Publisher: Unknown Label RRP: £8.99 Price: £35.74
Review Forever / Damage:
Tracks #1's [MINIDISC]
- Honey Honey
- Always Be My Baby
- Dreamlover
- Love Takes Time
- Sweetheart
- Hero
- Do You Know (Mahogany)
- Prince Of Eygpt (When You Believe)
- Vision Of Love
- Emotions
- My All
- Whenever You Call
- Fantasy
- I Still Believe
- Without You
- Someday
- One Sweet Day
- I'll Be There
Publisher: Columbia Release date: 1998-10-12 RRP: £16.99 Price: £29.99
Review #1's [MINIDISC] / Mariah Carey:Mariah Carey's #1's is as much a time capsule of 1990s pop and R&B as a record of one woman's chart toppers: the disc chronicles a shift from the sweet, nearly '50s-style "Vision of Love" to more recent hip-hop-lite grooves featuring heavy input from Puffy Combs ("Honey"), Jermaine Dupri ("Sweetheart"), and O. D. B. ("Fantasy"). Some hit, some miss, but all feature the fluttery swoops that Carey substitutes for expression of feeling. Depth is beside the point, but few of these tracks are even fun. Still, after eight years, there seems to be no stopping her, and this album will hardly break her streak of successes. -Rickey Wright.
Publisher: Imports Release date: 2002-08-06 RRP: £6.99 Price: £3.00
Review Whatchulookinat [12" VINYL] / Housten Whitney:
Publisher: Blackground Release date: 1994-01-01
Review At Your Best (You Are Love) [CASSETTE] / Aaliyah:
Tracks Nice 'n' Slow [CD 1]
- Nice And Slow
- My Way
- Just Like Me
- You Make Me Wanna
Publisher: Laface Release date: 1998-04-20 RRP: £4.99 Price: £2.49
Review Nice 'n' Slow [CD 1] / Usher:
Publisher: Universal Release date: 2003-09-09 RRP: £4.99 Price: £3.38
Review Don't Know What to Tell Ya/Got to Give It Up [VINYL] / Aaliyah:
Publisher: Atlantic Release date: 1998-03-31 Price: £23.43
Review Moan & Groan [CASSETTE] / Mark Morrison:
Tracks When a Woman [CD 1]
- Rise
- Make You Wanna Holler
- When A Woman
Publisher: Go Beat Release date: 2000-06-05 RRP: £4.99 Price: £0.01
Review When a Woman [CD 1] / Gabrielle:
Tracks Your Secret Love
- Love Don't Love You Anymore
- Goin' Out Of My Head
- I Can Make It Better
- This Time I'm Right
- It's Hard For Me To Say
- Nobody To Love
- Too Proud To Beg
- I Can't Wait No Longer (Let's Do This) - Vandross, Luther & Deidra 'Spin' Roper
- Knocks Me Off My Feet
- Your Secret Love
- Whether Or Not The World Gets Better - Vandross, Luther & Lisa Fischer
- Crazy Love
Publisher: Epic Release date: 1996-09-09 RRP: £16.99 Price: £37.71
Review Your Secret Love / Luther Vandross:In a way, it's a shame that Luther Vandross' Songs, his 1994 album of other people's hits, became the biggest hit of his career, for it obscured one of his greatest talents: songwriting. The best soul singer of the '80s is back with Your Secret Love, his first album of original, non-Christmas songs since 1993's Never Let Me Go. He hasn't lost his knack for big, emotional melodies and for scenarios that find happiness tantalizingly close, but still out of reach. -Geoffrey Himes.
Publisher: Sony Price: £20.34
Review Completely [CASSETTE] / Michael Bolton:
Tracks Every Great #1 Hit [CASSETTE]
- Back in My Arms Again
- I Hear a Symphony
- Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
- Stop! In the Name of Love - Diana Ross & the Supremes, Diana Ross, Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Supremes
- Where Did Our Love Go
- Love Child
- Someday We'll Be Together
- Come See About Me
- Baby Love
- You Can't Hurry Love
- Happening
- You Keep Me Hangin' On - Diana Ross & the Supremes, Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Supremes
Publisher: Motown Release date: 1992-05-11 Price: £4.99
Review Every Great #1 Hit [CASSETTE] / Diana Ross & The Supremes:
Tracks The Ultimate Collection [CASSETTE]
- Forever Came Today
- Someday We'll Be Together
- I Hear a Symphony
- You Keep Me Hangin' On - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Supremes
- I'll Try Something New - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
- You Can't Hurry Love
- Baby Love
- I'm Livin' in Shame
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
- My World Is Empty Without You
- Happening
- Stop! In the Name of Love - Diana Ross
- Nothing but Heartaches
- Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
- Where Did Our Love Go
- Back in My Arms Again
- Come See About Me
- Some Things You Never Get Used To
- When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
- Composer
- No Matter What Sign You Are
- Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart
- Love Child
- Reflections
- In and out of Love
Publisher: Motown Release date: 1997-10-07 RRP: £7.99 Price: £33.86
Review The Ultimate Collection [CASSETTE] / Diana Ross & Supremes:The title is a bit of a misnomer: The Supremes are anthologised in more comprehensive fashion on Motown's 40 Golden Motown Greats, while this package is denser, and has a higher hit-per-track ratio. But if you'd rather not spend the extra money, and if you want a good, thorough skimming of cream from the group's catalogue, this is the better choice. All of the familiar songs are here, with no major omissions-and they're packed in with a liberal helping of second-magnitude hits. -Gavin McNett.
Tracks Love Is on the Way [CASSETTE]
- Come Back
- Power of Love/Love Power
- Goin' Out of My Head
- Once You Know How
- Love the One You're With
- Love Is on the Way (Real Love)
- Here and Now
- Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)
- Reflections
- I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love)
Publisher: EMI-Capitol Special Markets Release date: 1998-05-26 RRP: £4.99 Price: £22.22
Review Love Is on the Way [CASSETTE] / Luther Vandross:
Tracks The Boss
- Once In The Morning
- It's My House
- No One Gets The Prize
- All For One
- Boss
- I Ain't Been Licked
- I'm In The World
- Sparkle
Publisher: Euro Parrot Release date: 1998-07-13 RRP: £6.99 Price: £10.98
Review The Boss / Diana Ross:
Publisher: European Imports Price: £6.99
Review Word Up / Cameo:
Tracks My Secret Passion [CASSETTE]
- Celeste Aïda [From Verdi's Aida]
- M'Appari [From Flotow's Martha]
- Pourquoi Me Réveiller? [From Massenet's Werther]
- O Soave Fanciulla [From Puccini's LA Bohème] - Michael Bolton, Renée Fleming
- Recondita Armonia [From Puccini's Tosca]
- Nessun Dorma! [from Puccini's Turandot]
- Che Gelida Manina [From Puccini's LA Bohème]
- É la Solita Storia [From Cilea's l'Arlesiana]
- Una Furtiva Lagrima [From Donizetti's l'Elisir d'Amore]
- Vesti la Giubba [From Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci]
- E Lucevan le Stelle [From Puccini's Tosca]
Publisher: Columbia Release date: 1998-01-20 Price: £8.99
Review My Secret Passion [CASSETTE] / Michael Bolton:Of course Michael Bolton-the world's greatest mimic-should not be allowed within 200 yards of an opera house, what with his bluesy rasp instead of the round, pure sound associated with opera. But he's no fool, and he has studied the languages (Italian and French), the idiom, and the texts of all of these well-known, oft-recorded arias. He claims to love this music and I, for one, believe him. He hits all the notes-occasionally too hard and invariably with the wrong gloves-but he nails them all-including a very weird high C at the end of the Act One Boheme duet with Renee Fleming (of all people). What's more (and better) is his emotional involvement in each aria-he sings off the words in a way that makes Bocelli, the other crossover pop star du jour-look like an imposter with a pretty voice, which is what he is. To wrap up: This is a valiant try that can never, because of the equipment, be successful on operatic terms, but as an artistic endeavor-even one that ultimately fails-this is to be praised. -Robert Levine.
Tracks The Real Thing [CD 2]
Publisher: Arista Release date: 1997-03-01 RRP: £4.99 Price: £1.35
Review The Real Thing [CD 2] / Lisa Stansfield:
Tracks Gabrielle [CASSETTE]
- If You Really Cared
- If I Could
- So Glad
- Baby I've Changed
- Give Me A Little More Time
- Forget About The World
- I Live In Hope
- There She Goes
- Forget About The World (2)
- Alone
- If You Ever - Gabrielle & East 17
- Miracle
- Walk On By
- Have You Ever Wondered
- People May Come
- Our Love Is Over
Publisher: Go Beat Release date: 1996-11-01
Review Gabrielle [CASSETTE] / Gabrielle:
Tracks Selection of Marvin Gaye: The Man, The Music, The Legend
- Rockin' After Midnight
- Stubborn Kind of Fellow
- Medley: Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing/Heaven Must Have Sent You - Marvin Gaye,
- What's Going On
- God Is My Friend
- Pride and Joy
- Interlude/African Dance
- Joy (Dedication to My Father)
- Sexual Healing
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Come Get to This
- Intro
- Third World Girl
- Let's Get It On
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
- Distant Lover [Live]
Publisher: Golden Sounds Release date: 1998-08-11 RRP: £9.99 Price: £9.95
Review Selection of Marvin Gaye: The Man, The Music, The Legend / Marvin Gaye:
Tracks Dancing on the Ceiling [CASSETTE]
- Deep River Woman
- Se La
- Don't Stop
- Tonight Will Be Alright
- Ballerina Girl
- Say You, Say Me
- Dancing on the Ceiling
- Love Will Conquer All
- Night Train (Smooth Alligator) [*]
Publisher: Motown Release date: 1992-03-09 RRP: £4.99 Price: £9.97
Review Dancing on the Ceiling [CASSETTE] / Lionel Richie:
| Models & Brands: Forever, #1's [MINIDISC], Whatchulookinat [12" VINYL], At Your Best (You Are Love) [CASSETTE], Nice 'n' Slow [CD 1], Don't Know What to Tell Ya/Got to Give It Up [VINYL], Moan & Groan [CASSETTE], When a Woman [CD 1], Your Secret Love, Completely [CASSETTE], Every Great #1 Hit [CASSETTE], The Ultimate Collection [CASSETTE], Love Is on the Way [CASSETTE], The Boss, Word Up, My Secret Passion [CASSETTE], The Real Thing [CD 2], Gabrielle [CASSETTE], Selection of Marvin Gaye: The Man, The Music, The Legend, Dancing on the Ceiling [CASSETTE] |