Chicago IX: Greatest Hits 1969-1974

Chicago IX: Greatest Hits 1969-1974

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Product Description
Chicago IX: Greatest Hits '69 - '74 was the band's first greatest hits collection. Originally released 30 years ago in November of 1975, it spent five weeks atop the Billboard album chart and has been certified four times platinum! Still to date, it is the biggest selling album of their career. Chicago IX features signature favorites the band still performs on tour today, such as "25 or 6 to 4", "Beginnings," "Saturday in the Park," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," and "Call On Me." It was the first Chicago album to feature pictures of the band on the cover, incorporated into their trademark logo. Chicago IX: Greatest Hits '69-74 completes Rhino's reissues of the band's signature early recordings.

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Chicago IX: Greatest Hits 1969-1974

Chicago IX: Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Pretty good selection
  • Chicage Still Rocks
  • It's all good
  • The title says it all!
  • BASIC HITS COLLECTION, but all the "authentic" original mixes!
Chicago IX: Greatest Hits
Chicago
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AYEI90
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

  1. 25 or 6 To 4
  2. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
  3. Colour My World
  4. Just You 'N' Me
  5. Saturday In the Park
  6. Feelin' Stronger Every Day
  7. Make Me Smile
  8. Wishing You Were Here
  9. Call on Me
  10. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long
  11. Beginnings

Album Description

Chicago IX: Greatest Hits '69 - '74 was the band's first greatest hits collection. Originally released 30 years ago in November of 1975, it spent five weeks atop the Billboard album chart and has been certified four times platinum! Still to date, it is the biggest selling album of their career. Chicago IX features signature favorites the band still performs on tour today, such as "25 or 6 to 4", "Beginnings," "Saturday in the Park," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," and "Call On Me." It was the first Chicago album to feature pictures of the band on the cover, incorporated into their trademark logo. Chicago IX: Greatest Hits '69-74 completes Rhino's reissues of the band's signature early recordings.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pretty good selection.......2007-06-08

Having grown up in the 60 - 70's with this band, there is obviously nothing new or improved about the selections contained in this compilation. I pretty much purchased this CD just to have some Chicago music around should I care to listen.

As with a lot of music from decades past, this is not something I will listen to very often because of the "burn out" factor of hearing the songs so many times over the years. However, if someone were looking for a good cross section of Chicago hits, this would be the CD to purchase.

Chicago is definately a "superband" worthy of distinction even if over-played.

5 out of 5 stars Chicage Still Rocks.......2007-02-13

This CD is filled with great songs. It really took me back; and the sound quality was excellent. A new favorite!

4 out of 5 stars It's all good.......2007-02-09

I purchased this album on cassette during high school in the late 1970's to early 1980's. I have listened to it many times and I enjoy all of the songs. Recently the sound quality of my cassette has deteriorated significantly so I bought the CD. The quality is good and I enjoy all of the songs. My only complaint is that the price is relatively high for only 11 songs, but they are good ones.

5 out of 5 stars The title says it all!.......2007-02-07

Here is Chicago's ninth album overall featuring eleven previously released tracks from 1969 to '74 respectively. This album was originally released on the band's first label,Columbia in '75. DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? is the single/radio version(some stations have played the album track from the band's debut album released in 1969 or '70). The album version features a piano introduction which was deleted for this album. 25 OR 6 TO 4 soulfully rocks just like SATURDAY IN THE PARK,FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY,MAKE ME SMILE,CALL ON ME and BEGINNINGS. COLOUR MY WORLD from CHICAGO II is a nice,easy listening piece featuring a piano,flute and light percussion. CMW was part of a series entitled "A Girl In Buchannon" on that album. Another soulful track is JUST YOU 'N ME. WISHING YOU WERE HERE and I'VE BEEN SEARCHIN' SO LONG are nice soft rock tunes also. Get a load of the band in the cover photo posing as a painting crew! An angry,elderly woman is trying to cut a rope supporting the crew's scaffold with a meat cleaver! Next to her is a cop ordering the crew to stop their work! If you own all of the preceding albums,you won't need this one.

5 out of 5 stars BASIC HITS COLLECTION, but all the "authentic" original mixes!.......2007-01-04

Take it from a actual former radio disc jockey, this CD is a five-star compilation of the early CHICAGO HITS. Lacks some of the "minor" early hits--most of which appear on the Greatest Hits Volume II--but delivers the time warp to the final days of AM Top-40 hit radio! Original, mostly "album" tracks with extended intros or tails. Remember those awful "radio edit" versions????

I'd have to say that in the last thirty odd years, this has to be one of the BEST greatest hits collections to ever hit the market and is a MUST HAVE for anybody with more than a passing interest in TOP 40 hits from the classic pre-disco pop era!
Chicago - Greatest Hits: 1982-1989
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • sappy ballads
  • A Set Of Songs That Sound Alike
  • Cut Away!
  • Chicago is #1
  • my review
Chicago - Greatest Hits: 1982-1989
Chicago
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002LJZ
Release Date: 1989-11-03

Tracks:

  1. Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away
  2. Look Away
  3. Stay The Night
  4. Will You Still Love Me?
  5. Love Me Tomorrow
  6. What Kind Of Man Would I Be? (Remix)
  7. You're The Inspiration
  8. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
  9. Hard Habit To Break
  10. Along Comes A Woman
  11. If She Would Have Been Faithful...
  12. We Can Last Forever

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars sappy ballads.......2006-07-24

The compositions, Rhythms and singin-style of Peter Cetera sound always the same. He is a typical sappy love song - singer who prefers the love ballads and cheesy love adventures.
it might have been a bit tedious and boring.

The problem is everywhere: If you are a Hardrock fan like bands Uriah Heep, Stevie Ray Vaughan, AC/DC, Rory Gallagher, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, your ears can't be familar with all these silly love songs. My ears cannot work like that.

there are two alternatives:
- if you are a hardrock fan. You like a mythological lyrics, you won't like Peter Cetera or Chicago. Keep your fingers away from this !!!
- if you are a sappy love song fan then please buy this cd !!!

3 out of 5 stars A Set Of Songs That Sound Alike.......2006-06-22

Well - actually I do enjoy this CD while it is playing. But the person that would buy this CD should just by the Heart of Chicago set, or the Very Best of . . . or just buy Chicago 16 - 19. The problem is that their music really sounds too similar during this (the Foster) era, and the hits sound even more alike. But all of David Foster's stuff sounds alike. Check out Celine Dion and Michael Crawford's versions of "O Holy Night."

But, let's face it - whatever Chicago did in the 80s worked. And every successful pop artist (even most rock artists) figured out that the music-buying public wanted novelty, but not too many surprises. In the 80s Peter Cetera, and probably Danny Seraphine, took over the creative reins, and we got their own honest interpretation of the Chicago sound. I for one am glad that did whatever they needed to to stay in business.

The other good thing about this album is that my daughters and wife love it. I can't crank up much of Chicago's other stuff, or play it in the car.

But this GH collection always seemed a little unnecessary to me. I can't explain it, it just does. So I give it a 4 and not a 3. If you agree with other reviewers that you just love these songs, then by all means buy it.

But if you are a border line Chicago fan wanting to add to your collection, skip it and go for one of the others listed above.

2 out of 5 stars Cut Away!.......2006-02-11

Newer edition of Chicago's Greatest Hits including newer version of WHAT KIND OF A MAN WOULD I BE from Chicago 19 cut away a number of 70s hits such as IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW. It was released as HEART OF CHICAGO now the title of 2 volumed compilation.

This compilation is exclusively for 80s Chicago fans but I have to say they are a lot more than that.

5 out of 5 stars Chicago is #1.......2005-08-07

This group is the best. I am 27 years old and I listen to this cd every time I am in my car. They have the best songs. My eight year old son also sings to this cd with me.

5 out of 5 stars my review.......2005-07-26

while most hardcore fans despise the 80's version of chicago it cant be denied that they're change of style was what they needed to do in order to survive and they switched from they're jazz rock style to a ballad making machine and the best songs on here are naturally god's(peter cetera) "your the inspiration"(a song thats is very special to me) "hard habit to break" "along comes a woman" every times i hear thoes songs it makes me wish peter cetera stayed and while the jason scheff songs on here are awesome(as well as som other songs off the real albums) are good they just dont compare but anyway if you wanan hear some good solid 80's love music you cant go wrong with this one
Jackie Wilson - 20 Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Almost Complete
  • A Hero of the Younger Michael Jackson
  • ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF R&B!!!!!!!!
  • 6 #1 Hits In His Wonderful Career
  • A REAL SINGER
Jackie Wilson - 20 Greatest Hits
Jackie Wilson
Manufacturer: Brunswick Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007QMN
Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

  1. Reet Petite
  2. To Be Loved
  3. Lonely Teardrops
  4. That's Why (I Love You So)
  5. I'll Be Satisfied
  6. You Better Know It
  7. Talk That Talk
  8. Doggin' Around
  9. Night
  10. A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
  11. Am I The Man
  12. The Tear Of The Year
  13. Please Tell Me Why
  14. I'm Comin' On Back To You
  15. Baby Workout
  16. Whispers (Getting Louder)
  17. I Don't Want To Lose You
  18. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher
  19. I Get The Sweetest Feeling
  20. (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real

Album Description

Brunswick Records deluxe digitally remastered edition includes '(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher'. 20 tracks. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Almost Complete.......2006-06-17

I would have given this CD 5 stars if were not missing his rendition of "Danny Boy" which shows his vocal range and control like no other.

5 out of 5 stars A Hero of the Younger Michael Jackson.......2004-10-27

Jackie Wilson could really work a crowd; after the height of his career, he was doing just that on stage at a Dick Clark oldies show, when he was stricken, his brain was oxygen-deprived and he spent his last years in a bed. Before that, Jackie gave us some heartfelt music, some hits bigger than others. This CD contains all you will need to know Jackie Wilson, the classic "Lonely Teardrops", "Doggin' Around" (overlooked in some conservative markets for its flipside "Night") "Talk that Talk" and the latter day "Higher and Higher". These are the hits. Enjoy them.

5 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF R&B!!!!!!!!.......2004-09-20

I LOVE JACKIE WILSON HE IS ALL OF THAT. I LIKE HIS MUSIC HE SINGS WELL. HE LEFT US SOON TOO BAD. I WISH THA HE WAS HERE TODAY AND THAT WE COULD EJY HIS MUSIC MORE. I LIKE THIS ALBUM I LIKE JACKIE WILSON . HE SING VERY WELL HE SUNG SOME NICE SONGS. I LIKE ALL OF THE SONGS ON HERE:YOU BETTER STOP DOGGIN ME AROUND , A WOMAN, A LOVER, A FRIEND WERE COVERED BY THIS GROUP CALLED KLIQUE. THEY HAD DID A GOOD JOB THE LEAD SINGER SOUNDS REAL GOOD HE SOUNDS AS GOOD AS JACKIE DOES. MY FAVORITES ON HERE ARE BABY WORKOUT,A WOMAN,A LOVER, A FRIEND, STOP DOGGING ME AROUND, HIGHER AND HIGHER, LONELY TEARDROPS,TO BE LOVED AND MANY MORE I WOULD RECOMMEND ALBUM TO ANYONE WHO LIKE CLASSIC R&B AND JACKIE WILSON.

5 out of 5 stars 6 #1 Hits In His Wonderful Career.......2004-07-30

Usually you'll hear a dj on the radio at some sound-a-like Oldies station say that the great Jackie Wilson never scored a #1 hit-but what irks me is the fact they refuse to-or are just so darn ignorant-to clarify that remark. It is a cruel and horrible disrespect to the memory of Mr.Wilson not to the state the facts correctly. Mr.Wilson did indeed have a number 1 hit in his career- in fact a total of 6 of them. Those 6 were "Lonely Teardrops", "You Better Know It", "Doggin Around" also an RIAA certified million seller, " A Woman,A Lover,A Friend", "Baby Workout", and "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher&Higher in 1967. These 6 songs were #1 smashes on Billboards R&B chart.Do dj's think that Mr.Wilson somehow thought less of his #1 R&B hit than if it had gone #1 on the pop charts? I beg to differ- I'm sure he was just as proud and excited to hear the news that his song had topped the R&B chart.You see, it doesn't and should not matter that this wrong information is being puked out relentlessly on so called "Pop" Oldies stations-no,the tragedy comes when the dj does not clarify the #1 statement and convinces the listening public that the artist never-ever had a #1 in his life on any chart-and dj's I gotta tell ya-no matter how you sugarcoat it- that's dead wrong.Do "Pop" Oldies dj's arrogantly assume only "Pop' Oldies listeners listen to their station and R&B and Soul Oldies listeners never listen ? The next time you hear your ill-informed local dj say that Jackie Wilson never hit #1 and doesn't clarify his remarks-do me a favor and call and set him straight-even though his ego and arrogance will try to convince you that he or she is right-What a pitiful shame radio has become.

5 out of 5 stars A REAL SINGER.......2003-11-27

Come, all you who think you can sing. Listen to THE master of the vocal art. This is a great collection of most of the US hits of Jackie Wilson. Superbly remastered, superbly sung - BUY IT! You will need other CDs once you hear Jackie's un-real pipes, but this CD from Brunswick is a great start. Many of his greatest performances are tucked away on albums - GO SEEK! But as a starter this is a beauty of a CD with excellent liner notes.
Jerry Butler - Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not the optimum Butler collection, though it's decent
  • The Iceman Stirs the Soul
  • wider than a mile
Jerry Butler - Greatest Hits
Jerry Butler
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ASIN: B000000CYW
Release Date: 1991-02-01

Tracks:

  1. For Your Precious Love
  2. He Will Break Your Heart
  3. Moon River
  4. Make It Easy On Yourself
  5. Let It Be Me
  6. Hey, Western Union Man
  7. Only The Strong Survive
  8. What's The Use Of Breaking Up
  9. I Wanna Do It To You
  10. Chalk It Up
  11. The Devil In Mrs. Jones

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not the optimum Butler collection, though it's decent.......2005-05-05

Jerry Butler has been making smoothly soulful music for over 40 years now and as you'd expect changed record labels over that time. Record labels consideration for the bottom line being what it is, so far there's NO comprehensive collection for Butler assembling ALL of his career chart hits. Some were on Vee-Jay, others on Mercury..even Motown. This collects most of the best of the 50s/60s stuff with a couple interesting, if not particularly well-known, 70s moments from the Iceman.

HIGHLIGHTS:
"For Your Precious Love" is a soul classic. "Moon River" leaves Andy Williams' better known rendition in the dust and proves Butler to be a creamy voiced vocalist with more in common with Nat "King" Cole than, say, Wilson Pickett. "Make it Easy on Yourself" practically bleeds emotion. The duet with Betty Everett on Everly Brothers classic "Let it Be Me" equals the original. "Only the Strong Survive" was a powerful anthem of tenacity. "Devil in Mrs. Jones" is a funky novelty from 1976 no doubt inspired by the porn flick of the same name ("The Devil in Mrs. Jones/makes me want to make love all night long/The Devil in Mrs. Jones/makes me want to raise some h*ll of my own")

LOWS:
"Chalk it Up" isn't outright bad, but Butler doing disco is probably most interesting as an oddity.

BOTTOM LINE:
This is OK and you might be happy with it, but the out-of-print Rhino collection does a little better job of gathering together at least the 50s and 60s material (ASIN B00000348Y). Still, you'll need to get the Millennium collection too to fill in some of the gaps from his last gasp of stardom in the early 70s. (ASIN B00004ZDVY)

5 out of 5 stars The Iceman Stirs the Soul.......2004-10-27

Rave all you want; Jerry Butler never got the respect that he deserved in record sales. "Moon River" got eclipsed shortly after its release by Andy Williams' version. "Let it Be Me" (with the talented Betty Everett) never sold like the Everly Brothers' version. Tony Orlando and Dawn would steal the thunder of "He Will Break Your Heart" with "He Don't Love You like I love You", though some years later. The Walker Brothers copied every nuance of Jerry's "Make it Easy On Yourself" and Elvis Presley, forgetting his own legacy and during his "singing-other-people's-hits" period, released "Only the Strong Survive" about the same time as Jerry Butler's. (Nice try, fella). With this CD, you can hear the real thing. This is a collector's item. And I hope Jerry Butler sees some profit from its sale.

5 out of 5 stars wider than a mile.......2003-04-08

Very impressive collection by one of the sweetest voices in soul music. Some of my friends say "For your precious love" is the greatest oldie ever, and I tend to agree. Back in 1958 that song was a revelation for me, because soul music wasn't that much played in Scandinavia back then (we did not have a word for this music then - it was just music!). And "Moon river"! Yes, this is the definitive version of the song. If you like R & B from the 60's then this is for you. Or if you just like good music, that is. You'll play it over and over.
Tchaikovsky: Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is a question
  • What a thrill to find this!
  • Pretty good album.
Tchaikovsky: Greatest Hits

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ASIN: B000003F68
Release Date: 1991-09-06

Tracks:

  1. Swan Lake - Waltz
  2. Symphony No. 6 Pathetique - Allegro Con Grazia
  3. Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
  4. Pas De Deux
  5. Waltz Of The Flowers
  6. Andante Cantabile
  7. Serenade For Strings - Waltz
  8. Marche Slave
  9. Swan Lake - Final Scene
  10. 1812 Overture

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is a question .......2006-08-03

I was directed to this CD from an online link is track #8 conducted by Aruther Fiedler????

5 out of 5 stars What a thrill to find this!.......2004-05-27

I have looked and looked for "The Polonaise" from "Eugene Onegin" and began to think I never would find it. It is one of my very favorites. However, sitting through that entire opera for just this one piece was a bit tiring. Although, it really was worth it to be transported for just a few minutes. I don't remember where I even got this CD, but played it and was estatic to hear "The Polonaise"! Beautiful piece, beautifully done. This is not to say that the rest of the CD is not 5 star, too. It is!
I hope you enjoy this CD as much as I.

5 out of 5 stars Pretty good album........1999-08-03

I think that these are my favorite Tchaikovsky songs, but there are much better classical albums out there, so buy others.
Chi-Lites - Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • SOUL GROUP CLASSIC
  • I hear something a bit different
  • A terrific collection
  • Chicago Lite
  • For God's Sake...
Chi-Lites - Greatest Hits
The Chi-Lites
Manufacturer: Brunswick Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DI18
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

  1. Oh Girl
  2. Give It Away
  3. We Are Neighbors
  4. Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was
  5. Have You Seen Her
  6. 24 Hours Of Sadness
  7. (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
  8. The Coldest Days Of My Life
  9. I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)
  10. I Want To Pay You Back (For Loving Me)
  11. Stoned Out Of My Mind
  12. A Letter To Myself
  13. There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table)
  14. I Found Sunshine
  15. Toby
  16. Homely Girl
  17. We Need Order
  18. Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)

Album Description

18 tracks including, 'Oh Girl', 'Give It Away' and 'We Are Neighbors'. Standard jewel case. 1998 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars SOUL GROUP CLASSIC.......2007-06-23

ALL TIME CLASSIC BEST OF CD , EVERY TRACK I LIKE ALOT , THEY WERE ANOTHER SUPER SOUL GROUP FOR THE 70'S SEEK THIS OUT ......TIMELESS

4 out of 5 stars I hear something a bit different.......2006-11-10

This is an enjoyable compilation. The Chi Lites were a second tiered group, they were a quality soul group yet they did not have as many hits as the Temptations, Four Tops or other more prominent groups.

What I like about them is that, out of completely nowhere, they would inject these psychodelic and fuzzed out guitar riffs, the phatest bass lines of the era and I love that guy with the deep, I mean DEEP voice. He was an instrument all by himself.

The ballads are nice, but the songs like "Have you Seen Her", with its crazy fuzzed out, introductory guitar tone, is what gets me going. "Power to the People" is another psychodelic song. Don't miss "Are you my woman" which is the song Beoyance sampled for her hit "Crazy in love"!

This group went a bit against the grain which I like.

5 out of 5 stars A terrific collection.......2006-03-08

If you're like I was, you probably know "Oh Girl" and "Have You Seen Her" and have acknowledged that they're great songs, but you secretly suspect the Chi-Lites of being something of a one-hit wonder (okay, a two-hit wonder). Then you will be pleasantly surprised to discover that nothing could be further from the truth. This compilation is full of great songs, and not just in the "Oh Girl-Have You Seen Her" variety. There's also a good bit of early funk to go with the soul. Most importantly, it's all worthwhile. The Chi-Lites concentrated on the three most important things (as far as I'm concerned) in pop music: Melody, harmony and lyrics. They nail them all. "We Are Neighbors", "Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was", "Stoned out of My Mind", "Homely Girl", "Give More Power to the People" are splendid examples, but I could include every song on this compilation. And, as other reviewers have noted, the sound quality is superb, crystal-clear. I frequently spin around to see if Eugene Record is standing behind me. No, it's just the CD. If you have any affection for the sweet sound of 60s and 70s soul, buy this record, and you'll be well rewarded.

4 out of 5 stars Chicago Lite.......2005-12-20

They may not as been as popular as other similar groups of the day but the group that started out as Marshall & the Chi-lites found their niche in pop history. When you first heard the heartfelt wailings of "Oh Girl" or "Have You Seen Her" or the Rare Earth sounding "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" we were hooked. We didn't know much about the politics of such songs back then when they were released, we just knew what we liked. We liked the Chi-lites. And still do.

5 out of 5 stars For God's Sake..........2005-08-20

Give more power to the people! If you know the Chi-lites, you know that song. Talk about classic soul! The fantastic Chi-lites didn't get as much recognition as other early smooth, 70's crooners..but they could hold a note with the best of them. From their fab-u-lous harmony on "Oh Girl," to their smash vocal performance on the hit "Have You Seen Her."

But if you dig deeper, you'll find other gems like the fantastic cut "Write A Letter to Myself," and one of my favs: "I Want to Pay You Back for Loving Me." The intro lyrics and high vocals are unforgettable: "I'm gonna give you you a 5lb box of love, with a million dollar bill on top, diamonds on every corner and a big black pearl for a lock, use my heart for a key." Can you say classic! Other stellar, stand out, poignant, touching heartfelt cuts are: "Coldest Days of My Life" and "Toby!" The former always bought me to tears when I was younger. I thought it a most beautiful and deeply touching song and still do.

These guys had ultra harmony and rhythmic skills. You definitely need to add them to your old school but still sounds good collection, along with the Delfonics, the Main Ingredient, the Stylistics, the Temprees, the Dramatics and the Originals.

Mozart: Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • huh?
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Mozart: Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003F5C
Release Date: 1991-09-06

Tracks:

  1. Allegro - Boston Symphony
  2. Allegro Molto - English Chamber Orchestra
  3. Overture - Vienna Philharmonic
  4. Overture - New Philharmonia
  5. Andante - Boston Pops
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  11. Romanze: Andante - Boston Symphony
  12. Rondo - Boston Symphony

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars huh?.......2006-12-12

First of all, it's impossible to fit Mozart's best on 1 CD. But ok. The thing I don't get is the lack of vocal music on this disc!! Mozart's symphonic and orchestral works were great but his expertise was writing for the human voice. With not even one aria from his masterpiece operas on here, I have to give this collection a 1 star. Pathetic.

5 out of 5 stars Best Mozart 'Mix'.......2005-02-15

If you love mozart, this is the best compilation of his works. A fine mix of his varied pieces. A CD you can just pop in and listen start to finish, good for the educated (musically) and the uneducated, well done (to say the least).

I Highly recommend for persons of all taste!

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2001-12-27

This along with Beethoven in the same series were very very good.
This is the first european classical music CD which I bought in India.The selections were great and the performance was excellent.Highly recommended for beginners.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD, Great Price!.......2000-01-22

This CD has all the songs you'd recognize for this great composer. We've played it every night for my daughter since she was 2 months old (she's 2 now) and she loves falling to sleep to it. You won't be disappointed and your wallet will thank you!
Gene Chandler - 20 Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Gene Chandler - 20 Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B0000008V9
Release Date: 1994-08-26

Tracks:

  1. Duke Of Earl
  2. Rainbow
  3. Man's Temptation
  4. Soul Hootenanny Part 1&2
  5. Bless Our Love
  6. Pretty Little Girl
  7. Just Be True
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  12. If You Can't Be True
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  16. Rainbow '65 Part 1&2
  17. You Can't Hurt Me No More
  18. (I'm Just A) Fool For You
  19. Baby, That's Love
  20. Nothing Can Stop Me

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gene Chandler Review.......2006-03-15

This CD will go into "My Favorite's" collection of GREAT SONGS! As a teenager, in the early '60's, in my opinion, Gene Chandler stood out as one of the best male singers of that time, hearing his songs again still makes me feel the same way...

My thank's to Amazon for being the best of making it possible to find all the "CLASSICS" of all genre of music!!

4 out of 5 stars Sweet Sixties Soul.......2002-03-08

Gene Chandler's music, like most of the Chicago-Soul acts, was woefully underrated and overshadowed by the folks at Stax and Motown. This is a good intro to Gene's smooth, crooning style. Here we have (of course), "Duke Of Earl" which he is best known for, but this also includes other tunes that aren't well known to those who weren't listening to Black radio stations at the time, such as "Bless Our Love," and "What Now" (the latter featuring Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions in the background). "Gonna Be Good Times" captures the spirit of a soulful party at the time, and "Soul Hootenanny" is an amaziing live recording capturing Gene's rapport with the audience (in this case at Chicago's Regal theater in 1965). Only minor complaint here is that this doesn't have Gene's 1970 classic "Groovy Situation" which those of us who remember love so well, but at least that's available elsewhere.

4 out of 5 stars The Talented Mr Chandler........2001-03-15

This album contains many heart-crumbling songs.Like rainbow 65 is a song you will give a place i your heart for.If you havent heared Duke of Earl this cd is a must.....

5 out of 5 stars a Great Disc.......2000-03-15

just for Duke Of Earl alone this is a Must have.his voice is solid all through out this disc.this is a great collection of songs.
Little Milton - Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • A good overview of Little Milton's Chess sides
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Little Milton - Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
Little Milton
Manufacturer: Fontana Mca
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ASIN: B000005KQV
Release Date: 1997-06-17

Tracks:

  1. We're Gonna Make It
  2. So Mean To Me
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Solid Milton Campbell Collection.......2007-06-19

Little Milton Campbell was a popular blues/R&B singer of the 60's and early 70's. This collection shows that he was a talented singer and musician, and while he was more R&B than blues, his songs often had the bluesy feel that one would expect from someone performing on Chess Records.

"We're Gonna Make In," ""So Mean To Me," "Man Loves Two,"" Who's Cheating Who?" and "We've Got the Winning Hand" and many of the other cuts on this record are entertaining and harken back to an era when the lines between blues and R&B seemed indistinguishable. This is an excellent collection.

4 out of 5 stars better than expected.......2007-02-08

I bought the album for the song grits ain't groceries, however, the rest of the song are also great for the listeners who like 70's rock and blues music and should be added to collection. I like the album

4 out of 5 stars Chess Record's R&B Star.......2006-05-21

Little Milton was a powerful, expressive singer with a silky baritone, and like Junior Parker and Bobby "Blue" Bland, he traffiked in bluesy r&b. He recorded for three legendary labels (Sun, Chess and Stax), enjoying his greatest success with Chess.

He recorded well into the nineties, and if you like what you hear here, 1990's 'Too Much Pain' comes highly recommended. (Don't miss the recent 'Stax Profiles', either.)

This collection is a generous cross-section of his sixties output for Chess, and it's good 'n greasy. Tracks like "We're Gonna Make It", "Blind Man", "More and More", "Let Me Down Easy", "Grits Ain't Groceries" and "Who's Cheating Who?" are meaty slabs of smoked-to-perfection, barbequed southern soul.

Unfortunately, some poorly-chosen tracks from 1970's 'If Walls Could Talk' close out this disc. Their arrangements are Vegas-style cheese, and Colin Escott notes in his essay that Little Milton's arranger, Billy Davis, left Chess Records in 1968 to join an advertising agency. It shows.

There are better tracks on 'Walls' than "Let's Get Together", "Poor Man's Song" and "Baby, I Love You" (his remake of Guitar Slim's "The Things I Used To Do" and Robert Parker's "Blues Get Off My Shoulder" are two), but no compilation is perfect, is it?

If you can get past the weak ending, forget about the napkins when you place your order. This is so good you'll want to lick your fingers.













4 out of 5 stars A good overview of Little Milton's Chess sides.......2006-04-09

Little Milton Campbell arguably recorded his grittiest and bluesiest songs for Sun and Bobbin before signing with Chess Records in the early 60s; tough blues and R&B like "If You Love Me", "That Will Never Do", and "Lookin' For My Baby".

But he cut several excellent sides for Chess as well, as is evident on this 16-song compilation, an expanded version of the 1972 LP "Greatest Hits". Campbell's rendition of "Just A Little Bit" is marred by some of the most hideous organ playing I've ever heard on a Chess waxing, and is much lesser than Magic Sam Maghett's recording of the same song, and the horn section really goes overboard on a couple of numbers, but most of what's here is good or even great.
The swinging, melodic numbers "We're Gonna Make It" and "Who's Cheating Who", and the plaintive but gutsy "Let's Get Together" are among the best songs here; swaggering, three-minute, mid-tempo soul stompers performed with power and conviction.
The lesser-known "We Got The Winning Hand" is another highlight, as is the mournful slowie "Let Me Down Easy", Milton's smooth reading of Chuck Willis' "I Feel So Bad (I Shake My Head And Walk Away)", and of course the classic "All Around the World (Grits Ain't Groceries)".

Little Milton's Chess sides weren't really blues at all. There is some classy R&B here, but this is soul music first and foremost. Soul music with a bluesy edge which sets it apart from that of Chess Records' other soul singers, but soul music never the less.
But that's okay. I would have liked a bit more grit, sure, and MCA could easily have fitted another ten songs onto this disc. But what is here is certainly good early Chicago soul, and the late James Milton Campbell was an excellent, expressive singer and a fine guitarist.

5 out of 5 stars Little Milton, A great blues singer who sings from his guts.......2005-07-15

My favorite songs on this gutsy blues singer's CD are Blind Man, Let's Get Together, and Let Me Down Easy. Listening to Little Milton takes me back to the 60's when we use to have rent parties for a whole weekend, and listen to blues singers while we cooked, partied, and sold food. Also brings back memories of sitting on the back porch at night in the summer, while Little Milton, Bobby Bland, Sam Cooke or some other blues singer from that era played on the record player. Milton's gut-wrenching singing is what I call "soulful blues".
Chicago IX - Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Makes the best case for the band in 1 disc
  • All the Early-Mid Great Stuff...................
  • So many collections from which to choose!
  • Dated Collection - but has the best stuff they did
  • Still The Best Collection....
Chicago IX - Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B0000021RP
Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

  1. 25 or 6 to 4
  2. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
  3. Colour My World
  4. Just You 'n' Me
  5. Saturday In the Park
  6. Feelin' Stronger Every Day
  7. Make Me Smile
  8. Wishing You Were Here
  9. Call On Me
  10. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long
  11. Beginnings

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Makes the best case for the band in 1 disc.......2005-06-28

Despite the protestations of some here, Chicago is essentially a singles band...their most realized, crystalline work was distilled into 3 and 4 minute blasts of jazz infused rock. This album, originally released in 1975, contains nearly all of their finest work.

There are a few cons to this:
"Old Days" was a #5 hit in 1975 and absolutely should have made the cut. I'm not certain why that was excluded unless it was to allow for "Beginnings", which runs nearly 8 minutes. Good as it is, "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" was an album cut and it should have been sacrificed to make room for "Old Days". "Hits" packages are chosen by commercial criteria, not artistic ones. "Best of" collections are where that distinction should be made.

Some other songs that hit the Top 40 are missing from the period ("Question 67 and 68","Free","Lowdown","Dialogue (Parts I and II)"), but they all charted outside the Top 10 so on that basis, the band assembled just about the strongest collection they could muster at that point in their career.

BOTTOM LINE:
The "horn rock" days of the band were their most satisfying artistically if not the chart juggernaut they would become in their adult contemporary pap 80s incarnation. If you only want 1 CD from them, this is the one. If you have more money to spend, get the 2CD "Only the Beginning" on Rhino Records (ASIN B000068ZVQ). It adds on the missing "Old Days", along with "I'm a Man","Baby, What a Big Surprise", "If You Leave Me Now", and "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (probably the best of their 80s material).

5 out of 5 stars All the Early-Mid Great Stuff..........................2005-01-27

is here and this album is blissfully free of the nauseating puss that followed. Seldom in the history of Pop/Rock music has a group risen to the level of Chicago during 1968-1974, only to drop to the depths that they did later. The early stuff here is ageless. You won't miss the later stuff that anticipates dreck like Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, etc.

4 out of 5 stars So many collections from which to choose!.......2004-10-20

Chicago were one of the most consistent hit makers of the 70s and 80s. In fact, Chicago is #18 on the list of Top 500 Artists of the rock era (see Joel Whitburn's "Top Pop Singles"). This ranking means that they are the fifth biggest group, behind only The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, and The Temptations! Given their success, it's not surprising that they've released several greatest hits collections, starting with this record in 1975. This CD includes their first 9 Top 10 singles, as well as two additional hits.

25 or 6 to 4 (#4 in 1970)
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (#7 in 1971)
Color My World (flip of "Beginnings")
Just You 'n' Me (#4 in 1973)
Saturday in the Park (#3 in 1972 - the band's first gold single)
Feelin' Stronger Every Day (#10 in 1973)
Make Me Smile (#9 in 1970 - the band's first Top 10 single)
Wishing You Were Here (#11 in 1974)
Call on Me (#6 in 1974)
(I've Been) Searchin' So Long (#9 in 1974)
Beginnings (#7 in 1971)

These songs are great and much more varied than their latest music. I especially enjoy "Saturday in the Park," which features an upbeat Peter Cetera vocal playfully interweaving with the band's horn section. The melancholic "Colour My World" is another highlight. Over the years, the band released a few other compilations, starting with "Chicago - Greatest Hits: 1982-1989." These first two CDs, however, exclude their late 70s hits, such as "Old Days" (#5 in 1975), "Baby, What a Big Surprise" (#4 in 1977), and their first #1 song - "If You Leave Me Now" (#1 for 2 weeks in 1976). Fortunately in 2002, Chicago released the 2-disk, "The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning," which includes hits from the entire span of their career and was clearly designed to replace their first two anthologies.

I own and like all three of these greatest hits collections. The one you decide to buy will likely depend greatly on how much you like Chicago and what period of their music you enjoy most. If you want a single CD set, then "Chicago IX - Greatest Hits" is my recommendation, as I enjoy their more adventurous 70s music over the glossier 80s ballads. On these songs, they are still the cutting-edge rock band that brilliantly incorporated jazz into rock. However, if you're willing to spend a few more bucks, then I'd highly recommend their 2-disk set.

3 out of 5 stars Dated Collection - but has the best stuff they did.......2004-08-06

"Chicago Greatest Hits" is actually "Chicago IX" if you keep track of Chicago's numeric naming of their albums. This was a greatest hits album that was released early in their careers and like many Greatest Hits albums that come out early, they often get dated when the band continues to have success. In the case of Chicago, the band would still have another 1/4 century of music ahead of them. Chicago might be the greatest and most innovative band not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame despite having Hall of Fame eligibility. The key to their legend is the innovative use of horns and woodwinds (thanks to unheralded band members Lee Loughnane, Jimmy Pankow, and Walt Parazaider) Despite this particular Greatest Hits collection being dated - it does cover the most creative period of Chicago. This contains selections that have the most innovative use of the horn section which form an aggressive rock sound what I call the "Chicago (band) Sound". Although the band would continue to have the use of a horns section in the later stages of their career, the band would slowly transform into an adult contemporary and love ballads band.

There are other collections that will probably give you a more complete. For example, the set "The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning" contains every song on this collection plus a good selection of their material that would follow in the 25 years after the release of "Chicago Greatest Hits". "The Best of Chicago" and "The Best of Chicago Volume 2" are two separate CDs that between the 2, include all of the material on this CD. "Chicago - Group Portrait" is a more complete collection while the boxed set "Chicago - The Box" will provide the most complete library. The important thing to note is this CD has a good chunk of the band's early career. Another thing to point out is that this CD takes songs from the first 8 albums of Chicago's career, but it ignores Chicago III, Chicago Live at Carnegie Hall (IV), and Chicago VIII. There are some nice songs that are also missing from the other CDs, such as "Where Do we Go From Here", and "I'm a Man". While it may seem that you could go easily elsewhere in the Chicago library and find the selections on this CD, it is worth noting there are 11 songs on the collection. Keep in mind that this album was released in 1975 and an 11 song album (without being a double album) was not especially common during that time.

The songs themselves speak for themselves - these are legendary songs and need no introduction. They are: "25 or 6 to 4", "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is", "Colour My World", "Just You and Me", "Saturday in the Park", "Feelin Stronger Every Day", "Make Me Smile", "Call on Me", "(I've Been) Searchin So Long", and "Beginnings". The ordering of the song does disappoint me as well. The songs are basically mixed up with no logical order. I usually prefer my greatest hits to be in chronlogical order. (It is ironic that the song "Beginnings" is the last song)

There are some very interesting facts to consider. The great songs on this collection had three different singers - Robert Lamm, Terry Kath, and Peter Cetera. Another amazing fact is that the band didn't have a number one single until the late 1980s with"Chicago 19"'s "Look Away" (almost 20 years into their careers) - yet this was probably Many say that it is the late Terry Kath who was the champion of the "Chicago Sound" and once he passed away in 1978, the balance of power started to shift to the likes of Peter Cetera who would begin to transform them into a ballads band.

The "Chicago Greatest Hits" CD has some real poor liner notes. The band members are listed - there are little in the way of production credits. I know many of the band members play multiple instruments depending on the song - I still would have liked to have seen this included. No lyrics are included. A nice thing is that the original album for each of the 'greatest hits' is listed. Normally, I would have given this 2 stars - but there is some good quality material on here and probably contains the best stuff the band did. My advice would be to only pick this album up if you can get it at a significant discount - otherwise look at some of the more recent compilations or boxed sets the band has done. You probably will get more value for your money.

5 out of 5 stars Still The Best Collection...........2004-05-13

This album still holds as the best single disc retrospective of this great band. The songs feel as strong today (May 12, 2004) as they did on my vinyl records over 25 years ago. And with all the "used" product out there you can get it at a great price. Plus, Terry Kath is one of the most under-rated rock guitarist ever (Terry, say hi to Jimi for me). Rock on!

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