Pat Boone Albums (61)
'My God Is Real'
Release Date 1/1/2009
Tracks 16
Label Delta Leisure Group
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'Sweet Hour of Prayer'
Release Date 5/13/2008
Tracks 24
Label Remember
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'Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin'
Release Date 4/15/2008
Tracks 28
Label Geffen
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What The Critics Say
This album requires patience and attentiveness. At first exposure, it seems smooth and melodic, though somewhat staid. Since the album is at least pleasant and non-offensive -- but not too much more -- it should get a rating somewhere in the range of "OK," right? Wrong! Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin is unquestionably one of Boone's two top albums in terms of durability. However, you have to stay with it a while before its special qualities begin to reveal themselves; once this process is underway, it continues on and on and the album does not diminish in quality or become stale, no matter how much exposure it receives. The sweet musical and lyrical simplicity of these Irving Berlin compositions and the dignified but entirely unpretentious arrangements are two indispensable ingredients here -- but most important are the voice and masterful interpretation of these beautiful songs by Pat Boone. "Interpretation," perhaps, is not quite the right word. Intuiting the intent of the great composer evidently came quite naturally to Boone, or the album never would have earned the high praise of Berlin himself, who is quoted as saying, "Pat Boone sings these ballads the way I like to hear them sung." Enough said? ~ Arthur Rowe, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
Although this is actually Pat Boone's second album, it is, in essence, his debut album, since the first one contained only two new recordings, the others being all his early hits. And what a debut album it is. After more than a year of doing mostly R&B covers, along comes Howdy! to introduce us to and surprise us with a uniquely sensitive, gentle but full-bodied handling of some great standards. There is a youthful maturity here -- but without the sophistication. Boone's musical instincts are keenly evident to the senses: never too much when exercising his strong young voice on "Lucky Old Sun," never too little with the sweet subtlety of "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" "Begin the Beguine," the album's lead-off song, is a thrilling, captivating rendition, while along the way we are treated to a snappy and entertaining "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" and two beautiful ballads, "With You" and "Forgive Me." The latter two introduce Boone's growing legion of fans to the type of song in which he would leave his strongest mark -- sweetly sentimental, but never syrupy, and always accompanied with orchestral arrangements that never need to accommodate any vocal limitations. Howdy! makes clear to us early on Pat Boone's unique versatility. ~ Arthur Rowe, All Music Guide
'We Are Family: R&B Classics'
Release Date 9/19/2006
Tracks 11
Label Gold Label
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What The Critics Say
The exact polar opposite of the tongue-in-cheek metal of No More Mr. Nice Guy, but just as gimmicky, Hopeless Romantic is Pat Boone in R&B love-man mode. Starting off with his take on a Barry White-style bedroom rap on the Smokey Robinson-penned "Still Waters Run Deep," Boone blends originals in the style with covers ranging from the Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose's "Too Late to Turn Back Now" to Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." It's a far superior effort to the jokey metal album, simply because Boone has always had a good ballad voice and hearing it put to use on appropriate songs, it's easy to understand why the guy has managed to maintain such a long career. The album's primary flaw is that the arrangements feel a bit too modern, in the pre-processed pop ballad mode of a Justin Guarini or Will Young: this album would be both more authentic and more listenable if Boone were in front of, say, Isaac Hayes' Black Moses-era blend of deep soul and kitchen-sink orchestrations. Who wouldn't love to hear that? ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
'Glory Train: The Lost Sessions'
Release Date 8/23/2005
Tracks 14
Label Oak
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What The Critics Say
This is one weird, wacky album. It leads off with an all-star tribute to the aging evangelical preacher Billy Graham, featuring vocal cameos by a mind-boggling array of artists that includes Bono, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, Michael McDonald, and dc Talk, among others. The song itself is as overblown as you'd expect, but also afflicted by a rather thin, frantic production sound. The remainder of the album consists of gospel recordings made in the mid-'80s; the recordings were never released and the master tapes were eventually lost, but then they turned up in the attic of producer Ray Ruff. Ruff and Boone decided to clean them up and put them out as a celebration of Boone's five decades of hitmaking. The result is intermittently fun and befuddling. "Come and Take Me Home" and "Bread Upon the Waters" both rock out nicely, but the sound quality is still thin and brittle and there are tuning problems that should have been caught and repaired in the studio. More effective are a great, rollicking version of "Night Train" and the Stax/Volt-influenced "It Took a Carpenter," but to get to those gems you have to wade through the schlocky "New Kentucky Home" and the unremarkable "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead." Boone has been a punchline for far too long, and deserves much more respect than he typically gets these days. But despite several fine and inspired moments, this album isn't going to do the trick. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
'A Wonderful Time up There'
Release Date 4/2/2002
Tracks 18
Label DJ Specialist
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'In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy'
Release Date 1/28/1997
Tracks 12
Label Hip-O
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