Neil Sedaka - The Definitive Collection '2007
Artist | Neil Sedaka Related artists |
Album name | The Definitive Collection |
Country | |
Date | 2007 |
Genre | Pop |
Play time | 1:14:17 |
Format / Bitrate | Stereo 1420 Kbps
/ 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps |
Media | CD |
Size | 464 mb |
Price | Download $3.95 |
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 ReviewFrom all appearances, Razor & Ties 2007 compilation The Definitive Collection surely seems to live up to its title. It weighs in at 22 tracks and the back cover claims that it is a celebration of Neil Sedakas 50 years making music, from his first recordings in 1957 to his most recent work. The first career-spanning collection of its kind. Well, thats true to a certain extent -- it is the first to attempt to survey everything Sedakas done from 1957 to 2007, so in that sense it is a first, and its also a celebration since it has his biggest songs, from Breaking Up Is Hard to Do through Bad Blood. However, it doesnt have the original versions of these songs from the 50s and 60s: it has re-recordings from 1991. Theyre hardly terrible recordings -- Sedaka is in good voice, thankfully -- but theyre still a little stiff and overly polished, not as effective as the originals and theyre certainly a disappointment for anybody who purchases The Definitive Collection believing theyre going to get a Sedaka disc with all of the original hits. But for those who realize this Definitive Collection is a combination of re-recordings and originals, and do not care that his earliest and biggest songs are present in latter-day versions, this isnt a bad disc, since it does have all of his biggest songs and it does have good notes by Gene Sculatti. And for hardcore fans, there is a couple of enticements: demos of Where the Boys Are and It Hurts to Be in Love, plus What a Surprise and Junkie for Your Love making their CD debut. :: TRACKLIST :: 1. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Fast version) (2:18) 2. Oh! Carol (2:16) 3. Stairway to Heaven (2:41) 4. Calendar Girl (2:39) 5. Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen (2:39) 6. Next Door to An Angel (2:37) 7. Rainy Day Bells (2:59) 8. Going Nowhere (3:54) 9. You (5:33) 10. Laughter In the Rain (2:50) 11. The Immigrant (3:46) 12. Solitaire (live) (4:49) 13. Love Will Keep Us Together (3:50) 14. Bad Blood (3:09) 15. The Hungry Years (4:06) 16. Shouldve Never Let You Go (duet with Dara Sedaka) (4:18) 17. Been There Done That (3:55) 18. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Slow version) (3:17) 19. Where the Boys Are (demo, previously unissued) (2:22) 20. It Hurts To Be In Love (demo, previously unissued) (2:31) 21. What a Surprise (3:07) 22. Junkie for Your Love (4:31) tracks 19 - 20 previously unavailable tracks 21 - 22 first time on CD
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