Band of Gold: Best [Import]

Product Description
24 track compilation for the Detroit soul/jazz/pop vocalistbest known for her hit, 'Band of Gold' (included here). Additional tracks include the hits, 'Deeper and Deeper' and thecontroversial anti-war anthem, 'Bring the Boys Home'. This compilation contains all her singles and choice album highlights. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Band of Gold: Best,Freda Payne,Castle,Pop,Soul/R & B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

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Average customer rating: They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!! One of the best cds I ever bought. Never Sounded Better Somewhere Over The Rainbow "Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us"

Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Broadway Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need The Best Of Broadway (Cast Recording Anthology) Greatest Hits: Broadway That's Entertainment!: The Best Of The M-G-M Musicals - Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology ASIN: B000066RO5 Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

1. Singin In The Rain - Gene Kelly
2. Theres No Business Like Show Business - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern
3. 'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
4. Thats Entertainment! - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant
5. Stranger In Paradise - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone
6. Easter Parade - Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
7. Lullaby Of Broadway - Winifred Shaw, Dick Powell & Chorus
8. Get Happy - Judy Garland
9. Night And Day - Fred Astaire
10. True Love - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
11. Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne w/ Benny Carter & His Orchestra
12. They Cant Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
13. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Nancy Walker & The M-G-M Studio Chorus w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
14. Baby, Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban
15. For Me And My Gal - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
16. Puttin On The Ritz - Clark Gable & Co.
17. Hallelujah! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs & Co.
18. Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - Howard Keel
19. Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
20. As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson w/ Elliot Carpenter (Bonus Track)
21. Laras Theme (Main Title) - The M-G-M Studio Orchestra (Bonus Track)

Tracks:

1. Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
2. Its A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
3. Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel
4. Cant Help Lovin Dat Man - Ava Gardner
5. Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
6. The Trolley Song - Judy Garland, The M-G-M Studio Chorus
7. Gigi - Louis Jourdan
8. I Got Rhythm - Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & Co.
9. Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter & M-G-M Studio Chorus
10. The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne
11. The Best Things In Life Are Free - June Allyson & Peter Lawford
12. Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire
13. A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
14. Put 'Em In A Box - Doris Day & The Page Cavanaugh Trio
15. If Swing Goes, I Go Too - Fred Astaire
16. Almost Like Being In Love - Gene Kelly
17. Lets Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
18. Be A Clown - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
19. Embraceable You - Connie Francis
20. On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland & Co.
21. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Fred Astaire

Amazon.com

The "Golden Age" referred to here spans The Jazz Singer and the advent of the talkies to the death throes of the old studio system in the 1960s. So vast was the era's musical landscape that even this 42-track, double-disc anthology can't encompass all its peaks. Not surprisingly, the bulk of this collection originated with the Tiffany's of the screen musical, M-G-M, a body of work whose riches here encompass both pop-cultural bedrock ("Over the Rainbow," "Singin' in the Rain," "There's No Business Like Show Business," etc.) and some less familiar, if equally delightful star turns: Clark Gable gamely "Puttin' On the Ritz"; the sassy, 1948 original of "The Lady Is a Tramp" by Lena Horne; and a loopy duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban. Fred Astaire's elegant, epochal reign at RKO and M-G-M is represented by "Night and Day," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and three others, while Metro mainstays Gene Kelly and Judy Garland share equal time and billing. It's not perfect--Cagney's "Yankee Doodle Boy" and/or some Sinatra seem more logical choices than the odd "bonus" duet of Casablanca's "As Time Goes By" and "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago that close out disc one--but it's a stunning, surprisingly comprehensive primer on the Hollywood film musical nonetheless. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!.......2006-11-18

Everything that happens in life
Can happen in a show
You can make 'em laugh
You can make 'em cry
Anything
Anything can go....

The clown with his pants falling down
Or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean
That's entertainment!

The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the guy on the side
Or the ball where she gives him her all
That's entertainment!

The plot and the hot simply teeming with $ex
A gay divorcee who is after her ex
It could be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother

The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt

The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!

This two CD set amply proves that the musical melodies and lyrics from the golden age of the Hollywood musical remain unsurpassed to this day. This generous two CD set offers 42 incredible songs from Hollywood classic musicals. Most of these fine numbers are indeed from MGM, as Amazon correctly notes; but there are some RKO numbers and even a little from Warner Brothers. Thank goodness, though, that most of these songs came from MGM movies; MGM was the only studio that could boast that it truly had "more stars than there are in the heavens."

I love so many songs on these two CDs. Of course, there's the unforgettable classic "Over The Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland; she also performs "Easter Parade" and "Get Happy" on this two CD set and she carries most of the tune for "I Got Rhythm" even though Mickey Rooney helps her a little. I love "Baby, It's Cold Outside" for its' romantic overtones; and Lena Horne's "The Lady Is A Tramp" is flawless! We also get a rare chance to hear Clark Gable sing in "Puttin' On The Ritz;" and Bing Crosby's "Going Hollywood" may be brief but it's a fun song anyway.

There are two "bonus" tracks on the first CD: "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca and "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago. "As Time Goes By" is a good choice; it is another unsurpassed classic song that brings back memories and touches even the hardest of hearts. "Lara's Theme," however, is from the mid 1960s and I don't consider this period to be part of the "golden age" of Hollywood musicals.

The liner notes are excellent and they offer wonderful photos of the stars as well. The cover art is well done and the reverse cover art tells which movie each song is from and who is performing each song. Moreover, the quality of the sound is excellent especially when you consider that these numbers were recorded quite a few decades ago.

In short, this superlative two CD highlights the glory of the Hollywood musical when a certain type of sophistication dominated professional movie production. I highly recommend this CD for fans of Hollywood musicals, classic pop vocals and fans of the artists and actors who perform on this two CD set.

One of the best cds I ever bought. .......2006-06-07

What an amazon collection of songs! This is bar none my favorite cd just because of the variety and the quality of songs on it. I love music from this era, and this cd is the perfect companion to my life. Love it! Buy it, you won't regret it for a moment!

Never Sounded Better.......2006-03-16

Apart from the great selection of soundtracks, what really makes this compilation top value is the quality of the sound processing. Executed with finesse, these tracks sound better than when first issued and many are unedited, fuller versions: like "Singing In The Rain", for example. Throw in the great price, and this double disc set is a "must have" for all lovers of classic movie music.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow.......2006-02-24

A Sensational CD with Lots of Showtunes that Keep You Happy and makes You Want To Sing Along With!!!

"Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us".......2005-07-13

Rhino Records and Turner Classic Movies Music present - "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS", some of the long ago musicals and stars that will never be forgotten...a 2-CD-Set covering several decades from 1935-1965 with many of the show stoppers of that time...some rare moments from entertainers that you haven't heard or thought of in sometime.

The lineup is fantastic and gives the listener a variety of what musicals were all about in the "Golden Age of the Hollywood Musicals"
June Allyson, Kay Armen, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Ann Blyth, Jack Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Doris Day, Nanette Fabray, Connie Francis, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Kathyrn Grayson, Georges Guetary, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Peter Lawford, Oscar Levant, Ann Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Debbie Reynolds, Winifred Shaw, Nancy Walker, Ethel Waters, Esther Williams, Dooley Williams and Keenan Wynn.

On Disc One 21 Classic Songs from great musicals with songs in alphabetical order:
AS TIME GOES BY - Dooley Wilson with Elliot Carpenter, pianist (1942)
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban (1949)
BLESS, YORE BEAUTIFUL HIDE - Howard Keel (1954)
EASTER PARADE - Fred Astaire & Judy Garland (1948)
FOR ME AND MY GAL - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (1942)
GET HAPPY - Judy Garland (1950)
HALLELUJAH! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn) (1955)
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - Lena Horne with Benny Carter & His Orchestra (1943)
LARA'S THEME (MAIN TITLE) - M-G-M Studio Orchestra (1965)
LULLABY OF BROADWAY - Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell (1935)
MILKMAN, KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET - Nancy Walker with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1944)
NIGHT AND DAY - Fred Astaire (1934)
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - Clark Gable & Company (1939)
'S WONDERFUL - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary (1951)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Gene Kelly (1951)
STRANGER IN PARADISE - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone (1955)
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1943)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant (1953)
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern (1950)
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME - Fred Astaire (1949)
TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (1956)

On Disc Two more memorable performances from the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals:
A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON - Louis Armstrong (1951)
ABA DABA HONEYMOON - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter (1950)
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - Gene Kelly (1954)
BE A CLOWN - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1948)
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - June Allyson & Peter Lawford (1947)
CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - Ava Gardner (beautiful woman, who my youngest grandaughter is named after...Avalon) (1951)
CHEEK TO CHEEK - Fred Astaire (1935)
EMBRACEABLE YOU - Connie Francis (1965)
GIGI - Louis Jourdan (1958)
GOING HOLLYWOOD - Bing Crosby (1933)
I GOT RHYTHM - Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney (1943)
IF SWING GOES, I GO TOO - Fred Astaire (1946)
IT'S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY - Jane Powell (1948)
LADY IS A TRAMP - Lena Horne (1948)
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Fred Astaire (1936)
ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE - Judy Garland & Company (1946)
ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD) - Fred Astaire (1943)
OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland (became her theme song for the rest of her life) (1939)
PUT 'EM IN A BOX - Doris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio (1948)
THE TROLLEY SONG - Judy Garland & MGM Studio Chorus (1944)
WUNDERBAR - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (two of MGM's favorite singing duos) (1953)

It was once said by the songwriters of that era - "There are two artists you want perform your songs on the big screen, they are Fred Astaire and Judy Garland they sing it just the way we wrote it, for which you will have a guaranteed hit on your hands"...well, this collections certainly has some merit to that statement...because with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire performing seven songs each, there must be something to it.

This collection of musicals still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years...but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten...hats off to Rhino Records, George Feltenstein (producer) and Doug Schwartz (engineer) and Turner Classic Movies for sharing those 42 selections from 42 films...celebrating decades of the tunes and artists that gave it their all...from what it commonly called "The Hollywood Dream Factory"...The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals is still among us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Rhino Records 78323 ~ (6/02/2002)

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

The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band KC & the Sunshine Band Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports 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 | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | 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: B0000071B6 Release Date: 2001-10-04

Tracks:

1. That's The Way I Like It
2. Sound Your Funky Horn
3. Queen Of Clubs
4. Let It Go(Part 1)
5. I'm So Crazy
6. "Shake Your Booty (Shake, Shake, Shake)
7. Please Don't Go
8. I Get Lifted
9. Boogie Shoes
10. Get Down Tonight
11. It's The Same Old Song
12. Ain't Nothin' Wrong
13. Keep It Coming Love
14. I'm Your Boogie Man
15. Baby I Want Your Loving
16. Do It Good

Amazon.com

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: Best Early 80s Industrial Funk the greatest I love the Gap Band 4 seasons of funk The gap band rocks my world

Gap Gold: The Best of the Gap Band The Gap Band Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Immaculate Collection Reflections - A Retrospective Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits B'day FutureSex / LoveSounds ASIN: B000001FC7 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
2. Outstanding
3. I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)
4. Party Train
5. Stay With Me
6. You Dropped A Bomb On Me
7. Early In The Morning
8. Yearning For Your Love
9. Shake
10. Season's No Reason To Change

Customer Reviews:

Best Early 80s Industrial Funk.......2005-10-06

The Houston based "Gap Band" brought the best hard charging funk in the early 80s. All praise the Wilson brothers for their outstanding instrumental and vocal work evident on this bang up CD. Best tracks are "Burn Rubber", "Shake" and "Early in the Morning". "You Dropped the Bomb on Me" and "The Party Train" are club favorites and very popular outside of the funk scene. There are a few slower R&B numbers that work well especially "Outstanding" which also describes this collection.

the greatest.......2003-04-08

me and my girlfrend love this song and every time we hear it we start to dance.im dancing right now.(you dropped the bomb on me)

I love the Gap Band.......1999-11-04

The Gap Band is SOOO awesome! I admit that most of the songs on this CD sound pretty similar, but I don't mind that at all. If this CD doesn't make you want to move, there may be something wrong with you...

4 seasons of funk.......1999-09-16

summer time bar b-que and on comes you droped the bomb on me or outstanding, this group with the strong pipes of Charlie wilson ask Aaron Hall or R.Kelly about this vocal genius? and those grooves would be the pre-cursor for Teddy Riley and New Jack swing. once you check this disc out you'll see just how influential this group is still. it's lasting funk and joy.

The gap band rocks my world.......1999-02-06

The gap band rocks my world - this album is a must have if you are funktified and down with your bad self! You would have to get up early in the morning to drop the bomb on this compilation.

Average customer rating: Great collection, makes you heart and soul rock & roll Great compilation but ! RIPOFF! What Time Flies should've been A great album!

Heart of Rock and Roll: The Best of Huey Lewis and the News Huey Lewis & the News Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Collection Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis & the News This Is It: The Collection Hard at Play Picture This ASIN: B0000071L0 Release Date: 1993-03-25

Album Description

1992 'best of' featuring 17 of their greatest throughout the '80s, including two curiously left off of Elektra's 1996 hits collection, 'Hip To Be Square' and 'Back In Time'. 10 of the tracks overlap with the U.S. release, including their top hits 'The Power Of Love', 'Jacob's Ladder', 'Stuck With You' and 'Perfect World'. EMI.

Album Details

17 Track Anthology of the Chrysalis Years with all the Hits: Power of Love / Hip to Be Square / Do You Believe in Love / If this is it / Some of My Lies Are True / Workin for a Living (Live) / Bad is Bad / I Want a New Drug / the Heart of Rock N Roll.

Customer Reviews:

Great collection, makes you heart and soul rock & roll.......2005-12-14

If you new to Huey Lewis and The News this one does it.
The great thing with Huey Lewis is that he has his own simple style, that it`s easy to remember. From the first track Power of Love (from the hit movie Back to the Future) to the last one Track 17 Back in Time ( also from Back to the Future) you talkin` "rock and roll, man". This is the real thing when it comes to how you should write songs which tells you how it was back in the 80 ths. Because this is the sound of the 80 ths, with synth symphonies that bring you in to a good mood. Sometimes it sounds like "sodastream music" who makes you think pink. Most of the Huey Lewis hit`s from the 80 ths are included here. The one that realy put your soul in to gear is the Track 9 The heart of Rock % Roll, and also Track 12 Stuck with You, shows much of the same "real thing quality". So if Huey Lewis and the News are new to you this is a very good introduction. It`s realy a coooool listening if you close your`e eyes and want to bring memories from the 80 ths back again. You know it`s so Hip to be Square

Great compilation but ! .......2005-08-22

This is a great cd i got it many years ago and paid 25.00 for it.the issue i have with the album is that a few songs are cut versions like heart of rock n roll is only 4:04 its 5:01 on the original album and like walking on a thin line is 5:08 but on here 4:02 and i want a new drug it was 4:46 but here its only 3:30 my god what slash jobs! i got this because at the time small world and a few other albums were out of print but i wanted perfect world and back in time and a few others i couldnt get unless i spent big bucks. but if you need this album to complete your collection it worth getting especially at the prices i see here! i have no clue why anyone would say this cd sounds bad it sounds perfect and i never heard any one yelling on any of the tracks ? only 4 stars because of the chopped tracks!

RIPOFF!.......2004-08-28

Buyer Beware! This is NOT the "Heart of Rock & Roll" CD. This in fact is "Collection", which has next to nothing on it. While the CD cover is the same, the track listing is not. I for one, will not purchase from Import CD Specialists again. I spend way too much money with Amazon to have to deal with this garbage.

What Time Flies should've been.......2004-04-16

They say that good things come to those who wait. Well, thousands of fans waited patiently for years for a Huey Lewis & The News compilation, only to be extremely disappointed with Time Flies. I bought Time Flies as soon as I started collecting CDs, and up to now I just lived with being unsatisfied with its track listing.

God knew how much I wanted a great Huey Lewis & The News CD, so He gave me an idea recently. Instead of waiting for another American compilation to be released, find out if there's a good import of their greatest studio hits. That's how I came up on this, a UK import entitled The Heart of Rock & Roll: The Best of Huey Lewis & The News. This excellent one-disc collection has the four essential big hits that I was dying to have in my library that Time Flies left off for some unknown reason.

"Jacob's Ladder" was one of three songs to hit #1 for the band. "Walking on a Thin Line" is a vastly underrated song of the 80s, featuring one of the band's best hooks. "Perfect World" should be a major anthem song that the world knows by heart, just like Queen's "We Will Rock You" and Kool & The Gang's "Celebration." Just think about it. The next time the Yankees lose in the World Series, the opposing team's stadium could play "Perfect World," and it would fit to a tee! "Hip To Be Square" is thought by many to be the song that best symbolizes what Huey Lewis & The News are: A group that loves to make music, entertain their fans, and to have fun doing it.

And of course, you get most of the group's other biggest hits, such as the catchy classic, "Power of Love," the misunderstood "I Want A New Drug," the title track, and the song on which Huey Lewis & The News show their musicianship skills, "Heart & Soul." I say 'most' because this album doesn't quite have ALL the hits. "I Know What I Like," "Doing it All for My Baby," "It's Alright," "Couple Days Off," and "It Hit Me Like A Hammer" were left off. But those omissions aren't as damaging as the ones that were left off of Time Flies are.

If you're a big Huey Lewis & The News fan, don't waste your time and money on Time Flies. Whether you buy it here and now on Amazon or wait patiently for it on eBay, THIS is the single-disc compilation to get if you don't want to shell out the cash for the 3-disc box set.

A great album!.......2004-03-18

If you havent got any Huey Lewis albums yet, then i'd recomend this one more then the other greatest hits! This one is not just a greatest hits, it also contains a few new ones and unreleased tracks (for the time this album came out) and when i bought it I only knew the songs every one else does "Power Of Love" "Back In Time" from Back To The Futures soundtrack....and "hip to be square" but suprsingly this album also had alot of other great tunes just as good as those! If your into those 3 songs, you will defnitly love this album!

If i was to pick out one downfall, it would only be that this does not have "couple of days off" which im not to sure when that song came out? or if it was written by 1992 when this album came out! but apart from that, this album is great!

Average customer rating: 'Best Of' Toucans on steel pan

Beak Sounds Toucans Steel Drum Band Manufacturer: TropiCo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International Folk | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Steel Drum Buffet ...By Request ASIN: B00019DOL2 Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

1. Maria
2. Kokomo
3. Poinciana
4. Put Out De Fire
5. Waiting In Vain
6. Isle Of Capri
7. Jean & Dinah
8. I Can See Clearly Now
9. My Shawl
10. I Will
11. The Bare Necessities
12. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
13. One Love

Album Description

The Toucans fly out of the recording studio with a beakload of fantastic tunes just for you! Get ready for an endless Toucan summer with great tunes like "Kokomo", "I Can See Clearly Now", "The Bare Necessities", and lots more!

Beak Sounds is the eighth album from the Toucans Steel Drum Band, and features only the best tunes from the last two years of Toucanery. Recorded with state-of-the-art studio techniques and fantastic engineers, this album is sure to please any steel drum fan!

Customer Reviews:

'Best Of' Toucans on steel pan.......2004-11-18

A collection of the best of the group's previously unrecorded gems, from the powerful 'Maria' to the standard 'Kokomo', which comes across as a jazzy, fun classic here.

Average customer rating: Some truely wonderful versions of well known tunes!!! james last James Last Best of (Great CD) James Last Best of (Great CD) For lovers of James Last music...a must!

Welthits in Gold: The Best of James Last James Last Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000071IK Release Date: 1994-04-05

Tracks:

1. Biscaya
2. Guantanamera
3. Bamboleo
4. From a Distance
5. Music of the Night
6. Paradiso
7. Granada
8. Hey
9. Games That Lovers Play
10. Sail Along Silv'ry Moon
11. Spanish Eyes
12. Happy Heart
13. I Just Called to Say I Love You
14. Sacrifice
15. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
16. Don't Cry for Me Argentina
17. Living Years
18. Stop in the Name of Love
19. An der Schonen Blauen Don
20. Barcarole
21. Vie en Rose
22. Yesterday
23. Ballade Pour Adeline
24. Moulin Rouge
25. Moon River
26. Fur Elise
27. Gefangenchor
28. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
29. Concierto de Aranjuez
30. Morgen
31. Einsame Hirte
32. Amazing Grace
33. Londonderry Air
34. Largo
35. Adagio (G-Moll)
36. Mondscheinsonate

Album Details

Delightful Double Disc of Hits from the 'gentleman of Music'. Features Memorable Performances of 'bamboleo', 'spanish Eyes', 'moon River' and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Some truely wonderful versions of well known tunes!!!.......2003-04-26

James Last is so well known in the European community, and lesser known here. But, one reason for his popularity are those always Latin-tinged arrangements of great music. He 'kicks-it-up another notch' (a borrowed phrase) with interweaving of modern sounds/rhythms as well. Always refreshing listening and soothing to the ears!! This is one awesome collection of some of his best.

james last.......2002-03-12

a scintilating rendition .... i must have the dvd for the complete experience when it is made.

James Last Best of (Great CD).......2001-11-05

This CD is only superceded by the PBS Video which you have to make a $100 contribution to get the VHS (which I also have). The tunes and songs exceed what is in the video (actually 2 CD's for 3 hrs and the VHS is 1.5 hrs). Too bad he did not make more videos or DVD's but may be too expensive. I am very extremely pleased with my 2 CD set (...) and highly recommend it. I would certainly like to see a live presnentation sometime if it ever becomes possible as everybody in the band and audience is having fun and is entertained to the point of participation.

James Last Best of (Great CD).......2001-11-05

This CD is only superceded by the PBS Video which you have to make a (...) contribution to get the VHS (which I also have). The tunes and songs exceed what is in the video (actually 2 CD's for 3 hrs and the VHS is 1.5 hrs). Too bad he did not make more videos or DVD's but may be too expensive. I am very extremely pleased with my 2 CD set for (the price) and highly recommend it. I would certainly like to see a live presnentation sometime if it ever becomes possible as everybody in the band and audience is having fun and is entertained to the point of participation.

For lovers of James Last music...a must!.......2000-11-17

A great two set package. Features the majority of his hits. This is a great addition to my already vast James Last collection..many of which I bought overseas in the 70's when James Last was at the height of his popularity. Would highly recommend this set as well.

Average customer rating: A good BOX SET but ...

Best of Military Bands Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Military Band Favourites Regimental Marches of British Army, Vol. 1 Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands Marches-1/British Marching ASIN: B000024MUO Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

1. Life On The Ocean Wave
2. Sailing
3. Anchors Aweigh
4. Heart Of Oak
5. Hands Across The Sea
6. Stars & Stripes Forever
7. King Cotton
8. Semper Fidelis
9. Washington Post
10. Hail To The Spirit Of Lib
11. Thunderer
12. Warship
13. Battle Of Trafalgar
14. Army & Marine
15. Fantasia On British Sea S
16. Light Of Foot
17. God Bless The Prince Of W
18. Hollywood
19. Army Of The Nile
20. Standard Of St George
21. Huguenots (Slow March)
22. Grenadiers (Slow March)
23. Scipio
24. Figaro
25. Garb Of Old Gaul
26. Let Erin Remember
27. Men Of Harlech
28. National Emblem
29. Gathering Of The Clans
30. Birdcage Walk/Quick March
31. Lilliburelo (Quick March)
32. Golden Spurs (Slow March)
33. Royal Air Force March Pas
34. 633 Squadron
35. Dam Busters
36. Aces High
37. Battle Of Britain
38. Crown Imperial
39. Those Magnificent Men In
40. Evening Hymn Last Post Su
41. Old Comrades
42. Duke Of York (Slow March)
43. Blaze Away
44. Colonel Bogey
45. Radetzky March
46. Imperial Echoes
47. Liberty Bell
48. Celebrated Marche Lorrain
49. Drum Salute
50. Mingulay Boat Song
51. Money Musk/Highland Laddi
52. Battle Of The Somme
53. Bonnie Anne/Athol Cummers
54. Lament: Fingal's Weeping
55. Flower Of Scotland
56. Mull Of Kintyre
57. My Home/Sky Boat Song
58. Scotland The Brave
59. Amazing Grace
60. Flowers Of The Forest

Album Details

3 CD Box set.

Customer Reviews:

A good BOX SET but ..........2005-06-24

This BOX SET "The Best of the Military Bands" is a good choice but I suggest that you also check "100 Military Band Favourites" that is a 5 CD BOX SET at a very low price. There are many CD of military music that have always the same marches, played by the same bands with the same orchestration. So, usually, the biggest differences between all these CDs are only the price and the number of tunes. However, it is a good BOX SET but check the other CDs and BOX SETS too.

Average customer rating:

Band of Gold: The Best of Freda Payne Freda Payne Manufacturer: Pony Canyon Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000BV7U0Q Release Date: 2006-01-16

Tracks:

1. Band of Gold
2. Unhooked Generation
3. Easiest Way to Fall
4. Deeper and Deeper
5. I Left Some Dreams Back There
6. Rock Me in the Cradle
7. Love on Borrowed Time
8. Through the Memory of My Mind
9. Now Is the Time to Say Goodbye
10. World Don't Owe You a Thing
11. Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It's Near You)
12. I Shall Not Be Moved
13. Bring the Boys Home
14. You Brought the Joy
15. You've Got to Love Somebody (Let It Be Me)
16. Road We Didn't Take
17. He's in My Life
18. Come Back
19. Just a Woman
20. How Can I Live Without My Life
21. You're the Only Bargain I've Got
22. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right
23. For No Reason
24. We've Gotta Find a Way Back to Love

Album Description

Limited edition Japanese pressing comes in a miniature LP sleeve. Vine. 2005.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating:

The Best of the Belgian Band Organ Manufacturer: Gold 20-Gay 90's Village/Carlsle Music Co. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000NKIT8W

Product Description

The stately organ, aka The Emperor, was made in Belgium by Mortier before the turn of the century. This organ at that time it played from a pinned cylinder called a "cob." The cardboard books of music it now plays from are made of a special material from Sweden with flax in it to keep the perforations sharp and clear. Instruments played by this machine include 418 pipes, bass drum, cymbal, snare drum, double castanets and 22 xylophone bars. Its effect is similar to that of a 60 piece orchestra. The following is a list of instruments as they are controlled by the "brain" or keyframe as shown on the original gamut book; madolinne, piston, xiliphon, trommel snare and cast, tremelo, gross caisse, klein fluit, groote fluit, harmonium, violincelle, saxifoon, trombon, voisc humaine fixe, voisc celeste, violon. Every piece of this organ was hand made-even the brass vox humnan pipes were swedged and flared by hand. The ingenious tremelos will produce, with the vox humana, violin, diapason, and melphone, a marvelous sound not unlike the human singing voice. This new Compact Disc collects the best songs and brings them to you remasted from the original master tapes. You won't believe how good these songs sound. You have never heard them like this before. They sound as if your standing right in front of the The Emperor himself.

Average customer rating:

Very Best of The Royal Marines Royal Marines & the Black Watch Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000025ZW4 Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

1. Royal Air Force March Past
2. Pathfinders March (From The Tv Series The Pathfind
3. The Dambusters March (The Dambusters)
4. Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines hines
5. Reach For The Sky (Theme From)
6. Out Of The Blue (Sports Report)
7. The Valiant Years - THE CENTRAL BAND OF THE RAF
8. Crown Imperial (Coronation March)
9. 633 Squadron (From Film Of Same Name)
10. The Colditz March (From 'Colditz')
11. Cavalry Of The Clouds
12. Secret Army
13. Aces High (Luftwaffe March) (From Film 'Battle Of
14. Spitfire Prelude
15. The Battle Of Britain (March)
16. White Cliffs Of Dover - THE CENTRAL BAND OF THE RAF
17. Run Rabbit Run
18. We'll Meet Again

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3. Caught Up/Still Caught Up
4. Charmbracelet [Import]
5. Christina Milian
6. Collection [Import]
7. Collection [Import]
8. Definitive Collection [Import]
9. Definitive Collection [Import]
10. Diamond Life

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