570. Howard Crockett: “The Great Titanic”
Appalling on pretty much every level, this is one of the worst Motown records of all time – a fitting way, perhaps, to close out the history of one of Motown’s least-loved labels. (1)
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569. Howard Crockett: “All The Good Times Are Gone”
Well played, Howard Crockett: I went in expecting nothing, and somehow you still gave me even less. (1)
526. Howard Crockett: “The Miles”
Howard Crockett’s career seems to be on some sort of permanent downward trajectory, with the two sides of each successive single adding up to be more irritating than the last. (1)
525. Howard Crockett: “Put Me In Your Pocket”
Ironically – possibly selflessly, I don’t know – Howard seems to have been writing stronger material for his labelmates than he gave himself. Perhaps he just wouldn’t dare try to palm this tedious rubbish off on someone else. (1)
460. Howard Crockett: “Spanish Lace and Memories”
Both Crockett’s least country and most accessible song, of that I’ve no doubt. (4)
459. Howard Crockett: “My Lil’s Run Off”
A bold attempt at repositioning Crockett as a tough, mean narrator in the Johnny Cash mould – but an attempt which falls rather flat, instead casting our Howard as the wettest and wimpiest of characters. (3)
413. Howard Crockett: “I’ve Been A Long Time Leaving”
This review shouldn’t under any circumstances be mistaken for a recommendation, but I’ve Been A Long Time Leaving certainly isn’t as horrible as it could have been. Not great, sure, but this probably should have been the single all the same. (3)
412. Howard Crockett: “Bringing In The Gold”
Really, really poor, even by the already-low standards you might expect of a country cover of “Bringing In The Sheaves” about bank robbery and mass lynchings. (1)
351. Howard Crockett: “That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine”
This is exactly what I’d been afraid of all those times I ended up skipping on past The Big Wheel. Garbage. (1)
350. Howard Crockett: “The Big Wheel”
Yes, it’s cheesy and jaunty and silly, but it’s also undeniably good, a possibility I was completely unprepared for going in. (6)
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