Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits
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| Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | July 1971 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Novelty, Country | |||
| Label | Barnaby | |||
| Producer | Ray Stevens | |||
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Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits is a collection of songs that Ray Stevens previously recorded for Barnaby and Monument Records from 1968 to 1971. This marks the first album appearance of Stevens' novelty hit single "Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)." This collection contains two more singles from Barnaby while the rest are recordings for Monument (five singles and three album tracks). "Gitarzan" is the album version that begins with noises of an audience. "Harry the Hairy Ape" and "Ahab the Arab" are not the original recordings but re-recordings that were made for Monument. "Mr. Businessman" is the album version.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Everything Is Beautiful" | Ray Stevens | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Gitarzan" | Ray Stevens, Bill Everette | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Isn't It Lonely Together" | Ray Stevens | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Harry the Hairy Ape" | Ray Stevens | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Have a Little Talk With Myself" | Ray Stevens | 2:58 |
| 6. | "America, Communicate With Me" | Ray Stevens | 3:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mr. Businessman" | Ray Stevens | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Along Came Jones" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)" | Ray Stevens | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Unwind" | Ray Stevens | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Ahab the Arab" | Ray Stevens | 4:10 |
