Best Soul Album in the World

Track Listings
1. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
2. People Get Ready - The Impressions
3. Rainy Night in Georgia - Randy Crawford
4. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
5. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
6. My Girl - The Temptations
7. I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles
8. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
9. Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown
10. Woman's Gotta Have It - Bobby Womack
11. Nightshift - The Commodores
12. Hangin' on a String (Contemplating) - Loose Ends
13. Piece of My Heart - Erma Franklin
14. Tired of Being Alone - Al Green
15. Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) [Edit] - Freddie Jackson
16. Something Beautiful Remains - Tina Turner
17. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic [Edit] - Isaac Hayes

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Best Soul Album in the World

Best Soul Album in the World
The Best Blue Note Album in the World Ever
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful
  • Top of the Line Jazz (Even for the casual jazz fan)
  • Just what I was looking for!
The Best Blue Note Album in the World Ever
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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ASIN: B00000JB1W
Release Date: 1999-08-31

Tracks:

  1. Song For My Father - Horace Silver
  2. Blue Train - John Coltrane
  3. Moanin' - Art Blakely And The Jazz Messengers
  4. Blues Walk - Lou Donaldson
  5. Autumn Leaves - Cannonball Adderley
  6. Midnight Blue - Kenny Burrell
  7. The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan
  8. Waltermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
  9. Amen - Donald Byrd
  10. Born To Be Blue - Grant Green

Tracks:

  1. Cantaloop - Us3
  2. The Turnaround - John Patton
  3. Greasy Granny - Charlie Hunter Trio
  4. Back At The Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith
  5. Soy Califa - Dexter Gordon
  6. Girl From Ipanema - Eliane Elias
  7. Thinkin' About Your Body - Bobby McFerrin
  8. Tupelo Honey - Cassandra Wilson
  9. At Last - Lou Rawls/Dianne Reeves
  10. Because I Love You - Richard Elliot

Album Description

The perfect introduction to jazz by the genre's most legendary record label! Founded in 1939, Blue Note was a pioneer in jazz's golden age, serving as a breeding ground for legends such as Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Art Blakey and Kenny Burrell. Even today the label continues building its legacy with contemporary acts like Norah Jones and Medeski, Martin & Wood. This single disc compilation offers the perfect introduction to both Blue Note and the genre for which this label became an unarguable mark of quality!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2007-02-08

There are not many CDs like this in the world. A lot of the albums from which these songs are taken would be worth the purchase price of the whole album just because of the one song.

"Watermelon Man" for example is Herbie Hancock's most memorable song and one could never go wrong buying a whole Herbie Hancock album. Ditto for Horace Silver ("Song For My Father").

So, these are all songs from groundbreaking albums that have stood the test of time. What more could you want in a compilation CD?

(One more thing that is good-- though trivial-- is that the CD has a track listing printed on the CD itself if you are not a person that likes to keep CD covers. I'm not.)

This CD is even worth the purchase price NEW.

5 out of 5 stars Top of the Line Jazz (Even for the casual jazz fan).......2003-06-09

Though I've never been a big jazz fan, the intriguing title as well as the fact that I found this in the local library served to inspired me to give it a go. Basically I'd say that this is truly a great collection of vintage jazz from the Blue Note label. Whether it's the "greatest ever" I really couldn't say, but definitely top-notch in my book. Some of the highlight classics are Horace Silver's "Song For My Father", Herbie Hancocks's "Watermelon Man" and Jimmy Smith's "Back At the Chicken Shack" as well as a couple of excellent vocals by Cassandra Wilson and Lou Rawls. The only clunker is a ridiculous acapella by Bobby McFerrin called "Thinkin' About Your Body". Even if you somehow liked "Don't Worry, Be Happy", this one is sure to turn off all but the most fanatical McFerrin fan. In a nutshell, two thumbs up (As long as you skip over the McFerrin track)!

5 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for!.......2001-07-26

This is the answer to my prayers! I've always wanted an album that just had one great Blue Note hit after another and here it is! Silver, Coltrane, Blakey, Us3, and more make this the quintessential Blue Note compilation. This album captures the essence of Blue Note Records to a tee and keeps kicking away with the "Class A" jazz for which they are famous.
The Best Blues Album in the World Ever
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not the best ever...but still darn good
  • Classic In Every Way! You will FEEL the Blues!
  • The best ever?
  • Buy it!
The Best Blues Album in the World Ever
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004LMKJ
Release Date: 2000-02-29

Tracks:

  1. Illustrated Man - Johnny Winter
  2. Frosty - Albert Collins
  3. I've Got Love If You Want It - John Hammond
  4. Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King
  5. Can't Stay Away - Charlie Musselwhite
  6. Don't Get Me Shook Up - Duke Robillard
  7. Cold Sweat - The Boneshakers
  8. Me And My Baby - Larry McCray
  9. No More Doggin' - Colin James And The Little Big Band
  10. Too Early To Tell - The Kinsey Report
  11. I Shall Not Be Moved - Pops Staples
  12. Get Your Lies Straight - Terry Evans
  13. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl - Hadda Brooks
  14. Down Here In The Real Big Empty - Roy Rogers
  15. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
  16. Today Is Your Birthday - Solomon Burke
  17. Tramp - Lowell Fulsom
  18. So Good To My Baby - Big Maybelle

Tracks:

  1. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
  2. My Babe - Little Walter
  3. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
  4. Little Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf
  5. Reelin' & Rockin' - Chuck Berry
  6. I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James
  7. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
  8. Still Got The Blues - Gary Moore
  9. Shame Shame Shame - Johnny Winter
  10. Help Me Somebody - Jon Cleary
  11. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
  12. Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) - John Lee Hooker
  13. Shotgun Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins
  14. Me & My Guitar - Freddie King
  15. Damn Right, I've Got The Blues - Buddy Guy
  16. Ground On Down - Ben Harper
  17. Low Down - JJ Cale
  18. Spinning Coin - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Not the best ever...but still darn good.......2004-01-04

Although the title is totally hyperbole, this is an excellent collection of blues tunes of various eras and styles.

I am a relative newcomer to the blues, so a compilation like this is right up my alley. It lets me get a taste of different aspects of the blues, and to discover artists that I would not have otherwise been exposed to.

Represented here are some of the early delta bluesmen (Lightnin' Hopkins "Abilene", mislabeled as "Shotgun Blues"), the early electric blues (Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy"), the '60's revival (B. B. King's "3 O'Clock Blues"), the great female blues singers (Koko Taylor's smokin' "Wang Dang Doodle"), the British blues bands (John Mayall's "Spinning Coin"), contemporary American blues rock (Johnny Winter's "Illustrated Man"), and lesser known contemporary artists (Colin James' infectious cover of "No More Doggin'").

Throw in selections by Albert Collins, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Albert King, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, J. J. Cale, and others, and you have a blues compilation CD that may not be "The Greatest in the World", but one that both novices and long time blues fans can enjoy. Highly recommended to anybody with ann interest in the blues.

5 out of 5 stars Classic In Every Way! You will FEEL the Blues!.......2003-12-24

Calling your album the "best ever" takes balls, but this CD stands the test. From classics like Muddy Waters' 'Mannish Boy' or Little Walter's 'My Babe' to hot female singers like Etta James and the dynamic Koko Taylor to oldies radio station's staples like 'Reeling and Rockin'' by Chuck Berry and classic rock blues like Gary Moore's 'Still Got The Blues', this CD covers a lot of ground.

If you want an introduction to the blues and can only buy one CD, this should be it! If you already love the blues, you'll love hearing these songs again and remember them like your first kiss. Either way, this CD will put sadness in your heart or heat in your loins, sometimes in the same song!

2 out of 5 stars The best ever?.......2001-05-14

Not even close to the best ever. The actual title should read: "The Best Blues Album For Which We Were Able To Get Rights To The Songs Quickly" or something like that. The fact is this double disc set is just a grab bag of songs with absolutely no thought put into it whatsoever. With a few exceptions, disc one is practically a throw away. Larry McCray, Kinsey Report, Gary Moore, and Terry Evans et. al. are all ok modern blues artists but hardly deserve to be on a blues album titled "The Best Ever" -especially one limited to only two discs.

This is a Virgin release, so poor understanding of the genre is to be expected. However, to boldly exclaim that this is the best ever compilation is a rather ostentatious position -even for the Virgin people. The best ever blues compilation would certainly be a difficult undertaking. However, this set completly ignores the likes of giants like Big Maceo, Tommy Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson I & II, Robert Johnson, Tampa Red, Lowell Fulson, Big Bill Broonzy, Lonnie Johnson, Roosevelt Sykes, Robert Nighthawk, Jimmy Witherspoon, Floyd Dixon, and so many many more important and entertaining historical blues artists. The most shocking eversight is the absence of T-Bone Walker!

Really, I think this is a waste of your money. Even on its own level the flow is odd especially on disc one. Disc two has a better grouping and flow of great blues artists and songs, but still not worth the price. There has yet to be a true "best of" compilation to be released, so for now I suggest you may want to explore the best attempt to date. It is a four disc box set released on MCA in 1996 called "Mean Old World."

5 out of 5 stars Buy it!.......2000-03-29

I really enjoyed these CDs. it gives a good mix of old school and new school blues so to speak. From todays best to the acoustic sounds of yesteryear, this CD entertained me for a very long time with some great blues.
The Best Jukebox Album in the World...Ever!
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • A nice compilation...
  • Turns Your CD Player Into a Jukebox
The Best Jukebox Album in the World...Ever!
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004R8TX
Release Date: 2000-03-14

Tracks:

  1. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
  2. Gimme Some Lovin - Spencer Davis Group
  3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
  4. Runaway - Del Shannon
  5. She's Not There - The Zombies
  6. Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann
  7. You Can't Sit Down, Part 2 - The Phil Upchurch Combo
  8. Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells
  9. Rumble - Link Wray
  10. Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
  11. Soothe Me - Sam And Dave
  12. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent
  13. Got To Get You Into My Life - Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers
  14. Apache - The Shadows
  15. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets
  16. Wild Thing - The Troggs
  17. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
  18. Jimmy Mack - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
  19. I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
  20. Green Onions - Booker T. And The MGs

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A nice compilation..........2004-12-28

...but somewhat limited.

It could have included a wider time span, and more music genres. In my opinion a jukebox should be more varied. Having said that it has some excellent songs, and the sound is good.

4 out of 5 stars Turns Your CD Player Into a Jukebox.......2001-04-05

Judging from the title, I suppose this CD is designed to turn your home stereo into a jukebox. And in its own way it does -- that is, if you like smatterings of British Invasion, 50s rockabilly, 60s pop and a little vintage soul in your party.

It's a nice mix: the very best from Brits like the Kinks, Spencer Davis (with a young Steve Winwood doing the wailing), the Zombies and the Troggs. "Pretty Flamingo" is a decent left-field choice from Manfred Mann, but the Cliff Bennett version of the Beatles' "Got To Get You Into My Life" is horrid, maybe the only dud here.

It's also hard to quibble with most of the rest: "Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye is just about the best Motown classic of the '60s, while "Jimmy Mack" and "Soothe Me" are nice surprises from Martha and the Vandellas and Sam and Dave, respectively.

The greasy 50's hits seem weirdly out of place on this mostly '60s vintage set, although "Runaway" and "Be-Bop-A-Lula" are classics, as is Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?". So are the rock instrumentals "Rumble" and "Rebel Rouser."

Perhaps the only down side to this CD is its length: it should'a been longer, much longer. And -- now this is purely a regional complaint -- no jukebox should be without a selection from Hank Williams, Patsy Cline or George Jones. It would have been tough to fit in the format, but there's enough great stuff here so you won't really notice.

Bottom line: despite the quibbles, you can dance to this from start to end, even without beer.
Best Disco Album in the World Ever
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Volume One of the greatest disco album ever
Best Disco Album in the World Ever
Various Artists
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005RRB
Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

  1. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
  2. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc., Lipps, Inc.
  3. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) - The Jacksons
  4. Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire, The Emotions
  5. Upside Down - Diana Ross
  6. Freak [Original Version] - Chic
  7. Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang
  8. Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Station
  9. Jump to the Beat - Stacy Lattisaw
  10. I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
  11. He's the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
  12. Get Down Tonight - KC & the Sunshine Band
  13. Disco Inferno - The Trammps
  14. Use It up, Wear It Out - Odyssey
  15. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
  16. Working My Way Back to You - The Detroit Spinners
  17. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
  18. Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King
  19. Boogie Nights - Heatwave
  20. More Than a Woman - Tavares
  21. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
  22. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up - Barry White

Tracks:

  1. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
  2. Y.M.C.A. - Village People
  3. Instant Replay - Dan Hartman
  4. Best Disco in Town - The Ritchie Family
  5. Stars on 45 ABBA Medley
  6. Stayin' Alive - Ricardo Da Force, N-Trance
  7. Get up and Boogie - Silver Convention
  8. Shame, Shame, Shame - Shirley & Company
  9. Feels Like I'm in Love - Kelly Marie
  10. Black Is Black - La Belle Epoque
  11. D.I.S.C.O. - Ottawans
  12. Rasputin - Boney M.
  13. Spacer
  14. Love Sensation - Loleatta Holloway
  15. Let's All Chant - Michael Zager Band
  16. I Can Make You Feel Good - Shalamar
  17. And the Beat Goes On - The Whispers
  18. Car Wash - Rose Royce
  19. I Shoulda Loved Ya - Narada Michael Walden
  20. Can You Feel the Force - The Real Thing
  21. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester
  22. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart

Album Details

A Collection of the Very Finest Tracks from the Funkiest Dance Scene Ever to Hit 70's Clubland. Tracks: Diana Ross - Upside Down, the Village People - Ymca, Bee Gee's - Stayin Alive, Chic - Le Freak, Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive, and More.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Volume One of the greatest disco album ever.......2003-10-30

Wow! I wouldn't dispute this album title, if considered together with volume 2. This double disc contains a lot of the most commercially successful tracks from the disco era and plenty of classics. Appropriately it kicks off with Donna Summer's eurodisco classic I Feel Love. Other hits from this genre include Funkytown, Get Up And Boogie, Black Is Black and Silver Convention's Get Up And Boogie.

The Chic family is also well represented by Le Freak and Sister Sledge's He's The Greatest Dancer, while the more soulful side of Disco comes in the form of Lady Marmalade by LaBelle, Shame by Evelyn Champagne King and Boogie Nights by Heatwave. Classic electrodisco is represented by Sylvester's unsurpassable You Make Me Feel Mighty Real, Amii Stewart's Knock On Wood and Dan Hartman's Instant Replay, while KC And The Sunshine Band, Shalamar and Kool And The Gang offer funky party style dance music.

Amongst the obscure classics here The Michael Zager Band's Let's All Chant and The Ritchie Family's Best Disco In Town are the most charming. A song like Candi Staton's Young Hearts Run Free has the most beautiful lyrics, whilst anthemic million sellers include I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor, YMCA by Village People and Disco Inferno by The Trammps.

Other favorites of mine are More Than A Woman by Tavares, Never Gonna Give You Up by the inimitable Barry White, Feels Like I'm In Love by Kelly Marie, Working My Way Back To You by The Detroit Spinners and the passionate and powerful Use It Up, Wear It Out by Odyssey.

This is essential listening for Disco fanatics but make sure you get Volume 2 as well, since it contains more great classics of the time like Hot Stuff, theme from Shaft, Ma baker and Native New Yorker. When you have both volumes, you can truly claim that you have the best disco albums in the world ever, even though the Bee Gees aren't directly represented.
Best Panpipes Album In the Wor
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    Best Panpipes Album In the Wor

    Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
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    ASIN: B00009YWB1
    Release Date: 2004-09-07

    Album Description

    Get into the zone with 76 tracks of contemporary hits depicted by relaxing panpipes. Features 'Trouble', 'My Heart Will Go On', 'Candle In The Wind', 'When A Man Loves A Woman', & more. EMI. 2004.
    Best Blue Note Album in the World
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      Best Blue Note Album in the World
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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      4. Song for My Father

      ASIN: B00094AT5I
      Release Date: 2005-05-24

      Tracks:

      1. Song For My Father - Horace Silver
      2. Blue Train - John Coltrane
      3. Moanin' - Art Blakey
      4. Blues Walk - Lou Donaldson
      5. Autumn Leaves - Cannonball Adderley
      6. Midnight Blue - Kenny Burrell
      7. Back At The Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith
      8. The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan
      9. Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
      The Best Sixties Album in the World...Ever!
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Volume 4 of 4
      • Satisfaction
      The Best Sixties Album in the World...Ever!
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B00000G1J4
      Release Date: 1999-08-03

      Tracks:

      1. Baby Love - The Supremes
      2. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
      3. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas
      4. Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers
      5. Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
      6. Crying in the Rain - The Everly Brothers
      7. Up on the Roof - The Drifters
      8. Walk Away Renee - The Four Tops
      9. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
      10. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - The Isley Brothers
      11. Sherry - The Four Seasons
      12. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee
      13. I Like It - Gerry & the Pacemakers
      14. Have I the Right? - The Honeycombs
      15. Stay
      16. Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
      17. Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka
      18. Do You Wanna Dance - Cliff Richard
      19. Poetry in Motion - Johnny Tillotson
      20. Hello Mary Lou - Rick Nelson
      21. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly
      22. You Were Made for Me - Freddie & the Dreamers
      23. Telstar - The Tornadoes
      24. Blue Moon - The Marcels
      25. He's So Fine - The Chiffons

      Tracks:

      1. In Dreams - Roy Orbison
      2. Where Do You Go to My Lovely - Peter Sarstedt
      3. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
      4. Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) - Manfred Mann
      5. Tired of Waiting for You - The Kinks
      6. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
      7. It's Getting Better - Mama Cass
      8. (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
      9. Legend of Xanadu - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
      10. I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Lou Christie
      11. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye
      12. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
      13. Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
      14. Louie, Louie - The Kingsmen
      15. No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry
      16. All or Nothing - The Small Faces
      17. For Your Love - The Yardbirds
      18. Man of the World - Fleetwood Mac
      19. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
      20. Rhythm of the Rain - The Cascades
      21. There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World) - Herman's Hermits
      22. World Without Love - Peter & Gordon
      23. Little Children - Billy J. Kramer
      24. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers
      25. Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Volume 4 of 4.......2005-03-03

      I regard this as the best series of sixties compilations yet released on CD. Even with 200 tracks between four volumes, it would have been easy to continue the series. On compilations like this, I particularly look for classic tracks by artists who only had one or two big hits. Of course, most of the major names are here although you won't find Elvis, the Beatles or the Rolling Stones here due to licensing restrictions

      As I expected, this volume maintained the standard of the first three. I was particularly pleased to get Telstar (Tornados) and Poetry in motion (Johnny Tillotson) on CD but there are many classic tracks here.

      My favorites here include This old heart of mine (Isley brothers), Have I the right (Honeycombs), Last train to Clarksville (Monkees), You were made for me (Freddie and the dreamers), Where do you go to my lovely (Peter Sarstedt), Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann), It's getting better (Mama Cass) and I'll never find another you.

      As things turned out, this was the end of the series. There were other albums of a similar type but limited to love songs or summer songs - however, they included many of the same songs that appeared on these four volumes. I bought one of them (the best sixties summer party album in the world ever) but it can't count as a volume five.

      Even with 200 tracks, this series is by no means definitive. It would have been easy to extend the series, but I suspect that further volumes would not have sold in such big quantities. All good things come to an end - this series ended with volume four.

      If you can find them, buy this and the previous three volumes (see the UK site for those).

      4 out of 5 stars Satisfaction.......2000-10-29

      If you like to enjoy 60's hits, containing different styles and emotions this is a great collection of that era. Commercial but very enjoyable indeed. Some of the LP's containing those hits are great just because of the particular song that you'll find here. Some superb others just ok. Worth it for any serious 60's collector.
      Best Disco Album In The World...Ever! Vol. 2
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Volume Two of the greatest disco album ever
      Best Disco Album In The World...Ever! Vol. 2
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      DiscoDisco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      DiscoDisco | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
      Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
      1970s1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
      MotownMotown | R&B | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
      Philly SoulPhilly Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
      Quiet StormQuiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music
      Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B00000898L
      Release Date: 1999-12-28

      Tracks:

      1. Can You Feel It - The Jacksons
      2. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
      3. Strut Your Funky Stuff - Frantique
      4. Best of My Love - The Emotions
      5. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
      6. Good Times - Chic
      7. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
      8. Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
      9. Armed and Extremely Dangerous - First Choice
      10. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
      11. Oops Upside Your Head - The Gap Band
      12. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples
      13. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - James Brown
      14. Pick Up the Pieces - The Average White Band
      15. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC & the Sunshine Band
      16. Celebration - Kool & the Gang
      17. September - Earth, Wind & Fire
      18. Love Machine, Pt. 1 - The Miracles
      19. Bad Luck - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
      20. Movin' - Brass Construction
      21. Do What You Wanna Do - T-Connection
      22. Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
      23. T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB

      Tracks:

      1. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
      2. You to Me Are Everything - The Real Thing
      3. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
      4. In the Navy - Village People
      5. Ma Baker - Boney M.
      6. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - N-Trance, Rod Stewart
      7. Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman
      8. From East to West - Voyage
      9. Keep on Jumpin - Musique
      10. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda, Leroy Gomez
      11. Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel - Tavares
      12. Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
      13. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC & the Sunshine Band
      14. Is It Love You're After - Rose Royce
      15. More More More - Andrea True
      16. Native New Yorker - Odyssey
      17. This Is It - Melba Moore
      18. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
      19. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
      20. Nights on Broadway - Candi Staton
      21. Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan

      Album Details

      Second in this Very Successful Series, Best Disco Two Re-Creates the Disco Mania of the Era. This Double CD Collection features 44 Tracks from Partice Rushen, Andrea True Connection, Sister Sledge, Boney M, Frantique, and Loads More.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Volume Two of the greatest disco album ever.......2003-10-30

      This 2-disc is the second volume of the series and truly deserves its title. It is packed with the greatest hits of the Disco era in all its diversity, from Eurodisco to Party Funk and Dancepop. The Bee Gees may not directly contribute, but many of the Saturday Night Fever artists like Tavares and Yvonne Elliman are here.

      Donna Summer's rock period is represented by Hot Stuff, while established rockers like Rod Stewart were also getting in on the disco act. Early classics like Theme From Shaft (1971) and TSOP (1974) predated disco but sounds just right next to late 1970s classics like Chic's Good Times and Sister Sledge's We Are Family. Amongst the more funky numbers are Oops Upside Your Head and Aint No Stopping Us Now, whilst the good-time party crowd like KC's Sunshine Band and Kool's Gang let rip with That's The Way I Like It and Celebration.

      Ma Baker by Boney M and More More More by The Andrea True Connection are great examples of Eurodisco, whilst Odyssey's Native New Yorker, Gloria Gaynor's Never Can Say Goodbye and Yvonne Elliman's If I Can't Have You represent the more soulful side of the genre and Santa Esmeralda/Leroy Gomez infuse it with a Latin feel.

      Together with the first volume, these discs provide a window on an era when dance music had lots of personality and ruled the charts in all its tuneful vatiety. It is certainly ironic that disco existed side by side with punk. A few artists like Blondie produced a successful synthesis (Heart Of Glass) although many rockers indulged a bit (Miss You by The Stones and Rod Stewart's track on this album).

      This is a great album of ageless songs and ideal for parties.
      The Best Party Album in the World Ever
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        The Best Party Album in the World Ever
        Various Artists
        Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        New WaveNew Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        DiscoDisco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
        Blue-Eyed SoulBlue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B00000JYQN
        Release Date: 2001-04-30

        Tracks:

        1. Spice Up Your Life (performed by Spice Girls)
        2. Le Freak (performed by Chic)
        3. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (performed by Sylvester)
        4. Instant Replay (performed by Dan Hartman)
        5. I'm Too Sexy (performed by Right Said Fred)
        6. Karma Chameleon (performed by Culture Club)
        7. Girls on Film (performed by Duran Duran)
        8. Rock This Town (performed by Stray Cats)
        9. Come On Eileen (performed by Dexy's Midnight Runners)
        10. One Step Beyond (performed by Madness)
        11. We Are Family (performed by Sister Sledge)
        12. Straight Up (performed by Paula Abdul)
        13. I Will Survive (performed by Gloria Gaynor)
        14. Call Me (performed by Blondie)
        15. Celebration (performed by Kool & the Gang)
        16. Wiggle It (performed by 2 In A Room)
        17. Boombastic (performed by Shaggy)
        18. Car Wash (performed by Rose Royce)
        Reggae Soul
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Reggae Soul
          Butch Helemano
          Manufacturer: Neos Productions
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
          HawaiiHawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Reggae | International | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
          Pacific IslandsPacific Islands | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B0000899L9
          Release Date: 2003-01-21

          Tracks:

          1. In The World
          2. Once Bitten
          3. You're The Only One
          4. Your Love
          5. Roots & Culture
          6. Love Me Now
          7. Give A Little
          8. Come Along
          9. One Jungle Night
          10. It's Alright
          11. Ride Da Riddom
          12. Ain't It A Shame

          Album Description

          Butch Helemano, one of Hawai'i's most prolific reggae songwriters, 2001 Hawai'i Music Award winner for Best Reggae Album, multiple Na Hoku Nominee, and an international entertainer in his own right, rides in on a new wave with "Reggae Soul." Helemano's new music takes us from the smooth waters of lovers rock in "Once Bitten," and "In The World," to a reggae roots feel in the more traditional "Roots and Culture," and crests with the solid rhythms of "Your the Only One" and "Come Along."

          R&B Music:

          1. Black Rock [Import]
          2. Blues & Soul Power [Import]
          3. Body Kiss
          4. Can't Nobody Pt.1 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
          5. Charmbracelet [Import]
          6. Chillin'
          7. Classic [Import]
          8. Crave
          9. Da Whole Salt & Nothin But Da Salt
          10. Dance With Us [CD-single] [Import]

          R&B Music

          r&b music

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