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Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Label: Arista
Original Release Date: 4/4/1989
Re-Release Date: 9/26/1991
Review by: Janet M.. - 7/2/2025 9:05 AM


"Fabulous! Thanks."

"Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
Barry Manilow
"Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
Label: Arista
Original Release Date: 4/4/1989
Re-Release Date: 10/25/1990
Review by: Janet M.. - 7/2/2025 9:04 AM


"Awesome! Thanks."

Tell It to My Heart
Taylor Dayne
Tell It to My Heart
Label: Arista
Original Release Date: 1/19/1988
Re-Release Date: 10/25/1990
Review by: Lisa V.. - 6/27/2025 11:11 AM


"The GOAT!! Love her voice and love the dance music!"

Can't Fight Fate
Taylor Dayne
Can't Fight Fate
Label: Arista
Original Release Date: 10/31/1989
Re-Release Date: 10/17/1989
Review by: Lisa V.. - 6/27/2025 11:05 AM


"Love her voice!! Good hits on this one"

Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits
Label: Columbia
Original Release Date: 2/28/1995
Release Date: 2/28/1995
Review by: David P.. - 6/26/2025 9:22 AM


"The Boss is still the worst. A loser in the company of Mellencamp, Neil Young, and Bon Jovi. They all pose "patriotic" songs that are really anti-America (Keep On Rockin' in the Free World, Born In the USA, Pink Houses, etc). Then they go overseas and trash us and our president. Plus, people are fed up with going to concerts to get away from their daily cares but get preached to about politics. Enough of calling these partisan hacks the best. They're all the worst. You notice while they despise us and our country they have stopped short of moving elsewhere."

REO Speedwagon - The Hits
Reo Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon - The Hits
Label: Sony
Release Date: 4/30/2002
Review by: Bridgett M. (SingingInMySleep). - 6/20/2025 7:23 PM


"You've probably forgotten how much you like REO Speedwagon. I think it happens to everyone. This is a very good single-disc hits collection and probably the perfect amount of the band for most people. Warning: It's highly likely you will start singing along without realizing it."

Selections from Hans Christian Andersen & Other Fa
Danny Kaye
Selections from Hans Christian Andersen & Other Fa
Label: Hallmark UK
Release Date: 12/19/2006
Review by: Stacy W. (disneygirl400). - 6/1/2025 2:10 PM


"Great Cd. Perfect songs to sing a long to as adults or kids"

Beautiful World
Big Head Todd & Monsters
Beautiful World
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Original Release Date: 2/11/1997
Release Date: 2/11/1997
Review by: Wade S. (92Pony). - 5/29/2025 8:50 AM


"Incredible effort by Todd and the guys! I only had the "Sister Sweetly" CD before this. I saw BHTM in concert and gained a new appreciation for their music. There are no songs that I skip on this one - And with every listen, it's over before I realize it. Excellent music all the way through!!"

Rank
Smiths
Rank
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Original Release Date: 9/13/1988
Re-Release Date: 10/25/1990
Review by: Tim M.. - 5/22/2025 4:36 PM


"Live album, from 1986. Surprisingly, for a band known for mopey songs, most of the songs here are played fast and aggressive, and the various guitars are kind of lost in the mix. Includes "The Draize Train," which isn't on any of their studio albums or Louder Than Bombs."

Work It: Dance = Life
Various Artists
Work It: Dance = Life
Label: Priority Records
Release Date: 11/19/1996
Review by: Scott C. (scotso). - 5/21/2025 6:54 PM


"Some of this is great, some is ok, some is just, meh. You want this for 2 songs/remixes, The Barry, and the Annie Lennox. The Reba and Janet are also great. Diana, Donna and Gloria make it worth it. Its mixed, so if you want to manipulate to just do certain cuts, it's a little work, but itunes is easy to do that with."

The Very Best of the Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The Very Best of the Everly Brothers
Label: Rhino Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/25/2008
Review by: Len S. (3). - 5/20/2025 11:01 AM


"I was surprised that I was able to sing along with almost every song on this CD, despite not previously being an overt fan of Everly Brothers' music. They really have carved a place in the American musical psyche when their lyrics exist in your brain as if passed on by your parents' DNA. There is pure listening joy associated with harmonizing relatives. Other examples include the Bee Gees, the Avett Brothers, The Carter Family, etc., and it's on full display here in songs like "Bye Bye Love", "Wake up, Little Susie" and my personal favorite "Cathy's Clown". This CD is just song after song of enjoyable music, I highly recommend you give it a listen, it's a real mood-lifter."

No Angel
Dido
No Angel
Label: Arista
Original Release Date: 6/1/1999
Release Date: 6/1/1999
Review by: Wallis D. (CWD). - 5/19/2025 5:00 PM


"I really love this album. It was the first that Dido released, and in my mind, the best. She has a beautiful voice and the songs are thoughtful and full of longing."

Excitable Boy
Warren Zevon
Excitable Boy
Label: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Review by: Kevin G. (kkg-ct). - 5/19/2025 10:13 AM


"Excited to share the breakout Zevon effort. A sly witty exercise to the late 70's ethos of worldly knowledge and perfect hair. Werewolf's of London was an event at the time and still causes thirst for a Pina Colada. Darker thoughts emerged in Roland and Excitable boy, explorations of amok masculinity, and political awareness in Lawyers Guns and Money showing a sophistication far beyond pop sensibility. Musically very strong with stunning lyrics."

Violator
Depeche Mode
Violator
Label: Reprise / Wea
Original Release Date: 3/20/1990
Re-Release Date: 2/22/1990
Review by: Vincent D.. - 5/18/2025 4:44 PM


"My most memorable Depeche Mode album. If you had to have one Depeche Mode CD that isn't a best of collection then this is the one to start with."

Singles 81>85
Depeche Mode
Singles 81>85
Label: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: 1/19/1999
Review by: Vincent D.. - 5/18/2025 4:41 PM


"Not Depeche Mode's best, but a nice complement to Singles 86>98. Together they make, an exceptional best of collection. This CD is also included in Depeche Mode The Singles 81>98 (a 3 CD set)."

The Singles 86>98
Depeche Mode
The Singles 86>98
Label: Reprise / Wea
Original Release Date: 10/6/1998
Release Date: 10/6/1998
Review by: Vincent D.. - 5/18/2025 4:35 PM


"Good collection for those who want a more comprehensive greatest hits for Depeche Mode. Designed to pair with. and must if you have, the earlier Depeche Mode collection: Singles 81>85."

Negotiations & Love Songs
Paul Simon
Negotiations & Love Songs
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Original Release Date: 10/18/1988
Re-Release Date: 10/25/1990
Review by: Bridgett M. (SingingInMySleep). - 4/30/2025 4:40 PM


"While I've enjoyed this collection since I purchased it decades ago, I have found that it even improves more with age (mine). Maybe I don't know his entire discography well enough to say whether substitutions should have been made, but there's really nothing I'm missing or wanting to skip with this. It includes many of the songs he is playing currently in the hits portion of concerts. I consider his Graceland album to be essential listening as well."

Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Review by: Myles M.. - 4/29/2025 12:30 PM


"This is, in my humble opinion, the best album Dire Straits ever made. The title track is beautiful and haunting, and still relevant forty years later. Walk Of Life is just a fun song, and the sports-themed music video even more so. Your Latest Trick and So Far Away are well-written and a joy to listen to. And then, of course, Money For Nothing, perhaps the band's best-known song. A 'happy accident' of microphone placement landed that amazng guitar sound, unedited for the album. Sting's background vocals are fun and vital. The lyrics are at once both incredibly bizarre and a blast. I spun throught this album (on cassette) many times while riding the bus from my parents' home in Decatur, Illinois back to the Great Lakes Naval Base wqhile I was in electronics school, my first year in the Navy. It never disappointed."

Bob Seger - Greatest Hits
Bob Seger
Bob Seger - Greatest Hits
Label: Capitol
Original Release Date: 10/25/1994
Release Date: 10/25/1994
Review by: Roger D. (Dixiedale). - 4/27/2025 7:07 AM


"You can never go wrong with Seger.Raw and Real"

60'S R''N B' CLASSICS
60'S R''N B' CLASSICS
Review by: John M.. - 4/23/2025 7:21 AM


"Listing James Brown I Got You (I Feel Good). The Temptations Ain't Too Proud To Beg. Sam & Dave Soul Man Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine Otis Redding (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man Aretha Franklin The Weight Wilson Pickett Mustang Sally Bobby Lewis Tossin' And Turnin' Eddie Floyd Knock On Wood Ray Charles What'd I Say Doris Troy Just One Look Carla Thomas B-A-B-Y The Impressions It's All Right Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher The Isley Brothers It's Your Thing Wilson Pickett In The Midnight Hour"

Captain Morgan's Revenge
Alestorm
Captain Morgan's Revenge
Label: Napalm Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 1/29/2008
Review by: Beverly F.. - 4/23/2025 5:38 AM


"My son really liked the album."

American Bandstand 80's
American Bandstand
American Bandstand 80's
Label: Traditions Alive Co.
Release Date: 8/30/2002
Review by: Kevin B.. - 4/16/2025 7:45 AM


"I traded for this on a whim, and I am very glad I did! There are a lot of great tunes from the 80's spread across the two discs. Greatest hits by various artists discs like this can sometimes only provide a few songs that one prefers over a bunch that don't hit the mark, but I was really happy with how many quality songs were included."

Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
Taking The Long Way
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 11/14/2006
Review by: Brina J.. - 4/11/2025 12:25 PM


"This album gives 0 FÂ¥x for the idiots who cannot recognise free speech, talented artists and their glorious music. These ladies have risen above the abuse thrown at them and are unafraid to call people out. All their albums are a revelation, with sweet, sorrowful, saucy, spicy and strong songs. The Chicks are always a good listen."

Taking the Long Way
Dixie Chicks
Taking the Long Way
Label: Open Wide / Columbia
Review by: Brina J.. - 4/11/2025 12:18 PM


"Takes courage to stand up to mobs. These ladies have a lot of talent and their music is a real delight. It's a pity when people allow their opinions to influence their reviews of music."

101 Dalmatians (Original Soundtrack)
Various Artists
101 Dalmatians (Original Soundtrack)
Label: Disney
Release Date: 8/13/2002
Review by: Braden M.. - 4/7/2025 8:56 PM


"Probably the only time the full soundtrack has been released officially. Sounds great and includes all of the details - even the Kanine Krunchies commercial. Also a nice bonus at the end."