This is the second of two volumes of Buck's greatest hits. Together, they include all Buck's number one country hits and almost all of his other top five country hits but many great songs are omitted.

This set includes Above and beyond (later revived by Rodney Crowell), Love's gonna live here, Crying time (written by Buck but released as a B-side, later made famous by Ray Charles), Buckaroo (a rare instrumental chart-topper) and many others. Buck wrote many of his own songs but was occasionally successful with covers. On this collection, you can find his version of the Chuck Berry classic, Johnny B Goode.

This volume and its companion contain the essential Buck Owens solo tracks but many great songs are omitted. Rhino also released a 3-CD boxed set containing 62 songs including hit duets with Dwight Yoakam, Rose Maddox and Susan Raye. If you can afford it, I recommend that instead of the two single CD's.

Just received my copy of the Very Best of Buck Owens Vol. 2".
I have listened to this disc a couple of times now and I find that I enjoy this one every bit as much as Volume 1. I was listening to most of these tunes for the very first time and already I have developed a number of favorites including "Think Of Me", "Where Does The Good Times Go" and "Made In Japan". On this compilation you will find such other notables as Buck's biggest hit of all time "Love's Gonna Live Here", his #1 instrumental hit "Buckaroo" and a great live version of Chuck Berry's classic "Johnny B. Goode which was yet another #1 hit for Buck in the summer of '69. As in Volume 1 there are great liner notes and Buck himself tells a brief story about each and every tune. Buck Owens and the Buckaroos were one of the great American musical acts of the 20th century. Any serious collector should have at least one of these "Very Best Of" CDs in their library.

Buck was the biggest selling Country artist of the 60's decade. He scored more top 10 hits than any other Country artist in that decade. I prefer this volume over volume 1 because of songs like "Made in japan", "Foolin around", "My heart skips a beat", and "Under the influence". Back in 1989 in Macon,Georgia at WDEN-I did a show called The Classic Country Showcase- I must've played Made in Japan every week (along with Easy Lovin by Freddy Hart and Room 269 by Freddy Weller)- "Japan" is my favorite by him. Buck was just one plain cool country singer with an incredible sound. If you ever go through Bakersfield, California get on Buck Owens Boulevard at night and go see The Buck Owens palace showplace. It is absolutely beautiful. Keep Honky Tonkin'