New Soul Album [Import]

Track Listings
1. Lady Marmalade
2. Bump N Grind
3. Boy You Knock Me Out
4. No No No
5. Sexual Healing
6. If You Ever
7. Oh Baby I
8. You Might Need Somebody
9. If You Love Me
10. You've Got A Friend
11. Way If Feel
12. Say You Love Me
13. C U When U Get There
14. Everything's Gonna Be Alr
15. Zoom
16. I Say A Little Prayer For
17. Can't Get Enough Of Your
18. Take A Little Piece Of My
19. Sweetest Thing
20. Feel So High
See all 36 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Excellent Soul Collection that Blends Classics with More Recent Material from the Past Decade.

New Soul Album,Various Artists,Sony

New Soul Album [Import]

New Soul Album [Import]
Pure 80's
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • wonderful
  • Another GREAT CD
  • Pure 80's
  • A great 80s CD
  • pure 80s series is hit after hit after hit
 Pure 80's
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Utv Records
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ASIN: B00000JWN0
Release Date: 1999-08-10

Tracks:

  1. Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
  2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
  3. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
  4. One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
  5. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
  6. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
  7. Something About You - Level 42
  8. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
  9. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
  10. Obsession - Animotion
  11. Higher Love - Steve Winwood
  12. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
  13. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  14. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
  15. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
  16. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
  17. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
  18. Our House - Madness
  19. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
  20. Tempted - Squeeze

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars wonderful.......2007-01-19

I like the 80's music. I had one of these same cds but something happened and it wouldn't work anymore. I was happy to see that you had it. Very happy. I am very satisfied - I love listening to it. Thanks!

5 out of 5 stars Another GREAT CD.......2007-01-12

I LOVE 80's music, this is another excellent cd and you will not be sorry for buying it.

5 out of 5 stars Pure 80's.......2007-01-10

This cd has 20 terrific songs from the 80's. Some from 1 hit wonders so it was fantastic to get them on one cd rather than having to buy multiple cds. Also, great to have a cd where I like all 20 songs.

4 out of 5 stars A great 80s CD.......2006-07-12

i am a huge fan of 80s pop and rock and i think that anyone who loves 80s music would love this.

5 out of 5 stars pure 80s series is hit after hit after hit.......2006-01-15

its hard to have a personal favorite song. i would have preferred a DVD of matching vidios.
'80s Pop Hits
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Like Much Of The 80s, Wretched Excess, But Still Fun
  • Fantastic!
  • Very Good
  • What a Slow Bore!
  • We are thrilled!
 '80s Pop Hits
Various Artists
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ASIN: B00005NKKN
Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

  1. Easy Lover - Philip Bailey/Phil Collins
  2. Rosanna - Toto
  3. You're A Friend Of Mine - Clarence Clemons/Jackson Brown
  4. All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
  5. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
  6. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
  7. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
  8. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
  9. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
  10. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
  11. Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
  12. Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday
  13. Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) - Eddie Money

Tracks:

  1. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
  2. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbot
  3. Carrie - Europe
  4. Can't We Try - Dan Hill
  5. Stop To Love - Luther Vandross
  6. Time And Tide - Basia
  7. The Flame - Cheap Trick
  8. When I See You Smile - Bad English
  9. I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block
  10. Eternal Flame - Bangles
  11. Heaven - Warrant
  12. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton
  13. Shining Star - The Manhattans

Tracks:

  1. How 'Bout Us - Champaign
  2. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
  3. Shower Me With Your Love - Surface
  4. Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner
  5. Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
  6. This Could Be The Night - Loverboy
  7. Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg
  8. Your Love - The Outfield
  9. Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
  10. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
  11. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
  12. The Warrior - Scandal
  13. Der Kommissar - After The Fire
  14. Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Like Much Of The 80s, Wretched Excess, But Still Fun.......2007-06-30

Most of the tracks on the first disc alone warrant purchasing it at the price offered...however, the second two discs could've been whittled-down to a few tracks that could've replaced some of the softer offerings on Disc One and it would've been one monster CD...still, the wheat can be burned from the chaff on one's mp3/I-Pod, I suppose.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2007-05-14

Any 80's music lover will be happy to have this collection! The selection is perfect. I just love it.

5 out of 5 stars Very Good.......2007-01-12

Another 80's cd that I didn't let slip by. You will also love it, great value.

1 out of 5 stars What a Slow Bore!.......2007-01-11

Of this three disk set, I would say that maybe five songs were worth listening to and even remembered. The rest were slow and so boring. I don't even remember them form the eighties.
If you are looking for an eighties cd. DON"T buy this one. THERE HAS TO BE better ones out there than this one.

5 out of 5 stars We are thrilled!.......2007-01-04

This boxed set is the greatest! I am really enjoying all of it! Great songs.... I love 80's music and this is a great mix!
1999
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • 1999... Legacy cemented
  • Pure Genius!
  • Dance, Music, Sex, Romance
  • Prince is just amazing!
  • This is one of the worst of the 80's
 1999
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ASIN: B000002KY8
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. 1999
  2. Little Red Corvette
  3. Delirious
  4. Let's Pretend We're Married
  5. D.M.S.R.
  6. Automatic
  7. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
  8. Free
  9. Lady Cab Driver
  10. All The Critics Love U In New York
  11. International Lover

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Prince's fifth album came right before the lascivious multi-instrumentalist became a huge star with his 1984 film and soundtrack, Purple Rain. But Prince had already proved himself to be the most audacious talent to emerge in the 1980s, and 1999, the bulk of which features Prince on all the instruments, reflects the dance-rock styles that he also brought to the acts he produced, particularly the Time. Prince knows how to run a one-man-band individual instruments don't blend together as much as they compete in a funky showdown which allows tracks like "Automatic," "D.M.S.R.," and "Delirious" to sustain their long playing times. But the album's two enduring hits, "1999" and "Little Red Corvette," outshine the rest, and define the essential roles that rock and funk play in Prince's music. "Little Red Corvette" is a sexy song about a car, which would have been enough to make it a terrific rock song even if it didn't also boast an infectious chorus and a great guitar part. As for "1999," count on it being the dance song of the millennial year. --John Milward

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 1999... Legacy cemented.......2007-07-13

1999 is an album for the ages. Bumping funk and creative and fun tracks like 1999, Little Red Corvette, and my personal favorite D.M.S.R. make this album probably one of the 80's top 5 albums and one of musics top 40 albums of all time.

Prince unlike Michael Jackson has not struggled to reinvent himself, because Prince has been constantly experimenting with new sounds and new ways to create his masterpieces.

It is hard to believe that 1999 preceded Purple Rain, but did an incredible job teasing the world's appetite for more of the "Purple One"

This is a must have for any R&B collection and any run of the mill Prince fan!

Great Album, that should live in the history books of music for decades to come!

5 out of 5 stars Pure Genius!.......2007-05-13

This is one of my all time favorite albums/CDs EVER! It was so far ahead of its time, as is usually the case with Prince's music. I listen to this every day while driving in to work, sometimes while doing homework, or cleaning house. Regardless of what I am doing, as soon as "1999" starts I am ready to take on anything.

I adore Prince and admire him for his God-given musical talent and his self-confidence. There is something to be said for a person who can write a number one hit overnight AND play all of the instruments on that number one hit (When Doves Cry from the Purple Rain CD). Not only is he one of the most forward-thinking musicians of all time, he is, without question, THE most talented musician in pop history. He is also the sexiest musician I have ever seen. I thought that when I saw him in concert in 1986 in England, in the movies Purple Rain and Under the Cherry Moon and still think it today, over 20 years later, when he performed the half-time show for Superbowl XLI. Even now, in my 40s, when I watch his movies I get chills just listening to him sing and scream. To meet him would be a 20+ year dream come true for me.

5 out of 5 stars Dance, Music, Sex, Romance.......2007-01-28

As I slowly put the cold cd into the overly large boombox that occupys a large portion of my room, my disco ball slowly turns overhead. I must admit that the mood was perfect when it all started. 1999 came and went along with the whole album. The disco ball reflected smooth colored lights that resembeled what Prince's stuido might have looked like. My ears hadn't really heard such a straightforward album putting out sounds of rock, pop and of course funk. New favorites were positioned in my brain, the gargantuan size of Prince's catalogue really makes your mind implode trying to get every song, but there is something so pure and raw about this album that makes you listen to it over and over. By the time the album ended, my eyes were wide with excitement, not because it was now one of my all time favorite albums, but because I had found one of my new favorite artists.

1999: With out question or comment...10/10

Little Red Corvette: There should be no skipping. This is a jam, and everyone should appreciate how significant this is...10/10

Delirious: Cheesy keyboard, sexual lyrics, and amazing delivery..10/10

Let's Pretend We're Married: Well it runs about 7:50, but it has an irresistable groove that gives this one the title of one the best ignored singles that prince released...10/10

D.M.S.R: Party...9/10

Automatic: A-U-T-O-matic, not hardley it runs for about 9:00, it is still very good...9/10

Something in the Water: Weird song that would, I guess, inspire what would become Computer Blue. This one is like many of Prince's songs, why you done me wrong? and he doesn't understand...10/10

Free: Cheesiest song of all time! 80's vintage sounding song about the world...10/10

Lady Cab Driver: This one has so many hooks that you can't get your head around it....10/10

All the Critics Love U in New York: No Comment

International Lover: Very appropriate ending to this album...10/10

5 out of 5 stars Prince is just amazing!.......2007-01-11

Prince is a very talented musician and as a fellow musician I see his music as very eclectic and very daring. The album starts off with the smash "1999" and it is the long version not the radio edit that people are used to. Absolutely one of my favorites and the reason I got into Prince "Little Red Corvette" is a spectacular rock song that was way ahead of its time. Another one of my favorites is "Something In The Water Does Not Compute" I just love the sound of the synth in the background. First time I heard "Lady Cab Driver" I was suprised but, once you get into Prince you realize that's who he is and what he really likes to talk about. Prince's music is known to be controversial to some but to the rest of us he is an amazing all in one icon who wraps up everything plain and simple into a nice piece of vinyl that we immensely enjoy.

The album is purely 80s era and during this period The Purple One heavily wrote dance and party numbers that have kept fans like me begging for more. Dance, Music, Sex, Romance aisdes from the longevity of the track and the thumping bass line it is a hell of a track to jam to. If you purchase this album, you won't regret it. This is a classic for those who like to party and dance. I believe that this album is worth every cent while, also making you come back for more from The Purple One.

1 out of 5 stars This is one of the worst of the 80's.......2006-10-29

I knew after 1983 things would never be the same with Rock and Roll ever again. The music was becoming more clean sounding with technology more or less replacing the majority of musicians. This would be one of the first ones. I remember hearing the first single from this which was "Little Red Corvette" I still say probably one of Prince's best songs, and the only other tune that's passible is "Let's Pretend We're Married". Everything else is horrible. The title track to me is a mindless, brainless dance tune, and I feel has no inadmissable value to life. Unfortunately, I guess the only way to get girls is to like this song. I also didn't take too much fancy to the other hit which was "Delirious". I am somewhat disappointed with this as to me Prince is a gifted performer, and plays a decent guitar, so why go technical? I just am appalled at the way music wound up, and it all started here.
I Want My 80's Box
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • I love the 80s!
  • Gotta Have My 80's
  • This album has a bunch of good songs, but a few sucky ones
  • essential
  • LOVE 80s music
 I Want My 80's Box
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ASIN: B00005LZVD
Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

  1. Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
  2. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club
  3. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
  4. 867-5309 / Jenny - Tommy Tutone
  5. Rapture - Blondie
  6. You Dropped A Bomb On Me - Gap Band
  7. Let It Whip - Dazz Band
  8. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
  9. Poison Arrow - ABC
  10. The Heat Of The Moment - Asia
  11. Mickey - Toni Basil
  12. Celebration - Kool & The Gang
  13. Tempted - Squeeze
  14. Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Tracks:

  1. Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
  2. Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams
  3. Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
  4. Take On Me - A-Ha
  5. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  6. One Thing Leads To Another - The Fixx
  7. In A Big Country - Big Country
  8. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
  9. Our House - Madness
  10. Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
  11. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
  12. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
  13. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
  14. Missing You - John Waite

Tracks:

  1. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
  2. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
  3. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
  4. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
  5. Walk This Way - Run DMC
  6. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
  7. Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley
  8. Oh Yeah - Yello
  9. Luka - Suzanne Vega
  10. Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
  11. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
  12. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
  13. My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
  14. Higher Love - Steve Winwood

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God bless punk and new wave. Without them, '80s pop music might well have ended up as vapid and ghettoized as, well, pop music of the '90s. Those late '70s movements were frankly reactionary at heart (seeking to counter what was perceived as the overwrought tendencies of rock's prog and hard-rock elite and calling for a return to the diverse energy of '60s Top 40), but their influences can be felt on nearly every cut of this triple-disc hits anthology, from the Buggles' all-too-prophetic "Video Killed the Radio Star" to the nouveau funk of Kool and the Gang, the Dazz Band, and the Gap Band, to the nascent big-hairdom of Night Ranger ("Sister Christian") and Whitesnake. If you're looking for the roots of alternative rock or obscure college playlist fodder, look elsewhere; this is prime-time '80s pop chart glory, as seen on MTV (over and over and over). Though the songs here cover a breadth of style and genre (if not necessarily substance), there's a remarkable unity of purpose and hook-laden musical accomplishment that's sorely missed. If this collection woefully shortchanges hip-hop, it still underscores a distinctly irony-free era where style admittedly triumphed over substance, as opposed to the '90s, where style caricatured substance. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I love the 80s!.......2007-01-15

This boxed set has all of your favorites from the 80s. I bought it for my sister for Christmas and we listened to it over and over again on New Year's Eve and beyond. Every song brought back a memory from the "old days" and made us smile. What a great way to start the new year!

5 out of 5 stars Gotta Have My 80's.......2007-01-12

GREAT CD, a must have if you are into the 80's music.

4 out of 5 stars This album has a bunch of good songs, but a few sucky ones.......2005-11-05

I luuuuv some of these songs, but some of them suck. hoever, if u like these songs u should totally get it!

5 out of 5 stars essential.......2005-09-16

I mix 80s dance music and the number of times when mixing that I find myself reaching for either this compilation or its companion, "Hit Me With Your 80s Box," is extraordinary. These are two outstanding collections. They are pricey, but worth every penny. For many people, owning these two will be all the 80s music you'll ever need.

Fidelity is outstanding, the tracks are well organized more or less chronologically, and the sequences in which tracks are placed is excellent. The "box" itself in which the 3 CDs come is sturdy, it is easily folded out in part or in whole to access any of the CDs quickly and easily (unlike many multi-CD offerings). Liner notes are extensive and interesting.

This offering is a class act all the way. Highly, highly recommended. 7 stars.

4 out of 5 stars LOVE 80s music.......2005-08-02

I am such an 80s child. This box set is great. Has a lot of the great songs of the 80s.
Our Kind Of Soul
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great renditions of some soul standards
  • Gettin Back to the Basics
  • Timeless, Ageless, Music
  • Daryl Still knows what Soul is all about.
  • 'Used ta be my girl' gets my vote for worst song of all time!
 Our Kind Of Soul
Daryl Hall & John Oates , and Hall & Oates
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ASIN: B0002M6AO6
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Let Love Take Control
  2. Standing In The Shadows Of Love
  3. I'll Be Around
  4. Used To Be My Girl
  5. Soul Violins
  6. I Can Dream About You
  7. Don't Turn Your Back On Me Baby
  8. Fading Away
  9. Neither One Of Us
  10. After The Dance
  11. Rock Steady
  12. Love (TKO)
  13. What You See Is What You Get
  14. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
  15. You Are Everything
  16. I'm Still In Love With You
  17. Ooh Child

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Our Kind of Soul, the follow-up to 2003's VH1-propelled Do It for Love, is mostly a can't-miss proposition: Daryl Hall's smooth, expressive voice, synonymous with the Philly soul sound, is so well suited to this material that it feels shrink-wrapped overtop. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love," the Barry White classic, is given a breezy makeover (and, maybe more impressively considering that most artists wouldn't touch it, not mangled); Teddy Pendergrass' "Love TKO" is dusted off and tinkered with till it takes on a signature H&O sound; and "After the Dance," one of Marvin Gaye's most cryptic compositions, comes across like a solved mystery--there's a gentleness and a reverie in the reading will prompt thoughtful listeners to return to it more than a few times. That said, a couple of these covers--the O'Jays "Used to Be My Girl" and Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady"--seem cursory, and the duo can count on a cranky contingent decrying their lack of fresh material. But the strength of three songs introduced here should keep them at bay. First track "Let Love Take Control" gutsily and convincingly glides into Four Tops' "Standing in the Shadows of Love," "Soul Violins" strikes notes at once heartfelt and spontaneous, and "Don't Turn Your Back" has the classic Hall & Oates marks of their-kind-of-soul songs like "Out of Touch." --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great renditions of some soul standards.......2007-07-29

This is a great album, well sung, well produced. Good choice of songs. These guys are aging like a fine wine - just getting better and better.

5 out of 5 stars Gettin Back to the Basics.......2007-05-26

This is their best work in a long time. They recorded a lot of classic soul songs. What makes this collection so unique is they recorded them close to how the songs were originally written. They use acoustic guitars and violins. Of course they put the classic H&O style. In many cases their version is better than the original.

There are a couple of new songs on the CD also. I like those also. I notice the boys are getting back to their roots the older they get. I would give this CD a 10 out of 10. With the best song being Soul Violins. If you like soul music this is a must for your collection.

The more I listen to this CD the more I like it! There is nothing better than sweet soul music done with acoustic instruments. I started reading the cover and found the CD was recorded in 5 weeks at Daryl's home in the Bahamas!

The background vocals are amazing. I just love the way they harmonize with each other. Daryl still has his pipes and can still hit those really high notes. He does a great rendition of the Al Green classic "Still in Love".

I heard an interview with John Oates one time were he said "he brings a certain shortness to the group". I think he is selling himself short! (Ha I made a pun) His rendition of "Ooh Child" is remarkable. It's like the song was written for him.

I noticed that on many of the songs some of the lyrics and the key were changed. At first I had a problem with this, because I am used to hearing the songs done a certain way. I get it now! They took these classic R&B songs and made them Hall & Oates songs. This was done intentionally and I have to say it works.

5 out of 5 stars Timeless, Ageless, Music.......2007-05-12

When I heard #3 played on the radio, I looked everywhere for the CD. I recognized D.Hall's voice right away. This is MUSIC,timeless, ageless talent and style. Thank you AMAZON.com and Thanks to Hall and Oates.

Call me!

5 out of 5 stars Daryl Still knows what Soul is all about. .......2007-04-25

Hall and Oats were one of the only Blue Eye Soul groups I believed understood what soul is about. Over the years I haven't heard much from them. I just happen to catch the concert on tv, it looked like it was at some big bar in the suburbs at first. But I understand it was in the Bahama's.
I was very delighted to hear that Daryl Hall still can sing. The songs were not songs from their music but covers of various R&B songs from people such as Gladys Knght and the O'Jays and the Four Tops. and one or two newer original songs. Whoever said their version of the O'Jays, She Use to Be My Girl was the worst song he ever heard must not of listened to any of the 10,000 cd's he has. It was fine, I get nervous when people sing covers of great R&B songs. Most do it pretty horrendously. Not Daryl Hall even 34 years later the man can still sing and he does a very good job singing that song. Surprisingly he took on sacred cows like Neither One of Us, by Gladys Knight and he was excellent. He did not try to over sing Gladys, he made the song his own. He sang Rock Steady like he has been singing it all of his life.
Same with Marvin Gaye's song.
Again I will say Hall and Oates were the only Blue Eye Soul group particulary Daryl Hall who knows what soul is about and that is why they were able to tackle songs most singers would sound foolish singing. This CD proves it.

1 out of 5 stars 'Used ta be my girl' gets my vote for worst song of all time!.......2007-03-13

I consider myself a music expert or something close to it. I own close to 10,000 albums. I say this because I hope that you will listen to some very good advice. Do not buy this album. Do not borrow it from the library. If you see it in the record store, look away as fast as you can. 'She used to be my girl' is the WORST song I have ever heard. That is taking into consideration all of the generic bubblegum pop, 80's hair metal, disco, and rock blands that I have had the misfortune to hear. To describe it as infinitely dreadful would be giving it too much credit. 'The O'Jays' should be ashamed and embarrassed that they are responsible for this miserable catastrophe of a 'song.' Daryl Hall & John Oates simply take 'worst' to a whole new low. Absolutely horrible! Hearing this song is like being forced to eat cow dung while suspended by your toe nails above a steaming pit of molten lead. Please, do not buy this album! (Rating: No stars whatsoever!)
Billboard Top Hits: 1980-1984
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great musical snapshots from the early 1980s
  • U have to own one if you were a teenager in 1984
  • I want my MTV!
  • this is a great collection of the top songs
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ASIN: B0000033L1
Release Date: 1995-06-06

Tracks:

  1. Call Me - Blondie
  2. Fame - Irene Cara
  3. Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl - The Spinners
  4. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
  5. Little Jeannie - Elton John
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  8. Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band
  9. Do That To Me One More Time - Captain And Tennille
  10. Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1 - The S.O.S. Band

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  2. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
  3. The One That You Love - Air Supply
  4. The Tide Is High - Blondie
  5. Physical - Olivia Newton-John
  6. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
  7. Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton
  8. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates
  9. Being With You - Smokey Robinson
  10. Celebration - Kool & The Gang

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  3. Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
  4. Gloria - Laura Branigan
  5. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
  6. Open Arms - Journey
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  8. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
  9. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
  10. Centerfold - The J. Geils Band

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  2. Africa - Toto
  3. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
  4. Maniac - Michael Sembello
  5. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
  6. True - Spandau Ballet
  7. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
  8. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
  9. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
  10. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply

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  2. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
  3. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
  4. Jump (For My Love) - Pointer Sisters
  5. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean
  6. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
  7. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
  8. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
  9. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
  10. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great musical snapshots from the early 1980s.......2007-07-30

I listened to completely different kinds of music at the time, so I didn't have many memories attached to these songs. The musical quality of the songs is actually suprisingly good, and the mastering has been done well. This is a nice review of hits of the early 1980s. Ten songs per CD isn't much, so there could have been more songs from each year.

5 out of 5 stars U have to own one if you were a teenager in 1984.......2001-12-10

This was during Xmas 1984. One lovely girl from Texas brought to Poland (this is where I live) the 10 cassetes pack with "The Best of Billboard - 1984". I still hear this music. Now I can buy a piece of it.

To anyone who was ...teen in 1984: you have to own this one. Don't tell me there is no music you remember from these years. It must be one at least. Remember the first girlfriend. The first kiss maybe? Yes! That's it!.

5 out of 5 stars I want my MTV!.......2000-06-17

This set takes me back to the early days of MTV. Pac-Man fever, Atari and great times in my life. As a child of the 80s it was a special time and special music. This box set helps take you back from time to time!

5 out of 5 stars this is a great collection of the top songs.......1999-09-16

again billboard has done well in putting together a box set of the best songs of this time period. you will appreciate this gathering of the best. every listening minute of this box set is pure elation. not to be passed up.
Controversy
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Controversy is the key
  • Outstanding!
  • Controversy made 1999 the hit that it was
  • Controversy
  • Another classic album from Prince
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ASIN: B000002KMV
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Controversy
  2. Sexuality
  3. Do Me, Baby
  4. Private Joy
  5. Ronnie, Talk To Russia
  6. Let's Work
  7. Annie Christian
  8. Jack U Off

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Written, produced, arranged, and performed by that little old funkmaster, Controversy hit stores in 1981 and still rocks 17 years later. As the title suggests, the subject matter Prince tackles here was meant to spark discussion. From the nasty anthems "Sexuality" and "Do Me Baby", to the slice of '80s political commentary "Ronnie Talk to Russia" and "Annie Christian," Prince does just that. Oh, and he doesn't forget about the booty either, making this the ultimate agit-prop, sex-you-up soundtrack. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Controversy is the key.......2007-07-09

All that needs to be said here is it's classic Prince. What more do you need?

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding!.......2007-05-09

As an old school Prince fan from back in the day, I bought this "album" in vinyl form back in 1981. As any true Prince fan knows, there was a real treat inside the album cover! A full-size poster of Prince in the shower, leg warmers and all. I've been hooked ever since. I mean, what else can you say about him? He is a true Prince.

My favorites: Controversy, Do Me, Private Joy and Jack U Off. At the time, I had no idea what that meant, all I knew was I liked it and I liked him and I still do. Love you babe!

5 out of 5 stars Controversy made 1999 the hit that it was.......2007-01-31

More times than not it is the disc before the big hit disc that is responsible for an artist hitting it big. Controversy is that disc. The first two Prince discs were unremarkable except for showing us the talent of what was to come. Dirty Mind was great and set the tone for future releases but very few took notice. Controversy was the snowball that became the 1999 avalanche. When Controversy came out a few more took notice, but in this case it just kept going. This was a classic case of word of mouth not letting a disc out of site. This album would not go away and that by the time 1999 came out Prince had a huge following because of Controversy. While 1999 is undeniably great Controversy may be his best. If you picked up Prince with 1999 then do yourself a favor and pick up Controversy, the disc that REALLY started it all for Prince.

5 out of 5 stars Controversy.......2006-12-22

Awesome CD!!!!
I purchased this CD because I wanted a digital copy of the album that I own. This is one of the best albums Prince has written. The name does say it all. Go ahead and buy this CD, you won't be sorry that you did.

5 out of 5 stars Another classic album from Prince.......2006-09-03

Prince's 1981 album CONTROVERSY is another classic album in his catalog. The title track is the standout immediately. This longer version than the single version features a prayer. The song is funky and effective. "Sexuality" is a great disco/funk number. "Do Me, Baby" is probably one of the sexiest songs he's ever done. This full length version is the one to hear. "Private Joy" is another funky song which is another favorite on the album. "Ronnie, Talk To Russia" is a short protest kind of song. Same goes for "Annie Christian", which he wrote about the shooting of John Lennon, Ronald Reagan, various Atlanta child murders. Not as effective as "Ronnie, Talk To Russia" but a decent track nonetheless. Overall a highlight in Prince's career.
Let's Dance [ECD]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • Good (as always), but it's not Dave.
  • Let's dance (and you'd better not expect anything else than that)
  • 4 1/2 stars - Much better than you're led to believe
  • Far From The Gods
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ASIN: B00001OH7Z
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Modern Love
  2. China Girl
  3. Let's Dance
  4. Without You
  5. Ricochet
  6. Criminal World
  7. Cat People
  8. Shake It

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David Bowie returned to recording after a four-year break with this relatively clean-cut 1983 album. Although offering another definite new direction for Bowie, with Nile Rodgers of Chic helping to produce a stylish post-disco dance sound, Let's Dance is a mixed bag. Much of the album's success was due to its three danceable hit singles--"China Girl," a sensuous Bowie/Iggy Pop collaboration, the distinctive "Modern Love," and the funky title track. However, much of the rest of the album is bland and vapid, marking the start of serious decline in Bowie's songwriting skills. A cover of Metro's "Criminal World" and "Cat People" are the only other strong tracks here. --James Swift

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs Up.......2006-11-10

What can you say? Every song on this CD is great!

3 out of 5 stars Good (as always), but it's not Dave........2006-02-13

I bought this album because I heard Let's Dance on the radio. It was a Bowie song I never heard, but I liked it so I bought the album. It had some pretty "okay" songs on it. Let's Dance and China Girl are definately the highlights on this record, and perhaps the only highlights. The others are enjoyable, but they don't rank in David Bowie's best. At least David managed to make an album with 2 of his best and most popular songs.

In conclusion, I HIGHLY reccomend this to anyone who's a die-hard fan of David Bowie. If you don't exactly worship at the alter of Dave but own some of his work, you may want to stay clear of Let's Dance and just download the songs Let's Dance and China Girl.

3 out of 5 stars Let's dance (and you'd better not expect anything else than that).......2006-01-17

''Let's Dance'' is not one of Bowie's best albums, but it's something you need to check, like all of Nile Rodger's co-produced works. Analysed as an artistic project it's not even in Bowie's top10, due to the inconsistency that marked all of his albums after ''Lodger'' and is not absent here either. A prolific songwriter, Bowie is always coming back from his ashes with a large set of new material, but the quality control seems to have disappeared since almost 2 decades ago and in the end we get little -when we're lucky- gems among time-wasting filler tracks. What makes this record so charming though is that the singles are simply amazing, the compaining videos are among his best and the yellow-headed superstar persona he created to introduce it all to us is simply the coolest we could get from him since the Berlin albums. ''Modern love'' is a deliciously simple rocker, one of his catchiest singles ever. ''Let's Dance'' is one of his best tracks to the purpose explicited on its title, and ''China Girl'', although not in pair with Iggy's version, is also a very clever single. ''Cat people'' is another good 80's-Bowie-song and the production of the whole album is in general very consistent, despite of some weak but still listenable and enjoyable fillers. It won't hurt you to have this in your collection - if you don't expect a masterpiece, but a nice album for good fun instead.

4 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars - Much better than you're led to believe.......2006-01-16

David Bowie's 1983 opus, "Let's Dance" has become quite a controversial title in his catalog in the years passing since it's release. Some see it as a sellout, others see it as a nadir, but I think both views are a little out of hand.

Following SEVEN five-star albums (IMO) between 1974-1980 (Diamond Dogs, Young Americans, Station To Station, Low, Heroes, Lodger and Scary Monsters), anything less than perfection from the man was seen as a colossal disaster, and while Let's Dance is a great album, it is a slight decline from the albums he recorded in the mid to late seventies.

Another thing that really hurts the album is that it was his first album since "Young Americans" in 1975 that really is a product of its era. "Let's Dance" is as 1983 as Flashdance and Kajagoogoo. This album would not have been able to work in 1982 or 1984, much like "Young Americans" is a total product of 1975. It was totally the right album at the right time.

The album was highly commercial and provided him with more American success than he'd ever seen before and the videos made him a mainstay on the then-new MTV, but the commercialness of it has made the album seen as "David Bowie-lite" to most diehard fans. Truth be told, there is much to offer from this album.

"Modern Love", "China Girl" and "Let's Dance" are the one-two-three punch that starts this album off. These songs are solely responsible for bringing many new fans to the David Bowie party in 1983, and all of them are great singles. "Let's Dance" is presented as a 7 1/2 minute long 12" style mix of the song instead of the 4 minute version that made it a #1 single.

"Without You" was an afterthought choice for a single, and is a nice low-key new wave style ballad, although the Keith Haring portrait on the 45 cover might be more memorable than the album.

"Ricochet" is definately the closest thing to the Berlin trilogy as Bowie will get on an otherwise commercial album. I hated the song at first but it's really grown on me.

"Criminal World" was another single-in-the-making, it kinda reminded me of a slower Duran Duran style song, a very pleasing song.

"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" is where the album falters. The original 1982 version of the song produced by Giorgio Moroder is a masterpiece and one of Bowie's most underrated singles. Here is a re-recording that turns it into a standard snoozeworthy 80's rock song.

"Shake It" is another bad track, ending the album with filler of the worst kind.

However, I love the first six of the eight tracks, and that is enough to make the album worth owning. It is nowhere in the league of Bowie's 1974-1982 work, but at the same time, this is the best album we'll get from Bowie until 1993 when his career begins its renaissance. Stevie Ray Vaughan fans also should check this album out.

4 out of 5 stars Far From The Gods.......2006-01-08

On the one hand, 'Let's Dance' is the first album since his 1967 debut, where Bowie releases a record not worthy of the highest praise on this planet. But on the other hand, it is by far not as awful as some have made it. Also, it is very much 1983 in a bottle, as Ziggy was 1972, Heroes 1977 and Scary Monsters 1980. After all, it was the year of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and Culture Club's 'Colour By Numbers' (of which the latter is by far the best of all three albums). It would be on 'Tonight' that Bowie, for the first time, was out of time.

'Let's Dance' opens with the brilliantly rocking pop gem 'Modern Love', which, as the third single off the album soared to a UK #2 / US #14 peak. It is deliciously disposable, utterly commercial, but not at all too self-conscious. It is followed by the second single (UK #2 / US #10), the now-stample-on-radio, 'China Girl', an arguably somewhat superior version of the song Bowie wrote with Iggy Pop for his 1977 comeback album 'The Idiot'. Here 'China Girl' is a soft & smooth danceable track with great rhytm & also retaining Iggy's haunting lyrics.
The title track, and also the first single off the album, a UK #1 / US #1, appears here in its full lenght, majestic & brooding, with darkening lyrics & joyous instrumental backing, that made it an instant worldwide classic.
The fourth single, which was released only in the US, and only scraped to an undeserved #73, is 'Without You', a simple but breathtakingly gorgeous song, which is my personal favourite on the record (due to overexposure of the three brilliant first singles). It is romantic & gentle & brilliantly sung, an underrated gem, if there ever was one. Also one of the most 'new romantic' tracks on the record.
'Ricochet', another of my favourites, has the most brooding text on the album, & also the strangest music, with rolling drums that underline, that 'Let's Dance', if nothing else, at least still is somewhat darker than 'Thriller'.
The cover of 'Criminal World' is excellent, & brings further neo-romantic mystique onto the record. It is followed by a re-recording of 'Cat People (Putting Out Fire)', a song Bowie originally wrote and recorded with Giorgio Moroder for the 'Cat People' soundtrack, in 1982. Released as a single at that time, it reached a low & undeserved UK #26.
Anyway, in its original state, it was a delicious piece of New Romanticism, the closest Bowie ever came to the wonderful, glammy dance of Duran Duran, & with lyrics & sound effects that made it haunting like any classic Bowie track from the 70s.
Here, on 'Let's Dance', however, it is tossed off in a blaze of hard rock. Not that it doesn't work, it's an almost excellent recording, but it pales so much compared to the original version, and worse = you can't stop thinking of how much better the original was.
'Shake It', which closes the album in a Boy Georgesque way, is a great dance track, poppy, & self-consciously disposable & irrelevant. It ends a record that, if released by anybody else, would have been seen as, at least, a near-masterpiece, but which, like its recording of 'Cat People' (a microcosm mirror of all the strenghts & weaknesses of the album), just didn't match the earlier Bowie. Still, if you already own everything from 'Space Oddity' to 'Scary Monsters', this album is well worth a thought, 'cos it harbours a warmth, that Bowie at least retained through the eighties, on to 'Never Let Me Down', before it was lost to experimentation for experimentation's sake (as opposed to experimentation for the sake of your life, as one could have called his 70's period).

So this album is great. But unlike 'The Man Who Sold The World', 'Station To Station' or 'Diamond Dogs', this one is far from the gods. Far, far from the gods...
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Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000EGDMY6
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

  1. She's Gone - Hound Dog Taylor
  2. Have A Good Time - Big Walter Horton
  3. Your Love Is Like A Cancer - Son Seals
  4. Texas Flood - Fenton Robinson
  5. I Got What It Takes - Koko Taylor
  6. Honey Hush (Talking Woman Blues) - Albert Collins
  7. Voodoo Daddy - Lonnie Brooks
  8. In The Wee Wee Hours - Professor Longhair
  9. Are You Losing Your Mind? - Buddy Guy
  10. Don't Take Advantage Of Me - Johnny Winter
  11. High Compression - James Cotton
  12. Satisfy Suzie - Lonnie Mack
  13. When A Guitar Plays The Blues - Roy Buchanan
  14. Pride and Joy - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
  15. She Winked Her Eye - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
  16. Poor Tarzan - Little Charlie & The Nightcats
  17. Can't You Lie - Tinsley Ellis

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  1. Lord, I Wonder - Katie Webster
  2. Don't Lie To Me - Elvin Bishop
  3. Lollipop Mama - William Clarke
  4. Wild Women Don't Have The Blues - Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women
  5. River Hip Mama - Charlie Musselwhite
  6. Short Fuse Blues - Dave Hole
  7. Lonesome Stranger - Carey Bell
  8. Bad Love - Luther Allison
  9. Bad Luck - C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
  10. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning - Corey Harris
  11. Salt In My Wounds - Shemekia Copeland
  12. I Need Your Love In My Life - Coco Montoya
  13. Mean Old Lady - Michael Burks
  14. Speaking In Tongues - The Holmes Brothers
  15. Let The Tears Roll Down - Marcia Ball
  16. That's Right! - Roomful of Blues
  17. Old School - Guitar Shorty
  18. A Dying Man's Plea - Mavis Staples

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Unlike many men, Alligator Records never forgets an anniversary. "The country's largest contemporary blues label," as it rightly bills itself, has released multidisc compilations celebrating its 20th, 25th, 30th, and now 35th years. For reasons that aren't entirely clear, only tracks recorded for an artist's first Alligator disc are chosen for this chronologically presented summary of music that stretches from Hound Dog Taylor's electrifying 1971 label debut to Mavis Staples's in 2004. Although the imprint made a tentative stab at reggae in the mid '80s, its roster generally upholds the "genuine houserocking music" credo Alligator has boasted as a tagline since the early days. Whether reviving the careers of blues rockers (Johnny Winter, Roy Buchanan, Lonnie Mack, Elvin Bishop) or ageing icons with plenty of gas left in their tanks (Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, Katie Webster, Mavis Staples, James Cotton, Guitar Shorty) or finding new blood to carry on the traditions (Michael Burks, Corey Harris, Dave Hole, Tinsley Ellis, Shemekia Copeland), Alligator sets the standard for what an independent label can achieve. These 35 nuggets extracted from a catalog of 225 albums only begin to tell the label's story, but there's not a weak one in the lot. Founder Bruce Iglauer's intriguing and insightful liner notes for each act add depth to the tunes, making 35x35 a representative sampler that's also an exhilarating listening experience, and a fascinating overview of American roots music. --Hal Horowitz

Album Description

35 X 35 is not just another best-of compilation. Alligator founder and president Bruce Iglauer and staff chose to spotlight songs from the Alligator debut release from each featured artist. From "She's Gone" (the very first track on the very first Alligator album, 1971's Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers) to the legendary Mavis Staples' chilling "A Dying Man's Plea," 35 X 35 is effectively a chronological history of Alligator, a story told in music highlighting every style of blues and roots music the company has released. From the searing hard blues of Hound Dog Taylor, Son Seals, Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Koko Taylor and Buddy Guy to harmonica-driven workouts from Big Walter Horton, Carey Bell, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite and William Clarke to the Gulf Coast piano blues of Professor Longhair, Katie Webster and Marcia Ball to the acoustic music of Saffire--The Uppity Blues Women and Corey Harris, it is clear that Alligator Records has been, and will remain, at the forefront of modern blues music in all of its many shades. With personal notes on each track from Iglauer in the accompanying 40-page booklet, 35 X 35 is proof of the staunchly independent label's single-minded vision for all these years: to record nothing but deeply rooted "Genuine Houserockin' Music."

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Just what the doctor ordered!.......2007-06-02

great retrospective. true blues - soulful, raw & edgy, fun, smooth, heartbreaking - it's all here. highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars A fabulous bargain.......2007-02-26

You're paying about 35 cents a song for great contemporary blues performances. I don't think there's a better bargain on Amazon. Very guitar centric, some good harmonica solos too. Grab it if you like electric guitars playing blues.

5 out of 5 stars Genuine Soul Rockin' Music.......2006-09-07

Even though this package only compiles material from Alligator Records, you probably won't find a more fascinating tour through the history of the Blues over the last 35 years. Of course, Alligator has a knack for signing up the most interesting Blues maestros. This compilation shows the development of cutting-edge Blues over the namesake era, ever since Alligator's inaugural release with Hound Dog Taylor in 1971. During much of this era, the Blues was still progressing, before settling into the respectful revivalism of recent years. In the 70s, Alligator was at the forefront with new artists who added flavor to tried-and-true styles, like the sinister Son Seals or the groovy Lonnie Brooks. Also during that decade, Alligator brought several veteran masters back into prominence, with powerful new material by the likes of Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, and Professor Longhair (noteworthy for his authoritative New Orleans style). As this compilation rumbles along, we hear a surprising amount of experimentation and progression in the 1980s, as interesting new artists expanded the basic template of the Blues, including some great finds like Lil' Mo & the Blues Imperials and Little Charlie & the Nightcats. The songs here from the 90s and 00s show that even the genius artists at Alligator followed the trend in Blues to solidify the classic template, with technical chops becoming more important than innovation - notwithstanding intriguing gospel-inflected works from the Holmes Brothers and the queenly Mavis Staples. But thanks to the impeccable expertise and taste exercised by Alligator when signing masters both new and old, this compilation is a must for any fan or historian of modern Blues. [~doomsdayer520~]

5 out of 5 stars A great range of great artists.......2006-06-02

This double-CD set has great artists, great selections from the artists, and a killer set of liner packaging. You get some choice information and showings by legendary cats as well as non-household names, with explanations as to why they were great (as if the music wasn't doing that job already). And at the price, you can't beat the value.

5 out of 5 stars A great collection for anyone.......2006-04-27

If you're just getting into contemporary blues or you've been listening for awhile, you're going to love this collection. Alligator has been one of the class acts of the indie labels for a long time and these discs give you an idea why they are so well thought of. 35 artists doing the first track from their first Alligator release. Marica Ball, Coco Montoya, Lonnie Mack, Johnny Winter, William Clarke and the list goes on with not a weak cut in the carload. These type of samplers are great if you're just getting into this type of music since you do get a wide selection of artists and styles. Alligator has released double disc anniversary sets in honor of yeas 20, 25, 30 and now, 35. They're all great to listen to, so grab one or all of them and have yourself a party with genuine houserocking music from people who know how to do it.
Hit Me with Your 80's Box!
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ASIN: B00005V6N8
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

  1. Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - Pretenders
  2. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
  3. Maneater - Hall & Oates
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  2. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
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  5. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn
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  8. Easy Lover - Philip Bailey/Duet With Phil Collins
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The second in the Hip-O imprint's series of '80s box sets, this three-CD compilation collects 42 hits from the decade of decadence. For those who want to shake their booty, they can get their freak on to Rick James, "Jump" for the Pointer Sisters, and do a little "Safety Dance" to Men Without Hats. Love new wave? Indulge in Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Devo, and Adam Ant. And for those who want to rock--although not too hard--there's Billy Idol, the Pretenders, Rick Springfield, and Scandal. Yes, many of these cuts are predictable, but there are some surprise entries, like Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," Greg Kihn's "Jeopardy," Peter Schilling's "Major Tom," and Jan Hammer's "Miami Vice Theme"(!). Given this set's diverse artist roster, it's doubtful that you'll love every song; and, truthfully, the third disc is weaker than the others. But as a throwback for the music-video generation, Hit Me with Your '80s Box! makes a hip retro compilation that may finally get pop-culture snobs to admit that they liked many of these songs a lot more than they were willing to let on back in the day. --Bryan Reesman

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Review of Hit Me with Your 80's Box!.......2007-01-09

Good stuff, especially for those of us nostalgic for 80's music. It's a nice three CD collection of some of the best mainstream stuff from the 80's, including some music I had trouble finding elsewhere.

5 out of 5 stars essential.......2005-09-16

I mix 80s dance music and the number of times when mixing that I find myself reaching for either this compilation or its companion, "I Want My 80s Box," is extraordinary. These are two outstanding collections. They are pricey, but worth every penny. For many people, owning these two will be all the 80s music you'll ever need.

Fidelity is outstanding, the tracks are well organized more or less chronologically, and the sequences in which tracks are placed is excellent. The "box" itself in which the 3 CDs come is sturdy, it is easily folded out in part or in whole to access any of the CDs quickly and easily (unlike many multi-CD offerings). Liner notes are extensive and interesting.

This offering is a class act all the way. Highly, highly recommended. 7 stars.

4 out of 5 stars Great Collection, But ..........2004-07-19

This is a great collection of awesome 80's music, but I feel that each disc should have had about three more songs on them. Also, I think the title refers to Pat Benatar's HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT. Strangely enough, the song is nowhere to be found on this set???

3 out of 5 stars I don't understand..........2004-04-10

...Why does this box set not contain the very song its title is a reference to? If it were to be truly complete, it would contain: HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK, by Ian Dury & The Blockheads.

4 out of 5 stars A great by for Any fan on Eighties Music.......2003-05-02

Hit me with your 80's box is great box set for anyone who likes eighties music. While it not as good as "Like, Omigod:The 80's pop culture box" It still will take the listener back to a great time in the music industry.

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