Op deze 3CD/set staan 65 tracks van de legendarische in 1964 om het leven gekomen country/legende. Deze box is een uitgave van Reader´s Digest.
Beste Jim Reeves-verzamelaar op de markt, een extreem grote boxset met zo ongeveer al zijn werk uitgezonderd. Deze dubbelaar met 40 tracks bevat zowel z'n grootste hits als z'n beste songs die géén hits of singles werden. Op CD2 staan ook diverse postume hits van de in 1964 op 41-jarige leeftijd (op het hoogtepunt van zijn roem) bij een vliegtuigongeluk om het leven gekomen countryzanger. "Gentleman Jim Reeves was perhaps the biggest male star to emerge from the Nashville sound. His mellow baritone voice and muted velvet orchestration combined to create a sound that echoed around his world and has lasted to this day. Detractors will call the sound country-pop (or plain pop), but none can argue against the large audience that loves this music. Reeves was capable of singing hard country ("Mexican Joe" went to number one in 1953), but he made his greatest impact as a country-pop crooner." (Allmusic)
Zanger met prachtig kastanjebruin stemgeluid, die in de jaren zestig vele hits scoorde die zich op 't snijvlak van zoete crooner en countryballad bevonden. Met o.a. 'He'll Have To Go'.
"While it may seem strange that a live album offers a nearly complete introduction to an artist as important as Jim Reeves, "Live At The Opry" fits that bill. A compilation of radio performances recorded at the Grand Ole Opry between 1953 and 1960, the music on "Live At The Opry" is uniformly excellent, demonstrating Reeves' talent for country-pop as well as his command of a live audience. Most of his biggest hits are here, as well as a handful of unfamiliar numbers, and all are delivered with style by either his backing band Blue Boys or an Opry pick-up band. For both dedicated fans and neophytes, there's plenty to treasure on Live At the Opry." (Thom Owens, Allmusic; 3 uit 5 sterren)
