20 Hits

20 Hits

20 Hits

ASIN: B000003OOL

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In the field of honky-tonk, singer Ray Price is a hard-core legend the equal of Hank, Lefty, and George Jones. So, when in 1970 he came out with the Kris Kristofferson-penned "For the Good Times," purists felt betrayed by the single's more than prominent string section. Most of the country audience couldn't be bothered by such arbitrary distinctions, though, and were instead wowed by an arrangement that was jaw-droppingly gorgeous and a crooning Price vocal that was the definition of dignified heartbreak. A huge country and pop hit, "For the Good Times" ushered in a new era of lush, countrypolitan popularity for Price, a period that's well documented here. As a proud Price often says in concert these days: "Ladies and gentleman, strings!" --David Cantwell

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"Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits"
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • CCR
  • great stuff
  • Gets me going in the morning
  • Soundtrack of an era
  • Fogerty
 "Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits"
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ASIN: B000000XB9
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Susie Q
  2. I Put A Spell On You
  3. Proud Mary
  4. Bad Moon Rising
  5. Lodi
  6. Green River
  7. Commotion
  8. Down On The Corner
  9. Fortunate Son
  10. Travelin' Band
  11. Who'll Stop The Rain
  12. Up Around The Bend
  13. Run Through The Jungle
  14. Lookin' Out My Back Door
  15. Long As I Can See The Light
  16. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
  17. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
  18. Hey Tonight
  19. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
  20. Someday Never Comes

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Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock and roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles--most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the B ," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad Moon Rising." This is an excellent greatest-hits collection, and a perfect introduction to the music of a band that has been enduringly influential. --Genevieve Williams

Album Description

Recorded 1968-1970 and includes 'Susie Q', 'I Put a Spell on You', 'Proud Mary', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Lodi', 'Green River', 'Commotion', 'Down on the Corner', 'Fortunate Son', 'Travelin' Band', 'Who'll Stop the Rain', 'Up Around the Bend', 'Run Through the Jungle', 'Lookin' Out My Back Door', 'Long as I Can See the Light', 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?', 'Hey Tonight', 'Sweet Hitch-Hiker' & 'Someday Never Comes'. Fantasy label. 1991.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars CCR.......2007-06-28

An excellent greatist hits CD, I used a handful of songs to burn a CD with other related style of music.

5 out of 5 stars great stuff.......2007-06-27

listening to this CD makes you realize how great john fogerty was back in the day. great songs, great sound.

5 out of 5 stars Gets me going in the morning.......2007-06-27

I've been listening to this CD for 2 weeks in my car on the way to work.

5 out of 5 stars Soundtrack of an era.......2007-06-15

This is an excellent compilation of CCR's tunes from the late 60s, early 70s. There's a reason why Credence tunes kept popping up in movies and commercials. It's great music and evocative of the era from which it comes. No need for me to review the individual tunes; anybody with a radio has head most of them. A must-have for any music fan.

5 out of 5 stars Fogerty.......2007-06-10

Great value. If you are into the 60s' and 70s' you will love this one.
Beach Boys - 20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits (Volume 1)
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 Beach Boys - 20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits (Volume 1)
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ASIN: B00001IVJY
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

  1. Surfin' Safari
  2. 409
  3. Surfin' U.S.A.
  4. Shut Down
  5. Surfer Girl
  6. Little Deuce Coupe
  7. Catch A Wave
  8. Be True To Your School
  9. Fun, Fun, Fun
  10. I Get Around
  11. Dance, Dance, Dance
  12. Do You Wanna Dance?
  13. Help Me, Rhonda
  14. California Girls
  15. Barbara Ann
  16. Sloop John B.
  17. Wouldn't It Be Nice
  18. God Only Knows
  19. Good Vibrations
  20. Kokomo

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The three-volume Good Vibrations series is designed with the hits-hungry fan in mind. Eschewing a strict chronological approach, the best-of sets are arranged according to charting position. Thus the initial collection is laden with the group's trademark tunes, ranging from the California boys' first top 10 charter, 1962's "Surfin' Safari," to their last, 1988's "Kokomo," a stray, post-Brian Wilson success. "Kokomo" is by far the newest selection included here; nothing else dates past 1966's No. 1 smash, "Good Vibrations." With the likes of "Fun, Fun, Fun," "I Get Around," "California Girls," and the incandescent "God Only Knows" rounding out the set, Greatest Hits Volume 1 is the ideal first pick for anyone looking for the Beach Boys at their commercial peak. --Steven Stolder

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best Beach Boys.......2007-06-04

No need for much analysis here. An excellent Beach Boys compiliation. It's got all of the radio hits, the fun in the summer in the 60s. Maybe that's why "In My Room" and "When I Grow up to Be a Man" aren't here, which is because they're more thoughtful and introspective. Too bad, but what's here is excellent, great ambassador from its era.

5 out of 5 stars Makes You Feel as if You Live by the Ocean.......2007-04-02

This album brings together all the all time favorites from the infamous Beach Boys. The classics like Surfin' USA, Surfer Girl, and Good Vibrations are all included in this CD that is guaranteed to get your blood pumping. Its hard to resist getting up and dancing to these wonderful tracks. If you like the Beach boys, you are sure to love this album. Its got all the right tunes and grooves. It makes you feel as if you live right there, ten feet from the beautiful ocean. I highly recommend this album to any person of any age, its safe for kids, another perk of these amazing tracks.

5 out of 5 stars A must-have for BB fans!.......2007-03-08

This has all of the good ones, with awesome sound quality.

5 out of 5 stars The California Girl.......2007-02-23

Great songs from the BEST California 60's group ever! As a Californian, I can listen to these songs and see in my mind's eye the locale where the Boys are singing about. I've been to the beaches and jumped in the waves. I am the California Girl they sing about!

5 out of 5 stars It's givin me good vibrations..........2006-12-29

Just load it up into your jukebox or IPod. If you've never been to Cayucos, CA then you're hopelessly guessing at what these guys are talking about.
James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
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ASIN: B000001DUP
Release Date: 1991-10-22

Tracks:

  1. I Got You (I Feel Good)
  2. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pt.1
  3. I Got The Feelin'
  4. Mother Popcorn, Pt.1
  5. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
  6. Make It Funky, Pt.1
  7. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pt.1
  8. Think
  9. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
  10. Try Me
  11. Night Train
  12. Cold Sweat, Pt.1
  13. Get On The Good Foot
  14. Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt.1
  15. The Payback
  16. Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud), Pt.1
  17. Super Bad, Pts.1&2
  18. Hot Pants, Pt.1
  19. Get Up Offa That Thing
  20. Please, Please, Please

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A towering figure in postwar American music, for over 40 years James Brown has written, produced, and performed some of the most compelling R&B ever recorded. 20 All Time Greatest Hits! distills Startime!, itself a four-CD set that barely scratched the surface of Brown's prodigious output. As such, this collection concentrates on Brown's best-known records: "I Feel Good," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," and "Cold Sweat." The propulsive one- or two-chord vamps with Brown's hoarse, declamatory vocals laid the groundwork for modern funk. It's a perfect starter set for anyone unfamiliar with Brown's work. But be warned--Brown is addictive. Like peanuts and potato chips, it's impossible to stop with just one. Buy this and don't be surprised if one day you find yourself scouring used record bins for a rare copy of Grits and Cornbread. --Steven Mirkin

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Nice Hits Package.......2007-05-16

More James Brown than most casual fans need, but the price is right for the extra cuts. Look up funk in the dictionary -- it says James Brown!

5 out of 5 stars Git On Uppa.......2007-05-09

This CD arrived on a Saturday before my husband and I started out on one of our weekend joy rides ( At over $3.20 a gallon there is just slightly less joy). We slipped the disc in and right from the very opening notes we were possessed. What a performer. We nearly had to pull the car over and start dancing, we COULD NOT sit still.
I love it when Brown gets so worked up he literally squeals with excitement, it send chills up your spine. I would think that listening to this CD would be more effective than medication for the manic depressive personality.

3 out of 5 stars Pretty Much of Historical Interest Only.......2007-04-14

I found James Brown fairly boring back in the day, and I must admit I still find him fairly boring. Back then though I couldn't have predicted that this kind of music would evolve into fusion or Steely Dan pop. It's probably a large exaggeration to say that James Brown and his musicians invented funk, but it may be reasonable to say that they were its chief--or most visible at least--exemplars.

The instrumental parts are of much more interest than James Brown's quasi-parlando, repetitive vocals. The sound quality is generally better than I expected, and the instrumental parts are generally performed cleanly, but the horns are a bit off in "Make it Funky". There is another tune here in which it sounds as if a horn section crescendo is achieved artificially by riding the faders (on the mixing board)--a disagreeable effect.

These must be some of the silliest lyrics ever written, and I find "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" especially amusingly ridiculous. "Try Me" is supposed to be James Brown's breakthrough tune, but it sounds to me like an utterly conventional, undistinguished fifties recording. At least three of these tracks are essentialy one piece with differing lyrical snippets.

5 out of 5 stars Definitely a must have!.......2007-04-12

I have been enjoying James Brown for over 50 years.

This CD contains MOST of the songs that I have loved and danced to for years. An excellent collection. Whew!

5 out of 5 stars james brown rules.......2007-04-05

This is a collection of james brown at his best. You have to have this!
20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits
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 20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B000001EWA
Release Date: 1990-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Your Cheatin' Heart
  2. Move It On Over
  3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
  4. Ramblin' Man
  5. My Heart Would Know
  6. Kaw-Liga
  7. Cold, Cold Heart
  8. Lovesick Blues
  9. Honky Tonk Blues
  10. Honky Tonkin'
  11. There'll Be No Tear Drops Tonight
  12. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
  13. Hey Good Lookin'
  14. Window Shopping
  15. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
  16. Half As Much
  17. Why nDon't You Love Me
  18. You Win Again
  19. Baby, We're Really In Love
  20. Take These Chains From My Heart

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Hank 101. Country 101. After 27 years in print as 24 Greatest Hits, Mercury kindly reduced it to 20 Greatest Hits. It's still excellent value, and it's still sobering to realize that Hank recorded just 66 songs during his lifetime, almost all of them essential. Here are those that serve as a working definition of country music, and as an admonition to artists who try to get too wordy or try to lose themselves in minor keys. "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Honky-Tonk Blues," "Cold, Cold Heart," "Lovesick Blues," "You Win Again," "I Can't Help It," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and the rest. Fifty years later, they still have the power to move, and the power to shape modern country music. --Colin Escott

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hank made a lot of great music!.......2006-11-10

Listening to this CD brought back a lot of memories of some great songs. I had forgotten how many songs Hank wrote. The quality of the recording is pretty decent, considering that some of the music was originally recorded a long time ago. There's quite a number of songs that have been recorded by others later, but Hank was the guy who wrote them...

5 out of 5 stars HANK TELLS IT LIKE IT IS.......2006-08-29

I remember Hank. He could not write a bad song if he tried. The majority of his songs were about life, love and living. Often I saw myself in his songs.

To me, this collection is the best-of-the-best of Hank. If you like a good love song that tells a story, you will love this CD -- all 20 songs.
Dorothy W. Rossa
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5 out of 5 stars Classic.......2006-08-21

Anybody who likes Hank Williams will love this album. Classic Hank (tear jerker songs) Wonderful country poetry lyrics. This album has been remastered beautifully. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Never grows old.......2006-03-16

Hank Williams layed the foundation for all the kids that came after Him to Build.

5 out of 5 stars The Best Cd Ever.......2006-03-09

I am 31 - but grew up on country music. I love all music - but especially older country music. I love Hank senior Johnny Cash etc. This CD is one of my very best purchases ever. I have a large music collection. If you enjoy his music -this is a must buy. Don't think twice. The best music is a souls essence released in song.
Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations
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  • Not Bad, But Greatest Hits Volume One is Better
 Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations
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ASIN: B00001IVJW
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

  1. In My Room
  2. The Warmth Of The Sun
  3. Don't Worry, Baby
  4. All Summer Long
  5. Wendy
  6. Little Honda
  7. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
  8. Please Let Me Wonder
  9. You're So Good To Me
  10. The Little Girl I Once Knew
  11. Caroline No
  12. Heroes And Villians
  13. Wild Honey
  14. Darlin'
  15. Friends
  16. Do It Again
  17. Bluebirds Over The Mountain
  18. I Can Hear Music
  19. Break Away
  20. Cottonfields

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Only one title on the second volume of the three-volume Good Vibrations best-of series cracked the U.S. top 10, 1964's "When I Grow Up to Be a Man." (Five of the selections here made the U.K. charts--"Do It Again," "I Can Hear Music," "Break Away," "Darlin'," and "Cottonfields.") In contrast to its loaded-with-hits predecessor, Greatest Hits Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations, Volume 2 serves up songs that stand as second-tier Beach Boys--but only in commercial terms. The likes of "In My Room," "Don't Worry, Baby," "Caroline, No," and "Heroes and Villains" stand well above Volume One's "409," "Little Deuce Coupe," and "Sloop John B" in their contribution to the group's incredible legacy. Those hungry for hits will want to stick with the earlier volume, but burgeoning Beach Boys boosters will find this 20-song set every bit the match--and arguably the subjugator--of its all-hits forerunner. --Steven Stolder

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Makes You Feel as if It Can Be Summer All Year Long.......2007-04-02

This album brings together all the all time favorites from the infamous Beach Boys. In My Room, Don't Worry, Baby, and Friends are all included in this CD that is guaranteed to get your blood pumping. Its hard to resist getting up and dancing to these wonderful tracks. If you like the Beach boys, you are sure to love this album. Its got all the right tunes and grooves. It makes you feel as it can be summer all year long. I highly recommend this album to any person of any age, its safe for kids, another perk of these amazing tracks.

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection...But You Have To Buy The Other 2 Volumes!.......2004-05-19

As the album title indicates, this collection picks up where Volume 1 ends. Although some of the songs barely cracked the Top 40, I feel these songs are just as important and do more than just "supplement" Volume 1. Like Volume 1, these songs are short radio versions.

The liner notes are enjoyable along with the colorful pictures, song credits and chart positions. As stated in my title, you can't just buy this without getting the other two volumes. Plus, this three volume set may save you from buying their more expensive box set which contains over 100 songs. With this three volume, three CD set, you get 60 songs you will want. Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars + 1/2 stars...The Rest of the Capitol Hits (and Near Misses).......2004-03-14

In many ways the Beach Boys GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 (along with Vol. 1 and 3) is a better choice than the 2003 single disc SOUNDS OF SUMMER. You not only still get all of their Top 40 singles (which SOUNDS OF SUMMER can't claim), you get some key album tracks and singles that charted outside the Top 40. So Vol. 2 not only gives you the big hits like "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" (1964, #9) and "Heroes and Villains" (1967, #12), you get Beach Boy favorites like "Wendy" (1964, #44) and "Friends" (1968, #47), along with b-sides like "Please Let Me Wonder" and the U.K.-only single release of "Cottonfields" from 1970--where it was one of their biggest hits at #3!

Even at 20 tracks the album is still a bit skimpy (running time - 51:12), but it helps provide a solid overview of the Beach Boys first decade. Like Vol. 1, the 12-page foldout booklet is awkward, but the essay by Beach Boy author Brad Elliot offers some terrific insight, the photos are wonderful and the track-by-track studio info is informative. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

5 out of 5 stars Great Material Unknown To Much Fans.......2004-01-30

Volume 2 in the "Good Vibrations" series tends give a more intriguing look at The Beach Boys. There is little, if any, inklings of the classic surf numbers. This disc seems to focus more on Brian Wilson's studio wizardry and their unique harmonies.

The first 11 tracks are from when the band was still hot and tearing up the charts. Here is where you'll find the eloquent "In My Room", the gloomy but optimistic "The Warmth Of The Sun" (great Brian falsetto on this one), the "faster, faster" vocal riff on "Little Honda", and the heartshattering "Don't Worry Baby", to name a few. Other gems include the one "Pet Sounds" track, "Caroline, No", the heartwrenching "Please Let Me Wonder", and the upbeat grooves on "You're So Good To Me".

The rest of the disc is from when the band started to become passe. Here we get tracks that are relative unknowns, with the exception of the infamous "Heroes And Villains". There's there two top 20 hits from this period, the pretty "Darlin'" and the nostalgic "Do It Again". There's also the sweet "Friends", a rock reworking of the country standard "Bluebirds Over The Mountain", and Carl's heavenly high on "I Can Hear Music". Closing this album is "Breakaway", featuring ebullient harmonies, and another reworked country standard, a marvelous Al Jardine - produced "Cottonfields".

I heavily suggest you purchase this album. It not only is full of great music but exposes the casual listener to a whole new world of Beach Boys music that they never heard before.

3 out of 5 stars Not Bad, But Greatest Hits Volume One is Better.......2004-01-16

This is a must for the absolute, die-hard Beach Boys fan. However, on the other hand, if you are a more casual Beach Boys fan (nothing wrong with that either), skip this CD and get the Greatest Hits of the Beach Boys, Volume One.

The first greatest hits CD has their BEST songs, their all-time, absolute GREATEST HITS. This CD picks up where volume one leaves off and focuses on their lesser known, and less popular songs.

Some of the selections contained in this CD are "I Can Hear Music," "In My Room," "All Summer Long," and "You're So Good To Me."

These songs are a study of how the Beach Boys' material matured and evolved from car, girl, and surfing songs to more intricate songs. It was at this point in their history that Brian Wilson wanted to progress from their surfing and car material to other types of songs, but the other members of the band still wanted to play surfing and car songs.

This volume is an study in that evolution. It is certainly not a bad CD, but if you prefer the car and surfing material, stick with volume one.
Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits the Way You Originally Heard Them
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ASIN: B00005YW4I
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

  1. The Fat Man
  2. Goin' Home
  3. Going To The River
  4. Ain't That A Shame
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  6. Poor Me
  7. I'm In Love Again
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  11. It's You I Love
  12. Valley Of Tears
  13. Whole Lotta Loving
  14. I Want To Walk You Home
  15. I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday
  16. Be My Guest
  17. Walking To New Orleans
  18. My Girl Josephine
  19. Let The Four Winds Blow
  20. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just As Advertised.......2007-06-08

Without sounding ancient, I remember when a lot of Fat's tunes were on the jukebox. This is the same effect with this CD. Domino's music the way it's meant to be heard. Great CD.

5 out of 5 stars Fats Domino Jukebox.......2007-05-19

No bad songs on this CD.Doesn't get any better than this.

5 out of 5 stars I'm happy, thanks!.......2007-03-09

Everything is like it was advertised. Good condition, on time, I'll buy from them again.

5 out of 5 stars Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits the Way You Originally Heard Them.......2007-01-11

I bought this CD for my parents, and they loved it. All original hits, I recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars Fats Domino CD, 20 year review.......2006-11-10

Good CD, arrival - Timely and in good condition; ease of ordering - excellent.
POP! - 20 Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Must have for Erasue fans
  • An Interesting Album
  • POP! - 20 Hits ~ Erasure
  • Far superior of the 2 retropectives.
  • Vince Clarke has the Midas touch
 POP! - 20 Hits
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ASIN: B000002MHL
Release Date: 1992-11-24

Tracks:

  1. Who Needs Love Like That
  2. Heavenly Action
  3. Oh L'amour
  4. Sometimes
  5. It Doesn't Have To Be
  6. Victim Of Love
  7. The Circus
  8. Ship Of Fools
  9. Chains Of Love
  10. A Little Respect
  11. Stop!
  12. Drama!
  13. You Surround Me
  14. Blue Savannah
  15. Star
  16. Chorus
  17. Love To Hate You
  18. Am I Right?
  19. Breath Of Life
  20. Take A Chance On Me - M.C. Kinky

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A singles band if ever there was one, the hits on Pop make the duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke of Erasure sound like the Rodgers & Hammerstein of synth-pop disco. With the exception of The Circus and The Innocents albums, most of Erasure's full lengths house only a few brief moments of brilliance, the rest of the songs being limp and uninspired. But putting songs like "Blue Savannah" with its sweeping loveliness, the haunting "Ship of Fools," and the campy, raucous "Love to Hate You" all on the same disc shows that when Erasure is on, they shine like a thousand-carat tiara. The energetic and electronic disco is front and center here with "Oh L'Amour" and the audience participation number "Stop!," but the beautifully crafted "Sometimes" shows the band's true potential. The irrepressible melody line is punctuated by an acoustic riff and a melancholy trumpet solo that actually has to do its best to keep up with Bell's warm lament. An indispensable collection. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Must have for Erasue fans.......2006-08-18

This is a classic album for anyone who enjoys 80's synth pop. Sure, much of the music is syrupy and melodramatic, but is Erasure is one of your guilty pleasures, then you should buy this CD!

4 out of 5 stars An Interesting Album.......2005-06-26

Erasure has their own distinct style. You have to hear them to know what I'm talking about. They're REALLY heavy on the synth-pop sound and high-pitch vocals, so this album title is appropriately named.

Pop is usually highly upbeat, and many songs in this album are, like Stop! and Chains of Love. But what really pulls this album together are the darker songs that aren't quite so upbeat like Ship of Fools and The Circus, which are still heavy on the synth, but not so much the pop.

This album is quite harmonic, and you can find a track to listen to no matter what mood you're in. I got more out of it than I bargained for.

4 out of 5 stars POP! - 20 Hits ~ Erasure.......2005-04-16

I love the way Vince Clark uses synth sounds and the beat and are great. The lyrics are not all that great though and Andy Bell seems happy to sing about nothing important or to write inane lyrics that just do not make sense. There is something annoying about Bells vocals and he sounds like he is trying way to hard and it just comes out as forced and not natural. I like the fact that one can see what equipment Vince Clarke uses to make his music. The problem that I have with the lyrics is that they are all to melodramatic and filled with absolutely nothing and they could just about be talking about the weather and the song would sound as well. However, I still give in 4 stars and that is because Clarke saves these inane lyrics with awesome synth programming and execution. Now if he had only pick a better lyricist or just written the lyrics like he did for Depeche Mode then the songs would not sound as campy and right down stupid.

4 out of 5 stars Far superior of the 2 retropectives........2005-03-22

Released originally in 1992 this is the far superior of the two retrospective albums, 2003's "Hits" is a slight butchery job upon which several important songs featured here, are inexplicably dropped. The problem here is not the band, Clarke remains a musical wizard and Bell's voice has resonance, emotion and outstanding range. The problem is bad editing notions and they are on better ground here than the latter album. That said I can see why editing would be difficult, there is not a track these guys have released that could easily be neglected. They silently formed so much of what the eighties now mean to so many.

4 out of 5 stars Vince Clarke has the Midas touch.......2005-03-17

From Depeche Mode to Yaz to Erasure, everything Vince Clarke touches turns to gold. This compilation provides all the evidence necessary to bestow upon Clarke the title "synth god".

The biggest hits are "Little Respect" and "Who Needs Love (Like That)", but each song stands on its own as a great New Wave composition, based on the powerful and unique vocals of Andy Bell and the fantastic synthesizer soundscapes (all 100% analog!) of Clarke.

"Victim of Love" (my fave), "Oh L'Amour", and "Stop!" are other highlights on this CD, which is well worth the money for any fan of 80s music.

One other note: Erasure has had several albums after the release of this compilation (most notably the masterpiece "I Say, I Say, I Say", in 1994), so "Pop! 20 Hits" cannot be said to be representative of their career as a whole. Still, it's worth owning for its summary of the band's first decade of production.
Asleep at the Wheel - 20 Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Asleep at the Wheel
  • Gotta love Texas Swing!
  • Excellent selection, mixture of fun, serious, and in between
  • Asleep at the Wheel - 20 Greatest Hits
  • What a Ride !
 Asleep at the Wheel - 20 Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B00008NGDY
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

  1. Take Me Back To Tulsa
  2. Fat Boy Rag
  3. The Letter That Johnny Walker Read
  4. Bump Bounce Boogie
  5. Nothin' Takes The Place Of You
  6. Route 66
  7. Miles And Miles Of Texas
  8. The Trouble With Loving Today
  9. Once O'Clock Jump
  10. Texas, Me And You
  11. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie (Live)
  12. House Of The Blue Lights
  13. Keepin' Me Up Nights
  14. Corrine, Corrina
  15. Red Wing
  16. Blues For Dixie
  17. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
  18. Hightower
  19. You Ain't Woman Enough
  20. If You See My Baby

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Asleep at the Wheel.......2007-06-08

Never received the item, had to get in touch with customer service to resend the item. Other than the delay in getting the CD the process worked well.

5 out of 5 stars Gotta love Texas Swing!.......2007-05-15

Since the 70s, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel has kept the spirit of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys alive and well. This is a good representation of some of their favorites, including "Route 66", "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" and "Take me Back to Tulsa". Because there have been quite a few personnel changes throughout the years, this collection could have used better annotation so listeners know who played what on what and when the songs were released. Otherwise, no complaints. The remastered CD sounds great and brings back a lot of memories.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent selection, mixture of fun, serious, and in between.......2007-03-26

Thank goodness CDs have more room than vinyl. It's hard enough to restrict the collection to 20 songs. The collection has a nice diversity, with instrumentals, ballads, swing, and free-spirited fun. The band is in fine form throughout, with crisp playing in both studio and live numbers. Be prepared for some foot tapping and singing along.

Obviously AATW recorded many of these songs many times. Only "Route 66" came to mind as having a better version elsewhere, because the vocals here didn't have the style I prefer.

The other vocalists (mostly Ray and Chris) were right on target. Ray conveys such energy and fun in the rousing "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" and the amusing "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette" and others, when he and the band let loose. His voice is not a classically great voice, but he seems so well-suited also to "Miles and Miles of Texas" and similar, more moderate tunes. Ray must believe in the old chestnut, "Know thyself".

This is not the album if you want to feature Chris' vocals. She leads on only three.

The liner notes could have used more retrospective. If the band wants this to be considered a key collection, now would have been a good time to provide some more text about the band and the specific songs. They ended up with a relatively sparse amount, in my opinion, and even had a couple of typos in the list of songs.

4 out of 5 stars Asleep at the Wheel - 20 Greatest Hits.......2006-07-20

This is super album that helps me recall their many great songs. There could be a bit more documentation with the CD since this covers 30 years of their production.

5 out of 5 stars What a Ride !.......2004-08-09

I remember buying my first "Asleep at the Wheel" album in the early seventies, so this band has been giving us fine music for over thirty years ! Of course, various musicians have come and gone, but there is one constant factor that keeps this band playing great stuff--Mr. Ray Benson--his leadership, talent and ear for a great song form the backbone of "AATW".

After all this time, no single CD or even a boxed set can cover all the music this band has recorded--but for a single, "best of" disc, this one is hard to beat. Of course, "AATW" diehards will want more than this--much more--but for the casual listener, this is a marvellous CD that is never going to become boring or dated. I first played this disc in my car, driving out in the country--a perfect combination !

Texas swing is alive and well in this music. It wouldn't be hard to imagine the ghost of Bob Wills near the stage, tapping his feet and grabbing his fiddle ! At the same time, these twenty tracks really highlight the versatility of the band. For example, I think that the lovely ballad " Texas Me and You" has always been one of AATW's best songs. Of course there are jump tunes aplenty here--"Take Me Back to Tulsa", "Bump Bounce Boogie", "Route 66", "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" ( Ray must be a Louis Jordan fan too ! ), and "Corrina Corrina" to name a few. Guests like Brooks and Dunn, Lyle Lovett and Bela Fleck add to the fun. Speaking of fun, Ray Benson really knows how to inject humour into a song too, for example, the old Tex Williams classic, "Smoke ! Smoke ! Smoke ! ( That Cigarette ). A couple of previously-unreleased songs round out a terrific CD.

Bottom line--a wonderful, one-disc retrospective of a great band that has shunned gimmicks and fads to remain true to its roots. Mr. Benson--if you ever read this--Thank You !
Ultimate Alabama 20 # 1 Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Pure pleasure
  • Classic
  • Another repackaging but...
  • You can almost smell the cornbread cooking!
  • Solid Alabama Primer
 Ultimate Alabama 20 # 1 Hits
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ASIN: B0002YJ2DU
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

  1. Born Country
  2. Jukebox In My Mind
  3. Reckless
  4. Feels So Right
  5. Love In The First Degree
  6. Mountain Music
  7. Song On The South
  8. Tennessee River
  9. Take Me Down
  10. Lady Down On Love
  11. She And I
  12. Down Home
  13. Why Lady Why
  14. I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
  15. Roll On (Eightenn Wheeler)
  16. You've Got The Touch
  17. There's No Way
  18. Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')
  19. If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)
  20. Southern Star

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5 out of 5 stars Pure pleasure.......2007-03-09

I made my choice , entered all the info and before I knew it I had the product in my hands. very fast and good. The CD is great . Thank you
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5 out of 5 stars Classic.......2006-12-26

If you love Alabama's classics, this is the CD for you. All the popular songs are included. Alabama is a good ol' country group that will never grow old. Get this CD!

5 out of 5 stars Another repackaging but..........2006-01-03

Ultimate Alabama is yet another greatest hits album from Alabama. However, it's a very good starting point for a casual Alabama fan.

This collection has had a great remastering job as well. I purchased this for my wife, and I could tell a big difference in sound quality versus older Alabama cd's.

5 out of 5 stars You can almost smell the cornbread cooking!.......2005-10-30

While I agree with other reviewers that this collection is a bit concise, I still think it is a phenomenal collection. Nearly all of my favorite Alabama songs are represented, and at least I don't have to switch CDs while I'm driving to hear the other half of the collection.

These songs hold so many fond memories - Alabama is one of those great bands that has it all - beautiful harmonies, catchy riffs, and lyrics that make you proud to be (or wish that you were) Southern! I put this CD on when I miss the south - my home - and instantly, songs like "Down Home", "Born Country", "Mountain Music", and "Tennessee River" take me home. If you know Alabama, you know that no one can express the little nuances of the south quite the way they can. And when they start up with the fiddle - watch out!

This CD has been in constant rotation as a driving CD, and I bought a copy for my dad last Christmas. It may not be the definitive Alabama collection, but it's pretty dang good.

Cassie

5 out of 5 stars Solid Alabama Primer.......2005-03-27

For casual country fans, "Ultimate Alabama" is a great starter. It features twenty number ones, though they had plenty more. I'll agree with another reviewer that the definitive hits package by Alabama is their double disc set, but for those of us who may not be able to or do not want to plunk down a nice hunk of change for the double set, this one will suffice. Also, if you aren't a huge fan of Alabama, but want something representative of their work in your collection, I highly recommend this disc.

It's Alabama, so just about anything they put on a disc will sound great. Personal highlights of this album include "If You're Gonna Play In Texas," "Jukebox In My Mind," and "Roll On." Everything else contained here is great.

Once again, this is an excellent introduction for the casual country fan, but hardcore Alabama fans probably already have everything on this disc.

Highly recommended.
Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • 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
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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)
  9. Spending My Time
  10. How Do You Do!
  11. Almost Unreal
  12. Sleeping In My Car
  13. Crash! Boom! Bang!
  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.

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