Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)

Track Listings
1. Take It Easy    
2. Witchy Woman    
3. Lyin' Eyes    
4. Already Gone    
5. Desperado    
6. One of These Nights    
7. Tequila Sunrise    
8. Take It to the Limit    
9. Peaceful Easy Feeling    
10. Best of My Love    

Editorial Reviews
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The pre-Hotel California years were arguably the best for The Eagles (though there were, thanks to Joe Walsh, some stellar future moments). Their mix of country, folk, and rock had a harder, grittier edge, and helped define what would become known as the Southern California sound. There was just enough of a country feel in the beautiful harmonies of "Best of My Love," to blur the edges between the genres. "Take It Easy" and "Lyin' Eyes" could easily have come out of the new Nashville school, as well. The twang that characterizes the guitar intro to "Already Gone" and the leads in "Witchy Woman" and "One of These Nights," also pays tribute to country's guitar greats. Greatest Hits 1971-1975 houses a scant ten singles, but not only does it illustrate the magic of the collaboration between Glen Frey and Don Henley, it shows the breadth of The Eagles impact on the many who would follow their lead. --Steve Gdula --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Description
From the original master tapes on 24 karat Gold disc. Booklet includes complete original artwork. 1993 release. Standard jewel case. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), Music, The Eagles, Album Rock, Country-Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Popular Music, Rock, Soft Rock, United States of America
Their Greatest Hits: The Record
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The 70s... The Bee Gees... There's no one without the other
  • Complete BeeGees
  • Bee Gees
  • What more could you ask for?
  • Dollars and (common) cents.
 Their Greatest Hits: The Record
The Bee Gees
Manufacturer: Reprise
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ASIN: B000EXZI0U
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

  1. New York Mining Disaster 1941
  2. To Love Somebody
  3. Holiday
  4. Massachusetts
  5. World
  6. Words
  7. I've Gotta Get A Message To You
  8. I Started A Joke
  9. First Of May
  10. Saved By The Bell
  11. Don't Forget To Remember
  12. Lonely Days
  13. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
  14. Run To Me
  15. Jive Talkin'
  16. Nights On Broadway
  17. Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
  18. Love So Right
  19. If I Can't Have You
  20. Love Me
  21. You Should Be Dancing

Tracks:

  1. Stayin' Alive
  2. How Deep Is Your Love
  3. Night Fever
  4. More Than A Woman
  5. Emotion
  6. Too Much Heaven
  7. Tragedy
  8. Love You Inside Out
  9. Guilty -- Barbra Streisand With Barry Gibb
  10. Heartbreaker
  11. Islands In The Stream
  12. You Win Again
  13. One
  14. Secret Love
  15. For Whom The Bell Tolls
  16. Alone
  17. Immortality
  18. This Is Where I Came In
  19. Spicks & Specks

Album Description

The individual voices of the legendary Brothers Gibb—Maurice, Barry, and Robin—are each wonderfully distinctive in their own right. In combination, they lock together for extraordinary harmonies, perfectly blending and magically complementing each other. This vocal wizardry is at the heart of their phenomenal success, which spanned five decades and transcended multiple genres with chart-busting glory. From their Beatles-esque `60s roots and the subsequent flowering of their own progressive pop-rock songwriting and performance style through their blue-eyed R&B superstardom and Saturday Night Fever disco-era domination, the Bee Gees constantly evolved and never stopped delivering timeless hits. The trio's beautifully crafted, sonically enchanting work is one of the cornerstones of contemporary popular music, and this hit-packed compilation spotlights their career-spanning best.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The 70s... The Bee Gees... There's no one without the other.......2007-07-05

I cannot imagine my life as teenager in the 70s, without a reference to the Bee Gees music. These guys are great composers and surely, one of the best vocal groups of that era!
This collection has (almost) all of their greatest hits... The most romantic and even the "Disco" ones (how can you mend your broken heart, without dancing 'Stayin' Alive' once again? Come on...!!!)
I suggest you to get this one, unless you're so lucky to get that wonderful 4-CD box collection issued some years ago...

4 out of 5 stars Complete BeeGees.......2007-07-03

Love this CD, it has all of the tunes that I've loved throughout the years. Just what I've been looking for.

5 out of 5 stars Bee Gees.......2007-06-29

Awesome Cd!! Recieved it in record time and has lots of great songs on it!
Thank you!

5 out of 5 stars What more could you ask for?.......2007-06-27

This is about all the BEE GEE's you can handle.It's a great product and if you want a greatest hits disc then get this one.

4 out of 5 stars Dollars and (common) cents........2007-06-14

I'm going to rate this CD based on a $1 per song cost to total cost for the entire CD (Apple and Rhapsody charge $1 per song).
I don't like the "Bee Gees" as a group. However, I do have to admit that a lot of their songs are imbedded in my mind due to TV, radio and even the occasional movie (Saturday Night Fever). The following songs are worth owning because they are a part of our cultural history and to be honest, they are just plain good (I'm not sure how Barry got away with singing like a girl, but so be it): Disc 1: Tracks 2,15,16 & 21. Disc 2: Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7. So that's $11 worth of music for $15. The Bee Gee's songs aren't available on iTunes or Rhapsody yet, so it's up to you if you want to part with an additional $4 to get the whole CD. If you are going to buy a Greatest Hits compilation from the Bee Gees, this is the one to get.
Note: Don't forget about the three songs sung by brother Andy Gibb. "I Just Want To Be Your Everything", "Our Love (Don't Throw It All Away)", and "Shadow Dancer". Each of them are available on iTunes for a buck a piece.
Note - The song "Emotion" on Disc 2, one of their best songs, is a remix. How lame.
Hope this helps.
Darium June 2007
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Fly with the Eagles
  • Flyin' High - 4 Ever
  • The title says it all!
  • A smooth shot of tequila
  • A 70's classic, but now obsolete
 Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
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ASIN: B000002GVS
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Take It Easy
  2. Witchy Woman
  3. Lyin' Eyes
  4. Already Gone
  5. Desperado
  6. One Of These Nights
  7. Tequila Sunrise
  8. Take It To The Limit
  9. Peaceful, Easy Feeling
  10. Best Of My Love

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The pre-Hotel California years were arguably the best for The Eagles (though there were, thanks to Joe Walsh, some stellar future moments). Their mix of country, folk, and rock had a harder, grittier edge, and helped define what would become known as the Southern California sound. There was just enough of a country feel in the beautiful harmonies of "Best of My Love," to blur the edges between the genres. "Take It Easy" and "Lyin' Eyes" could easily have come out of the new Nashville school, as well. The twang that characterizes the guitar intro to "Already Gone" and the leads in "Witchy Woman" and "One of These Nights," also pays tribute to country's guitar greats. Greatest Hits 1971-1975 houses a scant ten singles, but not only does it illustrate the magic of the collaboration between Glen Frey and Don Henley, it shows the breadth of The Eagles impact on the many who would follow their lead. --Steve Gdula

Album Description

From the original master tapes on 24 karat Gold disc. Booklet includes complete original artwork. 1993 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fly with the Eagles.......2007-06-10

Great collection that you will enjoy. Its got some essential Eagle hits that really are gems. A fine collection of music from a fine collection of musicians.

5 out of 5 stars Flyin' High - 4 Ever.......2007-03-09

This record ranks as the #1 best selling album in the American Music Industry, so I guess that speaks for iteslf. 41 million copies worldwide and still selling, probably indicates just how their music appeals to all young and old...
If you want an introduction to the Eagles buy this and also "Hotel California" and you'll be set.
Take It Easy is as fresh now as it was in 1973 (and still stands as the best ever Eagles song recorded - that opening "G" chord still sends shivers down one's spine!) Contains all the great stuff pre-Hotel California.
However, if you want a far more comprehensive collection of Eagles songs - buy the double CD "Complete Greatest Hits".

5 out of 5 stars The title says it all!.......2006-12-18

This album can afford to be out of print now that there's the surpassing THE VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES. Here are ten chart-risers that were previously released respectively on the band's first four non-compilation releases,THE EAGLES,DESPERADO,ON THE BORDER and ONE OF THESE NIGHTS.

5 out of 5 stars A smooth shot of tequila.......2006-12-06

This album stops a bit early in the Eagles' career, just before the release of "Hotel California," and that's to its advantage because there isn't a dud on the album. After this, it was hit or miss for them. The standouts here are "One of These Nights," "Best of My Love," and the underrated, overlooked, and totally awesome "Tequila Sunrise." Great music for singing along in the car (especially the doo-doo-doos at the end of "Peaceful Easy Feeling").

5 out of 5 stars A 70's classic, but now obsolete.......2006-11-03

This was a must have album in the 1970's, but it has since been superceded by their "The Very Best of" 2 CD set. This CD is simply a song for song re-issue of the vinyl album, so it only contains 10 songs from their early days. Which would be fine if this were a budget release, but it is not. The songs on here are great, but I think you would get a better value from buying "The Very Best of The Eagles" collection. It spans their entire career and includes 33 songs on 2 CDs.

I know they want to keep selling this CD since it is the biggest selling album of all time, but they need to cut the price or at least throw in a few bonus tracks.
Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome
  • Musical SUNSHINE Baby!!
  • A great album filled with hits at every turn!
  • Norms One
  • It's Barenaked Ladies, how could you go wrong!
 Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001
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Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
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ASIN: B00005R1Q8
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

  1. The Old Apartment
  2. Falling for the First Time
  3. Brian Wilson
  4. One Week
  5. Be My Yoko Ono
  6. Alternative Girlfriend
  7. It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)
  8. If I Had $1000000
  9. Call and Answer
  10. Get in Line
  11. It's All Been Done
  12. Jane
  13. Lovers in a Dangerous Time
  14. Pinch Me
  15. Shoebox
  16. What a Good Boy
  17. Too Little Too Late
  18. Enid
  19. Thanks That Was Fun

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Electrifying performers and pure-pop songwriters of the highest order, Toronto's Barenaked Ladies have emerged over a decade as that strangest of beasts. They'll never land a dishy cover story in Mojo Magazine, but as they reflect on those ribald years between 1991 and 2001, the five can allow themselves wry smiles, knowing that sometimes, just sometimes, the cream rises to the top. In addition to familiar radio staples such as "Pinch Me," "The Old Apartment," "Jane," "Alternative Girlfriend," and the ubiquitous "One Week," there's a trump card on All Their Greatest Hits that will prove irresistible to completists: the Ladies' buttery, acoustic version of Bruce Cockburn's "Lovers in a Dangerous Time." Recorded eons ago for a Cockburn tribute disc that almost immediately went out of print, the song has until now been a rare and highly coveted collector's item. Two news songs--"Thanks That Was Fun" and "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)"--were recorded specifically for this collection, while two others ("Brian Wilson" and "What a Good Boy") are captured live. But what really brings this album home is, ironically, "If I Had $1,000,000." One of their very first hits cut as the Ladies were learning to dovetail their so-called "acoustic hip-hop" into slicker pop sensibilities, "$1,000,000"--a simple knock-kneed love song with harmonies so tight they're practically braided--is a snapshot of a band with all the pieces in place just as the planets were about to align. --Kim Hughes

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-07-12

We love all the Barenaked Ladies songs! This is a repurchase of the disc after we lost the first one and couldn't live without it.

5 out of 5 stars Musical SUNSHINE Baby!!.......2007-03-14

Okay, so, if we were in a western, I wouldn't exactly be quick on the draw, but personally, I like getting to things in my own sweet time.
Six years (?) after the fact, the SpiritWorld is graced with this FANTASTIC cd-of 19 tracks, thank you very much-GET IT NOW!!
I was only familiar with the high inducing 'Falling For The First Time' track that's on the Malcolm in the Middle soundtrack, and only vaguely familiar with a few of the others, so I come to this as a newbie and I LOVE IT!!
Their quirky loquacious lyrics are funny, smart, smiley, honest and paranoid, the music is played with heart, it's beautiful and even the slower tracks you can snap to. A couple of the tracks are live versions which makes a nice change to the polished studio feel and it's sweet because you can hear the fans singing along in the background.
I can honestly say there's not a Homer's favorite brand of beer track on here; they're all FABOO, and some that are the faboo-est include the aforementioned Falling..., If I Had $1000000 and the spectacular Pinch Me.
I'd like to buy a doll house, use a shrinkomatic on these guys and have them play for me every time I opened the door. Or we could all just live together. I am so getting their entire back catalog and all their new and future ones, which, considering I'm more of a soundtracks girl, is saying a lot.
Lyrics aren't included in the booklet, but you do get a funny little story behind each song, and besides, they sing clearly enough, and you won't be able to stop playing it either, so you'll pick up on the words.
Bottom line: I HIGHLY recommend this, especially if you have a red cadillac and are going for a road-trip across America. Even just in your head. It's like pure musical sunshine.

5 out of 5 stars A great album filled with hits at every turn!.......2007-02-23

I purchased this album after hearing only "One Week" and "If I had 1000000 dollars" from the radio. The two give you a taste of the wacky and zany streak that touches several of their songs, including the irreverant "Be My Yoko Ono." But they show a softer and more reflective side with tracks like "Call and Answer" as well. The variety of tracks is impresive.

As a rule, "best of" compilations tend to be littered with bad songs, but BNL really nailed it with this fantastic collection of songs. If you've heard and enjoyed any of their music, you owe it to yourself to check this one out!

3 out of 5 stars Norms One.......2007-01-20

There is some good with bad along with this review. I felt previous reviews had recommended highly, but it did not live up to expectations. Having written that - there were some good tracks.

5 out of 5 stars It's Barenaked Ladies, how could you go wrong!.......2007-01-03

I am a fan of the BNL, and this CD did not disappoint.
The Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits: The Record
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Greatest Hits Bee Gees album: The Record
  • The BEST of the BeeGees
  • Shows Why The Bee Gees Were So Successful
  • THE BEE GEES AND ALL THEIR GLORY HITS.
  • Great songs by a great group
 The Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits: The Record
The Bee Gees
Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005RH91
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

  1. New York Mining Disaster
  2. To Love Somebody
  3. Holiday
  4. Massachusetts
  5. World
  6. Words
  7. I've Gotta Get A Message To You
  8. I Started A Joke
  9. First of May
  10. Saved By The Bell
  11. Don't Forget To Remember
  12. Lonely Days
  13. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
  14. Run To Me
  15. Jive Talkin'
  16. Nights On Broadway
  17. Fanny Be Tender
  18. Love So Right
  19. If I Can't Have You
  20. Love Me
  21. You Should Be Dancing

Tracks:

  1. Stayin' Alive
  2. How Deep Is Your Love
  3. Night Fever
  4. More Than A Woman
  5. Emotion
  6. Too Much Heaven
  7. Tragedy
  8. Love You Inside Out
  9. Guilty
  10. Heartbreaker
  11. Islands In The Stream
  12. You Win Again
  13. One
  14. Secret Love
  15. For Whom The Bell Tolls
  16. Alone
  17. Immortality
  18. This Is Where I Came In
  19. Spicks and Specks

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Don't look for a richly illustrated, critical essay-packed hagiography with this 40-track, double-disc overview of the Bee Gees recording career. In typical, telling fashion, the Brothers Gibb have eschewed such exercises in ego inflation and simply let the best of their remarkable body of music speak for itself. Through it all, their familiar voices lock together in the sort of transcendent, seemingly genetic harmony that few singers since the Everly Brothers (early Gibb inspirations) have managed. Beginning with the plaintive 1966 hit "New York Mining Disaster 1941," this set traces the Gibbs' journey from successful Beatles-era balladeers to '70s white R&B gods and the undisputed kings of disco (we're reminded here that their shrewd metamorphosis began with "Nights on Broadway" and "Jive Talkin'"--long before the mega-success of "Saturday Night Fever"). But even as that dance craze faded, again threatening to turn the Bee Gees into pop anachronisms, the Gibbs simply stepped out of the limelight for a while, turning their talents to MOR hit-making for the likes of Samantha Sang, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, and Dionne Warwick. Those hits ("Emotion," "Heartbreaker," "Islands in the Stream") are featured here in modern rerecordings by the band, along with the Streisand-Barry Gibb duet, "Guilty." And if the Gibbs haven't had much of an American chart presence in recent years, they remain superstars throughout the rest of the world, a richly crafted pop music presence that simply won't be denied. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Greatest Hits Bee Gees album: The Record.......2007-06-16

This is by far THE best compilation of the Bee Gees. It's one of those albums that is a must have of any collection.

The best inclusions in this are: "Spicks & Specks", "Immortality", "Heartbreaker", as well as all the "Saturday Night Fever" classics like "How Deep is Your Love" and "Night Fever". For the hopeless romantics there's even "Guilty", the duet with Barbara Streisand and Barry Gibb. Who could ask for anything more? Not me. This album is great and you should buy it, put it on and you should be dancing.

5 out of 5 stars The BEST of the BeeGees.......2007-04-11

If you love Disco go for it. This is the sound of that age. What is of course amazing is that you can still hear their music on the pop radio stations and not just in the elevator and grocery store.

Great value for your money, 42 hits on two disks. Better than buying the sound track from Saturday Night Fever, as if.. this is the group that defined that movie.

Ok, so I'm not some sophisticated music critic but I grew up humming this stuff and now I use it to cut out the noise at work. Feel good, get up and get working music. What's not to like?

5 out of 5 stars Shows Why The Bee Gees Were So Successful.......2007-03-12

Trivia question: Which three artists had the most #1 songs in the '70's? Elton John, Paul McCartney, and the Bee Gees.

I read a reviewer who suggested they put the older songs on one disc and the disco on the other. One problem is that this is chronological for the most part (though the final track, "Spicks and Specks", was actually an older song), so they needed to do it the way they did to have room for the newer songs.

It includes several covered songs, and most of them were better by the covered artist ("Love Me" and "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman and "Emotion" by Samantha Sang are examples). One missing song is "Come On Over", which was a hit by Olivia Newton-John and sang by the Bee Gees on their live album.

My favorite Bee Gee hits were "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)" and "Tragedy", with "Words", "Lonely Days", "Run To Me", "Jive Talkin'", "Stayin' Alive", :One", and "Spicks & Specks" also being tracks I like.

5 out of 5 stars THE BEE GEES AND ALL THEIR GLORY HITS........2007-03-10

I was just conversing with my new amazon friend Gary G. about the BEE GEES and that I was contemplating on reviewing the BEE GEES compilation album that I'm about to review for you now. Without further delay, it is time for me to review the ultimate BEE GEES compilation album released in 2001. This one's for you Gary.

I will be writing a review on the legendary Two-CD compilation album entitled "THE BEE GEES, THEIR GREATEST HITS, THE RECORD" by one of Rock's greatest legendary bands. I give you one of Australia's many pride and joy's, the one and only, THE BEE GEES. This legendary compilation album was originally released in 2001 on Compact Disc on the Polydor Records label in association with Universal Records, a division of UMG Recordings Inc. and UTV Records. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary compilation album or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

Australia would give Rock n' Roll some of its greatest acts. You have the legendary and beautiful OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN and the hard a*s kicking Rock n' Roll Band AC/DC. But before them, you would have THE BEE GEES to begin the Australian Invasion of the whole world. THE BEE GEES have been in the music business now for well over forty years with worldwide record sales exceeding well over 180 million and still counting. And get this, THE BEE GEES are officially in the TOP 5 MOST SUCCESSFUL RECORDING ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME. THE BEE GEES will forever go down in Rock n' Roll history and be remembered for kicking Disco into high gear and recording some of the greatest Disco songs for the extremely successful groundbreaking movie soundtrack landmark album "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" in 1977. To this very day, the "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" soundtrack album remains in the Top 3 as the all-time most successful album ever released of its kind. This legendary soundtrack album also remains as one of Rock's greatest achievements and contributions in Rock n' Roll history. What can I say about the Gibb brothers that hasn't already been said. When brothers Barry Gibb on vocals and guitar , Robin Gibb on vocals and the late great Maurice Gibb on vocals, bass, guitar and keyboards joined forces in the 60's, a Rock n' Roll revolution and Corporation was about to be born and take Rock n' Roll by storm. Who would have believed that THE BEE GEES would have been as big and as successful as they became in the 1970's and beyond that would be felt to this very day. You can almost truly say that THE BEE GEES were almost as big as life itself. With that in mind, you can say that THE BEE GEES and MICHAEL JACKSON are the only acts that would ever come close in comparison to the screaming lungs of BEATLEMANIA. Even the youngest brother, the late great ANDY GIBB would enjoy a very successful solo career as one of the greatest teen idols of not just the 70's, but of all-time. ANDY GIBB would record successful hit songs in the 70's such as the incredible "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" and the breathtaking "Shadow Dancing." If that wasn't enough, ANDY would also co-host one of TV's most popular shows in the 70's with MARILYN MCCOO called SOLID GOLD. However, it would be ANDY GIBB'S older brothers that would forever strike gold and give Rock n' Roll some of its greatest hits of all-time. THE BEE GEES have recorded many great albums and have released many great hit singles to back their albums up through the years between the period of 1967 to 2001. This Two-CD set compilation album highlights all of THE BEE GEES great hit singles from that period. In my opinion, this legendary compilation album is a true testament of three extremely talented brothers who dared to change the sound of Rock n' Roll forever and a fine fitting tribute to a great legendary band that was indeed, far ahead of their time.

Now it is time to let THE BEE GEES legendary music speak for itself and do all of the talking. On DISC ONE, this legendary compilation album begins with THE BEE GEES first phase from the 1960's with the rare 60's hit single "New York Mining Disaster 1941," the legendary slow beautiful soothing orchestrated "To Love Somebody," the slow beautiful orchestrated "Holiday," the beautiful breathtaking orchestrated mellow "Massachusetts," the slow beautiful loud and mellow "World," the amazing and incredible smooth orchestrated number "Words," the forever beautiful orchestrated mellow number "I've Gotta Get A Message To You," the beautifully crafted mellow number "I Started A Joke," the beautiful tear drops orchestrated mellow number "First Of May," the rare beautiful mellow orchestrated "Saved By The Bell," the mindblowing rare beautiful orchestrated number "Don't Forget To Remember," the forever BEE GEES trademark 60's mellow Rocker "Lonely Days," the forever slow beautiful orchestrated mellow Rocker and one of my most favorite BEE GEES songs ever, "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart," the slow groundbreaking mellow Rocker "Run To Me," and the hit single that would forever begin the legendary BEE GEES second phase and 70's Disco sound craze, the funkish "Jive Talkin'," the soulful funkish heartfelt "Nights On Broadway," the beautiful mellow "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)," the forever slow beautiful and mellow and another one of my personal favorites "Love So Right," the original BEE GEES composition that gave Yvonne Elliman her first number one hit, "If I Can't Have You," another one of my personal favorites, the slow beautiful soulful smooth soothing number "Love Me" and the forever BEE GEES trademark Disco classic that would jump start Disco and help contribute in leading John Travolta to unheralded and unmatched stardom, "You Should Be Dancing." END OF DISC ONE.

DISC TWO takes where DISC ONE left off with the lead song that would begin the "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" soundtrack and the film, the mighty and incredible in its original long version, "Stayin' Alive," another one of my most dearest and most favorite BEE GEES slow songs ever, the slow and one of the most beautiful breathtaking songs ever, "How Deep Is Your Love," the killer genuine Disco classic from the 1977 "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" soundtrack with a pinch of Rock n' roll "Night Fever," another one of my personal favorites, the original BEE GEES song that gave TAVARES another hit that is also included on the soundtrack album, the genuine original and beautiful BEE GEES version of "More Than A Woman," the rare and synthesized filled number that became a hit for SAMANTHA SANG, the groundbreaking sizzler "Emotion," the forever beautiful harmonizing BEE GEES trademark soulful number "Too Much Heaven," the synthesizer filled fast paced "Tragedy," the beautiful harmonizing funkish soulful heartfelt "Love You Inside Out," one of the Top 5 best duets of all-time, the slow and beautiful Barry Gibb/Barbara Streisand love song "Guilty," the well recorded danceable synthesized number "Heartbreaker," the BEE GEES composition that became a successful number one hit for KENNY ROGERS AND DOLLY PARTON, the original BEE GEES version of "Islands In The Stream," the incredible synthesized "You Win Again," the danceable and soulful number "One," the uplifting synthesized "Secret Love," the slow beautiful and well sung "From Whom The Bell Tolls," the slow positive atmospheric acoustic number "Alone," the slow beautiful synthesized number "Immortality," the breathtaking acoustic Rocker "This Is Where I Came In" and the rare 1966 early BEE GEES classic song "Spicks & Specks." WOW! This was sure a long collection to review. May I also add that all three BEE GEES band members contributed beautiful harmonizing vocals which complimented and added more raw and crisp soothing sounds that uplifted and boosted the music to another level. I would like to also add that Barry Gibb's gifted falsetto vocal ranges are the only vocals that I would match next to Brian Wilson of THE BEACH BOYS. It is so amazing listening to all of these legendary songs together in one collection. Listening to these songs is like being in a time capsule in bringing back so many memories from my youth. I can't help but describe their slow songs as being beautiful especially since they truly are. I actually got teary eyed listening to all of the BEE GEES hits and I'm sure it will do the same for all of you too.

Overall, this is one of the Top 5 greatest compilation albums ever assembled together by anyone. In my opinion, if you want to listen to all of THE BEE GEES greatest hits, get this collection, you will listen for yourself how far THE BEE GEES have come a long way and matured with time and age. Their music only improved and kept getting better as time rolled on as this collection will definitely attest to that.

I would like to highly recommend purchasing this legendary compilation album to own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This legendary compilation album has already proven to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished by everyone for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER. This is one BEE GEES compilation album that all devout music collector's will not want to be without. However, there are other greatest hits packages by this artist that you might want to research further into and purchase other than or besides this compilation album.

In closing, there are more than 500 cover versions of Gibb songs that have been recorded by other artists. THE BEE GEES would continue to record great albums and release outstanding hit songs throughout their whole glorious career. THE BEE GEES would also play to pack houses with their sold out concerts the world over for many years. With this in mind, all was well in THE BEE GEES world until the unthinkable happened. With the untimely passing of original BEE GEE co-founder and beloved brother Maurice Gibb, THE BEE GEES would lose a very important key role and element in THE BEE GEES sound and music. Listening to their music, it is also very apparent to me that THE BEE GEES music did matter and truly made a difference in my life as well as many other people's lives. In reality, THE BEE GEES will forever live in my heart as those three talented brothers that gave us everything they had and revolutionized the sound of Disco and Rock n' Roll forever in the process. With that, THE BEE GEES will forever leave their mark in Rock n' Roll history and will never be forgotten. So here's to you Barry, Robin and the late great Maurice. Thanks for the wonderful memories. Keep The Faith. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," need I say more? Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. THE BEE GEES FOREVER. R.I.P. MAURICE ERNEST GIBB, Born 22 December 1949, Died 12 January 2003 at age 54. Also R.I.P. ANDREW ROY GIBB, Born 5 March 1958, Died 10 March 1988 at age 30. Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

5 out of 5 stars Great songs by a great group.......2007-01-18

If you like the Bee Gees then get it. All their best songs.
Loverboy Classics: Their Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Should be more songs
  • A Great Overview of a Band that Bridged Arena Rock and Hair Metal
  • Good But Carefull
  • Brings back lots of memories
  • great buy
 Loverboy Classics: Their Greatest Hits
Loverboy
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002AUX
Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

  1. Turn Me Loose
  2. Working For The Weekend
  3. Take Me To The Top
  4. The Kid Is Hot Tonite
  5. This Could Be The Night
  6. Jump
  7. Lovin' Every Minute Of It
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  15. Gangs In The Street
  16. Heaven In Your Eyes

Amazon.com

Usurping the Big Ones hits package, the self-depreciating, proud, and humorous liner notes by bassist Scott Smith boost this definitive compilation. Time won't have wiped the kneejerk sneer from the mouths of critics--dismissed long ago as "eunuchs in a whorehouse" by manager Lou Blair--but a new generation of listeners will approve. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Should be more songs.......2007-01-03

I am dissappointed that Bullet In The Chamber isn't on this but all in all it's classic Loverboy. If you like Loverboy you will love this cd.

5 out of 5 stars A Great Overview of a Band that Bridged Arena Rock and Hair Metal.......2006-11-23

Think about it. Loverboy is a band that doesn't exactly fit the stale arena rock mold because of their sheer propensity for fun. But then again, their quasi-proggy keyboards don't exactly translate into the hairspray crowd's standard repetoire. As such, I think purchasing this compilation can not only lead to the acquisition of one heck of a party album, but it can also serve as an anthropological study.

Ugh, that sounds pretentious, but it's worth pondering.

Anyhoo, the tracks here are all, for the most part, superb pieces of 80s pop rock. "Working for the Weekend" and "Turn Me Loose" are the obvious highlights, but the collection is laden with highlights. In fact, every song is a 4 to 5 star track in its own right. Well, except for the ponderous "Lovin' Every Minute of It." That one's just dull. Everything else is a blast, though. The best thing is that the songs are peppered with a most amusing kind of synth workouts that just accentuate the goodness of the material. Fantastic.

Overall, fans of music from Kansas to Poison will enjoy this. This is upbeat music to celebrate the good times in a rockin' manner, but it's also got a pseudo-intelligent gloss over it. Great stuff, and a definite value. Buy it today!

3 out of 5 stars Good But Carefull .......2005-09-16

Including Mike's weak duet with Ann Wilson of Heart ( by far a stronger vocilist then you Mike...so let her shine ...next time ) can't be right...

Were the heck is Strike Zone....one of their best songs on their last origianal run albums..Still very good...but definitly misses in some key areas!

5 out of 5 stars Brings back lots of memories.......2005-03-03

I've always liked Loverboy, they had some very great songs. This disc, though maybe not as extensive as it could be, is good enough, in my opinion. It contains the songs I like and it brings back a lot of great memories. If you're a Loverboy fan and you want more songs, you'll have to get at least one more CD, of theirs, to give you all you want. As for me, I'm content with this compilation. Recommended for the 80's rock fan.

5 out of 5 stars great buy.......2005-01-21

If you like Loverboy, this is the album you want. Unlike a lot of greatest hits albums out there, it actually includes most of their biggest hits. With the exception of Queen of the Broken Hearts - which I didn't remember, so I obviously wasn't missing that one. But there are a few favorites on here that I'd forgotten about and that was a nice surprise.

I was going to buy my old favorite album (Get Lucky) but this one includes all the music I need. A definite must buy for any fan.
Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 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
  • Great!
  • Probably the best Swedish pop/rock band besides ABBA
  • Blast from the past
 Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs
Roxette
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000H5TVO4
Release Date: 2007-01-16

Tracks:

  1. One Wish
  2. The Look
  3. Dressed For Success
  4. Listen To Your Heart
  5. Dangerous
  6. It Must Have Been Love
  7. Joyride
  8. Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
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  14. Run To You
  15. Wish I Could Fly
  16. Stars
  17. The Centre Of The Heart
  18. Milk And Toast And Honey
  19. A Thing About You
  20. Reveal

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Imagine a poppier Pat Benatar fronting a more dance-oriented Berlin—big 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:

5 out of 5 stars 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....

5 out of 5 stars 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!

5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2007-03-31

I bought this CD because I loved the songs when I was a kid. What memories they bring back!

4 out of 5 stars 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.

Midnight Oil for masterful pop/rock. Politics never sounded so good.
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5 out of 5 stars 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.
All My Life: Their Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent blend of there best stuff
  • Not a bad song on the entire cd @}->---
  • good representation of their greatest
  • SOULFUL
  • If you have their albums ....
 All My Life: Their Greatest Hits
K-Ci & JoJo
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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ASIN: B0007CYES0
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

  1. Last Night's Letter
  2. You Bring Me Up
  3. How Could You
  4. All My Life
  5. Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly)
  6. If You Think You're Lonely Now
  7. I Care About You
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  11. Tell Me It's Real
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  13. Crazy
  14. Wanna Do You Right
  15. I Can't Find The Words
  16. This Very Moment
  17. Special
  18. Down For Life

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent blend of there best stuff.......2006-08-04

This is one of my fav. CD's I have been bumping recently... K-Ci & Jojo are an incredible duo, and this really proves if you actually listen to it that they don't need Jodeci, cause they own by themselves...
Being a Hip Hop Producer, I must say thease are excellently produced tracks... All My Life, I don't know if they got an orchestra to get that sound, or it was all one man, but the production on that song alone is incredible.
If you have someone you love, or a girl that you really like, every song on here can relate to your emotions for them. I love singing along to "All my Life", and "Tell Me It's Real" with my girlfriend, especially "All My Life" cause it say's exactly what I think about her, but I could never put it in words that well.
Also what is up with thease DEVante d***riders? Dude isnt that great, his production techniques, and his sound is lackluster at best. His best work wasnt even with Jodeci, it was on All Eyez on Me by 2Pac... The production fits K-Ci & Jojo's style much better, and is far better on this.
Overall, this is 5/5 , a great album...
My 4 Fav. tracks are...

All My Life
Don't Rush (Take It Slowely)
Tell me It's Real
Crazy

But really everything on here is dope.

5 out of 5 stars Not a bad song on the entire cd @}->---.......2006-07-23

Considering I love all of these songs, it's hard to choose my favourites. I've loved these guys since forever and they are amazingly talented and underrated. They sound so good together and sing with a lot of feeling and emotion and there is some great bedroom songs here.
Apart from the obvious Crazy and All My Life, I love Through Heavens Eyes, Last Nights Letter and Down For Life. I've yet to hear a song of theirs that I haven't liked. This is a terrific cd for anyone who is either a fan of theirs, or if you want to hear a sampling of their best work. It's a gorgeous cd and lots of sensual music. I could melt just listening to them croon. I highly recommend this to all R&B fans.

5 out of 5 stars good representation of their greatest.......2005-12-23

Interestingly, before this album was released, I'd put together my own mix of their greatest hits & while my track order is different, all my favorites are on here. Kci & Jojo are at their best when they're killin tha powerful love songs. 'If you think you're lonely now,' and Can't find the words,' remain my top 2 ballads. I can never get enuf of these 2!

4 out of 5 stars SOULFUL.......2005-06-10

A lot of these songs are great. These guys know what true R&B is. The best tracks are: Last Night's Letter, Bring Me Up, All My Life, Tell Me It's Real, Crazy, Girl, Don't Rush, This Very Moment and Down For Life. A couple tracks sound bad, but overall, this CD is great for making love and dedicate to your loved ones.

3 out of 5 stars If you have their albums ...........2005-04-02

What's the point of this "Greatest Hits" really? First of all, like a few have said, this should be a "Best Of" because K+J have only a few actual "hits" to their name. Secondly, if you have 4 of their albums (as I do), or 3, or even just 2, there's no point for this.

Where are the unreleased tracks, or the tracks that appear on Japanese versions (such as "I Just Can't Leave" or "Impossible" - both great songs)? And of course there should be at least 2 brand new songs.

Lastly, WHY in the world did K-Ci & JoJo get a "Greatest Hits" released before Jodeci? You might say 'if K+J's GHs is pointless, so would a Jodeci GHs' ... but you're wrong because Jodeci needs to get their name out again. K-Ci & JoJo, on the other hand, released their lame "Emotional" album just a few years ago.

This is ALL from a guy who thinks K-Ci is the best singer in the world and JoJo is RIGHT behind him (just due to my preference, because JoJo's got an angelic voice). The two always sound amazing, but their songs are NOT up to what these two's standards should be.

K+J, settle whatever is wrong with Jodeci. Your vocals are best suited for Dalvin and DeVante's productions.
The Five Satins Sing Their Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Fabulous Doo-Wop Standards
  • In The Still Of The Nite wasnt all
  • Great Doo Wop and R&B
  • George's goof
  • Everything That I Expected And More
 The Five Satins Sing Their Greatest Hits
The Five Satins
Manufacturer: Collectables
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ASIN: B0000008DN
Release Date: 1994-06-22

Tracks:

  1. In The Still Of The Night
  2. Shadows
  3. Wonderful Girl
  4. You Can Count On Me
  5. I'll Be Seeing You
  6. Oh Happy Day
  7. A Million To One
  8. A Nite Like This
  9. I Ain't Gonna Dance
  10. To The Aisle
  11. All Mine
  12. Our Anniversary
  13. Our Love Is Forever
  14. A Nite To Remember
  15. Candlelight
  16. I Got Time
  17. Land Of Broken Hearts
  18. The Jones Girl
  19. Pretty Baby
  20. Weeping Willow
  21. Wish I Had My Baby
  22. Toni My Love
  23. Love With No Love In Return
  24. The Time

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Fabulous Doo-Wop Standards.......2006-02-25

They are known for 'In The Still Of The Night" but listen to "I'll Be Seeing You" and "To The Aisle". You will play them over and over again.

5 out of 5 stars In The Still Of The Nite wasnt all.......2005-02-22

Though this group could be concidered a one hit wonder group, they had more material than any other one hit wonder......I especially like the songs "I Aint Gonna Dance" and "You Can Count On Me"

5 out of 5 stars Great Doo Wop and R&B.......2005-02-17

The 5 Satins are probably best known for the classic "In The Still Of The Night" but they had a lot more to offer, as this CD demonstrates.
Plenty of classic Doo Wop here including their hit "To The Aisle" and there is some great R&B too.
My only complaint is the minimal liner notes but that's just quibbling.
All the tunes are the original versions and the recording quality is just fine.

4 out of 5 stars George's goof.......2003-10-21

Just now read Mr. O'Leary of Canada's commentary re my original review contained here of this great album, (submitted many moons ago, which shows how much of my life force and attention is given over to this stuff) wherein I lament the exclusion of two singles from the original album. Just for the record, I am not an "oldies" wannabe. I grew up with this music and I also own today the original vinyl 78 of this specific album, so I know whereof I speak. (said album featuring the exact cover photo as the CD)

The reason for the comment in my initial review was that I hoped to get a CD version which duplicated the original album and included these two neat titles. And George, if you aren't familiar with them, I suggest that you check out Master Tapes volume 2 here on Amazon, where you will find the items in question. Yes, they did record them and yes, the songs were on this original album. By the way, the original only had 14 cuts; besides the 2 aforementioned songs, "Again" and "Moonlight and I" were also deleted, and 10 additional songs added. These last 2 also probably didn't chart, so they don't count either, right?

The suggestion going forward is not to judge another reviewer, unless ye also be judged. I don't worry about what "charted"; I don't make a career of statistical analysis or chronological music forensics; I just care about the music I truly know. And George, I know this stuff. Bottom line; it's a great album in either new or or old format.

5 out of 5 stars Everything That I Expected And More.......2002-12-13

I am extremely pleased with this CD. 24 songs by the Five Satins on one CD at such a bargain price. If you are a fan of music from the 1950's and early 1960's, this CD is for you. If you like "Rhythm and Blues", this CD is for you. The great vocal harmony by the Five Satins is well captured by the excellent sound quality of this CD.
16 of their Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Definitely their greatest hits
  • Totally Evocative of our Youth.
  • The "soundtrack" of a generation
  • The only Mamas & Papas album you will ever need to own
  • dont get me wrong!
 16 of their Greatest Hits
The Mamas & the Papas
Manufacturer: Mca
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ASIN: B000002O2K
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Dedicated to the One I Love
  2. Monday, Monday
  3. Look Through My Window
  4. California Dreamin'
  5. I Call Your Name
  6. My Girl
  7. Dream a Little Dream of Me
  8. Go Where You Wanna Go
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  10. I Saw Her Again
  11. Words of Love
  12. Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)
  13. Dancing in the Street
  14. Glad to Be Unhappy
  15. Creeque Alley
  16. Midnight Voyage

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5 out of 5 stars Definitely their greatest hits.......2007-05-08

Had all the hit tunes I was looking for. Only a couple of ones I wasn't thrilled with but for the price I paid, well worth the money for the rest.
(and without "For the Love Of Ivy" which I personally think is one of their worst songs!)

5 out of 5 stars Totally Evocative of our Youth........2006-02-18

'The Mamas & The Papas, 16 of Their Greatest Hits' does not have quite the cachet of their 1960s' 'Farewell to the Last Golden Era', but it succeeds in bringing back so many memories anyway.

For some reason, I vividly remember my first encounter with 'The Mamas and the Papas', as it was while I was watching a Dick Clark special televised from Atlantic City, and the group performed 'Monday, Monday'. I believe this was in my relatively unsophisticated pre-infatuation with the Beatles, so I was scornful of a group with such a contrived name and what seemed to be such a saccarine style. I am not quite sure exactly when my perception of 'The Mamas and the Papas' changed, except that it was probably just after they broke up and I started realizing what we lost.

The sense of loss was exasperated when Mama Cass went the way of Janis and Jim and Jimi.

This album has every performance I recall so well from my car radio of the time and every one evokes feelings as strong as the very best of the Beatles and far stronger than any American contemporaries.

4 out of 5 stars The "soundtrack" of a generation.......2002-04-07

As I sat at work on another "MONDAY, MONDAY," I started to "LOOK THROUGH MY WINDOW, thinking about how "I SAW HER AGAIN LAST NIGHT." I decided to compose a little poem "DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE." It was easy to create "WORDS OF LOVE" as I told the pen to "GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO."

I sent it special delivery to "MY GIRL" who began to "TWIST AND SHOUT" with glee upon receipt of the testimony to our love. She hurried to my apartment without making a single "TRIP, STUMBLE, & FALL."
So elated were we that we decided to go "DANCING IN THE STREET."

Then I awoke from my slumbers, looked over at her to which she responded, "Did you "DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME"?

So, I didn't use all sixteen. Buy the CD and enjoy the songs and the memories.

5 out of 5 stars The only Mamas & Papas album you will ever need to own.......2002-01-28

"The Mamas & The Papas: 16 of Their Greatest Hits" is one of those hits collections that pretty much includes all of the best of a particular group. Go ahead and listen to the four albums The Mamas & The Papas put out and dollars to donuts you will end up rather listening to this one. What is always interesting to me is to see what someone's favorite songs are on this album, because once you get past their biggest hits, "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'," everybody seems to pick different songs; my two are "I Call Your Name" and "Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon). All of these songs were produced between 1965 and 1968 by Lou Adler and they do indeed represent the very best of the group's unique four-part harmonies. I happen to be deaf in one ear and so when I listen to this album on a head set I switch around the headphones from time to time; this allows me to hear the break down of the harmonies, which is quite interesting. I wish I could explain it musically, but that sort of things is way beyond me, I am afraid. However, Cass Elliot is one of those singers you could listen to all night long, even without the rest of the group. More than the Beach Boys, CSN&Y or the Mike Curb Congregation, it is The Mamas & The Papas who represents the best of pop harmonies in the Sixties.

1 out of 5 stars dont get me wrong!.......2001-07-18

This particular compilation is the reason that The Mamas and the Papas 2nd album has never been released on C.D! The Mamas and the Papas released 4 albums originally (not including "Live at Monterey Pop" or "people Like Us"). They were>(1) "If you can belive your eyes and ears"(2)"Cass,John,Dennie,Michelle-A.k.A self titled"(3)"Deliver"(4)"The Papas and The Mamas". Now, their 2nd album Cass,John,Etc. (self titled) was never released on cd because the picture on this compilation was originally the picture of their 2nd album except on the top border of the original their names appear in red letters and it doesn't say "20 greatest hits" on it. MCA made a bad call and decided to use the cover picture of the original second for a compilation probably never thinking that the original albums were ever going to be released on cd. the other 3 are on cd, have been for years, Live at monterey and people like us are also on cd.
The Barry Sisters - Their Greatest Yiddish Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "Every part of you was a dream came true But your beauty lays in your big dark eyes"
  • They make sadness a bit too happy
  • This will take you back ...
  • A great collection of well done Yiddish hits!
  • Great Yiddish Jazz
 The Barry Sisters - Their Greatest Yiddish Hits
The Barry Sisters
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ASIN: B000002NR0
Release Date: 1994-07-18

Tracks:

  1. Hava Nagila
  2. Bublithchki Bagelach
  3. Vyoch Tyoch Tyoch
  4. Yingele Nit Vain (Little Boy, Don't Cry)
  5. Zug Es Meir Noch Amool (Tell Me One More Time)
  6. Yuh Mein Tiere Tochter (Yes, My Darling Daughter)
  7. Tumbalalaika
  8. Ich Hob Dich Gayn
  9. Eishes-Cheyell (A Woman Of Value)
  10. Vie A Heen Zol Ich Gayn (Where Shall I Go)
  11. Dem Neyem Sher(The New Sher)
  12. Fargess Mich Nit (Forget Me Not)
  13. Ketzele Baroiges (Why Are You Angry)
  14. Ain Kik Auf Dir (One Look At You)
  15. Chiribim Chiribom
  16. Tsi Shpait (Too Late0

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Every part of you was a dream came true But your beauty lays in your big dark eyes".......2007-07-10

***This review applies to 2CD set "Selection of The Barry Sisters. Their Greatest Yiddish Hits", 36 songs***

Originally known as the Bagelman Sisters, the Barry Sisters were the most popular singers in the genre called Yiddish Swing, which popularized Yiddish folk songs. They were often featured on the New York radio show "Yiddish Melodies in Swing" and also appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show where millions of Americans watched them. They toured with Mickey Katz (father or Joel Gray, the Oscar winner for "Cabaret" and grandfather of Jennifer Gray of "Dirty Dancing" fame). They were the first Jewish performers of their genre to tour the former Soviet Union in 1959, during the short period of "ottepel'" or "the thaw" after Stalin's death when the iron curtain had lifted just a little, and they had achieved the legendary status there. Until this day, they are hugely popular and admired by the Russian Jews (by those who still live in the countries of the former Soviet Union and those who have immigrated to America, Canada, Israel, Germany, Australia, and all over the world just like their ancestors in the late 1890's and early 1900's) and known among them as The Sisters Barry. The sisters might not have even known what their songs had done for the Jewish population of the former Soviet Union. Forever grateful listeners suddenly realized that it was not a shame to be a Jew, to love your culture and be proud of your heritage, to sing and dance freely to the songs of your grand-grand fathers, to be able to share these treasures with the audiences around the globe. The fascinated listeners had learned that the Jewish songs were not always sad and heartbreaking, no, many of them were full of humor, laughs, and literally made you want to "turn right, turn left, and dance, everyone, dance". The sisters sang in different languages, combining in one song Hebrew and English or Yiddish and English, or Russian and English. No matter in what language they sang, the songs still have an universal appeal for the listeners of any background, not only Jewish. Many of the songs that Clair and Myrna Bagelman-Barry were singing for the Russian-Jewish audiences in Moscow of 1959 were brought to America at the time of the huge wave of Emigration of Eastern European Jews in the early 1900s. After many years, the sisters brought the songs back home...

As much as I like the "happy", joyful songs by Barry Sisters, my favorites are the somber, melodious, sad songs, so called "romances" that tell about unhappy love, regrets, and nostalgia. The one of them is "Ich Hob Dich Zifeel Lieb (I Love You Much Too Much):

I Love You Much Too Much
I'v known it from the start,
But yet my love is such
I can't control my heart

I admire the sisters' ability to create a character while singing the song, and to make a listener to care and sympathize with that character. In this regard, nothing can compare to their mournful song, "Papirossen" which is set on the beautiful slow tango and is sung by a young poor boy, an orphan who lost his parents and his little sister to war, hunger, and illnesses. "Papirossen" never fails to reduce me to tears when I listen to it.

I remember my first encounter with the Barry Sisters' songs many years ago in Moscow. It was a real floppy disc made from the used X-Ray film, thus the name of those more likely "pirate discs", "the rock on the bones". The record consisted of two songs, the traditional Yiddish song, "Tumbalalaika" and "Ochi chyornye" or "Big Dark Eyes" which is widely known as a Russian gipsy song. Actually, the lyrics for "Ochi chyornye" derive from a poem by Yevgeniy Pavlovich Grebyonka, a Ukrainian writer which was first published in 1843. The words were set to Florian Hermann's Valse Hommage (in an arrangement by S. Gerdel') and published as a romance in 1884. The song had become enormously popular and has been performed by the most famous singers and musicians around the world. Among them were the artists as diverse and celebrated as Russian Feodor Chaliapin and American Louis Armstrong. I've heard the song perhaps hundreds of times in dozens of versions but one performance that truly stands out, passionate, dramatic, and emotional, is by the Sisters Barry whose voices complete each other beautifully, the velvety smooth and rich Myrna's lower voice and Clair's, sweet, tender and crystal clear higher voice. The lyrics adaptation for the Barry Sisters' performance of "Ochi chyornye" is one of the best ever done. It is not a word for word translation of the Russian poem but the spirit of the song has been transformed carefully and lovingly:

I once had a dream of a love supreme.
Then, you came my way - I still bless that day...
Every part of you was a dream came true
But your beauty lays in your big dark eyes.

The sisters sing "Ochi chyornye" in two languages, in Russian and English and of 36 gems that are included in their 2CD "Selection of The Barry Sisters greatest Yiddish hits", "Ochi chyornye" is my absolute favorite. I can listen to it over and over again and it always takes me back, "to the place of my youth", where I heard the sweet harmony of those two marvelous voices for the first time.

P.S. Claire is still active and performing. Her younger sister Myrna, sadly, passed away back in 1980.

5 out of 5 stars They make sadness a bit too happy .......2006-12-24

The Barry sisters sing Yiddish favorites with verve and full- throated ease. They lead off with the Hebrew favorite 'Hava Nagila' and also sing English words sometimes, but essentially the words are Yiddish. I am sure many lovers of Yiddish song will not be taken by the quite upbeat tone of the whole disk. The Barry sisters even make 'sadness' a bit too happy. But on the whole the music is enjoyable.
It does not however in my opinion touch the heart of Yiddish song, with its sadness, irony, humor and bitter, bitter sweetness.

5 out of 5 stars This will take you back ..........2006-11-10

If you have any Ashkenazic background, this collection of Yiddish songs will take you back to happy times. Even if you don't, you'll hear part of the origin of swing jazz in some of the peppy Barry Sisters renditions. My wife and I used to listen to the 33 1/3 RPM version of this very same recording fifty years ago when we were teenagers. The songs are just as fresh, and just as traditional, today as they were then.

5 out of 5 stars A great collection of well done Yiddish hits!.......2006-05-16

I think people forget that The Barry Sisters were quite the talented duo; and this CD proves it. The songs are beautifully sung and on this CD their voices are rich, smooth and exciting. The musical arrangements are very well done as well.

The CD starts off with the jazz-flavored "Hava Nagila." Only the Barry sisters could do it this good! They both emote so well the excitement and joy of the song that encourages people to dance and enjoy life!

These songs are sung in Yiddish and they represent a selection of songs that Russian Jews brought with them when they came to America. However, most if not all of the songs have a universal appeal which is apparent when the songs are translated into English. The two Barry sisters sing of a love that just isn't going quite right "Ich Hob Dich Zifeel Lieb (I Love You Much Too Much)," the plea of a woman for her man to never forget her because she loves him deeply "Fargess Mich Nit (Forget Me Not)," and the desire to make things right with the song "Ketzele Baroiges (Why Are You Angry)."

The quality of the sound is excellent. Their voices and the music provide a strong performance that leaves you wanting more! This album also has a strong nostalgic quality for Jewish people practically everywhere.

The liner notes are average. There is a brief history of the act including mention of how the two sisters originally billed themselves as The Begelman Sisters until they changed their name to The Barry Sisters. Song credits are not provided; this is probably because most if not all of these songs are so old that we're simply not certain who wrote them!

Overall, I recommend this CD not just for the Jewish community but also for fans of international music. It's also a great starter CD for people who want to get to know the talent of these two ladies. Enjoy! I give this CD 4.5 stars because the liner notes give little information about the two sisters.

4 out of 5 stars Great Yiddish Jazz.......2004-01-21

From the opening track of Havah Nagilla, the listener knows just what they are in for; good jazzy music with a Yiddish twist.

Yiddish music used to be quite popular and the Barry Sisters did it right. Simply put, you know the music is good when you can enjoy it without understanding the lyrics. Of course understanding the lyrics just makes it better. There are even some English lyrics on the disc.

If you like Jazz, Klezmer or other Jewish music you are sure to love this collection.

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