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A Great Collection From an Excellent Band

James Choma | 01/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Chilliwack was one of those bands that made great music for several years them fell off the face of the earth. It's true that the band was on hiatus for several years, but Bill Henderson has reformed the band and they're currently touring in their native Canada. While this album is a sampling of their most popular songs, check out some of their other albums -- they are each excellent in their own right.The song most people tend to remember from the band is "My Girl (Gone, Gone Gone)" from the "Wanna Be a Star" album. It was a fairly big hit in the US back in the early 80's and got a lot of airplay on MTV. As a bonus on this disc, you get the "My Girl" and "Whatcha Gonna Do" videos. Other popular hits in the US were "Whatcha Gonna Do," "I Believe," and "Fly at Night." In their native Canada, they had even more hits. I can't say enough good about this band - the top notch songwriting and vocals from Bill Henderson, the great guitarwork from the late Brian MacLeod, the top notch production, it's all great. Unfortunately, many of the bands earlier albums are tied up in legal limbo and may never see the light of day on CD. That being the case, grab what you can from the band while it's out on CD. For now, you can get this album, "Opus X," and "Wanna Be a Star.""

Chilliwack-One of Canada's finest!

Beatle Guy | Pepperland | 11/20/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"You gotta love Chilliwack. Great harmonies, memorable songs and if you have a few bucks to spare, this is worth the bread...I was on a vacation back in 1977 in Quebec, and I heard this wonderful record by Chilliwack called Fly By Night at a small record store. I then heard it all over Canadian radio, and before I left town, I bought the album DREAMS DREAMS DREAMS which featured this classic as well as others. The record had a good run in Philadelphia, PA and some other east coast markets later in the year. They were one of my favorite bands for a few years after that...This hits album features a couple of tracks from Dreams as well as later hits like GONE GONE GONE and ARMS OF MARY...Great stuff, easy to listen to, but rockin'."