I'm not really a fan of country music but I certainly recognize a good song when I hear one and this album has a lot of good songs. Do the Byrds add something to the origanal version, well I can't answer that because I don't know the original versions but I do know that they take the material here and render it with class and beauty. The harmonies are beautiful, the arrangements are well conceived and the recording and playing are first class. Can't give it a full endorsement because, you know, it's country music and for whatever reason I just dont like the sound of a lap steel guitar which dominates the songs but I still managed to enjoy the hell out of it. 4 stars.