World: The Greatest Songs Ever

Artist: Various Artists
Label: Time Life Records
Category: Music

Average customer rating:

Media: Audio CD

UPC: 610583103724
EAN: 0610583103724
ASIN: B00028HBK2

Release Date: 2004-06-29

Related Categories:

General

| Africa | International | Styles | Music

Calypso

| Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

Cuba

| Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

General

| International | Styles | Music

Flamenco

| Latin Music | Styles | Music

General

| Latin Music | Styles | Music

Latin Pop

| Latin Music | Styles | Music

Latin Jazz

| Jazz | Styles | Music

General

| New Age | Styles | Music

General

| Pop | Styles | Music

General

| Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General

| Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo

| Jazz | Styles | Music

Adult Alternative

| Pop | Styles | Music

General

| Celtic | International | Styles | Music

Bossa Nova

| Latin Music | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...) - Lou Bega
Macarena - The Del Rios,
Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club
Frenesi - Linda Ronstadt
Theme from "Harry's Game" - Clannad
Over the Rainbow
Barcelona Nights - Ottmar Liebert
Valse d'Amelie - Yann Tiersen
Bomboleo - Gipsy Kings
Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba
Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte
Swingin' the Mambo - Tito Puente
Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones & His Orchestra
Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
Hot! Hot! Hot! - Arrow
Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela
Mais Que Nada - Sergio Mendes
Oye Como Va - Santana

Customer Reviews:

World's Most Mediocre Songs.......2006-10-18

World music is now big business.Originally,it was Peter Gabriel's Real World label,Putumayo World Music (still going strong after a decade),Narada,and Celestial Harmonies.Now,Starbucks has gotten into the game with its latte-friendly brand of worldbeat,with the sappy chanson of Madeleine Peyroux&the Sergio Mendes meets rap&Justin Timberlake on "Timeless" as well as Six Degrees Records,with its exploration of world techno.

"World:The Greatest Songs Ever" is capitalizing on this growing interest.Now the former PR man for INXS is delving into the "International" genre."World:The Greatest Songs Ever" is a bargain bin-friendly exploration (is it any wonder that it's at Wal-Mart???)of the genre.There are highlights,like Miriam Makeba's classic "Pata Pata",the Buena Vista Social Club's melancholy "Chan Chan"--a genuinely moving Cuban jazz song."Chan Chan" is a tearjerker,it's lost love put into music.There's Linda Ronstadt,who brought tejano music into the mainstream,as well as the African jazz of Hugh Masakela.There's also Ottmar Liebert,whose nuevo flamenco is fiery and passionate,coming from Santa Fe rather than Spain.

Unfortunately,the highlights are overshadowed by mediocrity.There's "A Little Bit of Monica",the infamous Macarena,the overplayed "Over the Rainbow" which is used in sappy scenes in TV&the movies,along with the Westernized,tiresome "Oye como va" (NOT Santana's best)and "Bomboleo." "Oye como va"&"Bomboleo" bring to mind too many college gatherings.

There are world music compilations worth exploring out there;this is not one of them.

Just take it for what it is..........2006-01-18

Of course, when the title says "Greatest Songs Ever," you need to look at the list of tracks and decide for yourself whether or not you agree. So this is someone's subjective list of greatest songs ever. But it's a fun CD. Kind of a mish-mash of everything, but a good mood-booster.

These are the world's greatest songs?.......2004-11-16

Mambo No. 5? The Macarena? Hot! Hot! Hot!, which I'm assuming is the Buster Poindexter song, is so annoying it's terrifying. These are literally the world's greatest songs??!! Who judged this? The guy handing out the money to the singers who would pony up for the lowest price? Lame. Just lame.

Music CD:

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Definitive Transatlantic Collection ~ John Renbourn

Rust in Peace ~ Megadeth

The Prophecy ~ Squealer

Cake City ~ The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy

Then: 1974-1975 ~ Various Artists

Ubique ~ Art Zoyd

Legs To Make Us Longer

Halloween II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ~ John Carpenter

League of the Extraordinary

Dr. Feel Good ~ Uptown Funksters