AMG Review of 17 Greatest Hits

Thom Owens
All Music Guide

17 Greatest Hits is the most thorough retrospective assembled of David Allan Coe's outlaw heyday, containing every one of his biggest hits -- including "You Never Even Called Me by My Name," "The Ride," "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile," "Willie, Waylon and Me," "Longhaired Redneck," and "She Used to Love Me a Lot" -- plus a wealth of minor hits and lesser-known album tracks. The result is a comprehensive overview of one of the most respected and admired, if not necessarily popular, country singers of the late '70s and early '80s.