Very Best Of Les Paul And Mary Ford, The - Les Paul & Mary Ford

Advantages: Practically all the best tunes of '99.
Disadvantages: There's a few missing; Dodgy Tall Paul mixing.

...this, Tall Paul's trance set has slightly better content than that of Jules'. He throws in the brilliant 'Liberation (Ferry Corsten Mix)' (Matt Darey), DJ Jean's 'The Launch' (but he should have used the original mix, not the Yomanda version), '1999' by Binary Finary and Fragma's 'Toca Me' in its' original (and far better) non-vocal form. He also throws in some fancy mixing between 'Liberation' and 'Synth & Strings' (Yomanda) to keep everyone interested. Perhaps fittingly then, Jules has the best of the house stuff with 'Right Here Right Now' (Fatboy Slim), 'Big Love' (Pete Heller), 'You Don't Know Me' (Armand Van Helden) and 'What You Need (Full Intention Power Mix)' (Powerhouse). He also seems to have suffered from the constraints of the CD, as the final two tracks (ATB '9pm Till I Come (Signum Remix)' and Dj Jurgen presents Alice... Read review

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Advantages: See op
Disadvantages: None

...Background vocals by: Mary J Blige 10 out of 10 Crazy Games This is not one of the best songs off of the album, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t catchy and singable to!! It has a great classic hip Hop beat, which is typical of a Mary song. I don’t think it would do too well as a single, as it isn’t a very commercial song, although Mary J Blige fans will adore it. Written by: Mary J Blige and Kenny Dickerson Produced by: Kenny Falv Lead Vocals: Mary J Blige Background Vocals: Mary J Blige 9 out of 10 PMS Now many will say that this is a strange track , I have read some very adverse comments about this song. I think it is uncalled for, in fact it’s brave of a artist to talk about something like PMS, (which is all about the time before and during your period!!!!) The song itself is a really... Read review

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Advantages: First time on cd for many tracks
Disadvantages: pastiche agenda limits wider appeal

...Slightly more worthy than her solitary hit "Just What i Always Wanted "suggests,provided its approached and enjoyed as pure pastiche and indulgent nostalgic enjoyment,even in 1982 Mari Wilson was portrayed as nostalgic ,her 15 minuteds of fame arriving at the tail end of a post punk mod revival,the whole concept relied on and evoked an age that never quite was,stylish lyrics ,glamorous outfits and a showband mentality that recalled the glory days of The Supremes ,Lulu and Sandie Shaw all put together on a shoestring budget inSouth London at the turn of the eighties initially as a very appealing live draw along the lines of Paul Youngs Q-Tips with a little less sweat. The aforementioned hit single is fairly representative of the rest of this fantastically priced collection and its a minor mystery how she didnt achieve at least half... Read review

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