Where The Heart Is - Various Artists

Advantages: Good songs from good artists
Disadvantages: Not exactly a love album

...that game' and heart tugging Christina Aguilera's 'Beautiful'. Yet my only reservation is that the album doesn't really fill the criteria of being a love album; where are boys to men? or Luther Vandross? Or any other of the infamous romantic R & B singers. In this respect it was a little disappointing. However, as an overall CD, it's good. If you like the featured artists, buy it. It's easy on the ears - definitely one that can be played in the background.... Read review

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Advantages: it's music !
Disadvantages: hard to find

...this should be called: Female Of The Species - Various Female Artists. Way back in 98 when Phil Earle, head honcho of law and auder looked back at his catalog of releases he realised that none of them featured any women so he set off to put that right and hunted the rare and hard to find artists on this compilation. The result : a double cd of pure electronca made by women .encompassing an incredible scope of styles rarely found on a compilation like this. Released in 1999, this was a bit of a visionnary move by Phil Earle as since then, some of the artists featured here such as Bit Tonic, Kaffe Matthews, Laura B, and Apache 61 have stepped onto the world stage with their widly respected uncompromising and unique talent. Phil would say: remember where you heard them first !... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Good mix of somewhat newer and older classic songs
Disadvantages: Not sure if all songs fall into the 'love' category

...I've often tend to steer well away from compilation albums as I prefer to stick to albums by one artist. However, this album offers songs that go back decades such as the head-bopping Regulate by Warren G and the beautiful, soulful voice of Angie Stone. It's a shame that the likes of Warren, Angie and Fugees are dangerously close to the likes of Eamon and JC Chasez but at least they're both in the first cd! The good thing is that the good songs outweigh the bad songs so it's not a complete waste of money. As soon as I heard California Love, the cd won my heart...but just a little. A good mix and some decent songs to make babies to as long as it's not 'Fuck It ( I Don't Want You Back)'! ;-)... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful