UK collection from the Country great spanning the years 1972-79. Sonny James placed 72 singles on the Country charts between 1953 and 1983, 23 of which made it all the way to the top and 13 of which into the Hot 100.  He spent more time in the #1 chart position than any other Country music artist. In 2006, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Sonny James ranks as the 12th biggest Country artist of the '60s - above the likes of Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller, Merle Haggard and Bobby Bare. For the '70s - when the tracks on this CD kept his chart profile alive - he comes in at 10th, putting him above Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Jerry Lee Lewis and even Willie Nelson. 22 tracks. T-Bird Americana. 2011.