Lynn Anderson - What She Does Best (1988)

Track listing

1.  Under The Boardwalk  (Art Resnick; Kenny Young) - 4:14

2.  As Long As The Memory Survives  (David Lynn Jones) - 3:56

3.  What He Does Best  (Thom Schuyler) - 3:56

4.  Somebody’s Shoulder  (Jeff Tweel) - 3:19

5.  Martha  (Don Schlitz; Kathie Baillie; Michael Bonagura Jr) - 3:50

6.  How Many Hearts  (Bobby Borchers; Nelson Larkin; Pamela Wolfe) - 4:34

7.  Take Me Like A Vacation  (Kent Robbins) - 3:00

8.  It Goes Without Saying  (Grant Boatwright; Wood Newton) - 3:13

9.  Turn The Page  (Harlan Howard) - 3:25

10.  Odds And Ends  (Harlan Howard) - 3:12

Musicians

• Bass – Bob Wray
• Bass – Larry Paxton
• Drums – Clyde Brooks
• Drums – Jerry Kroon
• Drums – Steve Turner
• Guitar – Brent Rowan
• Guitar – Dale Sellers
• Guitar – Steve Gibson
• Acoustic Guitar – Billy Sanford
• Acoustic Guitar – Brent Rowan
• Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Watkins
• Acoustic Guitar – Kenny Bell
• Steel Guitar – Sonny Garrish
• Mandolin – Bruce Watkins
• Mandolin – Rob Hajacos
• Keyboards – Bobby Ogdin
• Keyboards – David Briggs
• Keyboards – Ron Oates
• Fiddle – Bruce Watkins
• Fiddle – Rob Hajacos
• Percussion – Jerry Kroon
• Percussion – Ron Reynolds
• Background Vocals – Alan LeBoeuf
• Background Vocals – Billy Joe Royal
• Background Vocals – Clifford Curry
• Background Vocals – Duane Hamilton
• Background Vocals – Jonell Mosser
• Background Vocals – Mervyn Warren
• Background Vocals – Michael Bonagura Jr
• Background Vocals – Thomas Cain
• Background Vocals – Wood Newton
• Vocals – Lynn Anderson

Liner Notes

• Producer – Nelson Larkin
• Producer – Michael Clark (Track 4)
• Producer – Jerry Kennedy (Track 8)
• Engineer – Ron Reynolds

Art Direction – Bill Barnes

Design – Deb Mahalanobis

Graphics – Barnes & Company

Photography – Jim McGuire

Recorded At Scruggs Sound Studio

Recorded At Eleven Eleven Studio

Recorded At House of David

Recorded At Suite 900

Mastered At Master Mix Studio

Phonographic Copyright Polygram Records

Copyright Polygram Records

 

Notes

Released: 1988

Genre:  Folk, World, & Country

Runtime: 37:59

Label - Mercury

Johnny Rivers - Blue Suede Shoes (1973)

Track listing

1.  Blue Suede Shoes  (Carl Perkins) - 2:47

2.  Searching/So Fine  (Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller) - 3:56

3.  It’s All Right  (Curtis Mayfield) - 3:13

4.  Hang On Sloopy  (Bert Russell; Wes Farrell) - 4:27

5.  I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better  (Gene Clark) - 2:54

6.  Solitary Man  (Neil Diamond) - 2:45

7.  Over The Line  (Michael Omartian; Patti Dahlstrom) - 4:21

8.  Willie And The Hand Jive  (Johnny Otis) - 4:57

9.  I Got My Mojo Working  (Preston Foster) - 5:23

10.  Turn On Your Lovelight  (Deadric Malone; Joseph Scott) - 5:10

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Herb Pederson, James Hendricks, Michael Georgiades
• Bass – Joe Osborn
• Congas, Instruments [Special Effects] – Gary Coleman
• Drums – Jim Gordon
• Guitar – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton
• Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals – Michael Omartian
• Producer – Johnny Rivers
• Saxophone – Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn
• Trumpet – Chuck Finley
• Vocals, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Johnny Rivers

Liner Notes

Producer – Johnny Rivers

Arranged By (Horns) – Michael Omartian

Engineer – Joe Sidore

Mixed By – Joe Sidore

Art Direction – Mike Salisbury

Design – John Kehe

Photography – MArtin

Typography – James L Wood

Recorded At Western Recorders

Phonographic Copyright United Artists Records Inc

Copyright United Artists Records Inc

Notes

Released: 1973

Genre:  Rock

Style:  Country Rock, Rock & Roll

Runtime:  40:14

Label - United Artists Records 

Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 (Deluxe Edition Remastered) (1985/2026)

Track listing

1. The Word Girl  (Remaster) - 4:24

2. Small Talk (Remaster) - 3:38

3. Absolute  (Remaster) - 4:24

4. A Little Knowledge  (Remaster) - 5:01

5. Don’t Work That Hard - 3:59

6. Perfect Way  (Remaster) - 4:33

7. Lover To Fall  (Remaster) - 4:12

8. Wood Beez  (Remaster) - 4:48

9. Hypnotize  (Remaster) - 3:35

10. Flesh and Blood - 5:35

11. Absolute   (Version Remaster) - 6:10

12. Wood Beez  (Version Remaster) - 5:56

13. Hypnotize  (Version Remaster) - 4:21

14. Perfect Way  (Version Remaster) - 5:03

15. Lover To Fall   (12″ Dance Mix Remaster) - 6:19

16. Perfect Way  (12″ Mix Remaster) - 7:24

Scritti Politti

• Green Gartside – vocals, keyboards (3), arrangements (3, 8), guitars (7)
• David Gamson – keyboards, arrangements (3–5, 7, 8)
• Fred Maher – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), drum programming (3, 5, 8)

Additional musicians

• Simon Climie – Fairlight programming (2)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3, 5, 8, 11, 12)
• David Frank – keyboards (3, 5, 8, 11, 12)
• J. J. Jeczalik – Fairlight programming (3)
• EBN (Ned Liben) – Fairlight programming (3, 5, 7–9, 11–13)
• Nick Moroch – guitars (1, 6, 7)
• Alan Murphy – guitars (2, 6)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 5, 8, 11, 12)
• Ira Siegel – guitars (4)
• Robert Quine – guitars (5)
• Will Lee – bass (3)
• Marcus Miller – bass (5)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (3, 5, 8)
• B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (1–5, 7–13), vocals (4)
• Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
• Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
• Ranking Ann (Ann Swinton) – additional vocals and toasting (10)

Production

• Scritti Politti – producers (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13)
• Arif Mardin – producer (3, 5, 8, 11, 12)
• Howard Gray – engineer (1, 2, 6, 10), mixing (1, 2, 4–7, 10)
• Jason Corsaro – engineer (3, 5, 8), mixing (8)
• Lew Hahn – engineer (3, 5, 8)
• Gary Langan – mixing (3, 9)
• Ray Bardani – engineer (4, 7, 9)
• Bunt Stafford-Clark – additional tape editing
• Tony Cousins – mastering
• Townhouse Studios (London, England) – editing and mastering location
• Art-O-Matic – artwork
• Keith Breeden – package design
• Andy Earl – group photography
• Rob Brimson – article photography
• Robert Warr – management

Notes

Release: 1985/2026

Genre: Synthpop, New Wave

Runtime: 1:19:30

Label - Rough Trade

A Flock Of Seagulls - The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls (1991)

Track listing                                               

1.  I Ran (So Far Away) - 4:55

2.  Space Age Love Song 3:45

3.  Telecommunication - 2:29

     Producer – Bill Nelson

4.  The More You Live, The More You Love - 4:09

     Producer – Steve Lovell

5.  Nightmares - 4:36

6.  Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) - 5:30

7.  (It's Not Me) Talking - 5:00

     Producer – Bill Nelson

8.  Transfer Affection - 5:20

9.  Who's That Girl (She's Got It) - 4:17

     Producer – Mike Score

10.  D.N.A. - 2:30

11.  Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Extended Version) - 9:08

12.  The More You Live, The More You Love (Full Moon Mix) - 6:07

       Producer – Steve Lovell

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – RCA/Ariola
• Produced For – Cocteau Records
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Zomba Productions Ltd.
• Copyright © – Zomba Productions Ltd.
• Published By – Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
• Published By – Bob The Dog Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Battery Studios, London
• Lacquer Cut At – Tape One
• Plated At – Musitech
• Pressed By – Damont

Credits

• Artwork, Illustration – J.E., Zombart
• Lacquer Cut By – BilBo
• Producer – Mike Howlett (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1, B3, B5)
• Written-By – A Flock Of Seagulls (tracks: B4), A. Score (tracks: A1 to B3, B5), F. Maudsley (tracks: A1 to B3, B5), M. Score, P. Reynolds (tracks: A1 to B3, B5)

Notes

Released:  1991

Genre:  Electronic, Rock

Style:  New Wave, Synth-pop

Runtime:   58:35

Label - Jive 

Nick Straker Band - The Very Best Of (1996)

Tracklist

1.  A Walk In The Park - 3:50

2.  Don't Come Back - 3:39

3.  A Little Bit Of Jazz - 5:25

4.  Straight Ahead - 6:41

5.  Leaving On A Midnight Train - 3:02

6.  You Know I Like It - 5:04

7.  Way Of Life - 3:46

8.  Come Over - 3:59

9.  The Last Goodbye - 3:13

10.  Information - 4:58

11.  Sleeping Alone - 3:35

12.  Crazy Nights - 3:58

13.  Like Dust - 3:32

14.  Another Night In Jail - 3:39

15.  Modern Music - 3:46

16.  A Walk In The Park (PWL 1987 Mix) - 4:13

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CMC Records A/S
• Copyright © – CMC Records A/S
• Marketed By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Published By – Lynton Muir Music Ltd.
• Published By – CMC Music (Publishing) A/S
• Glass Mastered At – EMI Uden

Members

• Andy Gierus
• Dave McShera 
• Nicholas Bailey
• Pete Hammond
• Phil Towner
• Tony Hibbert
• Tony Mansfield

This Compilation ©&℗ 1997, CMC Records A/S

All tracks taken from the LP's "A Walk In The Park" and "Nick Straker".

Notes

Released: 1996

Genre:  Synth-pop, Disco

Runtime:  1:06:42

Label - Go On Deluxe

Silver Pozzoli - Around My Dream (1987)

Track listing

1.  Around My Dream - 3:38

2.  Step By Step - 3:40

3.  Love Is Alive - 3:48

4.  Pretty Baby - 3:56

5.  U-U-Topia - 5:00

6.  Chica Boom - 3:34

7.  From You To Me - 4:00

8.  Call Me - 4:26

9.  Inside Out - 3:53

10.  Cross My Heart - 4:23

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – RCA Records
• Distributed By – BMG Records
• Distributed By – BMG Ariola
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Many Records S.r.l.
• Published By – Many Edizioni Musicali S.r.l.
• Mixed At – Rimini Studio
• Mixed At – Palace Recording Studio
• Mixed At – Paradise Studio
• Mixed At – Excalibur Studio, Milano

Credits

• Lacquer Cut By – SST
• Producer – G. Pegoraro, S. Scalera

Mixed at: Rimini Rec. Studio, Palace Paradise Studios & Excalibur

Notes

Released: 1987

Genre:  Italo-Disco

Runtime:  46:04

Label - ZYX Records 

Lou Reed - The Very Best Of Lou Reed (1999)

The Very Best of Lou Reed is a compilation album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in 1999 by Camden Deluxe.

Another year, another Lou Reed compilation. 

Or perhaps more accurately -- come the early 21st century, another year, another few Lou Reed compilations. 

Yes, the pace has picked up quite a bit as of recently, as evidenced by the appearance of such sets as 2000's Very Best of Lou Reed. Unfortunately, its title is quite misleading -- how can this be the "very best of" when it only focuses primarily on Reed's '70s output, and contains few selections from the '80s, and none from the '90s and beyond? 

True, most longtime Reed fans will admit that his '70s output was probably the best of his solo career, but still, this can't be considered a definitive best-of when such albums as New York are completely skipped over. 

Of course, there's no denying that there are some truly great tracks here -- "Perfect Day," "Vicious," "Ocean," "Berlin," "Satellite of Love," (and you've got to admire any Reed compilation that includes the Blue Mask obscurity, "The Gun"). 

Nope, not truly a very best-of, but an OK overview of Reed's solo work from 1972 though 1984.

Tracklist

1.  Perfect Day - 3:47

2.  Walk on the Wild Side - 4:16

3.  Vicious - 2:59

4.  Rock and Roll Heart - 3:06

5.  The Gun - 3:41

6.  I Love You Suzanne - 3:17

7.  Carolin Says II - 4:13

8.  Men of Good Fortune - 4:36

9.  My Friend George - 3:58

10.  Lisa Says - 5:34

11.  I Want to Boogie With You - 3:56

12.  Ocean - 5:07

13.  The Last Shot - 3:24

14.  I Wanna Be Black - 2:57

15.  Sally Can't Dance - 4:10

16.  Coney Island Baby - 6:36

17.  Berlin - 3:24

18.  Satellite of Love - 3:43

    

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
• Copyright © – BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
• Copyright © – BMG Entertainment
• Copyright © – Arista Records, Inc.
• Distributed By – BMG
• Manufactured By – Disctronics S
• Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd.

Credits

• Composed By [All Songs Composed By] – Lou Reed
• Liner Notes – David Fricke
• Photography By [Front Cover Photograph] – Robin Barton
• Photography By [Photo Booklet Back Cover] – Waring Abbott
• Photography By [Photo] – Mick Rock

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 18: From the album "Transformer" ℗ 1972
Track 4: From the album "Rock And Roll Heart" ℗ 1976
Track 5: From the album "The Blue Mask" ℗ 1981
Tracks 6, 9: From the album "New Sensations" ℗ 1984
Tracks 7, 8, 17: From the album "Berlin" ℗ 1973
Tracks 10, 12 From the album "Lou Reed" ℗ 1972
Track 11: From the album "The Bells" ℗ 1979
Track 13: From the album "Legendary Hearts" ℗ 1983
Track 14: From the album "Street Hassle" ℗ 1978
Track 15: From the album "Sally Can't Dance" ℗ 1974
Track 16: From the album "Coney Island Baby" ℗ 1976

Notes

Released: 1999

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Experimental, Rock

Runtime:  1:12:44

Label - Camden Deluxe 

Janet Jackson - Musician State - All For You (2020)

Tracklist

1.  Call On Me  (Bpm Supreme Edit) (Clean Short Edit) (feat. Nelly) - 2:08

2.  All For You  (Intro - Clean) - 4:13

3.  Together Again  (Intro) - 4:17

4.  Someone To Call My Lover  (Intro Clean) - 4:45

5.  Someone To Call My Lover  (Clean) - 4:32

6.  All For You  (Disco Fries Bootleg Remix) - 3:21

7.  Pleasure Principle  (Over The Top Remix) (Chris Anthony Short Edit) - 2:11

8.  Escapade  (Isaac Jordan Edit) - 2:45

9.  Control  (Isaac Jordan Edit) - 2:52

10.  When I Think Of You  [Vm Edit] - 2:45

11.  Rhythm Nation  (Isaac Jordan Quick Edit) - 2:02

12.  Got Till Its Gone  (Dirty_Q-Tip Verse Only-Jay E Quick Edit) (feat. Joni Mitchell & Q-Tip) - 2:08 

13.  Call On Me  (Intro Clean) (feat. Nelly) - 3:30

14.  Call On Me  (Quick Hit Clean) (feat. Nelly) - 1:57

15.  Feedback  (Quick Hit Clean) - 2:07

16.  Feedback  (Instrumental) - 3:52

17.  Feedback  (Clean) - 3:53

18.  Feedback  (Quick Hit Dirty) - 2:07

19.  Love Will Never Do For Free  (Miguel Rockwell Blend) (feat. Drake) - 3:31

20.  When I Think Of You  (Intro Clean) - 3:18

21.  When I Think Of You  (Clean) - 3:54

Notes

Release:  2020

Genre:  R&B

Runtime:  59:04

Label - Not On label

Londonbeat - The Very Best Of Londonbeat (1997)

Londonbeat is a British-American R&B and dance-pop vocal group formed in London in the late 1980s, consisting originally of American-born lead vocalist Jimmy Helms, along with Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler, and English multi-instrumentalist William Henshall (known as Willy M). 

The band achieved international success in the early 1990s with their upbeat, soul-infused pop sound, most notably through the global hit single "I've Been Thinking About You", which topped the charts in countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Sweden, reached number two in the United Kingdom, and hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week in April 1991. 

Their music blended harmonious vocals with dance rhythms, drawing from the members' extensive backgrounds in soul and session work, and they released their debut album Speak in 1988, followed by the breakthrough In the Blood in 1990.

The group's early career featured moderate success in Europe, with singles like "9 A.M. (The Comfort Zone)" and "There's a Beat Goin' On" charting in the UK and Netherlands from their debut album, establishing their reputation for feel-good, radio-friendly tracks. 

In the Blood propelled them to wider fame, producing additional hits such as "A Better Love" (which peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100) and "You Bring on the Sun", and the album itself achieved gold status in several markets. 

Over the years, Londonbeat released five more studio albums, including Harmony (1992), the self-titled Londonbeat (1994).

To most pop fans, at least in the U.S., The Very Best of Londonbeat would amount to one song -- the terrific Fine Young Cannibals knock-off, "I've Been Thinking About You." 

As Camden's British-only compilation The Very Best of Londonbeat illustrates, they had a little more substance than that. 

True, they weren't particularly innovative and they didn't have another single quite as dazzling as "I've Been Thinking About You," but the other British hits -- "9 AM (The Comfort Zone)," "Falling in Love Again," "A Better Love," and "You Bring on the Sun" -- are enjoyable slices of late-'80s/early-'90s, soulful, tuneful dance-pop. 

There might not be too many lost gems here, but for anyone that loved the big hit and wants more in the same vein, this much of this compilation delivers.

Tracklist

1.  Failing In Love Again - 2:35

2.  9am (The Comfort Zone) - 4:19

3.  I've Been Thinking About You - 3:50

4.  A Better Love - 4:03

5.  No Woman No Cry - 4:07

6.  You Bring On The Sun - 3:37

7.  That's How I Feel About You - 3:59

8.  I'm Just Your Puppet On A ... (String) - 3:36

9.  Come Back - 3:53

10.  She Broke My Heart (In 36 Places) - 3:40

11.  Crying In The Rain - 5:20

12.  It's In The Blood - 3:56

13.  Katey - 5:21

14.  Some Lucky Guy - 4:37

15.  All Born Equal - 4:06

16.  Keeping The Memories Alive - 4:21

17.  Step Inside My Shoes - 4:16

18.  She Said She Loves Me - 4:16

Londonbeat's current lineup consists: 

Jimmy Helms 

Jimmy Chambers

Charles Pierre

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
• Copyright © – BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
• Pressed By – Disctronics S
• Glass Mastered At – Disctronics S                                              

Notes

Released: 1997

Genre:  Europop, Synth-pop

Runtime:  1:13:30

Label - Camden 

Donna Summer - Remixes (2CD SET) (2020)

A fantastic collection compiling extended versions and re-works such as the Rollo/Sister Bliss Monster Mix of "I Feel Love".In 2020, Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo released a massively popular tropical house remix of Donna Summer's 1979 classic "Hot Stuff". 

The track debuted on September 18, 2020, merging Summer's iconic Grammy-winning vocals with Kygo's signature breezy, synth-driven production.

Disc 1

1.  I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Mega Mix) - 15:53

2.  Loves About To Change My Heart (Clivilles & Cole 12' Mix) - 7:49

3.  I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (Pete Hammond Original 12'' Version) - 7:24

4.  When Love Takes Over You (Dave Ford Extended Remix) - 6:15

5.  Breakaway (Extended Power Mix) - 6:10

6.  State Of Independence (12'' Millennium Mix With Martin Luther King) - 6:42

7.  Breakaway (Remix / Full Version) - 6:46

8.  Work That Magic (ISA Full Length Remix) - 4:59

9.  I Feel Love (Masters At Work 86th Street Mix) - 6:10

Disc 2

1.  I Feel Love (Rollo & Sister Bliss Monster Mix) - 6:32

2.  State Of Independence (Creation Mix / Edit) - 4:21

3.  Love Is The Healer (Eric Kupper's I Feel Healed 7'' Mix) - 3:58

4.  I Feel Love (Qattara 2004 Remix) - 7:01

5.  Working The Midnight Shift (Holy Ghost Remix) - 5:31

6.  MacArthur Park (Laidback Luke Remix) - 5:41

7.  Hot Stuff (Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper As Director's Cut Signature Mix) - 6:01

8.  Bad Girls (Gigamesh Remix) - 5:22

9.  Dim All The Lights (Duke Dumont Remix) - 6:02

10.  Love To Love You Baby (Giorgio Moroder feat. Chris Cox Remix) - 4:21

11.  I Feel Love (Almighty Mix) - 8:44

12.  Sunset People (Hot Chip Dub Edit) - 7:38

Notes

Release: 2020

Genre:  Disco

Runtime:  2:19:20

Label - Crimson Productions