Best Of France, The - Paul Mauriat

Advantages: brilliant songs and sexy
Disadvantages: none

...The Cup of Life was the official song of the France 98 tournament and was a great song as was Maria. However, what really catapulted Ricky Martin to fame was the brilliant Livin La Vida Loca. It went straight to number one and won many awards. It put Latin music on the map as well as Ricky himself. It was the dance song that had everyone on their feet. He followed this up with Shake Your Bon-Bon which didn't do quite so well despite being a great song. Private Emotion is his latest release from this album and is an extremely powerful ballad which is set to go straight to number one. It proves that the talented Ricky Martin can do many different types of music. The album ends with Spanish versions of a couple of his songs, a brilliant way to round of an even better album.... Read review

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Advantages: awesome
Disadvantages: none

...wicked cd totally funky and totally original an absolute must buy , been out a few years now a bit dated but still one of the best albums out to date better than discovery and human after all will always remember dancing in the clubs to the funk phenomina "what a tune" absolute classic and every tune on this cd is just as good if not better cant wait for more of there albums the sort of cd you will never get bored with anyone thats even a remote bit interested in electronic music then this is for you straight from france a funk special well worth the money hours of listening BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW enjoy it... Read review

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Advantages: Every tune's a winner
Disadvantages: Nothing new

...careful not to get the booklet wet in the bath though…) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This CD set is 50 of the best pieces, from what it dubs "the world's greatest composers". Being interested in music from all over the world, I would take issue with this statement, as the set basically covers only Europe and North America. Here's a list of the composers included, and the countries they hail from: (note, there is one piece from each composer, oddly except Johann Strauss, who gets 2). Mozart Austria Strauss, J Austria Schubert Austria Haydn Austria/UK Dvorak Czechoslovakia Sibelius Finland Gounod France Berlioz France Saint-Saens France Bizet France Widor France Satie France Ravel France Chopin France/Poland Handel Germany Beethoven Germany Bach Germany Orff Germany Mendelssohn Germany Wagner Germany... Read review

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