Say You/Right Or Wrong/Hello Pretty Girl/Keep It A Secret/Where In The World/One Kiss For Old Times Sake/A Little Bit Of Heaven/Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You)/If I Live To Be A Hundred/Kiss Away/I’ll Make All Your Dreams Come True/When Liking Turns To Loving
Country tinged sentimental American vocalist Ronnie Dove placed eleven singles on the US top thirty singles chart in 1964-66. Unfortunately, not all of them are on this Best Of release. Little known in the UK, this distinctive singer is best sampled on a more comprehensive CD collection. (US:35)
"Ronnie Dove's name rarely if ever comes to mind nowadays when one remembers the great male balladeers of the mid-60s, but he definitely belongs in that pantheon. For reasons a lot of 60s music fans never understood, his records never got the wide airplay they deserved and he was underappreciated in his own time. However, he always had a loyal following of fans who liked his distinctive style and his individual way with a love song."
"The songs are well crafted and Ronnie's reading of the lyrics is straightforward but loaded with sincerity and feeling. In my opinion, Ronnie in his heyday was every bit as outstanding a ballad singer as Bobby Vinton and Gene Pitney and should have been as popular with the public as they were. Anybody willing to expand their 60s pop sensibilities beyond the familiar should add Ronnie to their collection."
"Although I consider myself a 60s specialist I must admit that I wasn't familiar with Ronnie Dove. At least here in Europe he's a rather unknown singer. When I saw the number of hits he had in the top 100 Billboard official charts I got curious and purchased this greatest hits collection. What a surprise... beautiful melodic songs."
"There's something timeless about the sentimental, emotionally sung ballads of the sixties. There's an element here that is missing from today's music, and Ronnie Dove provided it. The perfect pop record, plaintively sung to a pleasant background track, evoking a feeling of sentimentality."
"What a silky smooth, passionate voice. I have always loved Ronnie Dove's voice and music. If not for the change in music styles in the 60s, Ronnie Dove, would still be great today. He is a classic."
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