20th Century Masters: Millenium Collection - Kitty Wells

Personnel includes: Kitty Wells, Red Foley.
Producer: Owen Bradley.
Compilation producer: Andy McKaine.
Recorded between 1952 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Joseph F. Laredo.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Liner Note Author: Joseph F. Laredo.
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kitty Wells is a decent primer of her best years with Decca, collecting such definitive singles as "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," "Makin' Believe," "Heartbreak U.S.A.," "Mommy for a Day," and "Release Me." Tracks like "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God" reflect the strong, proto-feminist feeling of her work, which not only influenced further generations of female country artists but also echoed the sentiments of many women in the '50s and '60s. At only a dozen tracks long, 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kitty Wells is no match for the Bear Family box or even more extensive single-disc collections like God's Honky Tonk Angel, but it's a concise collection of songs from country music's first queen. ~ Heather Phares

• Released: 6/4/2002
• Released: 6/4/2002
• Genre: Country
• Genre: Country
• Format: CD
• Released: 06/04/2002
• Format: CD