MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection is a good, basic collection of Connie Francis'
biggest hits -- including Who's Sorry Now, Stupid Cupid, Lipstick on Your Collar, My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own, Where the Boys Are, ...
Bridging the era between doo wop, late-'50s rock, and the British Invasion, Dion shifted styles
with a kind of restless skill throughout his career, first as the lead singer of the Belmonts and subsequently as a solo star. This set ...
Girls of the '60s: Dedicated To the One I Love collects 75 hits over the
span of three discs, including radio classics from legendary female artists like the Shirelles (Soldier Boy), Gladys Knight & the Pips (Every Beat of My ...
A&M's 32-track retrospective of eccentric singer/songwriter Cat Stevens manages to cram into two discs what
2001's On the Road to Find Out box set tried to accomplish over four. While not as informative or rarities-heavy, Gold tells the artist's story ...
In the late '50s and early '60s, there were few bigger stars in the world
of music than Connie Francis. Able to sing many different styles convincingly, from rock & roll to country, from lush adult ballads to Italian love ...
British reissue label Music Club's Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen: The Very Best of Neil Sedaka,
drawn from the vault of RCA Victor Records (now controlled by Sony BMG Music Entertainment) is a two-CD set containing 36 tracks and running over ...
Hit Parade 1960 highlights a number of classic singles released in that year. Among the
25 tracks are the original versions of The Twist by Chubby Checker, It's Now or Never by Elvis Presley, Walk, Don't Run by the Ventures, ...
Cat Stevens bounced back from the lackluster Numbers with an album of popock songs that
brought his usual rhythmic folk-rock into contemporary style with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, a snappy Dave Kershenbaum production, and lots of synthesizers. Most of ...
