17 Greatest Hits is the most thorough retrospective assembled of
David Allan Coe's outlaw heyday, containing every one of his biggest hits - including "
You Never Even Called Me by My Name", "
The Ride", "
Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile", "Willie, Waylon and Me", "
Longhaired Redneck", and "
She Used to Love Me a Lot" - plus a wealth of minor hits and lesser-known album tracks. The result is a comprehensive overview of one of the most respected and admired, if not necessarily popular, country singers of the late '70s and early '80s.
17 Greatest Hits review by allmusic.com