Greatest Songs
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1. Boll Weevil Song
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2. It's Just a Matter of Time
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3. Hotel Happiness
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4. Rainy Night in Georgia
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5. Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
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6. So Many Ways
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7. Endlessly
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8. Kiddio
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9. Thank You Pretty Baby
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10. Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
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Greatest Songs,Brook Benton,Curb Records,Pop,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues
Greatest Songs
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- Jimmy Buffett
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Songs You Know by Heart : Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s)
Jimmy Buffett
Manufacturer: MCA
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ASIN: B000002O2B
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Cheeseburger In Paradise
- He Went To Paris
- Fins
- son Of A son Of A Sailor
- A Pirate Looks At Forty
- Margaritaville
- Come Monday
- Changes In Latitiudes, Changes In Attitudes
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- Pencil Thin Mustache
- Graperfruit-Juicy Fruit
- Boat Drinks
- Volcano
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Critics have always been singularly unkind to Jimmy Buffett. Or at least they have since the singer became immune to their jabs, commanding a nation of Parrotheads who sell out his shows, snap up his records and books, and eat and drink in his nightclubs in Key West and New Orleans. By now, you've made up your mind as well: To paraphrase Buffett himself from his song "Volcano," you either lava him now, or you lava him not. Songs You Know by Heart is a friendly little best-of collection that features concert perennials such as "Margaritaville," "Fins," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," and the immutable "Why Don't We Get Drunk." If by some chance you've not yet been introduced to Buffett's music, this album is the best way to say hello. --Daniel Durchholz
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Jimmy Buffett.......2007-07-19
Whats too say about Jimmy Buffett...he's one of the best! Parrotheads will love this CD...
If you only could have one Jimmy Buffet CD this is it!.......2007-06-11
All the best songs, a must have if you don't have any Jimmy yet. And a great addition to your existing Jimmy collection, and a great spare with all the great songs for the car CD, and what would Jimmy do? You guessed it! Go for it, you will not be disappointed because there is no bad Jimmy Buffet songs.
This is the one that hooks you.......2007-03-24
I've been listening to Jimmy for quite a few years. A friend recommended I get this album, and after that, I had to have everything else. If you've read my reviews, you know I've been rough on Jimmy's incessant string of repetitive live albums. This is the good stuff- All the songs are pulled from Jimmy's (non-Barnaby) albums up to but not including Coconut Telegraph. It skips the album Havana Daydreamin' entirely. I agree with other reviewers that the song selection leaves out a plethora of great Buffett tunes, but you'll find them eventually. This is a sampling of the artist in his prime, and if you like it, it's safe to say you'll enjoy the larger body of his work. If you don't like it, none of his other work is going to do it for you. I always thought Jimmy would come through with a greatest hits vol.2, or at least a double cd encompassing his larger body of work. That's what "Meet Me in Margaritaville" was supposed to be, but that collection just isn't coherent and definitive as Songs You Know By Heart. After becoming a hard-core fan, I have to say that this collection is really going to be the pinnacle of his compilation albums. So, if you're interested in trying out the works of Jimmy Buffett, start here. I'll bet you won't be disappointed. This stuff is solid gold. Thank you for reading my review!(note to Jimmy- why not consider putting the title track to "havana daydreamin'" on this as a bonus track for future pressings of the cd? It's a heck of a song, and it's from the era. It would fit right in.)
Parrotheads Unite!.......2007-01-13
Truly songs we all know by heart. Great music - hard to pick a song that doesn't go well with a Corona or Margarita, and hard to pick a song since that he's done that would push one of these off the CD. The song vividly captures the spirit of Margaritaville - we are turning into the people our parents warned us about, or so we would like to believe.
Perfect recipe for summer.......2006-10-07
Step one: buy this cd
Step two: buy new blender
Step three: buy lots of rum and fruit mixes
Step four: mix the rum and fruit
Step five: pour the mixture into a glass
Step six: put on the cd
Step seven: repeat steps three through six as often as needed
If you don't drink alcohol then you'll still enjoy this greatest hits collection. All the early hits are here and it's really all you need to know about the guy. But there is a lot more good stuff out there. Make sure you give it all a listen.
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- Wonderful Piaf!
- Huge surprise!
- Better in French
- Handy reference for lyric meanings in English
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Hymn to Love: All Her Greatest Songs in English
Edith Piaf
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B0000C8WYE
Release Date: 2004-02-24 |
Tracks:
- Hymn To Love
- One Little Man
- La Vie En Rose (Version Anglaise)
- Chante Moi (Version Anglaise)
- Simply A Waltz
- My God
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- Autumn Leaves
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Frankly, it feels a bit weird to listen to Edith Piaf perform in English. There aren't many singers so associated with a country as Piaf is with France. And yet she did record some of her hits in English in an attempt to facilitate her career in the United States. While newcomers to the singer's oeuvre should start with her French albums, this CD is fascinating for advanced Piaf listeners. Most of the sides were cut 1950 and show Piaf in fine vocal form on tracks such as "La vie en rose" (she switched from English to French for the title) and "Autumn Leaves" ("Les feuilles mortes"), a strangely compelling hybrid that alternates between French and English. Piaf was certainly more at ease singing in French, but her charismatic sense of drama could break through in just about any language. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Album Details
Digitally Remastered Collection of the "Little Songbird's" Hits that She Re-recorded in English.
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Wonderful Piaf!.......2007-07-27
Loved this c.d.
All of Edith in English...I prefer the French of course, but hearing her in English at least give me some base of what the songs mean...plus her accent is precious...what a wonderfully talented voice...heartbreaking!!
Huge surprise!.......2007-05-12
What an unbelievable surprise - and joy - to discover Edith Piaf singing in English, and sometimes songs which she never sang in French! Her accent is ten times worse than mine... but the voice remains, outstanding!
Better in French.......2007-01-06
I think Edith Piaf was one of the world's great chanteuses. However, she loses a lot in translation. Whereas her songs in French are effective, touching and powerful, in English they are somewhat bland. Perhaps this has to do with the translations which almost always water down the French. Perhaps it is because her command of English is not great. In any case, for the REAL Piaf, buy anything she recorded in French--you will be transported.
Handy reference for lyric meanings in English.......2005-12-13
This is a nice enough album. I think she sounds a lot nicer in French, but some of these songs are fun, and if you have enjoyed some of her original music and been curious what they might mean in English, this is one way to get a sense of them. Of course, it would be nicer if all the albums came with liner pages of lyrics but they don't. (Edith Piaf sings clearly enough in French that even an amateur language scholar can try to follow the songs by ear however.) I bought this album when I bought "The Voice of the Sparrow," and while I like that one a lot better, and can listen to it more, this one is handy to have. If you do like lyrics in translation, you might also like to check out the music of Joni James and Nana Mouskoura. Their voices are very different from hers, but the multi-lingual aspect is fun.
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- He still melts my butter
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- So wonderful to hear again!
- One awsome CD
- The 50 Greatest Love Songs
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The 50 Greatest Love Songs
Elvis Presley
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ASIN: B00005NP7U
Release Date: 2001-09-11 |
Tracks:
- Always On My Mind
- And I Love You So (Alternate Take 1)
- Suspicious Minds
- Don't Cry Daddy
- Are You Lonesome Tonight
- Surrender
- It's Now Or Never
- The Wonder Of You
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- It's Impossible
- Until It's Time For You To Go
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- For The Good Times
- Spanish Eyes
- There Goes My Everything
- Make The World Go Away
- She Wears My Ring
- Unchained Melody
- It's Only Love
- I Just Can't Help Believin'
- Let It Be Me
- Rags To Riches
- I've Lost You
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- I Can't Help Falling In Love
- Hawaiian Wedding Song
- Fame And Fortune
- Good Luck Charm
- She's Not You
- Suspicion
- The Girl Of My Best Friend
- The Thrill Of Your Love
- Pocketful Of Rainbows
- There's Always Me
- Love Letters
- I'll Remember You
- It Hurts
- You Don't Know Me
- Love Me Tender
- True Love
- I Was The One
- I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
- Loving You
- Love Me
- Old Shep
- That's When Your Heartaches Begin
- Young And Beautiful
- Don' t Ask Me Why
- As Long As I Have You
- Don't
- (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
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It's a shame that only one side of Elvis' multi-faceted talent is remembered 25 years on from his death but there is so much more to the millennium's greatest performer than garish jump suits and shaky legs. The 50 Greatest Love Songs reminds us what a great singer Presley was; coming from the heart with more feeling and passion than most could ever imagine, all 50 of these songs are classics of the last four decades. The double disc set includes all the up-tempo standards like the incredible "Suspicious Minds", "I just can't help believin'" and "Always On My Mind" plus the Dusty Springfield signature tune "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me". Also included are some of his older works from before and during the cinema years like "Good Luck Charm", "Love Me Tender" and "Old Shep". So no blue shoes, no sequinned jump suits, just the king singing about life, love and heartache. --Georgina Collins
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He still melts my butter.......2007-08-07
I love the song Suspicion. I always here the version by Terry Stafford and I just learned who he was today. However, I have been a true fan of Elvis Presley. I grew up on Elvis. I remembered when he died I was was only 12 Years old.
I was in tears and I still have a problem watching Love Me Tender. Because it brings tears to my eyes. However, I just check out Elvis version and I have to say this I had to buy Elvis song because it felt real. Elvis if you are listing to me. I love you.
Ultimately received.......2007-07-23
Did not receive the original shipment. Emailed seller who did not respond for 2-3 days. But I did ultimately receive the item.
So wonderful to hear again!.......2007-07-05
This is a wonderful album....brought back so many memories from my youth. Elvis' voice is so sexy and soothing and perfect for these songs. Well done CD...clear and very good sound.
One awsome CD.......2007-05-15
Enough said. One awsome CD! Buy it.
If you love Elvis, you'll love this CD.
The 50 Greatest Love Songs.......2007-04-15
I am a huge Elvis fan, especially his love songs and gospel music. This CD is excellent and is a very comprehensive collection of his love songs. Even songs that were made famous by other artists, are sung well by him. His renditions are a pleasure to listen to. There is only one Elvis!
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The Greatest Songs of the Seventies (deluxe edition)
Barry Manilow
Manufacturer: Arista
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ASIN: B000SKKD68
Release Date: 2007-09-18 |
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- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Sailing
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
- Could It Be Magic?
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- Mandy (Acoustic)
- Looks Like We Made It (Acoustic)
- Even Now (Acoustic Hits)
- Weekend In New England (Acoustic)
- Somewhere In The Night (Acoustic)
- Can t Smile Without You (Acoustic)
- Copacabana (Acoustic)
- This One's For You (Acoustic)
- I Write The Songs (Acoustic)
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The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
Barry Manilow
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Release Date: 2007-09-18 |
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- Weekend In New England
- Somewhere In The Night
- Can t Smile Without You
- Copacabana
- This One's For You
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- The Way We Were
- It Never Rains In Southern California
- My Eyes Adored You
- You've Got A Friend (duet with Melissa Manchester)
- The Long And Winding Road
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
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- Don t Go Breaking My Heart (duet with Rosie O Donnell)
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- Mandy
- Looks Like We Made It
- Even Now
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- Excellent!!!
- good memories for me and fun "new" songs for my children
- memories
- TV Theme Songs
- TV themes
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TV Land Presents: Favorite TV Theme Songs
Grecco, Cyndi , and Jones, Jack
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ASIN: B00006EXIL
Release Date: 2002-08-20 |
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- I Love Lucy Theme - Wilbur Hatch
- Dragnet - Ray Anthony
- The Twilight Zone - Rod Open
- Bonanza - Al Caiola & His Orchestra
- The Andy Griffith Theme - Earle Hagen
- The Ballad Of Jed Clampett - Earl Scruggs
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- Jeannie - Hugo Montenegro
- Batman Theme - Neal Hefti
- (Theme From) The Monkees - The Monkees
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- Theme From The Brady Bunch - The Brady Bunch
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- Those Were The Days - Carroll O'Connor
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- Welcome Back - John Sebastian
- What's Happening!! - Henry Mancini
- Barney Miller - Jack Elliott
- Charlie's Angels - Jack Elliott
- Love Boat Theme - Jack Jones
- Angela (Theme From 'Taxi') - Bob James
- It Takes Diff'rent Strokes - Gloria Loring
- Theme From Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) - Waylon
- Theme From Magnum, P.I. - Mike Post
- The Theme From Hill Street Blues - Mike Post
- Theme From Dynasty - Bill Conti
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TV Land brings you 40 of your favorite evening show theme songs. Highlights include 'Happy Days', 'The Greatest American Hero', 'Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)', 'Laverne & Shirley', 'I Dream Of Jeanie', 'I Love Lucy', 'Welcome Back, Kotter', 'The Love Boat', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'The Golden Girls' and many, many more. 2002. Rhino.
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Excellent!!!.......2007-08-02
Excellent transaction. Would not hesitate to buy again from this seller. Product was delivered promptly and as described.
good memories for me and fun "new" songs for my children.......2007-06-27
We had ordered this for "The Dukes of Hazzard" theme song for our 4yr old and our whole family has fallen in love with the cd. It makes me want to share some of the old fun and simple shows with my children. I forgot about some of those shows. It brings back good memories for my husband and me and the songs are new and exciting for our children. It's a nice change from children's cd's, but our children still think it's fun. The sound quality is good and the songs included on the cd are a great mix. I would definately recommend this one.
memories.......2007-02-22
This cd is excellent it has a lot of very good music and true to the original sound, Am getting a lot of enjoyment,highly recomended
TV Theme Songs.......2007-01-13
This is a great CD for people who watch a lot of TV -especially TV LAND and reruns of old shows when shows had actual theme songs. I took the CD to work and everyone loved trying to figure out what show the songs were from.
TV themes.......2006-07-05
Not all what I expected, not all of the tunes are the original recordings you remember as the TV themes.
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- A Sixties Album With Only One Beatles Song?
- NOT SO GREAT THE SECOND TIME AROUND!
- Barryokie
- Greatest Songs of the Sixties
- Greatest Songs of the Sixties
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The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
Barry Manilow
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ASIN: B000HA4AAE
Release Date: 2006-10-31 |
Tracks:
- "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
- "Cherish"/"Windy" (medley duet with The Association)
- "Can't Help Falling In Love"
- "There's A Kind Of Hush"
- "Blue Velvet"
- "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"
- "And I Love Her"
- "This Guy's In Love With You"
- "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"
- "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
- "When I Fall In Love"
- "Strangers In The Night"
- "What The World Needs Now Is Love"
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The premise is debatable (can you really call a disc with only one Beatles song a compendium of top '60s tunes?), but the product is anything but. The success of The Greatest Songs of the Fifties, released ten months prior to this latest exercise in musical time-travel, must have stoked Barry Manilow's interpretive skills, or else he's more a flowerchild at heart than his once overly wide lapels and disco shoes let on. Because formulaic as this disc is, it bespeaks a not easily achieved vocal mastery and a gift for gently prying a song away from its original owner. Which is to say it's better than its predecessor. Hand Manilow a Righteous Brothers tune ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'") and he magically minimizes its scale, making it seem more intimate still; pass him a classic made famous by both the Carpenters and Herman's Hermits ("There's a Kind of Hush"), and instead of sending his listeners off on undulating waves of nostalgia, he quietly makes them aware he should have sung it all along (no offense, Herman). "Cherish/Windy," a medley with the Association, works well, but it's the Bacharach numbers that will nudge themselves to the top of easy-listening fans' favorites lists. "This Guy's in Love with You," "What the World Needs Now is Love," and "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," memorable as the original renditions are, have been reawakened; given the Manilow spin, they become the kind of songs the whole world wants to sing. --Tammy La Gorce
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After The Greatest Songs of the Fifties skyrocketted to #1 on the Billboard charts and attained Platinum status, Barry Manilow once again takes us through time with his upcoming release, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties. The album, produced by Manilow and Clive Davis, features endless classics including a remake of the Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling'" (1965) to the Beatles' "And I Love Her"(1964), to Herb Alpert's "This Guy's In Love With You" (1968), the Lettermen's "When I Fall In Love" (1962) and Burt Bacharach's "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (1969)
Customer Reviews:
A Sixties Album With Only One Beatles Song?.......2007-07-19
Although I am a Barry Manilow fan, and although I enjoyed his first album in this series (Fifties), I just didn't care for this album. Unlike Rod Stewart, who has done a series of classics with an updated twist, the arrangements of the songs on this album still sound exactly like they did in the 60s. Remember eight track tapes, Burt Bacharach and backup choruses? It will come flooding back in all of its insipidness when you listen to this album.
NOT SO GREAT THE SECOND TIME AROUND!.......2007-06-14
Bad choice of songs and poor renditions. I think it is a failure.
Barryokie .......2007-06-07
There are many artists from the 70's who are jumping back in time with their latest releases. From standards to 70's remakes, Donny Osmond, Bette Midler and Rod Stewart have had success along with Barry Manilow's 50's tribute in 2005. I'm not crazy about all the selections here, but some actually work for Barry. There's A Kind Of Hush and Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, And I Love Her and This Guys In Love. But the first few songs do not make you want to explore this historical remembrance. His voice is just not up to par with the rest of the material here. A little overripe and aged. Cherish/Windy with the original artists, The Association, helping out on vocals just sounds like muzak. Can't Help Falling In Love does not work with his voice at all. Especially if you play Elvis right next to it!
You Lost That Lovin' Feeling is not too bad. Barry gal pal Melissa Manchester & Juice Newton did a version of this a few years back that is INCREDIBLE! He also included Strangers In The Night which he released a few years back on his Sinatra tribute. The UK version of thsi CD includes 2 bonus tracks. A verry mellow version of California Dreamin' and another Beatles tune, Yesterday which is quite good!
I hope that someday he will do a CD of original and standards duets CD. I think it would be a great project for him and will bring him back to the front line musically. Every artist has to do a tribute CD as well as Christmas and Barry has done both, more than once.
Greatest Songs of the Sixties.......2007-05-10
I really enjoyed it and listen to the CD often.
Greatest Songs of the Sixties.......2007-05-07
The Songs are great but I keep hearing the origional artist singing them and they song better. Yet I love Barry Manilow.
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- Better than I thought
- Another Good Greatest Hits Collection but I'd Recommend For Those With No Albums to Get Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus Instead
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Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs
Roxette
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000H5TVO4
Release Date: 2007-01-16 |
Tracks:
- One Wish
- The Look
- Dressed For Success
- Listen To Your Heart
- Dangerous
- It Must Have Been Love
- Joyride
- Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
- Spending My Time
- How Do You Do!
- Almost Unreal
- Sleeping In My Car
- Crash! Boom! Bang!
- Run To You
- Wish I Could Fly
- Stars
- The Centre Of The Heart
- Milk And Toast And Honey
- A Thing About You
- Reveal
Amazon.com
Imagine a poppier Pat Benatar fronting a more dance-oriented Berlinbig vocals, big beats, big guitars--and you're just about there. Like fellow Swedes ABBA in the 1970s and A-Ha in the 1980s, platinum pixie Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle generate a bright, glossy sound that transcends borders. In 20 years, they've sold 45 million albums and 25 million singles, including four number ones. A Collection of Roxette Hits overlooks their 1986 debut Pearls of Passion and 1997's Baladas en Español in favor of their biggest international triumphs. All told: 12 album cuts, four singles, two remixes ("Dressed for Success" and "It Must Have Been Love"), and two new tracks ("One Wish" and "Reveal"). There are no real surprises, but Roxette has a few tricks up their shiny sleeves, like the harmonica solo in "Dangerous" (1988's Look Sharp!) and the children's chorus on "Stars" (1999's Have a Nice Day). This hook-filled collection is a fine overview for both old and new fans alike. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Album Description
Their 20 greatest songs. EMI. 2006.
Album Details
Digitally Remastered 20th Anniversary Anthology Celebrating that in Spring 1986, Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson Decided to Record a Single Together, "Neverending Love". They Called Themselves Roxette and that was the Beginning of a Fantastic Career with Over 46 Million Albums and 25 Million Singles Sold. "Roxette Hits" features their Greatest Hits and Two New Songs Recorded in Summer, 2006. One of Those Two, "One Wish", was Chosen as the First Single Released from the Album, which also Includes "Joyride", "it Must have Been Love" (Featuring in the Motion Picture "Pretty Woman"), "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time)", "Sleeping in My Car" and Many More.
Customer Reviews:
Better than I thought.......2007-06-08
I wanted to buy something that I would like to listen when I'm not alone in my car. Well, those 20 Greatest songs work. When I'm alone driving, I usually listen to Slayer, Sepultura, Sodom..... but with my wife, well... you know.... the first time that I played this cd with "company" in my car, I saw everyone following the music with their head, hands and legs, so I though "Perfect". If you want some easy-listening music, this cd is the chosen one....
Another Good Greatest Hits Collection but I'd Recommend For Those With No Albums to Get Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus Instead.......2007-06-03
Another great collection of 20 Roxette Hits but if you've got their other albums or even just their previous greatest hits collection Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus : Roxette's Greatest Hits there's not much new here for you. The cover insert of Don't Bore Us comes with the lyrics as well to their songs which this album insert doesn't do.
The only difference this album has song wise is that it includes songs from albums released after their album Crash Boom Bang which obviously since they weren't released yet didn't make it onto Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus. So if you haven't got (or haven't even heard of as they weren't that successfully promoted) the albums Have a Nice Day and Room Service or have bought the song A Thing About You that was the single release on another subsequent greatest hits album called Ballad Hits then this will give you the released songs from those albums. The 20th song (Reveal) is also a new release for this album but none of these songs are as good as their classic songs. I'd get Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus instead as it has more of their big songs than this greatest hits album if you're only going to buy one Roxette album. Otherwise they are a sensational band and I'd just buy all their independent albums and not worry about buying greatest hits albums at all!
Great!.......2007-03-31
I bought this CD because I loved the songs when I was a kid. What memories they bring back!
Probably the best Swedish pop/rock band besides ABBA.......2007-03-22
I say "probably the best Swedish pop/rock band besides ABBA" because I can't say I know a lot about Swedish music. However, I rate ABBA as one of the all time great bands, and probably the best pop group of all time [I rate The Beatles as the best group of all time and value them for their really weird songs...which aren't particularly pop]...so for Roxette to be compared favourably to them is a big call on my part.
Probably the main reason I bought this compilation was for the song "Fading like a flower". On the odd occasions I've heard this song, I've really enjoyed it. Listening to it for the first time on cd here, I can't say that it grabbed me as much as it did back then. However, before I listened to this cd all the way through, I must have listened to this song around a dozen times, which says a lot for me. I've been listening to it repeatedly since I've listened to the whole cd too. This song is back as an all time great pop classic in my estimation...up there with ABBA's best songs, and songs like: "What have I done to deserve this?" by the Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield; "Clocks" by Coldplay; "Do they know it's Christmas" by Band Aid; "Our lips are sealed" by The Go Gos; and, from Australia, "Chemistry" by Mondo Rock and "Green" by Alex Lloyd.
Roxette, apart from being very melodic and catchy popsters, have a harder rock sound than ABBA in their songs. So, in songs like "Fading like a flower" you get a very cool keyboard melody introducing the song, followed by a momentary rock power chord. The chorus to this song is great and the verses are nice too. The song also features some nice changes of pace and cool guitar rhythym in that slow part as well a really nice lead guitar there too.
The other song that I tend to play a lot, though not nearly as much as "Fading like a flower" is "Dressed for success". It features a cool rock guitar sound, catchy chorus and some cool drums.
Another song I quite like is "Dangerous". This is yet another catchy melody song which Roxette are so good at. Usually the female half of Roxette does all the singing, but here the male half has his share of lines. Hadn't really noticed the weird outro to this song before-the man sings some barely intelligible words.
Rest assured that the rest of the album is chock full of catchy pop/rock, which I won't delve into too much, suffice to say that Americans might rate some of Roxette's ballads higher than I do...songs like "Listen to your heart" which isn't a fave of mine and "It must have been love", which I wasn't expecting to like but on hearing it here it did have a lyrical charm to it.
As for the rest, I'll just mention songs that had me relating them to songs by other artists, e.g. something else that Roxette has in common with ABBA is songs with daggy lyrics, these would include: "Joyride", "Spending my time" [more so for mediations on relationships than being daggy], "Almost unreal" [back to dag central here]. "A thing about you" also features one of those trippy effects that The Beatles were so fond of. It's in the intro of this song whereas The Beatles liked to use stuff like this for outros.
Other songs which remind me of other artists: "How do you do" [The Beatles' version of "Twist and shout" can be heard in this song]; "Crash! Boom! Bang!" [Dusty Springfield]; "The centre of the heart" [Savage Garden]; and "Run to you", which had a guitar vibe which reminded me of Weddings, Parties, Anything's song "Monday's experts", which is, granted, more of a stretch for Roxette to have been influenced by.
The songs towards the end of this cd are not the kind of pop/rock that fills most of the preceding tracks. Best examples of that are "Crash! Boom! Bang!" and "Wish I could fly". The latter has a nice mellow, cool vibe to it. "Stars" is also a more dance orientated song...it features a trippy intro and tinny techno beat.
Another thing to recommend this band are that they widen the musical instruments that they use, e.g. instruments that sound like music box pianos, organs, steel string guitars and violins.
If you like catchy pop songs, you should love this album, so long as you don't mind the band's forays into rock for entire songs or parts of songs.
P.S. One possible criticism of this cd is that it, according to the sleeve notes, I think, does NOT have some of Roxette's songs which charted in Europe. On the upside, the new songs on this cd are surprisingly good...I mean they are not classics, but they are much better than you would expect such new songs lumped together into a best of compilation to be.
I did neglect to mention perhaps Roxette's biggest hit, The Look. Whilst this song has many good hooks/elements to it, the lyric "tasted like a raindrop", sung about a woman, remains a hurdle for me liking this song better! I.e. it sounds a rather naff lyric!
If you like this cd, you might want to read my reviews of other albums with a good pop sensibility, e.g.
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Blast from the past.......2007-03-09
This is a wonderful collection of Roxette Hits. It keeps you moving and is great to work out to.
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Edith Piaf
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ASIN: B000001HIM
Release Date: 1995-07-18 |
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Customer Reviews:
Edith Piaf: Both Recordings.......2007-05-17
Edith Piaf: 30th AnniversaireI bought both of these recordings for my husband. It was one of the better presents I ever got for him. He is throughly enjoying both of them.
Edith Piaf.......2007-02-17
What a delight to hear Edith Piaf's lovely voice! Lovely songs, and it is well done.
A Good Second Piaf.......2005-10-01
Once she has won your heart, you will want this collection to hear how she developed as a performer -- and came to be a great symbol of France in the 20th Century
casual music listener.......2005-09-10
Adds depth to a music collection; sound quality of old recording makes it interesting
Pleasantly surprised.......2005-08-12
Having heard a song by Edith Piaf while watching the movie "Saving Private Ryan" and being captivated by the sound of her voice, I decided to venture into a completely new direction in my listening library. I must admit that I have not been able to take this CD out of any player that happens to be around me! Even though I have no idea of the lyrics, Ms. Piaf has the ability to draw you in and make you feel like you understand exactly what she is saying. She is joyful, tragic, coy, sad, dramatic, and ultimately she leaves me with the feeling of her devotion to her art and her time in history.
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- The man can sing.......
- Manilow Review
- Greatest Songs of the Fifties by Barry Manilow
- As usual
- The Greatest Songs of the Fifties - Barry Manilow
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The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
Barry Manilow
Manufacturer: Arista
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ASIN: B000CNDIZO
Release Date: 2006-01-31 |
Tracks:
- Moments To Remember
- Its All In The Game
- Unchained Melody
- Venus
- Its Not For Me To Say
- Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
- Rags To Riches
- Sincerely/Teach Me Tonight (Duet with Phyllis McGuire)
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- Young At Heart
- All I Have To Do Is Dream
- What A Diffrence A Day Made
- Beyond The Sea
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Clive Davis's ear earns him more accolades than most of his talents' vocal chords. Now it's time to give it up for his enterprising instincts. The Greatest Songs of the Fifties arrives on the heels of another of the famous producer's backward-looking projects, the ubiquitous, uber-successful Great American Songbook series by Rod Stewart. The short story: same vibe, different era. With songs like "All I Have to Do Is Dream," "Venus," and "Unchained Melody" (first recorded in the '50s but best known for its '60s Righteous Brothers rendition), Manilow sidesteps the stuff that rocked the sock hops in favor of cheek-to-cheek selections--the better to remind longtime fans of his nostalgia-steeped '70s hits. Overall, the approach works, especially when the bona fide '50s legend Phyllis McGuire steps in to heat up the "Teach Me Tonight/Sincerely" medley, and Manilow swings across genres to lovingly tackle Dinah Washington's "What a Diff'rence a Day Made." Vocally, a warm haze covers these tracks; whether it's there to evoke fuzzier times or to mask a voice that's gone slightly south is unclear. What couldn't be more crystal, though, is Manilow and Davis's commitment to first-class, sophisticated record-making. --Tammy La Gorce
Album Description
No one can reinvent the great classics of the 1950's better than Barry Manilow. He breathes new life and vitality into these truly wonderful songs and they sound fresh and timeless. We are together on a mission to bring to a new generation the great songs of a different era, and reuniting with him makes it all the more special. -Clive Davis
Highlighted by a guest appearance from Phyllis McGuire of the McGuire Sisters on the medley of 1954 hits, "Teach Me Tonight/Sincerely," THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES is a veritable jukebox of favorites - from his remake of the Four Lads' "Moments To Remember" (1955) and the Everly Brothers' "All I Have To Do Is Dream" (1958), to Bobby Darin's "Beyond The Sea" (1959)- but to hear them collected on one album is a dream come true. The project (just like the era it emulates) cuts across musical genres, from The Four Ace's,"Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" (1955), to Frankie Avalon's "Venus", to Johnny Mathis' "It's Not For Me To Say" (1957), to Tommy Edwards' "It's All In The Game" (1958), and Dinah Washington's signature "What A Diff'rence A Day Made" (1959). Some of America's greatest artists are evoked on songs that are forever associated with them, for example, Tony Bennett on "Rags To Riches" (1953) and the Four Aces on the motion picture title tune hit "Love Is A Many! Splendored Thing" (1955). More: the spirit of Frank Sinatra imbues "Young At Heart"(1954) and Elvis Presley is remembered with "Are You Lonesome Tonight." "Unchained Melody" (1955) remains one of the most-recorded songs in contemporary popular music.
For Manilow, THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES is a true labor of love.
Customer Reviews:
The man can sing..............2007-04-12
There hasn't ever been a song by Barry Manilow that I haven't loved... right from his very first record. Great music, from a down-to-earth, generous, extremely nice guy. We've been to many of his concerts, from New York to Texas to Las Vegas..... never disappointed. This "Greatest Songs of the Fifties" may just be his best yet. But then I say that about all of his music. If you love music--- real music, real lyrics, real feelings--- then buy this or anything else written or sung by Manilow.
Manilow Review.......2007-03-27
I loved the music on this CD! I play it over & over and it is so nice to hear songs I really love in the Manilow style. Great CD!
Greatest Songs of the Fifties by Barry Manilow.......2007-02-12
From an "ultra" Manilow fan -- he just keeps whipping 'em out and they are the greatest! I like this album even more than Barry's "Sixties" album, but they are both being played constantly around here. Every song is done with the OUTSTANDING Manilow flair and beautiful orchestration.
As usual.......2007-01-14
What can you say about Barry ... another great album by a great artist
The Greatest Songs of the Fifties - Barry Manilow.......2007-01-13
Everything went fine and I received this item in a timely manner.
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