Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled

Product Description
This collection covers Melissa Etheridge's 17-year career in 17 dynamic songs, including hits like "Come to My Window," "I Want to Come Over," and "Bring Me Some Water." It also includes four new recordings: her simmering take on Tom Petty's "Refugee"; a reprise of "Piece of My Heart," which wowed the world in her stunning Grammy Awards show performance this past February; an emotional and heartfelt original song called "This Is Not Goodbye"; and the brand-new "I Run for Life," an inspiring anthem for those who, like Etheridge, have had their lives impacted by breast cancer. Regarding its release, Etheridge says, "I always thought that a greatest hits album was something to aspire to. When you got to the point in your career where you could have one, you did something right."

Etheridge has recorded eight albums over the course of her career. She has won the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance twice: for the song "Ain't It Heavy" in 1992, and "Come to My Window" in 1994. In 1996, she was honored with the prestigious ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award. The Kansas-born singer/songwriter has sold more than 30,000,000 records worldwide.

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Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled

Average customer rating: Great Songs... Not definitive: Selling Melissa short 4.5 Stars... Definitive overview of Mellisa Etheridge's career Coming Back To Her Window

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (Eco Friendly Packaging) Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lucky Yes I Am Skin Melissa Etheridge Never Enough ASIN: B000ND91RM Release Date: 2007-02-27

Tracks:

1. Refugee
2. Similar Features
3. Like The Way I Do
4. Bring Me Some Water
5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
6. No Souvenirs
7. Ain't It Heavy
8. I'm The Only One
9. Come To My Window
10. If I Wanted To
11. I Want To Come Over
12. Angels Would Fall
13. Lucky
14. Christmas In America
15. Piece Of My Heart (live at the Grammys)
16. This Is Not Goodbye
17. I Run For Life
18. I Need To Wake Up

Album Description

The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.

Customer Reviews:

Great Songs..........2007-07-18

A moving tribute to our need to WAKE UP and change... Whatever that needs to be changed ouside needs first to be changed from the inside...

Not definitive: Selling Melissa short.......2007-07-08

Melissa Etheridge is, simply stated, one of the most important female artists of the last two decades. She not only made it as a woman rocking on her own terms, she also put her sexuality on the line and then made her personal battle with cancer into a public crusade. These qualities frame her as a person and are important markers of her integrity.

But more importantly, she has made some brilliant music with at least two five star albums. Both the debut and her breakthrough, "Yes I Am," are must-own records. Naturally, they are the two CD's from which the lion's share of "The Road Less Traveled" is culled; six of the 18 songs here. Add the six songs that are previously unreleased, and that leaves only six songs culled from the rest of Melissa's library.

The diference between this and the previous version is the addition of the Oscar winning "I Need To Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth." The CD booklet is gone to make it more environmentaly freindly and the plactic jewel box is replaced by a recycled paper shell with foam tray. While it changes the packaging, it doesn't change the fact that there are too many ommissions here to make it listener friendly.

This presents a problem. It leaves off such terrific popular favorites and singles. "Dance Without Sleeping," "Your Little Secret," "Breathe" and the entire contents of "Skin" wind up being neglected. That is not to say that "The Road Less Traveled" is a poor collection; it's just that it is not as thorough as it could have been.

As for the new material, it's all good stuff. Melissa's covers of Tom Petty's "Refugee" and (finally!) a studio version of Janis Jopin's "Piece Of My Heart" are, alone, worth the price of the disc. Her anthems of survival "This Is Not Goodbye" and "I Run For Life" are heartfelt and solid. Too bad the collection is a little too tame and not enough crazy. I am sure the inevitable double disc collection will eventually appear, but for now, "The Road Less Traveled" is a less than perfect primer.

4.5 Stars... Definitive overview of Mellisa Etheridge's career.......2007-07-02

Melissa Etheridge is one of the premier female singer-songwriters from this era, and after 8 studio albums, issued from 1988 to 2004, Melissa got a very deserved "Greatest Hits" treatment in 2005. Two years later, the album is reissued to include an unexpected development.

"Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled" (18 tracks, 76 min.) brings a terrific overview of Melissa's career. The set starts off with a nice new cover of the Tom Petty hit "Refugee". After that the set rolls chronologically. "The Way I Do" from her debut album is very typical of the "Etheridge sound": acoustic guitar driven rock-and-roll. I perseonally love that sound. 1993's "Yes I Am" album, arguably Melissa at her commercial peak, gets 3 tracks: "I'm The Only One", the beautiful "Come To My Window" (her biggest hit ever), and "If I Wanted To". Other highlights include "I Want To Come Over" and the new cover of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart".

The reissue comes with a new track, the excellent "I Need to Wake Up", which plays over the closing credits of the "Inconvenient Truth" documentary. The song went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Song in the 2007 Oscars. Overall, this makes the compilation just that much better than the original 2005 compilation. If you were on the fence about getting this, go ahead and buy this, surely the definitive Melissa Etheridge compilation.

Coming Back To Her Window.......2007-03-17

There are very few female singers that seem to show that their words come from the heart. While more of the artists are about the outside image like Jessica Simpson, Beyonce', and Kelly Clarkson, there are much fewer singer/songwriters that still sing with feeling and compassion. Melissa Etheridge is one of those who still has the drive and has definitely shown it the past few years. She had struggled and defeated her battle with breast cancer, and reclaimed herself as a defiant, down to Earth female performer. Her hits record which was released a few years ago, showed that she was good, but it didn't completely showcase her career definitively. Now that it has been re-issued, has it gotten any better?

Melissa Etheridge's 2007 re-released Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, spans her near 20 year career with 18 tracks that are bold, and defiant to her voice. The songs here have all been remastered nicely, and sound better than they were released a few years ago. Although not much has changed on this record as before. The album still includes a lot of great tracks including I Want To Come Over, Come To My Window, I Am The Only One, and Ain't It Heavy. The album also includes her adult contemporary hit I Run For Life, and a cover of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Refugee. The only new addition in this reissuing is I Need To Wake Up, her Oscar-winning song from the Al Gore documentary, An Inconvient Truth. The song is very bold and speaks a clear message to life around us, and fits nicely in the package. Nevertheless, the album still overlooks a few great tracks like it did before such as Breathe, Your Little Secret, and her soulful song I Wanna Be In Love from her
album Skin.

Still, despte the record overlooking a few songs, Melissa Etheridge's Greatest Hits: The Road Less traveled isn't a bad record worth listening too, for anybody who doesn't own a Melissa Etheridge album. It is a little better than it was before. I still love listening to her music, and I hope she comes back with a new record soon. Even with all the stuff that is going on, many of us are still coming to her window for great music.

Album Cover: B

Songs: C+

Price: B

Remastering: B+

Overall: B-

Average customer rating: My review Melissa's Past Meets My Past Great collection and I Loved the new tunes! Melissa Rocks! Grabs you by the heart...

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wildflower Souls Alike Where You Live Taking The Long Way Lucky ASIN: B000AMJE7S Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Refugee
2. Similar Features
3. Like The Way I Do
4. Bring Me Some Water
5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
6. No Souvenirs
7. Ain't It Heavy
8. I'm The Only One
9. Come To My Window
10. If I Wanted To
11. I Want To Come Over
12. Angels Would Fall
13. Lucky
14. Christmas In America
15. Piece Of My Heart (live at the Grammys)
16. This Is Not Goodbye
17. I Run For Life

Album Description

This collection covers Melissa Etheridge's 17-year career in 17 dynamic songs, including hits like "Come to My Window," "I Want to Come Over," and "Bring Me Some Water." It also includes four new recordings: her simmering take on Tom Petty's "Refugee"; a reprise of "Piece of My Heart," which wowed the world in her stunning Grammy Awards show performance this past February; an emotional and heartfelt original song called "This Is Not Goodbye"; and the brand-new "I Run for Life," an inspiring anthem for those who, like Etheridge, have had their lives impacted by breast cancer. Regarding its release, Etheridge says, "I always thought that a greatest hits album was something to aspire to. When you got to the point in your career where you could have one, you did something right."

Etheridge has recorded eight albums over the course of her career. She has won the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance twice: for the song "Ain't It Heavy" in 1992, and "Come to My Window" in 1994. In 1996, she was honored with the prestigious ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award. The Kansas-born singer/songwriter has sold more than 30,000,000 records worldwide.

Customer Reviews:

My review.......2007-04-01

Fantastic CD. Melissa's voice is so incredible, the passion that she has with each track makes this a must have

Melissa's Past Meets My Past.......2007-03-28

When I purchased this CD, I did so because Melissa sings a song very dear to my heart - I Run for Life. As an 11 year cancer survivor, I've never forgotten those with whom I shared the "dark" times with. The important thing that Melissa says and I believe is that we, as survivors, have to continue to represent those who have died, those like us who have survived and to support anyone in the future whose body is "darkened" by this disease. I'm with you Melissa... I run for life.

As I began listening to the entire CD, I heard songs from her past and some songs I had never heard before. All in all, I enjoy to this day listening to The Road Less Travelled, maybe that's because it is the road I usually take.

Rosemarie

Great collection and I Loved the new tunes!.......2007-03-28

There are several new songs on this album and they really do make it worth purchasing even if you own all of her other albums like I do. Sit back relax and enjoy. A wonderful collection from a fantastic artist.

Melissa Rocks!.......2007-01-17

I am a huge fan of Melissa Etheridge. I love this cd. While none of the songs are new I feel that all of them come together to pull off a stellar Greatest Hits. Some of these songs I haven't heard before because I don't own all of Melissa's CDs yet but I will eventually. You won't be disappointed...this is a cd you can listen to over and over again and never get bored.

Grabs you by the heart..........2007-01-14

Yes, she speaks to your heart, mind and soul. You can read between the lines, of her passionate relationships with lovers past, the hurt, the yearning, the pain of abandonment, the fire of love and jealousy. After her bout with Cancer, she wrote some very touching songs about this experience. All that she sings sounds true to the core of one's heart, it is what she means. Great rock sound, too! Go Melissa! She is the best!

Average customer rating: Disappointing DVD Melissa's Best Songs! Melissa Etheridge - An American Treasure Rarities on DVD - Worth The Extra Money Great Compilation, First Time Video Release

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled [Deluxe CD/DVD Combo] Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Melissa Etheridge - Live... and Alone (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) Skin Lucky Live The Truth Is . . .: My Life in Love and Music Melissa Etheridge (2 CD Deluxe Edition) ASIN: B000B8I8M8 Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Refugee [#]
2. Similar Features
3. Like the Way I Do
4. Bring Me Some Water
5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
6. No Souvenirs
7. Ain't It Heavy
8. I'm the Only One
9. Come to My Window
10. If I Wanted To
11. I Want to Come Over
12. Angels Would Fall
13. Lucky
14. Christmas in America [#]
15. Piece of My Heart [#]
16. This Is Not Goodbye [#]
17. I Run for Life

Tracks:

1. Similar Features [DVD][*]
2. Like the Way I Do [DVD][*]
3. Bring Me Some Water [DVD][*]
4. You Can Sleep While I Drive [DVD][*]
5. No Souvenirs [DVD][Live][*]
6. Ain't It Heavy [DVD][*]
7. I'm the Only One [DVD][*]
8. Come to My Window [DVD][*]
9. If I Wanted To [DVD][*]
10. I Want to Come Over [DVD][*]
11. Angels Would Fall [Live]
12. Refugee [DVD][*]

Album Description

This collection covers Melissa Etheridge's 17-year career in 17 dynamic songs, including hits like "Come to My Window," "I Want to Come Over," and "Bring Me Some Water." It also includes four new recordings: her simmering take on Tom Petty's "Refugee"; a reprise of "Piece of My Heart," which wowed the world in her stunning Grammy Awards show performance this past February; an emotional and heartfelt original song called "This Is Not Goodbye"; and the brand-new "I Run for Life," an inspiring anthem for those who, like Etheridge, have had their lives impacted by breast cancer. Regarding its release, Etheridge says, "I always thought that a greatest hits album was something to aspire to. When you got to the point in your career where you could have one, you did something right."

Etheridge has recorded eight albums over the course of her career. She has won the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance twice: for the song "Ain't It Heavy" in 1992, and "Come to My Window" in 1994. In 1996, she was honored with the prestigious ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award. The Kansas-born singer/songwriter has sold more than 30,000,000 records worldwide.

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing DVD.......2007-05-09

No one respects and loves Melissa more than I do. But it's my love for her music videos that prompts me to share how disappointed I was with the DVD in this combo release. I have been looking forward to a DVD collection of all of her promo music videos and this was THE OPPORTUNITY to make it happen. I was devastated when only 6 promo videos were included. The rest are live performances. Why!!! Live performances are readily available on prior releases. But fans have been anxiously awaiting for a collection of her music videos, which are priceless works of art. The audio track for my favorite music video "Your Little Secret" isn't even available on the audio portion of the CD. I don't understand how this can be. I personally feel Melissa should not participate in compiling Greatest Hits releases because she does not approach it from the perspective of a fan. Key omissions in this release may be attributed to reasons that are emotional and not with the fan in mind. I know many fans of ME may think this is a harsh review, but it comes from the heart. Just like Melissa's music comes from her heart. And I would like to believe that if she read this review she would appreciate the sincere plea from a fan who dearly loves her.

Here are the DVD details:
1. Similar Features-music video
2. Like the Way I Do-music video
3. Bring Me Some Water-"inside track with Graham Nash"
4. You Can Sleep While I Drive-"Women Rock Girls & Guitars"
5. No Souvenires-"Melissa Etheridge Live...and Alone
6. Ain't It Heavy-MTV Unplugged
7. I'm The Only One-Woodstock '94"
8. Come to My Window-music video
9. If I wanted To-music video
10. I Want To Come Over-music video
11. Angels Would Fall-"Hard Rock Live"
12. Refugee-music video

Melissa's Best Songs!.......2007-01-10

For the Melissa Etheridge fan, this is the ultimate collection since it contains all of Melissa's hits from her past albums.

A must have for all Melissa's fans...even the sequence of the songs is greatly planned so that you feel that you are at a concert, letting Melissa's performance aspire you!

Melissa Etheridge - An American Treasure.......2005-12-08

Melissa continues to evolve as an American icon of music as she allows her spirit to soar now that she has been embraced in the strong yet tender arms of her soul mate, has overcome breast cancer, and has allowed herself to look back at her illustrious career.

Her articulate and intimate explanation on the DVD of the songs she chose as her "greatest hits" portrays her passion for not only music, but humanity as well. Her profound need to communicate with each of us enables her songs to resonate - both her music and her lyrics - because they are honest, well crafted and sincere.

Melissa Etheridge is an American treasure. I hope we will be blessed with her insight, joy, creative genius and skill for many years to come. The wonderful combination of music, videos and interviews with Melissa will bring you back to this CD and DVD many many times.

I hope Melissa will consider naming her next CD "Thrive",... because I truly believe she will personally "thrive" now that she has heard the "voice" of her soul.

Rarities on DVD - Worth The Extra Money.......2005-11-19

I am THRILLED that ME included Rarities on the DVD. She includes the Music Videos from back in the day...Similar Features, 1989 and Like the Way I do, 88. A pre blonde Melissa really brought me back to the first time I saw her live. There is also some live videos from 90 - 00.

Great Compilation, First Time Video Release.......2005-11-18

There are plenty of women in music finally getting recognized for how great they are, and in my opinion, Melissa is the best of the best.

Sorry, Sheryl.

Yeah, I said it. (Sheryl lovers will enjoy saying my review didn't help, but like I care.)

Well, ok, to the product. This is the only place you can find a collection of her videos. She's never released them on VHS or DVD, so this is only place you can get them. She finally put out two live concerts over the past few years, but the videos are something the fans have been wanting for a long time, and I love that they are included with the deluxe set, rather than a stand alone DVD.

If you aren't familiar with her earlier work, I won't be able to explain to you how great it is in a review. "Like The Way I Do," the single that launched her career with a live performance at the Grammy's is worth the price alone. The live version is actually on a collection of "Grammy's Greatest Moments" on CD, it was that good.

Of course, I believe she keeps on getting better, so I was a bit disappointed that not many songs from Breakdown or Skin were included on the CD. Melissa herself has said that Breakdown was an album that was kind of all over the place, and that's why people didn't really react to it that well, but I have to disagree. My life is often all over the place, and that is my favorite album, so I'm bummed about that. Again, I also liked Skin a lot, and I thought The Different should have been on here.

Of course, we have new material on here, too. Her covers of Tom Petty's Refugee and Janis' 'Piece of My Heart' are great. I think the whole world saw her other greatest Grammy performance just recently, where she preformed with Joss Stone (poor chick, although she was very good, I felt sorry for her because she was just totally overshadowed) so of course we had to have a version on here. (And hey Melissa, should you ever read this, a big Thank You. My father got a great boost to his spirits from that performance. He was diagnosed with a different form of cancer soon before that, and he rattled on excitedly about how cool he thought it was and wanted hear all of your stuff from my collection. Pretty neat, I thought.)

Considering the above, the last of the new songs, This Is Not Goodbye and I Run For Life were a bit difficult to listen to without crying, but I'm greatful for them nonetheless.

Again, a great hearty thanks to Melissa for an amazing catalog of great music, and inspiration to boot.

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