American Originals

Performer: Andy Griffith
Artist: Brownie McGhee
Producer: Jenny Bingaman (Compilation)
Distributor: Select-O-Hits

Notes: Andy Griffith narrates stories and sings. Personnel includes: Andy Griffith (vocals); Brownie McGhee (guitar). Includes liner notes by Vicki Arkoff, Mark And Brian, and Andy Griffith. Digitally remastered by Larry Walsh (1992, Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California). American Originals unexpectedly revived Andy Griffith's musical career. Thanks to a series of television commercials, the album became a hit, even if it never charted -- then again, the album was never designed with the charts in mind; it was targeted at the legions of Griffith fans who grew up on The Andy Griffith Show and currently watch Matlock. As such, it contained a bunch of stories, poems and songs -- some original, most classics -- all of which create a mythical small-town America, a theme that should be familiar to any fan of Griffith. There's humor, but it's not a comedy record -- it's a record filled with warmth and humanity, one that comes close to capturing the spirit of Griffith. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Spin (2/93, p.85) - "...his storytelling voice has the soothing assuredness of Huckleberry Hound....[it] is tied in our consciousness with Sheriff Andy Taylor, and fond, safe memories of Mayberry, U.S.A...."

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