The Best of Disco [Box set]

Disc: 1

1. Disco Inferno

2. I Love the Night Life

3. Best Disco in Town

4. Get Up and Boogie

5. Hot Stuff

6. That's the Way I Like It

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Disc: 2

1. Funkytown

2. You Should Be Dancing

3. Get Down Tonight

4. Everybody Dance

5. Ladies Night

6. It Makes You Feel Like Dancing

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Disc: 3

1. Boogie Wonderland

2. I Will Survive

3. Saturday Night

4. Play That Funky Music

5. Boogie Nights

6. I'm Your Boogie Man

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Average customer rating: a good collection of songs,the jouney's not over Everything You'd Want very best of donna summer I Luv Donna Donna Summer Rocks!

The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer Donna Summer Manufacturer: Utv Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Pure Disco Pure Disco, Vol. 2 Pure Disco, Vol. 3 Best of the Pointer Sisters Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track ASIN: B0000CABJ1 Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

1. Love To Love You Baby
2. Could It Be Magic
3. I Feel Love
4. I Love You
5. Last Dance
6. MacArthur Park
7. Heaven Knows
8. Hot Stuff
9. Bad Girls
10. Dim All The Lights
11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
12. On The Radio
13. The Wanderer
14. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
15. State of Independence
16. She Works Hard For The Money
17. This Time I Know Its For Real
18. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro)
19. Thats The Way
20. Dream-A-Lots Theme (I Will Live For Love)

Customer Reviews:

a good collection of songs,the jouney's not over.......2007-07-13

the journey;the very best of donna summer is a good collection of songs.from the '70s there are the songs hot stuff,bad girls,love to love you baby,last dance,heaven knows,and i love you.from the '80s threre are the songs on the radio,she works hard for the money,love in control(finger on the trigger),and this time i know it's for real. the journey is not over for donna summer,she has a lot more music to make. ed wilson

Everything You'd Want.......2007-06-12

This is a great compilation of Donna Summer's works. If you're old enough, it'll take you back to your youth and fun times at the disco.
I thank the powers that be for this gift and reminder of how great Donna Summer is.

very best of donna summer.......2007-05-14

its a double cd and it is excellent listening. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes fast music.

I Luv Donna.......2007-04-06

Excellent CD! Donnas voice is timeless. The second CD is all 12" dance mixes. I forgot how great the MacArthur Park Suite was. If They included the Hot Stuff/Bad girls Mix (Anthology) in the CD, It would have got 5 stars from me!.

Donna Summer Rocks!.......2007-01-10

Donna Summer is a Diva of all times. I listen to this CD
over and over again. Her vocals are outstanding and her music
is timeless.

Average customer rating: The Best !!! Kool and The Gang Music Man Fun and a great dance cd! Terrific!

The Very Best of Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits The Best of KC & the Sunshine Band The Best of the Gap Band The Very Best of the Spinners The Ultimate Collection ASIN: B00000IJVE Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Celebration
2. Get Down On It
3. Fresh
4. Too Hot
5. Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)
6. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
7. Jungle Boogie
8. Ladies Night
9. Cherish
10. Funky Stuff
11. In The Heart
12. Steppin' Out
13. Joanna
14. Hollywood Swinging
15. Tonight
16. Misled
17. Take It To The Top
18. Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho
19. Big Fun
20. Victory
21. Celebration

Customer Reviews:

The Best !!!.......2007-05-13

CD arrived as described.
It is the best!!!
I've been dancing ever since.

Kool and The Gang.......2007-04-11

I ordered this to play at my sister's birthday....CELEBRATE is THE perfect song to start off the party!

Music Man.......2007-01-17

This is a good CD with good quality. Would recommend for any music lover!

Fun and a great dance cd!.......2007-01-11

I love cool and the gang I grew up listening to this band as a kid! What a great way to start any day with this energizing classical r&b and disco cd.

Terrific!.......2006-08-27

Really needed this item fast and I was not disappointed. It came before our vacation so I could bring it with me for a family reunion. Thanks so much!

Average customer rating: Great memories old music blast from the past Great Still Streaking After All These Years

The Best of KC & the Sunshine Band KC & the Sunshine Band Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Party Boys | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Kool & the Gang Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits Pure Disco Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track Pure Disco, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000032RS Release Date: 1990-06-12

Tracks:

1. Sound Your Funky Horn
2. Get Down Tonight
3. I'm Your Boogie Man
4. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
5. Queen Of Clubs
6. That's The Way (I Like It)
7. Keep It Comin' Love
8. Please Don't Go
9. Boogie Shoes
10. Let's Go Rock And Roll
11. Give It Up
12. Do You Wanna Go Party
13. I Like To Do It
14. Shotgun Shuffle
15. Wrap Your Arms Around Me
16. All I Want

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KC and the Sunshine Band, led by Harry Wayne Casey, brought a bit of male bravado to the predominantly diva-led disco scene. KC and company incorporated a Caribbean feel to their music, with swelling--and staccato--horn parts and multilayered vocals. The repetition of the choruses of "Shake Your Booty" and "That's the Way (I Like It)" had every gold-chain wearing male on the dance floor singing along. While these hits, and "Get Down Tonight," are now disco cultural reference points, "Sound Your Funky Horn," a minor hit earlier in the band's career, has more of an island feel to it. The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band provides a fairly broad sampling of the Sunshine Band's music, including "Keep It Comin' Love," "I'm Your Boogie Man," and the tropical funk of "Boogie Shoes." --Steve Gdula

Album Description

Budget-priced 1996 compilation on EMI featuring 16 of the funky '70s disco band's best. Contains eight of their top 40hits, including all five of their #1 smashes: 'Get Down Tonight', 'That's The Way (I Like It)', '(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty', 'I'm Your Boogie Man' and 'Please Don't Go', plus the #2 'Keep It Comin' Love'.

Album Details

Hialeah, Florida's Own K.c. and the Sunshine Band Are the Essence of the Disco Movement. They Enjoyed an Incredible String of Hits During the Seventies and Early Eighties. Many of them ('sound Your Funky Horn', 'that's the Way (I Like It)', 'shake Yourbooty', 'i'm Your Boogie Man', 'boogie Shoes', Etc.) Are Included on this 1996 Release. Also features 'please Don't Go', 'keep it Coming Love', 'get Down Tonight' and More.

Customer Reviews:

Great memories.......2007-07-05

I gave this to my husband for Father's Day and he thought it was the best. All our family and friends enjoy it when they are over to swim. It brings back a lot of good memories and now my 5 year old grandson is singing along as he also loves the songs especially "shake your booty".

old music.......2007-06-15

I bought this product for my mom because all she had was the old records & when i gave it to her she was so happy and she loves it.

blast from the past.......2007-03-09

I enjoyed the CD. Lots of great tunes from yesterday. Plus a few I had not heard. And my kids like it, too. I think I appreciate the music now even more than when I first heard it when the songs were originally released.

Great.......2007-01-26

Ordered for my daughter who loved them when it was first published. Music was great and brought back many memories. Amazon only place I could find it. Thanks!

Still Streaking After All These Years .......2006-12-21

This is the best album to play when you prepare for a night of streaking! When the disco ball is spinning in the bathroom, and I'm blow-drying my chest hair, buffing the silver tiger-tooth medallion, and primping the afro-rainbow wig, nobody gets me ready to streak like KC and the boys. For free-style streaking through public parks, zoos, and senior citizen centers, "Shake Your Booty" never fails to please the audience! (I have an ipod and micro-speakers stashed in my wig). And in competition, at the Rose Bowl's annual Streakers Championship, I always play "Boogie Man!" That's become my trademark and nickname, and helped me get to the top! (I won last year's Superstreak Cup... but I publicly admitted the judges should have given it to the Puerto Rican "El Buffo").

That's just more proof that old school streaking is still the best! I've stuck to the tried and true 70's style, while others have been more trendy: In the 80's, a lot of the guys stopped using KC as their streak music. Many competitors started to wax their chest hair and streak to songs like "Danger Zone" from Top Gun. (Some streaked while holding sparklers, while others ran with those orange "hey plane, this way" flashlights). By the late-eighties, one guy streaked to Motley Crue songs -- he ran with a javelin, and every 50 feet he'd plant it in the ground and do a quick pole dance before streaking some more!

Others have punctuated their streaks with break dancing, head banging with extended "Ozzy finger signs", and the 90's craze of slow, aimless, "mope" streaking.

But KC and the Sunshine Band have never went away! They "Keep It Coming Love"! And they "Get Down Tonight" and *every* night! They are the biggest inspiration and soundtrack in the history of streaking!!! So when a good streaker makes your day or even improves your life, you can thank KC and the Sunshine Band!!!!

Average customer rating: The title of this record says it all. Funky Music gives you energy! Very good set from one of disco's most popular groups Awesome!! Party on a platter!

The Best of Village People Village People Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Village People Village People - Can't Stop the Music Live and Sleazy The Best of Gloria Gaynor KC and the Sunshine Band 25th Anniversary Collection ASIN: B000001E40 Release Date: 1994-03-22

Tracks:

1. Y.M.C.A.
2. Macho Man (12' Version)
3. Can't Stop The Music
4. San Francisco (You've Got Me)
5. In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star)
6. Ready For The 80's (12' Version)
7. Key West
8. In The Navy
9. Fire Island
10. Go West (12' Version)
11. Village People
12. Hot Cop
13. In The Navy (12' Version)
14. Y.M.C.A. (12' Version)

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OK, "Macho Man," after you are "In the Navy" and you've spent the night at the "Y.M.C.A" in New York City, you should "Go West" to "San Francisco" where they "Can't Stop the Music" and then, when it gets too foggy, head out for some sun in "Key West." All the great Village People classics are in this collection. Whether you fancy yourself the Construction Worker or the Native American, you'll be happy with this raucous collection of grandly cheeky hits. These are big disco songs, with thinly veiled innuendoes; the flamboyant and triumphant lyrics will get you on your feet, arms in a "Y," in no time. --Beth Bessmer

Album Description

16 track 1993 collection on the Massive label with four extended remixes added as bonus tracks: '93 remixes of 'In The Navy', 'Can't Stop The Music' & 'Macho Man', plus 'Y.M.C.A.' (Original Version).

Album Details

Australian Only, Reissue of the Recently Deleted Compilation. Tracks: Ymca (93 Remix), in the Navy, Can't Stop the Music, San Fransisco, Macho Man, Go West, Fire Island, Sex Over the Phone, New York City, Just a Gigolo/I A'Int Nobody, and More.

Customer Reviews:

The title of this record says it all........2007-05-14

This particular record edged out the other "Best of" collections of the Village People on my shopping list because of the quality of the "filler" songs on the disc. This was actually purchased as a present for an uncle of mine who loves the group. It just so happens that he has quite the colorful Fire Island story from his days as a pilot and this cd just so happened to be the only best of collection that included a song of the same name.

Also a very energetic, dancable record, definitely the treatment to get your mood up and your blood flowing in the morning, during rush hour traffic, or any ol' time you feel like bobbing in your seat or dancing around the house. =)

Funky Music gives you energy!.......2007-03-03

When I am really tired, all I have to do is play this cd and it gives me energy. Funky, funky, funky!
It is upbeat and energizing!
Try it!

Very good set from one of disco's most popular groups.......2007-01-22

Although their prime was relatively brief, the Village People is still one of the first names mentioned when the disco era is discussed. Despite having no musical talent (with the exception of lead vocalist Victor Willis), the Village People would gain a great deal of fame through their visual presence while performing songs co-written by their visionary producer Jacques Morali and several professional songwriters. In retrospect, their story isn't much different from the New Kids on the Block who would become much bigger stars a decade later. However, while the New Kids on the Block's big hits have largely become forgotten, the Village People's big hits have aged quite well. Their undeniable high point is "Y.M.C.A.", which is not only one of the biggest hits of the disco era but remains a favorite in both the dance clubs and weddings nearly 30 years later. The big hits "Macho Man" and "In the Navy" possess memorable choruses, catchy hooks, and killer bass lines and still sound great. The lesser known tracks "San Francisco (You've Got Me)", "In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)", and "Key West" are all very funky and on the level of their hit singles. The quality drops noticeably after this as the songs range from decent ("Fire Island, "Can't Stop the Music", "Village People") to mediocre ("Go West", "Hot Cop"). Also worth noting is that listening to the album in its entirety can become a chore since most of the songs begin with a drum beat in the same exact tempo. All told, The Best of Village People is a good compilation of one of the most popular disco groups of the 1970's. Highly recommended to fans of the disco years.

Awesome!!.......2004-05-21

I love this album. It's fantastic. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys great music.

Party on a platter!.......2004-04-16

If the Casablanca record label was the Monarchy of the Disco Nation, The Village People were their finest ambassadors. More than any of the prefabricated disco machines that the decade produced, it is the VP's cavity provoking bubble-gum dance records that made strobe lights and disco balls accessible and acceptable to party people of all stripes. Add in the undeniable fact that the innuendo laden singles and their stereotyped get-ups made gay subculture visible and you can actually add the term "culturally significant" to the Village People's list of accomplishments.

But all that pales when placed next to the vibrancy of this solid collection of 12 inch singles and dance mixes. Like all of the best dance floor confectionary creampuffs, the songs here convey a kooky innocence (the Navy had to let in on the joke before they backed off their decision to use "In The Navy" as a recruitment jingle) that remains timeless. And in the post-AIDS decades, the more obvious 70's call to the disenfranchised like "Go West," "San Francisco" and "In Hollywood" are even poignant.

Deny it if you dare, but secretly you know this stuff is great. Just see if your limbs don't start contorting into the alphabet next time "YMCA" gets played on some football arena PA or at your next company party. I double dog dare ya.

Average customer rating: Good 'ol Songs The Originals The Very Best of the Originals Take me back to my college days! Where do we go from here...?

The Very Best of the Originals The Originals Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best Of The Moments: Love On A Two-Way Street Cowboys to Girls: The Best of the Intruders: Blue Magic - Greatest Hits La La Means I Love You: The Definitive Collection Ultimate Collection ASIN: B00000IFUH Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Baby I'm For Real
2. You're The One
3. I'll Wait For You
4. The Bells
5. We Can Make It Baby
6. Just To Keep You Satisfied
7. God Bless Whoever Sent You
8. I Like Your Style
9. Suspicion
10. I'm Someone Who Cares
11. Down To Love Town (12in Version)
12. Good Lovin' Is Just A Dime Away
13. Game Called Love
14. Once I Have You (I Will Never Let You Go)
15. Keep Me

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The Originals languished on Motown's roster until Marvin Gaye took an interest in their career in 1968. Soon he'd produced and cowritten two Top 5 soul hits for the smooth quartet. The doo-wop-influenced "Baby I'm for Real" and "The Bells" are hardly the only highlights of this compilation, though--"God Bless Whoever Sent You" and the later disco smash "Down to Love Town" are near classics that deserve the new light that falls on them here. Most rewarding for Gaye fans will be an early, unreleased version of "Just to Keep You Satisfied," a song he later rewrote for Let's Get It On. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Good 'ol Songs.......2007-07-05

This compilation of The Originals is the basis for soul music. Marvin Gaye delivered the right sound and lyrics for this group.

The Originals.......2007-05-13

I like the cd, it's makes you want to invite friend over and have a social gathering.

The Very Best of the Originals.......2007-02-17

I bought the CD because it has my high school sweetheart's and my favorite song. He had bought me the album when we were 16 and I don't know what happened to it. We have recently reunited and the songs bring back memories. He sang "Baby I'm for Real" but I couldn't remember what it sounded like. It's great hearing the other songs that they had done as well.

Take me back to my college days!.......2006-10-31

When I was at college in the early 70's, I always loved the Moments, the Dells and the Originals. The Bells was and has always been one of my favorite love songs.

To be loved to that level would be a blessing!

Where do we go from here...?.......2006-02-03

With the 90s, "Superstar Series", "Baby, I'm For Real", & "Portrait Of The Originals" (the latter two reissues of their first two albums) cd releases long out of print, and when offered for sale, are at supply/demand numbers, it appears this "Very Best Of" and the import reissue of the first lp, are "it", at this time, provided the other UK "Best Of" fails to present itself. This cd is a 1999 release, yes plenty of copies were manufactured at that time, are they still being produced? For the informed, if the need is present to sell the necessity of the cd into an old-school soul music collection, just what is in the collection? For the un-informed, unquestioned late 60s early 70s ballad classics "Baby, I'm For Real", "The Bells, & "God Bless Whoever Sent You", rank with some of the best of the time, ticket the cd in! Should the cd be in an old school soul music collection is not the question, the question is, is this cd an already out of print cd, waiting for remaining copies to sell? If so, what then? As we see when cds go out of print, then out ofstock, not worth the risk of not buying while the buying is good. Buy now!

Average customer rating: Good for Human Ears Very Good WOULD GIVE IT 5 STARS BUT IT IS MISSING ONE KEY SONG There's more to Human League than "Human" and "Don't You Want Me" All their hits!

The Very Best of the Human League The Human League Manufacturer: Blue Plate Caroline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC The Best of Simple Minds The Best of Howard Jones The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls ASIN: B0007X9U7Y Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. Don't You Want Me
2. Love Action (I Believe in Love)
3. Open Your Heart
4. The Sound of the Crowd
5. Mirror Man
6. (Keep Feeling) Fascination
7. The Lebanon
8. Life on Your Own
9. Together in Electric Dreams
10. Louise
11. Human
12. Heart Like a Wheel
13. Tell Me When
14. One Man In My Heart
15. All I Ever Wanted (original version)
16. Being Boiled (fast label version]
17. Empire State Human

Album Description

The ONLY Human League best-of available in the US! Definitive collection, with ELEVEN previously unavailable cuts! 17 tracks total!

Customer Reviews:

Good for Human Ears.......2007-07-06

This is a great compilation of the Human League's tunes. A number of tunes on here I remember liking on the radio as a kid in the 80s, so it was cool to find them here in one package. The Human League are a little off-beat, but not crazy. Sort of like the B-52s in that respect, except HL is more sythesizer kind of music, not so much rock. Good stuff for your CD player. Here are some particularly fun ones:

Don't You Want Me
Love Action
Fascination
Lebanon - poignant song about that war-torn country
Human
Heart Like a Wheel
Tell Me When - really energetic
All I Ever Wanted - ditto
Empire State Human

As you can tell from the list, there's a bunch of goodies.

Very Good.......2007-03-22

I used to listen to these songs on WLIR, a Long Island Station(that played music that wasn't played on regular radio stations way back in the early to mid-80s. This group has a soothing and memorable sound. My favorites "Mirror Man", "Human" and "Fascination"
Brings back good memories.

WOULD GIVE IT 5 STARS BUT IT IS MISSING ONE KEY SONG.......2006-07-26

Human Leagues "The Very Best of" is fantastic, however it is missing one very key song which is one of my favorites. The song is "Love is All the Matters" which was the third single from the "Crash" CD.

Though it wasn't a big hit in the US it is up there with "Human" as the best in pop synthesized confection.

"Love is All That Matters" is on other compilations, I am just so surprised they left it out.

There's more to Human League than "Human" and "Don't You Want Me".......2005-11-22

While I am not sure if I would say this album HAS to be be a definite part of your collection, even if you are an eighties child, I must say it showed me that there's more to The Human League than the classics they became most famous for: "Don't You Want Me" and "Human". There's a handful of other tracks in here (most of them already mentioned by other reviewers) worth checking out, but most of them don't size up to the level of "classic" that their most famous ones have reached. Overall, this compilation highlights the nice labor of a synth-based pop band that left their mark and will go down in musical history as one of the genre's pivotal acts.

All their hits!.......2005-10-25

This CD brings back memories of the 80's when Human League were in top form. All the recognizable hits from the artists are here including their #1 chart topping hits Don't You Want Me, (Keep Feeling) Fascination. The CD contains other lesser known tracks as well like my favorite track on here Love Action (I Believe In Love). The only problem I have with this release is they should have released a remixes cd or included it with this release. It would be great to hear their hits remixed.

SJ
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Average customer rating: The "Hybrid Theory" of its day! Most of the best, but where's the early stuff? Best of EWF Most Of Their Best Songs Are Here!!! Fitting Music For Festive Occasion

The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol.1 Wind & Fire Earth Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits That's the Way of the World All 'N All 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Commodores ASIN: B00000JQFI Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

1. Got To Get You Into My Life
2. Fantasy
3. Can't Hide Love
4. Love Music
5. Getaway
6. That's The Way Of The World
7. September
8. Shining Star
9. Reasons
10. Singasong
11. Megamix 2000
12. Megamix (Radio Edit)

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Like a lot of second-wave funk bands, Earth, Wind & Fire were adept at balancing slickness and rawness. While their albums were occasionally spotty, the outfit achieved truly miraculous moments like the rocking "Shining Star" and the gloriously syncopated "September." (Come to think of it, the screaming guitar of the former was also nicely set off by its rhythmic flow.) In a have-you-never-been-mellow decade, their positivity seemed mostly realistic. With something like their powerhouse transformation of "Got to Get You into My Life"--pulling one of the great Beatles covers out of the awful Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band movie--they could make even the most churlish listener believe anything was possible. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

The "Hybrid Theory" of its day!.......2007-07-25

A great inclusion to what is mostly a Classic Rock collection. Like Blood, Sweat, and Tears before them and maybe Chicago, but jazzy soul. Underappreciated during the Disco years, this time-tested material still sounds GREAT! Of much greater interest than merely the Soul or Jazz audiencences, it's one fine album!

Most of the best, but where's the early stuff?.......2007-03-29

This is a rough guess, but I'd say there are about a trillion EWF comps on the market, mostly either generic hit collections or tacky theme roundups. This is actually one of their better comps, as it contains MOST of their best songs up until 1978. Not all, though. I won't even get into the sorely missed deep cuts, because some obvious ones were skipped: Head to the Sky, Devotion (especially that great live version off of Gratitude), Kalimba Story, Serpintine Fire, Mighty Mighty, I'll Write a Song for You and It's All About Love are just radio staples, why aren't they included? (I would've complained about lacking After the Love is Gone, but it turns out that came out a year after this comp was released, so I can't really). Yes, I understand vinyl was restrictive at the time, but in these days of CD those songs could've been tacked on as bonus tracks (one of the few instances I'd support the use of bonus tracks), but instead they tack on these stupid, useless Megamix things... yeah. Fact is, you can't sum up the career of a band at the height of their powers in ten tracks, no matter how good nine of those ten are. I could've done without Love Music - it's certainly not BAD, and they could've picked far worse. But I don't see what it has over It's All About Love, Head to the Sky, Devotion, Serpintine Fire, Mighty Mighty or Kalimba Story.
But hey... this has September! September's a classic, man! And this was the first time it was put on a studio album, for whatever that's worth. Same with their great cover of The Beatles' Got to Get You Into My Life - I'm a Beatle freak, but I must say, this cover beats even their original. And there's plenty of fine funk stuff: Shining Star, the aforementioned September and Got to Get You Into My Life, Singasong and Getaway, as well as some wonderfully amazing ballads like Reasons, Fantasy, Can't Hide Love and That's the Way of the World, so this makes for a fitting intro for the group. But don't make the mistake I did in thinking this is all you need - it was about three years after buying this before I finally picked up an EWF studio album, and of course I had waited about three years too long. Don't stop here - I recommend That's the Way of the World, Gratitude, All in All, Open Our Eyes and Spirit as well - but this is good.

Best of EWF.......2006-08-01

Does it get any better than this? Check the songs before you buy another CD, some of these songs are duplicated on another CD. Still, great sounds.

Most Of Their Best Songs Are Here!!!.......2006-01-03

I really hadn't been a fan of EWF up to a few years ago. But, once listening to them...I can really appreciate the funk/jazz/disco/fusion sound that they have. The top songs on this one are Got To Get You Into My Life, Getaway, That's The Way Of The World, and September. Though people try to remake their songs...I believe that most of their best songs are here! And that EWF play them better than anyone else.

Fitting Music For Festive Occasion.......2005-01-04

Remastered Earth Wind and Fire collection with the nice addition of Mega Mix ones (In Japan megamix became huge hit a few years back) is a must-have if you love great music and melodic high toned chorus. They created zenith of rhythm and blues music with melodies and it influenced rock music a lot.
After around huge hit of SEPTEMBER they got on the bandwagon of disco frenzy but LOVE MUSIC, THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD, CAN'T HIDE LOVE are the song of pure ethreal rhythm and blues somewhat like Stylistics. FANTASY is one of the most favorites among Japanese yogaku(western music) fans. MEGA MIX tracks are the reasons why you must buy this particular one. It's so fantastic. Well compressing what they are truly great.

Recommended for wide variety of music fans.

Average customer rating: Nice CD, BUT It's Missing A Key Song From 1985!! Soul Train on a Saturday afternoon in 1982 The Very Best Of Change This collection DOES extend past Luther's songs... BAD Italian

The Very Best of Change Change Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Romantics | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of One Way: Featuring Al Hudson & Alicia Myers Greatest Hits Haven't You Heard: The Best of Patrice Rushen Stellar Fungk: The Best of Slave Greatest Hits ASIN: B000007RPY Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

1. A Lover's Holiday
2. Searching
3. The Glow Of Love
4. Paradise
5. Hold Tight
6. The Very Best In You
7. Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright)
8. This Is Your Time
9. Don't Wait Another Night
10. Change Of Heart
11. You Are My Melody
12. Say You Love Me Again
13. Turn On Your Radio
14. Let's Go Together

Customer Reviews:

Nice CD, BUT It's Missing A Key Song From 1985!!.......2007-05-15

'The Very Best Of Change' is an almost perfect collection of the group's hits & more! Back in the day, I used to think Change copied Chic's musical formula, but now, It's apparent that they simply built on it & took it even further. When Change debuted in 1980 with 'A Lover's Holiday', Chic's unfortunate downfall was taking place at the same time. Aside from addictive basslines, guitar riffs, and great vocals (Luther Vandross' star grew with Change!!), the 2 groups are quite distinctive.

As for 'The Very Best Of Change', Atlantic / Rhino provides improved sound (when compare to 'The Best Of Chic' CD from 1991), and the detailed liner notes would've been better if rare photos were included. As for the tracklisting, it's quite stellar, but not perfect! Most of the group's hits from 1980 - 1985 are represented here, but I'd recommend a 'few changes' (no pun intended!). Replace the radio edit of 'A Lover's Holiday' with the 6+ minute full length version & also include the group's final hit, 'Mutual Attraction' (1985). There's enough room on the CD for these changes (I remastered my original CD to include the additional music!), so Atlantic / Rhino's mistake prevents the CD from getting 5 stars (IMO).
At any rate, I recommend 'The Very Best Of Change' (as well as 'The Glow Of Love' CD from 1980!) to fans who don't care to buy the expensive individual import CDs. Enjoy a blast from the past!
Peace, SD
(Chakasworld)

Soul Train on a Saturday afternoon in 1982.......2007-03-07

With the exception of perhaps track #7 (which plods a bit), there's not another not-great track on this generous, budget-priced, 16-track set. Even the songs that didn't set the charts on fire are great, and since not overexposed, they perfectly capture the early-80's era of Urban Contemporary music. I got this CD as a birthday gift from my sister and brother-in-law, and I've played it pretty much every day since I got it. Makes me want to strap on some old-school (metal) roller skates and bounce, rock, skate and roll at the local roller rink. Recommended purchase if you like this era of R&B / Dance music.

The Very Best Of Change.......2006-11-11

As compilation producer and the person who came up with the concept of a domestic Change hits CD, I would like to defend my decision to put only the short single versions of the first 3 songs on this album. "A Lover's Holiday", "Searching" and "The Glow Of Love" are the short single versions because the long, original versions are readily available on CD on the first Change album "The Glow Of Love" which at the time was the only Change album available on CD.

I made this decision because Rhino would not let me do a 2 CD set because they thought that it would not sell at that price point. So to get the ORIGINAL LONG VERSIONS of ALL the other songs, at the time not available on CD, on a single CD I chose to use the single versions of the 3 songs from the debut album.

Here are the liner notes from inside the CD which I wrote for this release:

THE VERY BEST OF CHANGE
It was May of 1980. I was in San Francisco at the tourist trap Fisherman's Wharf with my high school German language class in my junior year. While the rest of the kids were walking around soaking up the smell of boiling crabs and a bay breeze, I was sneaking away to Tower Records at Columbus & Bay. When I walked in, I heard the most amazing music. All of the people working at the counter were grooving to the beat and quite excited about this new record they had just got in a few minutes earlier. I stood there in the middle of the store in amazement, soaking up the funky bass, soulful vocals, and a groove that sho' nuff wanted to make my body move. But as a shy 16 year old boy from Turlock, a farming town 100 miles east of the big city, I was hesitant to ask what was playing on the stereo. Finally, I got up the courage to ask someone and the dancing Tower employee gleefully held up the most beautiful album cover I had ever seen and said " It's Change - they're hot!" I proceeded to ask what asile would find a copy. The records were not yet out of the boxes, but he went in back and brought me out a copy. Since it was the record currently playing, he gave me the sale price. Boy, was I excited! I just got the hottest dance music from the city to bring home so my best friend Lauren Camarata and I could practice our Latin Hustle and Bus Stop in her parent's living room!

During the bus ride home everyone was asking what was in the big yellow Tower Records bag. I proceeded to show them the stark white album cover with the orange and black abstract shapes. "What's that" they asked. "Change - the hottest new disco record" I replied. "Never heard of them" was the usual response. This didn't surprise me. If it wasn't AC/DC or Journey they didn't get it. That was the beginning of what became a ritual for me every May for the next 5 years - a new Change album.
The music Change made remained true to the origins of dance music, namely R&B. Their fusion of soulful rhythm & blues and the harder-edged euro-disco gave birth to a timeless style that still sounds fresh today. In the beginning, Change's music was recorded in Italy and the soulful vocals were recorded by top R&B session singers in New York. The combination was exactly what the people on the dance floor wanted.

In 1980 dance music was going through many changes. Disco, the out of control cultural phenomenon - not the music, was going through a serious backlash in America. Everyone from The Beach Boys to Ethel Merman had made a disco record. These puerile attempts at dance music not only appalled popular music purists, but made the ultra-hip dance community feel invaded by mainstream attempts to capitalize on their sound. But disco, the music style, was continuing to evolve as it has since it's humble beginnings in New York in the early 1970's. Yet mainstay disco artists were abandoning the genre. Chic was leaning towards R&B while Donna Summer's music became more rock oriented. (Ever tried dancing to "The Wanderer?") Clubland was searching for a change in the musical tempo. They wanted a sound they could call their own again.

Change seamlessly picked up the disco mirror ball where Chic dropped it - in the middle of the neon-lit dance floor. Like many other artists that were influenced by Chic, Change was "classy disco"- lots of strings, smooth vocals, a slappy bass, clad in fashionable designer clothing. This describes lots of dance music and artists from the early part of the 1980's. Listen to and look at Ashford & Simpson's "Found A Cure", Shalamar's "In The Socket", The Whispers' "And The Beat Goes On" or Change's "Paradise" and you will hear timeless music that sounds as contemporary today as it did in 1980. Yet Change's music had a harder edge than other R&B/Disco hits like Kool & The Gang's "Celebration." Their euro-disco influence is what set them apart from the rest.

But who is Change?

Change was an ever changing amalgamation of studio musicians from Italy and session vocalists from the United States led by Jacques Fred Petrus and Mario Malavasi. Petrus, a native of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, met Malavasi in 1975 while he was studying at the Conservatory of Bologna. They formed a production company with the aim of becoming "The Italian Gamble & Huff." Petrus and Malavasi proceeded to recruit Italian musicians David Romani and Paolo Gianolio and utilized their composing and arranging talents. The team's first project was a studio concept called Macho, whose disco cover version of the Spencer Davis Group classic "I'm A Man," became a big European hit and peaked at # 6 on Billboard's National Disco Action Top 40 in October 1978.

Their goal was to blend the soulful, R&B derived elements of American disco with harder-edged euro-disco stylings . Petrus, the business man, and Malavasi, the music man, produced the rhythm tracks for the first Change album in December of 1979 in their Bologna studio. Their strategy was to go to America with the completed music tracks and find the right singers to create the Change sound.

In New York, The Disco Capital Of The World, they found non other than Luther Vandross. An accomplished session and background singer, vocal arranger and songwriter, Vandross had sung background on David Bowie's Young Americans album and tour and co-wrote "Fascination," a song from that album. He also provided the soulful, smokey vocal to the European smash "Hot Butterfly (a.k.a. Papillon)" by Gregg Diamond's studio group Bionic Boogie. But his most well-known vocal performance, at that point, was a Kentucky Fried Chicken television commercial.

For female lead and background vocals Petrus and Malavasi enlisted the pipes of Jocelyn Shaw. The result of all this trans-Atlantic work was the first Change album The Glow Of Love. The album became an international smash. In America it exploded to the top of Billboard's Disco Top 100 in just six weeks. It stayed there for an amazing nine weeks, long enough to become Billboard's #1 Disco Single/Album of 1980.

Petrus and Malavasi had achieved their dream - a hit in America. But what next? Well, the formula worked once, so they repeated their previous footsteps and one year later released their second album Miracles. As before, the album rocketed to the top of Billboard's Disco Top 100 in six weeks and stayed at the top for five weeks. Billboard ranked Miracles, with the key track "Paradise," as the #3 Disco Single/Album of the year in 1981.

By this time the comparisons to disco supergroup Chic were more than coincidental. Not only did both groups' records reside next to each other in my alphabetical record collection, but both had a similar sound, especially the velvet smooth harmony vocals, lush strings, and dominant bass lines. The similarities were never more apparent than on the Miracles album. Luther was replaced by James "Crab" Robinson for male lead vocals and Diva Gray was brought in for female lead vocals. Background vocals were supplied by Luther Vandross, Diva Gray, Fonzi Thornton, and Ullanda McCullough all of who were the core background vocalists on numerous Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers productions. Even Change's label RFC Records was distributed by Chic's label Atlantic Records.

By the time their third album was ready for release, disco was dead, well at least that's what middle-America thought. In reality, disco evolved into Hi-NRG. In 1982 the Change sound was more R&B than dance. New Wave had infiltrated the dance chart and people were dancing to the sounds of The Thompson Twins, Tom-Tom Club and Billy Idol. Change was neither Hi-NRG nor New Wave.

So the album Sharing Your Love and the single "The Very Best In You" had a disappointing chart run on Billboard's Dance/Disco Top 80, peaking at #30. Another possible reason for such a daunting chart run could be that another similar sounding song was charting simultaneously. Petrus & Malavasi had set up offices in New York and took on other production projects. One such endeavor was the Ritchie Family. They were a studio group of ever changing musicians and female vocalists created by Village People creator and producer Jacques Morali. Together they had a string of #1 dance records to their credit. Petrus & Malavasi wrote and produced the song "I'll Do My Best (For You Baby)." RCA released the single at the same time as "The Very Best In You." Both songs peaked on the dance chart the same week in June 1982. The Ritchie Family tune at #17, Change at #30. Both songs use the word "best" and while different songs, both have a distinct family resemblance. "I'll Do My Best (For You Baby)" can be found on The Best Of The Ritchie Family (Hot Productions HTCD 41-2). Did these records compete for club play? Their chart histories certainly suggest so.

Meanwhile on the R&B chart "The Very Best In You" was competing with another
Petrus & Malavasi production by Capitol Records' trio High Fashion whose song "Feelin' Lucky Lately" peaked at #32 while "The Very Best In You" peaked at #16. High Fashion was from New York City and was comprised of Erick McClinton and future R&B divas Mell'sa Morgan and Alyson Williams. This song would musically fit on any Change album. It can be found on Rhino's The Disco Years, Volume 5: Must Be The Music (70276).

By 1982, for the Sharing Your Love album, the Change lineup had stabilized. For the first time the cover was not an abstract Greg Porto design, but a group photo. Porto remained art director. Petrus & Malavasi still utilized other musicians on the records, but relied on the core group for image and now touring.

For their fourth album, This Is Your Time, the group still consisted of the same musicians as the year before. The cover art returned to a stark white background and a geometrical abstract Porto design. The music continued to sound like Change. The single "This Is Your Time" peaked at #39 on the dance chart and #3 R&B.

In 1984 it was obvious that it was time for a change for Change. While consistently charting, no records were being broken. Change needed a fresh sound. Petrus hired the ultra-hot James "Jimmy Jam" Harris & Terry Lewis to produce the fifth Change album Change Of Heart. Jam and Lewis were alumni of Prince's Minneapolis purple empire as former members of The Time. Hot from writing and producing the 1983 top five R&B hits "Just Be Good To Me" and "Tell Me If You Still Care" for The S.O.S. Band and the number one "Encore" for Cheryl Lynn, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis embarked on what is probably the only record in history to be recorded in both Italy and Minnesota. The song "Change Of Heart" became another hit for Change peaking at #7 R&B and #17 Dance. Jam and Lewis had produced the most exciting Change album since the debut set the world on fire four years earlier.

Since then Jam & Lewis went on to write and produce numerous smashes for Cherelle, Alexander O'Neal, Rod Stewart, The Human League and of course Janet Jackson. Listen to Alexander O'Neal's first single "Innocent", it sounds remarkably like "Change Of Heart", just as "Say You Love Me Again" uses the same chord progression as Janet Jackson's "Let's Wait Awhile." Funny how the two European groups that Jam & Lewis produced both ended up with eponymous hit songs and album titles: "Human" by The Human League and "Change Of Heart"!?

Time changes everything and by 1984 Jacques Fred Petrus and Mario Malavasi were no longer a team. That's why Petrus hired Jam & Lewis for the fifth Change album. Petrus was always the business end of Change, Malavasi the musical half. When it came time for a sixth and final Change album, Petrus looked inward to Change instead of outward. He utilized the writing and production talents of keyboardist Timmy Allen and even co-wrote two songs himself. The album did not do very well. Musically it's the weakest album of their career. The single "Let's Go Together" peaked at #56 on the R&B chart. Even the album cover seemed to be uninspired. The passion was obviously gone, and the music suffered.

Lead vocalist Deborah Cooper went on to sing for C & C Music Factory on their 1992 hits "Pride (In The Name Of Love)", the cover version of the U2 song, the original "(Pride) A Deeper Love", before Aretha Franklin covered it, and "Keep It Comin" (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More)". Members Jeff Bova and Timmy Allen have gone on to become two of the top session musicians in the world in the 1990's.

Change has always been a favorite group of mine. Mainly because I love the smooth disco-soul sound of the early 80's. But also because not many people remember Change and my best friend Lauren and I always felt Change to be our little musical secret. As I began research for this project, I realized that more people than I thought knew of Change. Now in 1998 it is still great to hear "Lover's Holiday" on Groove Radio 103.1 here in Los Angeles as a Classic Groove. We always knew it was!

I compiled this collection back in 1986 on a cassette for my own personal enjoyment. It is a dream come true to see it finally released. So close your windows, turn your stereo up to 11 and boogie down to this fabulous CD. You know that is exactly what I will be doing.

This collection DOES extend past Luther's songs..........2006-10-26

Luther Vandross is a timeless legend, and his contributions to Change's catalogue are groovin' cuts. I'm getting the idea, though, that most buyers of this collection are turning their CD players off after Luther quits singing on here. Don't do it. The smooth, early 1980s R&B has never sounded better than it does here. Slight elements of Funk and Disco are mixed in, and from beginning to end, we have a very magical collection from a very underrated studio group. Standout tracks are "Hold Tight", "Don't Wait Another Night", and "Let's Go Together"--the group's last charting single, from 1985. Another fact worth noting is that tracks 10, 11, and 12 are produced by super-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (Janet Jackson, Usher, S.O.S. Band), and the tracks contain their instantly identifiable signature-sound. Check out this one-of-a-kind collection.

BAD Italian.......2006-07-29

Since I have to title my review, which I'm glad to see I'm able to do, I'm calling it "BAD Italian", because, if you are familiar with CHANGE, you know some Italian gentlemen started this studio group and helped make Luther Vandross a household name.

Before the group took on their "Chic" overtones, "A Lover's Holiday", "The Glow of Love" and "Searchin'" (the last two cuts being why I wanted the compilation in the first place - Luther is just flat SANGin' on both of those) were all a part of the original "Change" group ("The Glow of Love" album). And, all three of these cuts are a part of "The Very Best of Change". What's my beef, then, as what I wanted is all a part of this CD?? THESE ARE ABBREVIATED RENDERINGS!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!! These cuts are NOT their original length!!! When I heard it, initially, I thought something had happened to my playback device (which, in this case, was my Bose II Wave Radio.....you KNOW I was gettin' upSET!). But, for some unknown reason, these cuts are abbreviated, RIGHT when it starts gettin' GOOD, ya know?? The cuts are re-engineered to fade right on out.

So, gentle reader, my next move is to see if I can find "The Glow of Love" as a stand-alone CD (I also like "Paradise" from a later album, again why I got the "Very Best" CD - fade that one out, too). But, if you don't mind this, the CD was in EXcellent shape, arrived promptly, etc. BUT......if you are lookin' forward to hearing that original, aMAzing, CHANGE sound that would be like FINE Italian cooking......I would suggest that you find some good Chinese.

Average customer rating:

The Very Best of Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes Manufacturer: Stax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Memphis Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shaft: Music From The Soundtrack (1971 Film) In My Songs Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration ASIN: B000QUCQ38 Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

1. Precious, Precious
2. Walk on By
3. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
4. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
5. I Stand Accused
6. Look of Love
7. Never Can Say Goodbye
8. Theme from Shaft
9. Do Your Thing
10. Let's Stay Together
11. Soulsville
12. Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - Isaac Hayes, David Porter
13. Theme from The Men
14. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
15. Rolling Down a Mountainside [From Wattstax]
16. Joy, Pt. 1
17. Wonderful
18. Title Theme [From Three Tough Guys]

Average customer rating: Hotter than Ever Unbelievable.....Cheryl...Baby ,, U still got it goin on Almost Perfect Cheryl Lynn Sampler where's the song at last you're mine Encore

Got to Be Real: The Best of Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Haven't You Heard: The Best of Patrice Rushen Best of My Love: The Best of the Emotions Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King Ultimate Collection Cherrelle Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002ACV Release Date: 1996-06-04

Tracks:

1. Got To Be Real (Single Version)
2. Give My Love To You
3. All My Lovin'
4. Star Love (Disco Version)
5. Shake It Up Tonight
6. I've Got Just What You Need
7. I've Got Faith In You
8. Keep It Hot
9. Day After Day
10. Sleep Walkin'
11. Believe In Me
12. If This World Were Mine
13. Encore (Single Version)
14. It's Gonna Be Right
15. Georgy Porgy (Disco Version)

Customer Reviews:

Hotter than Ever.......2007-03-17

Cheryl Lynn was discovered on a variety show "The Gong Show" to be exact, she stole the hearts of America then and she continues to be a force in the Music Industry today. Artists like Cheryl Lynn have never gotten the recognition that they deserve. Vocally she is one of the best female artists around. She is down to Earth and charasmatic. I wish that we lived in a world where your talent got you what you deserved but unfortunately we do not. This album is remarkable for it time back then when it was recorded and remarkable for now as a look back into a time when music meant something. A Great BUY, I loved it , well worth the money

Unbelievable.....Cheryl...Baby ,, U still got it goin on.......2007-03-07

Cheryl Has got a voice out of this world...that range is out of this world....the way she sings is limitless she can do anything with her voice....she goes into high whistle registers and everything.....shes incredible...im now a complete commited Cheryl Lynn fan

Almost Perfect Cheryl Lynn Sampler.......2006-07-02

Sony / Legacy does a fine job with this compilation, BUT it could've been much better IMO!! Here's what I did to improve this CD (fans can do the same thing!! There's enough CD space available!)...
Include the FULL LENGTH VESRION of 'Encore' (the single mix has to GO!), and add the following RARE BONUS TRACKS...

16. 'At Last You're Mine' (fr.'Heavenly Bodies' SDTK 1985)
17. 'Steppin' Into The Night' (fr.'Armed & Dangerous' SDTK 1986).

The single version of 'Got To Be Real' is fine because it includes Cheryl's trademark "Soo-Hoo, Soo-Hoo" vocal break that's absent on the longer album version.
All in All, I'd recommend this CD to anybody that wants the best Cheryl Lynn compilation, but serious fans WILL want more!!
'The Best Of Cheryl Lynn, Vol.2' has been LONG OVERDUE for years, but you may have to make that one yourself until Rhino does the job!
Peace, SD
(of 'Chaka's World')

where's the song at last you're mine.......2006-04-01

i have to say i love cheryl lynn this album is great but it's missing some very good song's she did a tune for the 1985 movie called heavenly bodies the song at last you're mine is an excellant track it peaked at #34 for a whole 10 weeks so i agree with the previous comment and the song fidelity so in order to be called a greatest hits all the song's should be in joel whitburns top r&b book

Encore.......2005-12-03

Does it get any better than this, you have Shake it up tonite, Got to be real,Encore,and Georgy Porgey with Gonna Be right.....Im sorry it gets no better than this, good cd and I love the other songs besides the ones I named get it a must buy if you like that 80's style RnB

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