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'''''The Very Best of Robbie Fulks''''' is a compilation album by [[alternative country]] musician [[Robbie Fulks]], released on January 18, 2000 on [[Bloodshot Records]]. Despite its name, the album is not a greatest hits compilation; instead, it comprises tracks that had never been released on any of Fulks' previous albums.<ref name=ac>{{Cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2000-01-21/75589/ |title=Robbie Fulks: The Very Best of Robbie Fulks (Bloodshot) |last=Renshaw |first=Jerry |date=2000-01-21 |website=The Austin Chronicle |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref> Fulks has said that he thinks the songs on the album correspond to fictional albums of his, such as "I Loathe my Fans" and "Adultery for Beginners".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/15/arts/music-it-s-off-the-map-but-it-s-his-country-right-or-wrong.html |title=It's Off the Map, but It's His Country, Right or Wrong |last=Applebome |first=Peter |date=2000-10-15 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref>
'''''The Very Best of Robbie Fulks''''' is a compilation album by [[alternative country]] musician [[Robbie Fulks]], released on January 18, 2000, on [[Bloodshot Records]]. Despite its name, the album is not a greatest hits compilation; instead, it comprises tracks that had never been released on any of Fulks' previous albums.<ref name=ac>{{Cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2000-01-21/75589/ |title=Robbie Fulks: The Very Best of Robbie Fulks (Bloodshot) |last=Renshaw |first=Jerry |date=2000-01-21 |website=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref> Fulks has said that he thinks the songs on the album correspond to fictional albums of his, such as "I Loathe my Fans" and "Adultery for Beginners".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/15/arts/music-it-s-off-the-map-but-it-s-his-country-right-or-wrong.html |title=It's Off the Map, but It's His Country, Right or Wrong |last=Applebome |first=Peter |date=2000-10-15 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref>

==Release==
==Release==
Fulks was initially only able to release the album over the Internet, because beginning in the summer of 1999, he had not yet been officially released from his contract with [[Geffen Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=444 |title=Just plain (Robbie) Fulks |last=Bernstein |first=Joel |website=www.countrystandardtime.com |access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref> The reason Fulks put the album together and released it was to gain further publicity and, according to Peter Margasak, "give him something to tour behind."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1472313/robbie-fulks-country-without-borders/ |title=Robbie Fulks: Country Without Borders |last=Margasak |first=Peter |date=2003-06-05 |website=CMT News |access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref>
Fulks was initially only able to release the album over the Internet, because beginning in the summer of 1999, he had not yet been officially released from his contract with [[Geffen Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=444 |title=Just plain (Robbie) Fulks |last=Bernstein |first=Joel |website=www.countrystandardtime.com |access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref> The reason Fulks put the album together and released it was to gain further publicity and, according to Peter Margasak, "give him something to tour behind."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1472313/robbie-fulks-country-without-borders/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228124207/http://www.cmt.com/news/1472313/robbie-fulks-country-without-borders/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |title=Robbie Fulks: Country Without Borders |last=Margasak |first=Peter |date=2003-06-05 |website=CMT News |access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref>
{{Album ratings
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|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-robbie-fulks-mw0000259636 |title=The Very Best of Robbie Fulks |last=Fink |first=Matt |website=AllMusic |access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref>
|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-robbie-fulks-mw0000259636 |title=The Very Best of Robbie Fulks |last=Fink |first=Matt |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref>
|rev2=''[[The Austin Chronicle]]''
|rev2=''[[The Austin Chronicle]]''
|rev2score={{rating|3|4}}<ref name=ac/>
|rev2score={{rating|3|4}}<ref name=ac/>
|rev3=''[[City Pages]]''
|rev3=''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''
|rev3score=(mixed)<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.citypages.com/music/robbie-fulks-the-very-best-of-robbie-fulks-6707761 |title=Robbie Fulks: The Very Best of Robbie Fulks |last=Sinagra |first=Laura |date=2000-02-09 |work=City Pages |access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref>
|rev3score={{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/12/03/robbie-fulks-presents-14-tracks-of-brilliance/ |title=Robbie Fulks Presents 14 Tracks Of Brilliance |last=Gettelman |first=Parry |date=1999-12-03 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |access-date=2018-12-28 |language=en}}</ref>
|rev4=''[[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]]''
|rev4=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev4score=(favorable)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Moser |first=Dan |date=1999-08-31 |title=Robbie Fulks - The Very Best of Robbie Fulks |url=http://nodepression.com/album-review/robbie-fulks-very-best-robbie-fulks |magazine=No Depression}}</ref>
|rev4score=8/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Milner |first=Greg |date=2000-02-01 |title=Robbie Fulks: The Very Best of Robbie Fulks (Bloodshot) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ta0nQqYx2t0C&pg=PA108 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |language=en |page=108}}</ref>
|rev5=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev5score=8/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Milner |first=Greg |date=2000-02-01 |title=Reviews |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ta0nQqYx2t0C&pg=PA108 |magazine=Spin |language=en |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |page=108}}</ref>
|rev6=''[[The Village Voice]]''
|rev6score={{rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=2000-02-01 |title=Happy You Near |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv100-00.php |magazine=The Village Voice}}</ref>
}}
}}

==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# Jean Arthur – 2:44
# Jean Arthur – 2:44
# Sleepin' On The Job Of Love – 2:10
# Sleepin' on the Job of Love – 2:10
# Roots Rock Weirdoes – 3:53
# Roots Rock Weirdoes – 3:53
# May The Best Man Win – 2:24
# May the Best Man Win – 2:24
# Hamilton County Breakdown – 2:56
# Hamilton County Breakdown – 2:56
# Gravid And Tense – 0:30
# Gravid and Tense – 0:30
# Parallel Bars – 3:07
# Parallel Bars – 3:07
# Love Ain't Nothin' – 2:42
# Love Ain't Nothin' – 2:42
# I Just Want To Meet The Man – 4:22
# I Just Want to Meet the Man – 4:22
# Wedding Of The Bugs – 1:43
# Wedding of the Bugs – 1:43
# You Break It, You Pay – 2:23
# You Break It, You Pay – 2:23
# White Man's Bourbon – 5:06
# White Man's Bourbon – 5:06
# That Bangle Girl – 3:00
# That Bangle Girl – 3:00
# Jello Goodbye – 5:29
# Jello Goodbye – 5:29

==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:48, 24 September 2024

The Very Best of Robbie Fulks
Compilation album by
Robbie Fulks
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2000 (2000-01-18)
GenreAlternative country
Length42:29
LabelBloodshot
Robbie Fulks chronology
Let's Kill Saturday Night
(1998) 		The Very Best of Robbie Fulks
(2000) 		Couples in Trouble
(2001)

The Very Best of Robbie Fulks is a compilation album by alternative country musician Robbie Fulks, released on January 18, 2000, on Bloodshot Records. Despite its name, the album is not a greatest hits compilation; instead, it comprises tracks that had never been released on any of Fulks' previous albums.[1] Fulks has said that he thinks the songs on the album correspond to fictional albums of his, such as "I Loathe my Fans" and "Adultery for Beginners".[2]

Release

[edit]

Fulks was initially only able to release the album over the Internet, because beginning in the summer of 1999, he had not yet been officially released from his contract with Geffen Records.[3] The reason Fulks put the album together and released it was to gain further publicity and, according to Peter Margasak, "give him something to tour behind."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Austin Chronicle[1]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
Spin8/10[7]

Track listing

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  1. Jean Arthur – 2:44
  2. Sleepin' on the Job of Love – 2:10
  3. Roots Rock Weirdoes – 3:53
  4. May the Best Man Win – 2:24
  5. Hamilton County Breakdown – 2:56
  6. Gravid and Tense – 0:30
  7. Parallel Bars – 3:07
  8. Love Ain't Nothin' – 2:42
  9. I Just Want to Meet the Man – 4:22
  10. Wedding of the Bugs – 1:43
  11. You Break It, You Pay – 2:23
  12. White Man's Bourbon – 5:06
  13. That Bangle Girl – 3:00
  14. Jello Goodbye – 5:29

References

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  1. ^ a b Renshaw, Jerry (2000-01-21). "Robbie Fulks: The Very Best of Robbie Fulks (Bloodshot)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. ^ Applebome, Peter (2000-10-15). "It's Off the Map, but It's His Country, Right or Wrong". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Joel. "Just plain (Robbie) Fulks". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  4. ^ Margasak, Peter (2003-06-05). "Robbie Fulks: Country Without Borders". CMT News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  5. ^ Fink, Matt. "The Very Best of Robbie Fulks". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  6. ^ Gettelman, Parry (1999-12-03). "Robbie Fulks Presents 14 Tracks Of Brilliance". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  7. ^ Milner, Greg (2000-02-01). "Robbie Fulks: The Very Best of Robbie Fulks (Bloodshot)". Spin. p. 108.
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