Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
CatNo: CHARLY657X
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Plantation Records was launched in 1968 by Shelby Singleton, the entrepreneurial former head of Mercury and Smash Records, and a celebrated record industry maverick. Essentially a dedicated Country label, with a strong emphasis on novelty and idiosyncratic recordings, Plantation is remembered primarily for its biggest hit, Jeannie C. Riley's multi-million selling 'Harper Valley P.T.A.', which topped both the U.S. Pop and Country charts. The label registered a further three dozen or so chart entries, by artists like David Wilkins, Dee Mullins, Linda Martell, Sleepy LaBeef, John Wesley Ryles, Rita Remington, Webb Pierce, Bobby Hood and Patti Page, whilst non-charting artists included Ray Pillow, Rex Allen Jr, Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders, Lois Ann Struck, Hank Locklin, Gordon Terry, Jimmy C. Newman, Barbara Eden, Roy Drusky and Leroy Van Dyke.
 
These fifty tracks present the very best of Plantation's singles output, including 23 US Country hits. The set features the label's four million-sellers: Jeannie C. Riley's sassy 'Harper Valley P.T.A.', Harlow Wilcox's guitar instro 'Groovy Grubworm', C-Company featuring Terry Nelson's controversial 'Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley' and Rod Hart's bizarre gay truckers' anthem 'C.B. Savage'. Very little of this material has previously been reissued, in any format, and many of these sides make their CD debuts on this set.

 

Disc One
1. Big Fanny NEIL RAY
2. Harper Valley P.T.A. JEANNIE C. RILEY
3. (I Wanta Be) A Truck Driver's Sweetheart MARCIE DICKERSON
4. (Just) Blow In His Ear DAVID WILKINS
5. There Never Was A Time JEANNIE C. RILEY
6. The Big Man DEE MULLINS
7. Color Him Father LINDA MARTELL
8. Groovy Grubworm HARLOW WILCOX & THE OAKIES
9. Guilt Box DEE MULLINS
10.Before The Next Teardrop Falls LINDA MARTELL          
11.It Takes All Kinds Of People RAY PILLOW
12.The Ballad Of Archie Who? CLARK BENTLEY
13.Country Girl JEANNIE C. RILEY
14.Bad Case Of The Blues LINDA MARTELL
15.Put A Little Loving On Me DAVID WILKINS
16.The Service ROBBIE HARDEN
17.Cripple Cricket HARLOW WILCOX & THE OAKIES
18.Sold To The Highest Bidder COLONEL TEX HERRING
19.Remember Bethlehem DEE MULLINS
20.Oh, Singer JEANNIE C. RILEY
21.Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley C. COMPANY featuring Terry Nelson
22.Blackland Farmer SLEEPY LaBEEF
23.Hello, I'm Johnny Credit JOHNNY CREDIT
24.Roses And Thorns JEANNIE C. RILEY
25.Reconsider Me JOHN WESLEY RYLES
 
Disc Two
1. I Honky Tonked All The Way Back Home REX ALLEN JR.
2. Dallas THE FLATLANDERS
3. Sweetheart SANDY COOPER
4. I've Never Been This Far Before RITA REMINGTON
5. Hippie From Mississippi RUSTY ADAMS
6. Thinkin' On You LOIS ANN STRUCK
7. The Good Lord Giveth (And Uncle Sam Taketh Away)WEBB PIERCE
8. Border City Call Girl BEN DAVIDSON-HEWITT
9. These Arms You Push Away HANK LOCKLIN
10.I've Got Leaving On My Mind WEBB PIERCE
11.One Night Gone JAMES O'GWYNN
12.C.B. Savage ROD HART          
13.Orange Blossom Special GORDON TERRY & THE TENNESSEE GUITARS
14.Alligator Man JIMMY C. NEWMAN
15.Blueberry Hill RUFUS THIBODEAUX & CAJUN BRASS 
16.'T' For Texas CHARLIE WALKER
17.Come On In BOBBY HOOD
18.Memphis Sun MURRY KELHAM
19.Widow Jones BARBARA EDEN
20.Sugar Bee JIMMY C. NEWMAN
21.The Last Farewell ROY DRUSKY
22.Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You LEROY VAN DYKE
23.No Aces PATTI PAGE
24.On The Inside PATTI PAGE
25.Don't We Belong In Love? RITA REMINGTON & THE SMOKEY VALLEY SYMPHONY