Manufacturer: Sony Budget

On Home--which they coproduced with Lloyd Maines, the father of lead singer Natalie--the Dixie Chicks strip off the star-making gloss of Nashville and get down to the meat of the matter, turning out an acoustic record that gives a big Texas howdy to bluegrass. But that's only the framework they use to salute all their influences, from the raggedy rock of Little Feat (on Darrell Scott's ...

Manufacturer: Columbia

Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock and roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles--most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the B ," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad ...

Manufacturer: Commercial Marketing

Manufacturer: Thirty Tigers

Big, lantern-jawed Glen Campbell, erstwhile session guitarist and fill-in Beach Boy, had an image problem for years: staple of Seventies Radio 2 and the dream of the everyday housewife. More recently, his best recordings have again been appreciated for their majesty and massive emotional power. 20 Golden Greats is as comprehensive a hits compilation as one could hope for, covering the ...

Manufacturer: EMI

Hotel California represented a commercial peak for the Eagles, selling nine million copies in its year of release alone. Founder member Bernie Leadon quit and was replaced with tougher-sounding guitarist Joe Walsh just before the band spent eight months in the studio crafting this album. Unfortunately, as often happens with albums that take so long to make, spontaneity is almost wholly ...

Manufacturer: Warner

Manufacturer: Camden

Manufacturer: Warner Bros.

Manufacturer: Arista

Manufacturer: Loose