Heart - Greatest Hits

Editorial Reviews
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If you're pondering the purchase of Greatest Hits for its one new track--an ordinary power ballad penned by Diane Warren and produced by Peter Asher--move on. If, however, you're in the market for a summary of the stalwart Northwestern band's fertile 1976 through 1983 period, this will do. Selections from Dreamboat Annie, Little Queen, Dog & Butterfly, and Bebe Le Strange dominate this 17-song collection, which is fleshed out by "Heartless" (from 1978's Magazine) and tracks from four '80s Epic LPs. --Steven Stolder

Tracks:

Strong, Strong Wind
Magic Man
Crazy On You
Dreamboat Annie
Barracuda
Little Queen
Kick It Out
Love Alive
Heartless
Straight On
Dog & Butterfly
Even It Up
Bebe Le Strange
Tell It Like It Is
This Man Is Mine
How Can I Refuse
Rock And Roll (Live)

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If you're pondering the purchase of Greatest Hits for its one new track--an ordinary power ballad penned by Diane Warren and produced by Peter Asher--move on. If, however, you're in the market for a summary of the stalwart Northwestern band's fertile 1976 through 1983 period, this will do. Selections from Dreamboat Annie, Little Queen, Dog & Butterfly, and Bebe Le Strange dominate this 17-song collection, which is fleshed out by "Heartless" (from 1978's Magazine) and tracks from four '80s Epic LPs. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

Gotta have Heart.......2007-06-09

This is a nice sampler of the early Heart years before they became MTV heroines and went into a more blatantly pop and keyboard saturated phase. I'm biased towards these earlier works so I recommend this package of hits opposed to the more career spanning ones. Heart is a multi-faceted band whose greatest hits don't tell the whole story. What this album lacks are many of the folkier songs from Heart but what it has are plenty of the heavier songs that the casual fan will certainly recognize. The songs on here are all very good, especially Barracuda, one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life. Even now, over thirty years later, that song NEVER gets old to me. It is a superficial compilation to be sure, but it gives the casual fan what they are seeking. The best greatest hits collections should encourage a deeper exploration of the artist, and if this one draws Heart novices to purchase Dreamboat Annie or Little Queen and they discover the hidden treasures that Heart has to offer, then it has done its job. A great place to start.

greatest hits minus a classic.......2006-08-01

Another greatest hits debacle. For the most part, this is their best stuff but where's Mistral Wind? It was a favorite of the band, fans and radio.

Femails can rock but that's not an issue here.......2006-06-12

The unique thing about this band is that although there is girls in this band if you were a alien and didn't know the difference in vocal tones from guys and girls you really couldn't tell the difference they were not about promoteing femmineity just going out there rocking and letting the music prove themselfs and it does.

Classic .......2006-02-17

This band has a unique interesting sound. The song Crazy on You is unbelievably good. Heart is a band that never was really promoted properly. The female vocals are among the best in the world!

Magic Man 4 life!.......2005-12-11

Heart was my first great experience with rockin' chicks, and I always come back to them. While I didn't like some of their later over-produced mush, their music will always have a place in my heart. Rock on, sistas!

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some good music
Ya Gotta Have Heart...
THE GREATEST OF THEIR WORK!!
Excellent for us oldies
All of Heart's Pop/Rock Incarnation Hits

Heart - Greatest Hits: 1985-1995
Heart
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B00004TAXE
Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

What About Love
If Looks Could Kill
Never
These Dreams
Nothin' At All
Alone
Who Will You Run To
There's The Girl
Surrender To Me
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I Didn't Want To Need You
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The 1980s were about excess and Heart, with those sweeping chords and soaring vocals, were as representative of the decade's musical immoderation as anyone. True, this collection of Heart stretches up to the mid-'90s, but Heart's sensibilities were thoroughly entwined with '80s guitar rock. This collection reaches only back to 1985, so it lacks such early hits as "Barracuda" and "Magic Man." It's also marred by filler, such as Ann Wilson's lugubrious duet with Cheap Trick's Robin Zander on "Surrender to Me," which originally appeared on the soundtrack to Tequila Sunrise. Still, since much of Heart's late-'80s and early-'90s output is no longer in print, this collection is your best opportunity to get some of their more recent rockers and power ballads on CD. --Genevieve Williams

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Customer Reviews:

some good music.......2007-03-08

very diverse cd covering a lot of years. I like it and my wife loves it.

Ya Gotta Have Heart..........2007-01-10

This cd has that Heart favourite, All I wanna do is make love to you.It is worth getting just for this great poignant song.I enjoy this cd because Heart songs usually tell a story not just repeat words over and over in a few phrases.Worth the trip down memory lane.

THE GREATEST OF THEIR WORK!!.......2006-08-15

This CD is the greatest of Heart's work!! I enjoy every song and the older ones bring back memories. I look forward to more of their great songs.

Excellent for us oldies.......2006-07-26

If you remember Heart from the beginning years you will love this CD. I enjoyed it so much, all the good ones are there.

All of Heart's Pop/Rock Incarnation Hits.......2006-02-20

The mid 80's to early 90's was Heart's commercial peak. These are not their best songs, but they are the ones that were big hit singles. Very well crafted and expertly executed, these songs dominated pop radio at the time. Ann Wilson is the best female rock singer ever and she is in top form, as always.

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Wonderful!!!
Relaxes your mind.
Relaxing music from a great composer
Better than just an introduction
Great CD

Grieg: Greatest Hits

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Release Date: 1994-08-09

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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Morning Mood
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Ase's Death
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Anitra's Dance
Peer Gynt Suite No.1: In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite #1)
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Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 2
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Jeg elsker dig, Op. 5: Jeg elsker dig, Op. 5 (Ich liebe dich)
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Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: No. 2: The Last Spring
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: II Arabian Dance
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: IV Peer Gynt's Return Home

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful!!!.......2007-05-14

I bought this for my husband but fell in love with it myself. I had never heard of it but now consider Edvard Grieg my favorite composer. It is magnificent.

Relaxes your mind........2005-12-30

The peer gynt suite is very delicate and it relaxes me. Whenever I hear the first movement of Peer Gynt, I feel as if I am walking along the forest at dawn with sunshine passing through the tall trees. It calms me and I usually close my eyes to imagine Grieg's creative masterpiece. What also interests me the fourth movement. It starts with slow and quiet and then slowly the music accelerates with power. Like the title, "Mountain King," says itself, you can feel the grandness of the music toward the end.

The piano concerto in a minor is my favorite. This music seem to convey the full spectrum from quiet and delicate or gracious feel of music to more powerful and magnificent all proportionally adequately. It is very enjoyable. Whenever I listen to this music, I feel as if I am resting in the high mountainn looking at the full panorama. Anyway, that's just my imagination I feel from his music and of course, yours can be very different from mine.

As for the CD quality, I hear no distraction sound and it is recorded well, I think. The little cover booklet can be informative about Grieg. Also nice price from Amazon.

Relaxing music from a great composer.......2005-08-02

I absolutely loved the string music on Track 3. I remembered it from an old PC RPG called Quest for Glory IV. I was disappointed to find out that Track 4 was only a minute and a half long, because I grew up loving that song from the various places I heard it (Fantasia and a kid Detective PC game from the late 80's).
Overall, though, Grieg's greatest hits is a must-have for collectors of classical music. Grieg is revered as Norway's greatest composer of all time and he certainly has a knack for creating imagery of bustling fjords and majestic mountainsides with interlaced river ravines.

Better than just an introduction.......2004-04-28

This CD goes beyond just introducing Grieg. It is a truly beautiful and for me, invaluable collection of this excellent composer. Grieg had an inimitable gift for exploring emotion, often sadness and nostalgia. However, he also had a large touch of the virtuoso, as demonstrated by the famous Piano Concerto. True, the last 2 movements are not included here; however, the first is still stunning. The Peer Gynt Suites are wonderfully played, and Ase's Death and Heartwounds are especially noteworthy - the lush orchestral sounds of these gorgeous pieces unfold exquisitely. Homage March is a nice change of pace, upbeat and with a memorable theme, and Leonard Bernstein moves at a devilish pace in March of the Trolls. This CD will not disappoint you - buy it today!

Great CD.......2002-01-29

For an intro to Greig, this is great. The "hall of the mountain king" is done very well.

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So many songs- so many old friends
Not a great compilation of their best hits
Not Necessarily Country, But They Still Sound Great
Don't have to be a country fan for this
phenomenal harmonies

Restless Heart - Greatest Hits
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Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000006OHQ
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

No End To This Road
Let The Heartache Ride
(Back To The) Heartbreak Kid
That Rock Won't Roll
I'll Still Be Loving You
Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong Or Right)
The Bluest Eyes In Texas
A Tender Lie
Big Dreams In A Small Town
Fast Movin' Train
Dancy's Dream
Long Lost Friend
When She Cries
Tell Me What You Dream
For Lack Of Better Words
Somebody's Gonna Get That Girl

Customer Reviews:

So many songs- so many old friends.......2007-05-28

I totally agree that Restless Heart sounds like Little Texas. Too funny...but I have always found I confuse their music.
Anywho....this is a great compilation CD. Restless Heart has some great tunes on here that I had totally forgotten about. From the hit That Rock won't roll- which just makes you want to dance, to the most touching of songs like Long Lost Friend with the sharp piercings sounds of heartbreak. Dancy's Dream has always been a favorite of almost anyone who is a RH fan, and it includes the sweet I'll still be loving you.
There are a whopping 16 songs on the CD with very little filler. There were songs here i never realized belonged to them, or had forgotten all together- like Why does it have to be wrong or right....what a fun song!

Not a great compilation of their best hits.......2006-02-19

Can anybody explain how "Til I Loved You" got left out of this compilation? Where is "Wheels"? I think "Mending Fences" would have made more sense than the inclusion of the last two songs. Save your money and download the tunes you want from elsewhere - this cd isn't worth the price, and is hardly all of Restless Heart's greatest hits.

Not Necessarily Country, But They Still Sound Great.......2005-02-27

I really wouldn't classify Restless Heart as a typical country group. Let's face it, when I hear the name "Restless Heart," I don't categorize them with country staples such as the Statler Brothers, Oak Ridge Boys, or even Alabama. I do see them fitting in somewhere along the lines of Little Texas and the Desert Rose Band, however.

This album is a great compilation for the casual fan and the hardcore Restless Heart listener. It includes all of their biggest radio hits like "The Bluest Eyes In Texas," "I'll Still Be Loving You," and "Why Does It Have To Be." It bridges the time when Larry Stewart was in the group to the time that he was out of it. The biggest hits minus Stewart are here("When She Cries" and "Dancy's Dream"). For some reason, "Mending Fences" is left off of this compilation, but I'll live.

I managed to see this group minus Stewart a few years ago when they were supporting their "Big Iron Horses" album. They were excellent. Their appeal was evident in the crowd that night, what with everyone from cowboys to preppies and even a few bikers roaming around.

Restless Heart was one of those groups who just played their own style of music. It wasn't really country, but then again, it really wasn't adult contemporary either. They snuggled up to both crowds and did it without changing their style. They didn't become popsters like Faith Hill because it brought in more money. They didn't have to change because they believed in their own music. That's a rare quality in the country scene these days, and I commend them for sticking to their guns.

Get this album if you enjoy groups like Little Texas, Desert Rose Band, maybe even the Eagles. Also, I think Diamond Rio and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fans can appreciate these guys as well. Check them out.

Don't have to be a country fan for this.......2005-01-06

If you were to take a look, if you're not too busy, at my About Me page, or my reviews, you would quickly find out that I am a rock/metal guy. Country music just doesn't fit in there all that much. But my metal heart will always have a place for Restless Heart.

Growing up in the 80s, at my grandparents, they used to play country radio stations back when [country radio stations] played more traditional country music (traditional compared to today's pop-country), and Restless Heart could easily be heard on any given day. Basically, I grew up with most of these songs in the background of my life, at home, in the car, everywhere. And though I wouldnt call myself an avid RH fan I do know that this is some of the greatest music you will ever hear, in any genre of music. The melodies are of Eagles-esque variety, with tradional country and some pop music in just the right amounts. You can't explain how these songs come together so well, they just do and it's perfect. Vocalist Larry Stewart (and later John Dittrich, the drummer, who does a FANTASTIC job on "When She Cries" and "Tell Me What you Dream")give this great music a voice that soars and harmonizes. All I can say is that these songs take me back to my carefree days (yeah, I'm serious) and it's a great moment to be in. You have to love thier melodies.

Now about this compilation. What you get here is pretty much every RH song you need if you are only a passing fan such as myself. I would have liked to have seen "New York (Hold Her Tight)" on here but this is still a very solid collection by a very talented band. You also get some bonus unreleased tracks, my favourite being "No End To This Road" so all in all you get a great compliation for your hard earned dollar. Now put that dollar to some good use and pick this up. 13/16

phenomenal harmonies.......2004-11-23

I'm typically a bit of an old guy when it comes to music. I'll take Haggard over Chesney any day. So I shouldn't technically be writing to support a group that is more pop than country, but I am. I saw Restless Heart live recently, and their harmonies are the best in the business. The cuts on this greatest hits collection tend to sound over-produced, because the harmony makes the music sound so BIG... but it sounds the same in person, and I find that remarkable. These guys won my respect, and they're certainly responsible for some of the biggest crossover hits in the pre-Shania era. It's just good music.

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Typical Mancini
It's Hard to Believe He's Gone
Nostalgic
On connaît tous sa musique, beaucoup moins son nom...
Henry Mancini's Greatest Hits

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Release Date: 2000-09-26

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Customer Reviews:

Typical Mancini.......2007-03-25

First, I really like Mancini's music generally and I am really concerned that he may be one of the greats of American music who will soon be forgotten if he hasn't been already. (US music schools tend to be a little snobby and don't give a number of truly great American composers their due.) However, the mix of this particular CD is simply too average. Many good songs are not on it and some weak ones are. I would not recommend this CD except to ManciniPhiles like me.

It's Hard to Believe He's Gone.......2006-05-23

Henry Mancini gave us so much of our consciousness of the 1960s and 1970s, and yet was "out" almost as soon as he was "in."

His work became synonymous with much-despised "elevator music" in the later 1960s. This stereotype (or monotype, for his earliest works) can mislead.

For example, "Lujon" [not in this collection] was used in a movie just last year to exemplify mystery and an exotic atmosphere.

Mancini dies way too young. While some would argue that he'd become a self-parody, his innate gifts compromised by relentless commercialization, you cannot take away his lasting gift to our culture. He was an original, and he captured an essence of our collective experience.

He's here in this collection, waiting round the bend, my Huckleberry friend.

Nostalgic.......2006-02-20

A great trip down memory lane. The selections sound just like I remember them from the movies and the radio. Enjoy

On connaît tous sa musique, beaucoup moins son nom..........2005-09-20

En ces temps où le terme de BO est galvaudé (pénible Yann Tiersen, satanés Choristes !), cette compilation est l'occasion de rendre hommage à l'un des grands génies du genre, largement méconnu, et victime d'un des plus incroyables quiproquos de la Musique.
En effet, c'est lui qui a composé l'éternel thème de la Panthère Rose, et son mythique refrain de saxophone, définitivement associés au dessin animé du même nom, et qui invariablement provoquent sourires (voire moqueries) chez les non-initiés... Rappelons qu'au départ La Panthère Rose est un film réalisé par le génial Blake Edwards en 1964, avec l'inénarrable Peters Sellers dans le rôle principal, et que cette fameuse Panthère Rose désigne non pas un sympathique félin, mais un diamant d'une valeur inestimable, et dont le vol est à l'origine du scénario.
Mais sa contribution à l'histoire de la musique ne s'arrête pas là. En effet, on lui doit également le monumental Moon River, titre dont l'insurpassable limpidité mélodique est capable de me porter au bord des larmes en quelques mesures, repris entre autres par Sinatra et Morrissey et susurré par la délicieuse Audrey Hepburn dans Breakfast At Tiffany's. Et c'est toujours lui qui est à l'origine du thème explosif de Peter Gunn, avec sa ligne de basse à réveiller les morts et ses arrangements de cuivres qui traumatiseront toute une génération de compositeurs, Quincy Jones en tête...
En tout cas, cette compilation est une excellente introduction à l'univers de Henry Mancini, qui en mêlant arrangements jazzy, vocaux surannés et mélodies inoubliables, a tout simplement inventé la Lounge music, avant que ce mot ne désigne un vaste fourre-tout pour bobos peu curieux...

Henry Mancini's Greatest Hits.......2005-07-13

This CD is all one needs to understand why this dude is the master when it comes to composing. Having been introduced to this great human being at an early age, my fascination for his work is still a vital part of my being. This CD is just what I have always wanted. It has all the classics, along with some older gems I never knew existed. I love it so much, that I am going to send my mama back home one. She was, is and always will be perhaps his GREATEST FAN ever. If you just can't live without Mancini's music, then this CD is for you. Enjoy, enjoy,
enjoy!!

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Good From the Heart
WHERE IS STRANGE EUPHORIA?
Excellent Introduction To Heart Before 1984 Hit Sensation
The Missing Links would make this 5 stars
Bought it for a hit - not worth anything actually

Heart Greatest Hits: Live
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Good From the Heart.......2006-02-01

Don't get me wrong, they looked a lot better in the 80's with stilletos and all that make-up, and puffy hair that could raise any skyscraper, but old Heart is a hell of a lot better than their newer stuff. I thought they sounded like they meant it like: Crazy On You, Barracuda, Straight On, Heartless (my favorite from them). Yep these vixens who were compared to Led Zeppelin as a hell of a rock band, boy oh boy, pretty damn close I might add. Anyways this album kicks serious butt.

WHERE IS STRANGE EUPHORIA?.......2005-05-30

"Strange Euphoria" was the one of the "new" songs on this recording but it was deleted from the CD of this late 1980 release. Call Strange Euphoria" what you want, but it is a cool song and sounds like Ann and Nancy are on a LSD trip while singing. It was a great song which was not replicated on 1997's Whirlygig even though Heart tried.

The cover sports one of my favorite photos of Ann Wilson with the stand-off-ish, jacked up, over-confident look.

Excellent Introduction To Heart Before 1984 Hit Sensation.......2005-05-28

Greatest Hits Live originally recorded in 1980 was one of my early CD purchases during early 90s but I happened to miss simply because it was dubbed as "Live" and I thought that was not I had been looking for. (At that time I was looking for Definitive collection of Heart including 80s hits). Time has changed and I happened to uncover this CD from the heap of my dusted CD collections.

It has nine best tracks from their early works such as Dreamboat Annie(1976), Little Queen(1977), Magazine(1978), Dogs and Butterfly(1978), Bebe Le Strange(1980). On the back jacket name of the albums the each tracks are from are shown. Then the album become live recording collection during August and September 1980 tour. Live recording of BEBE LE STRANGE takes place at the stage side where the chat among members before the show can be heard. Interesting intrigue. TELL IT LIKE IT IS is unusually not live but studio recording and became single cut from this greatest CD. And then the ending live performance is LED ZEPPELIN classic ROCK'N ROLL. Alas, it shows their rock spirit.
Yes, it misses PRIVATE AUDITION(1982) and PASSIONWORK material to be the early Heart collection. But the timing for the release was excellent because it was made when HEART was at their artistic height.

Verdict: It is no doubt Heart fans' essential and 70s rock fans' paradise. Showing well how HEART had been during their early prime.
Rating: 88 out of 100. Well-edited (particularly Silver Wheel and Crazy On You combination just as their live performance) and consistent. Transition from studio recording part and live recording part has been done excellently.
Recommended for: Every Heart fan. Lots of 70s rock fans and the appreciators of recent Heart releases such as Desire Walks On(1993) and Jupiters Darling(2004).

The Missing Links would make this 5 stars.......2005-05-26

Will they ever release this CD remastered with the 3 missing songs, Strange Euphoria, Hit Single and Unchained Melody?

This was the first greatest hits package ever released by Heart. Heart is my favorite band and I am only able to give this 4 stars because of the missing songs and the missing inner sleeve photos.

Those of us who bought this album when it came out, simply wore the damn thing out. When you enjoy an album like that you should be able to hear it on CD in it's original state. It kills me when a record label omits songs to squeeze the release onto one CD. I would have paid and still will pay the price to have this release in it's original line-up of songs. Kansas did the same thing with their live album, Two For The Show, as did Nazareth and Jethro Tull with their live albums.

Otherwise, Greatest Hits/Live is a masterpiece. Heart have released other greatest hits albums more recently and only one of them really defines the first years of their career better than this. However, I simply must have the 3 songs missing from this album. Won't somebody do something about this!

Bought it for a hit - not worth anything actually.......2004-07-13

Back in the days when I tried to collect the much-reviled (of course I was not aware of it then) hits of the pre-Nirvana era, hearing the then-unplayed "Magic Man" (reviled by my brother).

it is fair to say that this loud rock hit singles collection really has nothing to offer, being, except for the fairly generic folkie flourishes that make such songs as "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)" mildly worthwhile to listen to, there is nothing more than amelodic noise in most of these tunes, especially "Barracuda" - whilst "Crazy On You" really was awfully overblown.

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The Student Prince: Golden Days
Spring Is Here: With A Song In My Heart
The Land Of Smiles: Yours Is My Heart Alone
Because You're Mine
Cavalleria Rusticana: Adido Alla Madre
Aida: Celeste Aida
The Lord's Prayer
Granada

Customer Reviews:

Introducing the Greatest Voice of All Time.......2007-03-13

A new generation of music lovers deserves to know, understand and appreciate the greatness of Mario Lanza. Five decades after his passing, millions of lovers of "grand voices" still are held in awe by the power, passion and beauty of his voice.

This selection of recordings has a number of fine selections that give a small "flavor" of his fantastic talent and skills. It is a good beginning for someone who wants to know "The American Caruso."

The Greatest Tenor of the 20th Century........2007-01-21

In a professional career that lasted just a bit over ten years Mario Lanza created more memorable recordings, broadcasts, concert perfomances and feature films than any other major vocalist in the classical and pop-jazz music genre. He was a man blessed with arguably the finest tenor voice in recorded music. Fans of Caruso, Pavarotti, Jan Peerce, Placido Domingo or Careras may argue that their tenor interpreted a particular aria better than anyone else but few if any can argue against the sheer beauty, power and emotion of Mario Lanza. He achieved worldwide success too fast and his penchant for the good life: wine, women and good food got the best of him in the end. It is so sad, when one contemplates Lanza's short but brilliant career and what might have been, that he was gone at age 38, an age when some tenors are just beginning to hit their stride. This album is a fine overview of some of his most memorable heavy classics as well as lighter operetta standards and showcases his voice so well. Nearly fifty years have transpired since his untimely death in 1959 and there is yet to appear on the scene a tenor with the power, charisma or sheer beauty of Lanza's voice. I highly recommend this album to the Lanza novice or those just starting their Opera CD collections.

Easy listening.......2006-02-27

I have always liked Mario Lanza and the album is wonderful and relaxing.

Lanza of the joyous voice!.......2005-07-14

This album has some really splendid songs, and yes, it's a good introduction to the King of the high last notes. I grew up with one of Lanza's albums and more or less learned to sing by singing along with his wonderful warm voice. What good energy he had... and too bad he died so young (sigh). It certainly lifts my spirits to listen to his music again and I hope anyone reading this will take a chance and get to know him too.

Not bad as an introduction to Lanza.......2001-11-13

I recommend this collection as a good starting point for those interested in this extraordinary tenor. It's not a complete representation of the man by any stretch of the imagination, but it includes a handful of unforgettable recordings that will make newcomers to Lanza sit up in astonishment.

Highlights include the immortal Serenade & Golden Days from The Student Prince, Beloved (from the film version of the Student Prince, and arguably Lanza's best English-language love song), Because You're Mine, If I Loved You, and the stirring Addio Alla Madre from Cavalleria Rusticana. If love songs seem a little over-represented at the expense of arias and (notably) Italian & Neapolitan Songs, then blame BMG for their habitual neglect of Lanza's more serious side. In any event, this is essentially a one-CD version of the three-CD set, The Mario Lanza Collection. All of the renditions are the same as on the earlier CD, as are the sound sources. With the exception of The Student Prince Serenade, most of the selections here have never sounded better.

Be aware, however, that several of the arias are in fact retakes of more familiar versions. Vesti La Giubba, for instance, is an alternate take from Lanza's May 1950 session, and although the tenor is in great voice, the orchestra lets him down on the climactic phrase by moving on before he has finished his High A on the word "infranto". The Flower Song is even more unrestrained than the familiar take - great fun, but not the kind of recording you'd want newcomers to Lanza to hear! (Lanza never quite "nailed" this aria, but his heart was in the right place.) La Donna E Mobile is the familiar 1950 version in the first half, but is replaced by an inferior retake in the second half, followed by an edited-in High B ending (on "pensier") from the original recording!

The only truly bad recording is the inexplicably popular With A Song In My Heart. Lanza is unfocused, and strains his way throughout the piece. Yours Is My Heart Alone is somewhat better, but is easily surpassed by the tenor's 1956 recording with the conductor Henri Rene (and currently unavailable on CD).

The "Greatest Hits" are here: the million-selling Be My Love, Loveliest Night of The Year and the aforementioned Because You're Mine. I have to confess to an aversion to the first two - Lanza was often a far better singer than these recordings suggest - but most fans, I'm sure, will continue to cherish them. Besides, what tenor since Lanza has ever sung Be My Love without straining his way through the wretched thing and then fudging the High C at the end? Lanza made it his own, and to be fair to the song, it is actually a very difficult piece to pull off, as Messrs Domingo, Carreras and Leech will no doubt attest. But that was also one of Lanza's most under-appreciated strengths - he made everything sound so easy. Listeners accustomed to the laborious efforts of most present-day tenors will be astounded by the freshness, ease, and sheer bravado of these performances.

From the Heart: Greatest Hits
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From the Heart: Greatest Hits
Bonnie Tyler
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N39H6M
Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

Total Eclipse of the Heart
Lost in France
Faster Than the Speed of Night
It's a Heartache
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Holding out for a Hero
Loving You Is a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) - Todd Rundgren, Bonnie Tyler
Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
In My Life
Making Love out of Nothing at All
(The World Is Full Of) Married Men
More Than a Lover
If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man) - Todd Rundgren, Bonnie Tyler
Streets of Little Italy
You Won't See Me Cry
Louise
Si Demain... (Turn Around) [*] - Kareen Antonn, Bonnie Tyler

Album Description

2007 collection from the gravelly voiced vocalist, featuring 17 tracks. Includes her classic hits including 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart', 'Lost In France', 'It's A Heartache', 'Holding Out For A Hero' and features guest appearances from Todd Rundgren and Shakin' Stevens plus the bonus duet 'Si Demain [Turn Around]' with Kareen Antonn. Sony. 2007.

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Includes 'total Eclipse of the Heart', 'lost in France', 'it's a Heartache', 'holding Out for a Hero', 'a Rockin Good Way', 'faster Than the Speed of Night' etc.

80's Greatest Rock Hits, Vol. 5: From the Heart

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Beautiful Love Songs of the 80s
80's power rock at its best.
Excellent
80's Greatest Rock HIts, Vol 5: From the Heart = Greatest album ever
Great CD

80's Greatest Rock Hits, Vol. 5: From the Heart
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003A62
Release Date: 1994-06-02

Tracks:

When I See You Smile - Bad English
When I'm With You - Sheriff
More Than Words Can Say - Alias
The Flame - Cheap Trick
Second Chance - Thirty Eight Special
Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
The Search Is Over - Survivor
Angel Eyes - The Jeff Healey Band
Sister Christian - Night Ranger

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Love Songs of the 80s.......2007-01-21

these 80s love songs are worth hearing again and again I strongly Recommend this CD to anyone who loves hearing love songs from the heart

80's power rock at its best........2007-01-19

As a fan of 80's heavy metal,I am familiar with the term,power ballad.This highly melodic,all power ballad light rock format has a great collection of songs.My favorite one on here was"Angel Eyes",but they are all good songs.This album showcases the adult contemporary side of these bands.It even includes the sappy,"Second Chance" from 38 Special.After hearing their more traditional southern based rock songs,you would'nt think they had it in them.Another track that stood out was "When I'm with you".The vocals on that song were great.The very end had some really high notes.Even Boston singers like Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo can't hit notes that high.This is a great album to own if you're a fan of 80's pop/adult contemporary music and particularly one hit wonders.

Excellent.......2006-11-03

Excellent collaboration of the songs I enjoyed through my High School years, and still do today 20+ years later.

80's Greatest Rock HIts, Vol 5: From the Heart = Greatest album ever.......2005-09-02

I was a kid in the 80s with an older sister who was a teenager, so I feel in love with 80s music while tagging along with her. I found this album several years ago and fell in love with it right away. This is by far my favorite CD to listen to. If I don't know what I'm in the mood to listen to, I can ALWAYS put this in and be happy. My favorite song from the 80s is probably Angel Eyes by Jeff Healy Band. I love the way the song sounds, and have always wished to have someone sing something like that to me. But, every song on this album is great. I have never skipped any of the songs on it like I do other albums. Please buy this CD if you love 80s love songs. You will not regret it.

Great CD.......2005-08-10

For anyone who grew up in the 80's, you MUST own this CD. Good times.

Lorie Line - Music from the Heart: Greatest Cover Hits

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Peaceful Piano
Lorie has extraordinary talent
A VERY HEART TO FIND CD
Really great easy listening music!

Lorie Line - Music from the Heart: Greatest Cover Hits
Lorie Line
Manufacturer: Time Line Production
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003HBF
Release Date: 1997-05-13

Tracks:

Music Of The Night (Phantom Of The Opera)
Part Of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
Unchained Melody (Ghost)
I'd Give My Life For You (Miss Saigon)
Hymne (Vangelis)
Theme From Prince Of Tides
Theme From Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves
Medley From Dances With Wolves
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Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Theme From Beauty & The Beast
Tears In Heaven
Love Is-Theme From Beverly Hills 90210
When I Fall In Love
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (The Lion King)

Customer Reviews:

Peaceful Piano.......2002-03-24

I had never heard of Lorie Line until I came across this cd while looking for another piano cd. I bought them both. I highly recommend to those who appreciate popular songs set to a peaceful piano.

Lorie has extraordinary talent.......2001-06-21

Lorie Line shows her talent for putting her personal style into other people's music on this album. I purchased this album when it came out and I haven't quit listening to it. It is the perfect thing to listen to while studying, driving, or just relaxing. The arrangements of these popular songs are wonderful. I love the style she puts into her music. I would recommend this album to anyone wanting a relaxing, beautiful CD to add to their collection.

A VERY HEART TO FIND CD.......2000-05-19

If you want to relax, listen to this cd and you will hear and feel the magic of the beautiful style and arrangement of Ms.Lorie Line. My next assignment is to buy her Simply Grand CD in solo piano. Ms. Line's style is very good especially in playing solo piano.

Really great easy listening music!.......1998-05-11

For those who like easy listening piano music. This is a fantastic CD. This CD contains some great selections. Good for calming after a hard day.

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