Best Of The Singles Collection, The - Peggy Lee

Advantages: more great singles than you could carry great price
Disadvantages: not enough recognition

...have all these track on the many classic albums the band put out in the 70,s and 80,s,but if youve never heard anything by them or just fancied hearing a couple of quirky hits again then this "HITS" collection will surprise you with the the sheer amount of tracks and cherished b-sides ,unmistakenly English in sound and style which some would say hampered their chance of success X.T.C followed their own musicla path untill the early nineties even scoring a top 20hit and TOTP apperance in 1992 with "The Dissapointed " after which they were dumped by their record company after giving them some of the finest and most interesting pop singles of the previous 20 years and theyre all on this CD for you to treasure or discover,either way you wont lose .... Read review

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Advantages: Songs not released on albums
Disadvantages: None

...there are differences that in my opinion really make it a highlight of the single. The Acoustic version of "Please don't let it go" is beautiful. Join Me 1. Join Me 2. It's all Tears 3. Rebel Yell (Live) 4. Dark Sekret Love This isn't the best single in the collection but it's still good. "Join me" and "Rebel Yell" are the two best songs on the single. There is a good atmosphere for the Live version which makes a big difference to the song. It helps to create a good atmosphere. Heartache every Moment & Close to The Flame 1. Heartache every Moment 2. Close to the Flame 3. Salt in Our Wounds (Acoustic Version) 4. In Joy and Sorrow (Acoustic version) 5. Pretending (Acoustic Version) 6. Heartache every moment (Acoustic Version) 7. Close to the Flame (Acoustic Version) Tracks one and two are great songs. They are... Read review

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Advantages: A few really good song; Great singing; Amazing piano solos
Disadvantages: Some boring songs; A lot of intrumental songs

...This was the first album I'd bought by Peggy Lee, after hearing a few of her songs from the internet, and I was quite impressed. It may just be my taste, but in my opinion quite a lot of the songs are dull, and I almost always skip the instrumentals. Peggy Lee is brilliant, as usual, and George Shearing is enough to make you want to take up Piano. The album's best songs have to be - 2: I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City 7: Blue Prelude 8. You Came A Long Way From St Louis 9: Always True To You In My Fashion 11: Get Out Of Town (has an AMAZING piano solo) 13: Nobody's Heart Some of the songs take a while to get into, but you probably won't regret buying this album.... Read review

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