I about choked on my late-night snack when I read this in Rolling Stone last night in bed! I think we've all bought a "hits" or "essential" compilation and ended up saying the same thing.
Here are a few in my collection that still have me shaking my head, "why?" And the music industry wonders why people aren't buying CDs anymore ...
The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates: It looks like these boys are repeat offenders. This collection is absolutely wonderful -- and even includes the disputed "Out of Touch." Missing track: "She's Gone" -- which happens to be better than everything they did in their golden years ...
The Best of Belinda Carlisle Vol. 1: Great collection, but no "Mad About You"?
Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John: A remarkably comprehensive collection that spans the early "country" period through her post-"Grease" glamour years, yet doesn't have her first hit, the brilliant Bob Dylan cover "If Not For You," and then leaves "Livin' in Desperate Times" off for good measure.
Kim Carnes: Crazy in the Night: Another comprehensive collection that includes Kim's early smash "More Love" and even the title track of her multi-platinum breakthrough 1981 album, "Mistaken Identity." Missing track: "Bette Davis Eyes"!!!
It's too painful for me to even get into that "best of" KajaGooGoo album I bought that doesn't have "Too Shy" on it ...
2 comments:
"Best of Eddie Money" with no "Shakin'" -- WTF???
The reason your "Best of Belinda Carlisle" cd has no "Mad About You"is because you own the UK version. Her first solo cd was never released abroad--she only became famous in the UK with "Heaven Is A Place on Earth."
The American greatest hits has a different track list (with Mad About You of course), and doesn't include a number of her songs that were hits abroad but not in the US that are included on yours.
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