AMG Review of 30th Anniversary Celebration

Thom Owens
All Music Guide

30th Anniversary Celebration is three-disc compilation covering the Statler Brothers' entire career, from their early days at Columbia to their hit-making peak at Mercury. Over the course of 62 tracks, all 27 of their Top Ten hits -- including "Flowers on the Wall," "Do You Remember These," "The Class of '57," "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine," "Who Am I to Say," "Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)," "Elizabeth," "My Only Love" and "Too Much on My Heart" -- are featured, as are a handful of lesser-known gems. For any fan of the group, this is an essential purchase, since it is a lovingly produced, definitive retrospective of the Statlers best-known material. In fact, it may be all the Statlers most listeners will ever need to own.