The Best Of Crystal Waters

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Crystal Waters's run of hit singles captures an eclectic but essentially pop side of the house-music experience. Whether hymning a "Gypsy Woman" in the infernally catchy debut hit ("La da dee, la da da") that allowed this diva to quit her secretarial job, investigating life "In de Ghetto," or simply celebrating "100% Pure Love," her laidback persona marks each song: these aren't just her producers' triumphs. This best-of mixes radio-length versions with dance-floor epics (both, in the case of "Gypsy Woman") and also features her "Boy from Ipanema" from the Red Hot + Rio compilation. --Rickey Wright

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Dance and Dance again ladadeeladadow

Hopefully a remastered greatest hits will come

Doesn't quite get 5 stars

Just try NOT to dance when you listen to this album

Greatest Hits from Miss Waters

The Best Of Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
100% Pure Love
Say...If You Feel Alright
In De Ghetto
Makin' Happy (Hurley's Happy House 7')
Ghetto Day
Just A Freak
Spin Me
Relax
Surprise
The Boy From Ipanema
Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Strip To The Bone Mix)

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Crystal Waters's run of hit singles captures an eclectic but essentially pop side of the house-music experience. Whether hymning a "Gypsy Woman" in the infernally catchy debut hit ("La da dee, la da da") that allowed this diva to quit her secretarial job, investigating life "In de Ghetto," or simply celebrating "100% Pure Love," her laidback persona marks each song: these aren't just her producers' triumphs. This best-of mixes radio-length versions with dance-floor epics (both, in the case of "Gypsy Woman") and also features her "Boy from Ipanema" from the Red Hot + Rio compilation. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Dance and Dance again ladadeeladadow.......2007-03-05

For awhile in the 90's it looked like Crystal Waters was set to take over from Donna Summer as 'Queen of Dance' - and this compilation of her hits bears testimony to her undisputable knack for catchy lyrics and hooks bound to make you move your feet. Undoubtedly her biggest hit is the almost 'socially aware' Gypsey Woman (She's Homeless) and there are two additional remixes included here; The Stripped to the Bone Mix, and the awesome 1998 remix. Other standout tracks include Just A Freak, Making Happy The Boy From Ipanema, and 100% Pure Love. Waters has a good voice but unfortunately after awhile it becomes monotonous and a bit same. But crank up the volume, turn up the bass and dance and dance again.

Hopefully a remastered greatest hits will come.......2005-11-02

Hopefully, Crystal Waters Greatest Hits will be re-released one day in a remastered edition. These tracks sound "quiet" and not quite as amplified as they could be when played in a MP3 player like an IPOD. The good songs are here. Crystal is best known for her hit "Gypsy Woman," but songs like "Surprise" and "Good Lovin'" were fan favorites. It's a nice set list and as mentioned it deserves the remaster treatement.

Doesn't quite get 5 stars.......2003-01-05

House diva Crystal Waters gives us basically a trip down memory lane with this greatest hits compilation. You get 3 versions of "Gypsy Woman"(the original version, the 'Strip to the Bone Mix', and a special 1998 remix; why it wasn't put as a separate track, I don't know.). You also get "100% Pure Love", "Just A Freak"(all three were her biggest hits), "Relax", "Say...If You Feel Alright" (not as big, but still memorable), some of her not-so-great releases, and even some unreleased tracks ("Spin Me", "The Boy From Ipanema"). Now after all of that, there still feels like something is missing. First of all, her radio mix of "100% Pure Love" was much better, second of all, the remix of "Makin' Happy" is just too long. Third of all, one of her releases ("What I Need") isn't even on the CD, and that was a tight song. Those are the only things that keep me from giving the Cd 5 stars.

Just try NOT to dance when you listen to this album.......2002-10-21

Crystal Waters has a great voice and great producers to have made such a wonderful body of work that is all highlighted on this Greatest Hits album.

The album gets you dancing and singing for over an hour, all the while, broadening all musical horizons. She creates great songs for the dancing fool and making the sad happy again. These songs lift up the weary soul. Just try and NOT dance and sing when you listen to this album. It's lots of fun.

Greatest Hits from Miss Waters.......2002-06-04

This solid collection from Baltimore's own Crystal Waters compiles her hits duirng the 1990's. Never mind that she lacked a great voice: what mattered were the slammin' house BEATS, provided by Maryland-based DJs the Basement Boys. It's tempting to dismiss Miss Waters as a one-hit-wonder, but the truth of the matter is, she released a string of radio/club hits like "Makin' Happy," "Gypsy Woman," "100% Pure Love," and so forth. Crystal Waters was one of the few club/dance divas that mattered, and this CD will make a nice addition to your collection.

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Crystal Waters

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Missin' The Main Piece
Not Fair to the genuine Crystal Hits!
Solid dance collection
Solid dance collection
YOU GOTTA GET THIS !!!

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Crystal Waters
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005N8ZC
Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
Makin' Happy
Surprise
Good Lovin'
You Turn Me One
100% Pure Love
What I Need
Ghetto Day
In De Ghetto
Just A Freak (featuring Dennis Rodman)
The Boy From Ipanema
Lover Lay Low

Customer Reviews:

Missin' The Main Piece.......2007-07-16

I love 100% Pure Love and a couple of others, but I was very disappointed that they didn't have the version of "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" that made her blow up. For me it's about the whole quality package, not a quantity of songs on a CD, which explains why I rated it as low as I did.

Not Fair to the genuine Crystal Hits!.......2004-03-30

This collection YUK!, why do they include non-hits that aren't that good!, I would recommend better the 1999 collection "The Best Of Crystal Waters", but I'm waiting for a real collection that includes "What I Need" , the new dance club hits "Come On Down" and "My Time", and the fast version of "Relax"(Lorimmer Remix Edit), I Know Gypsy, 100% Pure Love are her greatest hits, but this collection do not showcase her supreme dance queen title, I dunno know this collection just sux...not worth even the great cheap price. Not worth it.

Solid dance collection.......2004-01-26

I know the 20th Century Masters collections get a bad rap but I rather like them. They happen to be moderately priced collections with excellent remastering with a handful of the artist's most popular hits. This collection of Crystal Waters features her biggest hits ("Gypsy Woman", "100% Pure Love") plus lesser known songs ("Just A Freak" and her remake of "The Girl From Ipanema" reworked into "The Boy From Ipanema"). It doesn't include two of my favourite Waters tracks, "Relax" and "Say...If You Feel Alright", but this is still a good collection especially if you like '90s house music.

Solid dance collection.......2004-01-26

I know the 20th Century Masters collections get a bad rap but I rather like them. They happen to be moderately priced collections with excellent remastering with a handful of the artist's most popular hits. This collection of Crystal Waters features her biggest hits ("Gypsy Woman", "100% Pure Love") plus lesser known songs ("Just A Freak" and her remake of "The Girl From Impanema" reworked into "The Boy From Impanema"). It doesn't include two of my favourite Waters tracks, "Relax" and "Say...If You Feel Alright", but this is still a good collection especially if you like '90s house music.

YOU GOTTA GET THIS !!!.......2002-07-30

THIS IS BEST OF COMPILATION MAY BE SHORTER BUT SWEETER. SOME OF THE SONGS LIKE "GOOD LOVIN' "& "WHAT I NEED" AMONG SOME OTHERS THAT ARE NOT THE FIRST COMPILATION CD ARE FABULOUS. LOYAL FANS OF CRYSTAL WATERS AND THE GENRE SHOULD HAVE ALL OF HER MATERIAL. THIS CD IS PERFECT FOR CASUAL FANS OF CRYSTAL WATERS SINCE IT HAS HER BEST SONGS IN ONE PLACE. SIGNED... MUSIC FAN.

Best of House Music - Disco Nights Volume 5

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Best of House Music - Disco Nights Volume 5
Black Box , Soul II Soul , Cece Peniston , Snap , Technotronic , Cathy Dennis , Crystal Waters , Lidell Townsell , Lil' Louis , and Sybil
Manufacturer: Rebound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MBVPE2

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Best of Housemusic - Disco Nights Volume 5// 1. Everybody Everybody - Black Box 2. Back To Life - Soul II Soul 3. Finally - Cece Peniston 4. The Power - Snap 5. Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic 6. Touch Me (All Night Long) - Cathy Dennis 7. Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) - Crystal Waters 8. Nu-Nu - Lidell Townsell 9. French Kiss (The Original Underground Mix) - Lil' Louis 10. My Love Is Guaranteed (Club Mix) - Sybil 11. Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent - Gwen Guthrie 12. All And All - Joyce Sims

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Crystal Waters shows what she's been up to

The Best of Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters
Manufacturer: Universal/Polygram
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000088VH
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
100% Pure Love
Say...If You Feel Alright
In de Ghetto
Makin' Happy [Hurley's Happy House 7"]
Ghetto Day
Just a Freak - Dennis Rodman/Tim Keown, Crystal Waters
Spin Me
Relax
Surprise
Boy from Ipanema
Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) [Strip to the Bone Mix]

Album Details

Collectable Greatest Hits Package by Pop Diva Compiled in Japan.

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Crystal Waters shows what she's been up to.......1998-09-11

Hard to believe, but it has already been seven years since Crystal Waters got the world dancing to "la da dee". After that debut she has trouble coming up with something good for a while: her debut album was mediocre and immediate follow up singles (including an unnecessary Megamix) didn't chart as well. However, in 1994 she unexpectedly returned with the amazing groove "100 % Pure Love" and a very good second album. In 1997 she tried it again with an even better release but over here it went by unnoticed. And now there is her "best of" collection. Crystal has grown as an artist. Although the tracklisting is not chronologically, you see the lady developing herself as an artist and daring to go through different styles, even though the majority of the songs on this album are dance songs. It includes her big international hits, apart from the before mentioned among them are "Say... If You Feel Alright", "In De Ghetto" and "Relax". You also find the nice silliness of "Makin' Happy" and a very good cover version of "The Boy From Ipenama". "The Best Of Crystal Waters" is a nice collection and a great introduction to those who never have faced the dance floor brilliance of Crystal and her Basement Boys. Not all songs should be on here, e.g. "Surprise" and the dull "Twisted", but on the whole she offers a lot of fun. She can't sing, though.