Cat. No. 2970: JEAN STAFFORD ~ FIRST, BEST & ALWAYS. WARNER MUSIC / CAMDEN COUNTRY SW20015.

LONG DELETED CD. WE HAVE OBTAINED ONE COPY IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND OFFER IT FOR SALE HERE.

WHAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY SINGER JEAN STAFFORD? PLENTY! JEAN IS ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED FEMALE COUNTRY SINGERS IN AUSTRALIA, WITH GOLDEN GUITARS, MO AWARDS AND NUMEROUS OTHER AWARDS PLUS GOLD AND PLATINUM ALBUMS TO HER NAME EARNING HER THE TITLE OF "AUSTRALIA'S QUEEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC". ALONG WITH HER AUSTRALIAN AWARDS JEAN IS THE ONLY AUSTRALIAN TO HAVE RECEIVED A CEREMONIAL KEY TO THE CITY OF NASHVILLE PRESENTED BY MAYOR BILL BONER IN RECOGNITION OF HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO COUNTRY MUSIC. JEAN ALSO RECEIVED HONORARY TENNESSEAN CITIZENSHIP BY THE TENNESSEE GOVERNER NED McWHERTER IN RECOGNITION OF HER SIGNIFICANT AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO COUNTRY MUSIC. JEAN WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY FEMALE COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST TO HAVE ALBUMS WITH HIGH SALES THAT LED TO HER RECEIVING TWO ARIA NOMINATIONS AT THE 1987 ARIA AWARDS INAUGURATION. JEAN WAS INDUCTED INTO THE COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS OF AUSTRALIA'S "ROLL OF RENOWN" IN 2008.

THIS 2000 SELECTION WAS RECORDED ENTIRELY IN NASHVILLE (INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENTAL "TASSIE'S GOT IT ALL" WHICH WAS USED BY THE TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE THE STATE OF TASMANIA) USING THE CREAM OF NASHVILLE'S GREAT MUSICIANS - "THE NASHVILLE PICKERS"

TRACK LISTING: Love Is Just A Two Step Away / That Says It All / Seeing You With Her / Can't You Just Stay Gone / The Torch / Blue Mountain Melody / Accidently On Purpose / A Woman's Work / Tassie's Got It All / Wishing Won't Do / Be There / Cowboys Days.

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