More important than you might think
Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 03/27/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Guys 'n' dolls were a six-piece middle of the road pop group that had two UK top five hits in the early seventies with There's a whole lot of loving and You don't have to say you love me. David Van Day and the Canadian-born Thereza Bazar broke away and became the duo, Dollar. While their music had some similarities with the earlier group, it had a much more contemporary feel with plenty of synthesizers and other electronic wizardry, which will not necessarily appeal to the same fans.
Most of Dollar's UK hits, including three of their five top ten hits (Mirror mirror, Give me back my heart, Oh l'amour), were recorded for WEA beginning in 1980. This compilation focuses on the recordings they made for Carrere in the seventies and contains most of their recordings from that period (one album with a few bonus tracks) but none of the later stuff, which seems to be unavailable on CD as I write this.
These recordings include four UK hits. The first two (Shooting star, Who were you with in the moonlight) both made the top twenty. Love's got a hold on me made the top five. I wanna hold your hand (a Beatles cover) made the top five. Most of the other songs are originals but Sugar sugar is a cover of the 1969 Archies hit.
The liner notes are extensive and tell enthusiastically of their later recordings, explaining how they changed the direction of British pop music. It is clear that the record company would love to re-issue some of the later recordings, which are different again from what is here. The liner notes also tell of their romance - how it came about (interesting) leading eventually to engagement but not marriage. Thereza end up in Australia as a happily married mother while David ended up selling burgers. Such is life.
If you are interested in British pop music of the late seventies, you might enjoy this collection."
Important tracks missing
Leshaun Fossett | Memphis, TN | 05/01/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Where's "Hand Held in Black and White", "Videotheque" and "Give Me Some Kinda Magic"?
Where's "Give Me Back My Heart"?
Who put together this collection?"
Ask WEA about Hand held, Videotech...
Red Rider | CA USA | 08/26/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"A good CD, but as the reviewer above asked, where is Hand Held, Videotech, Mirror Mirror? Found the answer on the BBC Hitch Hickers Guide site h2g2 (a web attempt at a review of everything). Basically, WEA owned the rights, and has yet to release for a recording. Note - this info was removed a few months ago from the site, so we can hope for a release someday to complement the current collection?"
Track Listings (20) - Disc #1