- Breathe
7. "If I Ever Fall in Love" -- Shai
8. "And the Sun Will Shine" -- Bee Gees
9. "What About Me" -- Moving Pictures
10. "Karma Chameleon" -- Culture Club
11. "Fast Car" -- Tracy Chapman [album version]
12. "Trapped" -- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
13. "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" -- The Cowsills
14. "Joey" -- Concrete Blonde
15. "I'll Be On My Way" -- The Beatles [from Live at the BBC]
16. "I Will Always Love You" -- Dolly Parton [version 2]
17. "You Tell Me Why" -- The Beau Brummels
18. "Fall on Me" -- R.E.M.
19. "Greenback Dollar" -- The Kingston Trio
20. "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" -- The Shangri-Las
21. "Not Alone Any More" -- Traveling Wilburys

Volume 7 (79:27)
1. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" -- Abba
2. "Sandy" -- The Hollies
3. "Learning to Live Again" -- Garth Brooks
4. "Your Wildest Dreams" -- The Moody Blues [album version]
5. "Beach Baby" -- First Class
6. "The Bargain Store" -- Dolly Parton
7. "(The Man Whe Shot) Liberty Valance" -- Gene Pitney
8. "I'm Just a Country Boy" -- Don Williams
9. "Under the Bridge" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. "Can't Help Falling in Love" -- Elvis Presley
11. "Seven Year Ache" -- Roseanne Cash
12. "Pipeline" -- Chantay's
13. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" -- The Smithereens
14. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" -- Bee Gees [single version, stereo]
15. "Love Is" -- Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight
16. "Holly Holy" -- Neil Diamond
17. "Reason to Believe" -- Rod Stewart
18. "Crying in the Rain" -- The Everly Brothers
19. "Constant Craving" -- k.d. lang
20. "There Goes My Baby" -- The Drifters
21. "Be-Bop-a-Lula" -- Gene Vincent
22. "Wanderlust" -- Paul McCartney

Volume 16 (79:26)
1. "Simple Game" -- The Moody Blues
2. "This Is the Time" -- Billy Joel
3. "Unanswered Prayers" -- Garth Brooks
4. "Pavan for My Lady (Fall Winter Summer and Spring)" -- Ars Nova
5. "Lithium" -- Nirvana
6. "This Is Love" -- George Harrison
7. "All Alone Am I" -- Brenda Lee
8. "Why Can't This Be Love" -- Van Halen
9. "Pretty Ballerina" -- The Left Banke
10. "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" -- Patty Loveless
11. "Night in the City" -- Electric Light Orchestra
12. "Nothing Compares 2 U" -- Sinead O'Connor
13. "She's My Girl" -- The Turtles
14. "Promises" -- Eric Clapton and His Band
15. "Then He Kissed Me" -- The Crystals
16. "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" -- Willie Nelson
17. "When All Is Said and Done" -- Abba
18. "Just Another Day" -- Jon Secada
19. "Nobody's Home" -- Clint Black
20. "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" -- The Reflections
21. "For Crying Out Loud" -- Meat Loaf

Volume 22 (79:47)
1. "Like a Rolling Stone" -- Bob Dylan
2. "Red Red Wine" -- UB40
3. "Nights on Broadway" -- Bee Gees [single version]
4. "New Year's Day" -- U2 [12" promo version]
5. "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" -- Waylon & Willie
6. "Chapel of Love" -- The Dixie Cups
7. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" -- Melanie
8. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" -- Sophie B. Hawkins
9. "Chain Gang Medley" -- Jim Croce
10. "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" -- The Mamas and the Papas
11. "Call Me (Come Back Home)" -- Al Green
12. "Head Over Heels" -- The Go-Go's
13. "Couldn't Get It Right" -- Climax Blues Band
14. "Catch the Wind" -- Donovan [Hickory 45 version]
15. "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" -- Kathy Mattea
16. "Anyone Who Had a Heart" -- Dionne Warwick
17. "The Flame" -- Cheap Trick [45 edit]
18. "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?" -- The Barbarians
19. "Baby Jane" -- Rod Stewart
20. "Leaving Las Vegas" -- Sheryl Crow

Volume 34 (79:32) ... the most recent so far
1. "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" -- Elton John
2. "Time Has Come Today" -- The Chambers Brothers [single version]
3. "Family Tradition" -- Hank Williams Jr.
4. "Rockin' in the Free World" -- Neil Young [album version]
5. "If I Could Reach You" -- The Fifth Dimension
6. "It's Up to You" -- Rick Nelson
7. "Stop Your Sobbing" -- Pretenders
8. "The Letter" -- Joe Cocker [45 version]
9. "Memory" -- Betty Buckley [second version]
10. "Walls (Circus)" -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
11. "Human Fly" -- The Cramps
12. "96 Tears" -- ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians
13. "Love U More" -- Sunscreem
14. "New World in the Morning" -- Roger Whittaker
15. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" -- Kitty Wells
16. "The Boxer" -- Simon and Garfunkel
17. "Smoke Rings in the Dark" -- Gary Allan
18. "Uncle John's Band" -- The Grateful Dead [album version]
19. "Smooth Criminal" -- Michael Jackson
20. "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)" -- Fleetwood Mac [45 version]
21. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" -- Bee Gees

 

A few other notes:

So far, there are 729 songs I've recorded in the series; by the time I'm done, I'll probably hit 1,000 no problem.

Shortest song so far: "Not Fade Away" by the Rolling Stones (1:47)
Longest song so far: "Change Your Mind" by Neil Young and Crazy Horse (14:32)
Artist appearing most often: The Beatles (16)
Artist appearing second most often: Bee Gees (12)
Oldest song so far: "The Third Man Theme" by Anton Karas (1950)
Newest song so far: "Smoke Rings in the Dark" by Gary Allan (1999)

 

Thanks, Tim, for sharing ... I suspected that it would be an interesting list ... there are some songs with which I am not familiar ... but I will check them out.

 

Koo Koo, Daddio!
That's an inspired sequence for sure! It reminds me why I love music!

In the REsearch book "Incredibly Strange Music" there's a great story focusing on the Cramps and their life as record collectors.

"I got a baby's brain - it's drivin' me insane!"

 

Very interesting list. Kind of makes me wish you had a radio show. I'll have to check out some of those country songs.