Ten Years of Hits

1. Room Full of Roses

2. I Overlooked an Orchid

3. Window up Above

4. City Lights

5. Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time

6. Lonely Nights

7. Tears of the Lonely

8. Put Your Dreams Away

9. Talk to Me

10. You've Really Got a Hold on Me

11. Stand by Me

12. True Love Ways

13. That's All That Matters

14. Headache Tomorrow (Or a Heartache Tonight)

15. You Don't Know Me

16. Bring It on Home to Me

17. Lawdy Miss Clawdy

18. She's Pulling Me Back Again

19. Chains of Love

20. Power of Positive Drinkin'

Ten Years of Hits,Mickey Gilley,Sony,Country,Country & Western,Country-Pop,Honky Tonk,Pop,Traditional Country,Urban Cowboy

Average customer rating: Vanessa Good collection @}->--- Some very good, some less so Just OK LOVE IT!!

Vanessa Williams - Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years Vanessa Williams Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Everlasting Love Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters Love Songs Whitney Houston - The Greatest Hits Sweetest Days ASIN: B00000DLYM Release Date: 2005-07-04

Tracks:

1. The Right Stuff
2. Dreamin'
3. Running Back To You
4. The Comfort Zone
5. Save The Best For Last
6. The Sweetest Days
7. Betcha Never
8. Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
9. Oh How The Years Go By
10. Love Is
11. Colors Of The Wind
12. Where Do We Go From Here?
13. My Flame

Customer Reviews:

Vanessa.......2007-05-06

Vanessa Williams has long been one of my favorite singers and entertainers out there and this compilation is a great example why. Featuring the now-classic pop ballad "Save The Best For Last" and the Oscar-winning "Colors Of The Wind" (which is my personal favorite on the album), among other hits, the album is an absolute winner. As for Vanessa herself, you just can't help but be captivated by her sheer beauty and talent (currently co-starring on "Betty"), I simply adore this woman. After all the turmoil she had to go through in the beginning of her career, she just started from scratch all over again and she did it in such an honorable way. She's a true role model - for everyone.

Good collection @}->---.......2006-02-11

I really like Vanessa Williams and over the years she has had a couple of big songs here and there. Some of the ones on this cd were never huge hits, but to her fans, we know them well. My personal favourites here are Betcha Never (a bit latin-ish and fun), Sweetest Days and Save The Best For Last. That song is now a bit of an anthem. She doesn't have the most powerful voice in the world, but it's pretty and her music is really beautiful. Maybe for fans only. I just wished she'd really come back with some new big hits.

Some very good, some less so.......2005-09-22

This CD has three great songs: Love Is, Save the Best for last, and Dreamin'. The rest of the songs are just OK. This is why it just doesn't pay to buy CD's. I can't recommend purchasing the whole CD just for three songs.

Just OK.......2005-08-18

I bought this CD in order to get a few of the "big hits," and that's what I got--no more, no less, as most of the other songs are just so-so.

LOVE IT!!.......2005-08-10

I grew up during the 80s and I am a big fan, so I enjoyed each song in this CD

Average customer rating: Mickey's Best Mickey Gilley at is best The best Still the best collection around after all these years Shares his cousin's talent

Ten Years of Hits Mickey Gilley Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Johnny Lee - Greatest Hits It Couldn't Have Been Any Better The Essential Earl Thomas Conley Classics T.G. Sheppard - All-Time Greatest Hits ASIN: B00000262U Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Room Full Of Roses
2. I Overlooked An Orchid
3. Window Up Above
4. City Lights
5. Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time
6. Lonely Nights
7. Tears Of The Lonely
8. Put Your Dreams Away
9. Talk To Me
10. You've Really Got A Hold On Me
11. Stand By Me
12. True Love Ways
13. That's All That Matters
14. A Headache Tomorrow (Or A Heartache Tonight)
15. You Don't Know Me
16. Bring It On Home To Me
17. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
18. She's Pulling Me Back Again
19. Chains Of Love
20. The Power Of Positive Drinkin'

Customer Reviews:

Mickey's Best.......2007-03-03

Just recently bought this disc and can't quit playing it. If you just want one Mickey Gilley, buy this. If you get to Branson, see him live at a reasonable price.

Mickey Gilley at is best.......2006-03-14

This compilation represents everything that I enjoy about Mickey Gilley's music. Great lyrics and beautiful ballads that keep you listening again and again.

The best.......2006-01-15

If you like Gilley, here's the reasons why.

Still the best collection around after all these years.......2004-11-06

I cannot recall the last time I heard a Mickey Gilley tune on the radio. It would appear that his brand of country music is no longer in favor with todays country music crowd. And that is a shame. Mickey Gilley produced some of the best country music in the decade between 1974 and 1984. And "Ten Years of Hits", which was originally released back in 1984, remains the best anthology of the work of this marvelous artist.
There can be no doubt that Mickey Gilley was a dominant figure in country music during that period. In all, Gilley produced nearly 50 charted singles and accrued an impressive total of 17 #1 records on the Billboard Top Country Singles chart. He certainly had his fair share of success with original tunes like "Lonely Nights", "Tears of The Lonely" and his all-time biggest seller "She's Pulling Me Back Again" from the golden year 1977. But for the most part Mickey Gilley's bread and butter was his stunning covers of other peoples hits. His first #1 record was a remake of the George Morgan classic "Room Full of Roses". He would go on to cover nearly a dozen other great tunes written by legends like George Jones, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Little Willie John and Smokey Robinson. You see, Mickey Gilley was more than just a country singer. For in his music you will detect a small helping of R&B, a smidgen of pop and some good old rock and roll. Much like his labelmate Charlie Rich, Gilley was not particularly easy to classify. I am really amazed he did not achieve more success on the pop charts than he did. Though I loved just about every one of the 20 cuts on this disc, my absolute favorites are the cover of the Ray Charles hit "You Don't Know Me", "Talk To Me" and most especially "True Love Ways". I have always loved that tune and while I am fond of the original version by Buddy Holly and the 1960's hit by Peter and Gordon I think that Gilley made the definitive version of that song.
Mickey Gilley became a cultural icon in the early 80's. His Gilley's nightclub would become the most famous country nightclub in the world. Among the legendary performers to appear at Gilley's during the 1980's were Ernest Tubb, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Randy Travis and Brenda Lee. And then of course there was the whole "Urban Cowboy" phenomenon. Sadly, Mickey Gilley closed his club in 1989. Shortly thereafter the entire complex burned down and Gilley's was only a memory. Today Mickey Gilley maintains a busy concert schedule at his theatre in Branson, Mo.
In spite of the fact that "Ten Years of Hits" was released some 20 years ago this is still your best buy. Perhaps one of the reissue labels will see fit to release a new compilation with additional tunes and updated information about what Mickey is up to these days. But in the meantime, go for this one. Highly Recommended.

Shares his cousin's talent.......2004-10-12

Mickey, a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, was a formidable performer in his own with a long string of country hits to his credit in the seventies and eighties including seventeen number ones, most of them included here. Mickey was also the owner of the nightclub used as the setting for Urban cowboy, a movie that became a major influence on country music. Mickey's pop country style is typical of the brilliant soundtrack, which I reviewed long ago.

Many of Mickey's big hits were covers of old pop songs (Stand by me, True love ways) and country songs (I overlooked an orchid, Window up above, City lights) from the fifties and sixties. He had a few good original songs too, most notably Don't all the girls get prettier at closing time, A headache tomorrow or a heartache tonight and She's pulling me back again.

No single CD compilation can include all hits but this contains most of those that really matter. The most obvious omission is Paradise tonight, his chart-topping duet with Charly McClain. You can find it on a compilation of Charly's music, though it has also been added as a bonus track to the re-mastered version of 16 biggest hits (so it's got 17 tracks). That compilation contains 15 of the 20 tracks included here plus Fool for your love and Paradise tonight, omitting Tears of the lonely, You've really got a hold on me, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Chains of love and The power of positive drinking.

Perhaps somebody will one day release a double CD of Mickey's hits. Until then, this one or 16 biggest hits provide an impressive, if incomplete, overview of his career.

Average customer rating: Cheesy 80s music with a few classics... A Fine Collection of the Later Years Great songs! More of A Bridge Than A Greatest Hits Album. This is a good, over-the-top '80s rock album!

Starship's Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979-1991) Starship Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gold Winds of Change The Very Best of Starship Chicago - Greatest Hits: 1982-1989 The Cars - Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002W3P Release Date: 1991-05-28

Tracks:

1. Jane
2. Find Your Way Back
3. Stranger
4. No Way Out
5. Layin' It On The Line
6. Don't Lose Any Sleep
7. We Built This City
8. Sara
9. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
10. It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)
11. It's Not Enough
12. Good Heart

Customer Reviews:

Cheesy 80s music with a few classics..........2007-03-17

I don't own any other albums by Starship (or Jefferson Airplane or Jefferson Starship or any other iteration of this schizophrenic group) and don't consider myself a fan. I bought this album strictly because it was dirt-cheap, and I was familiar with a few of the songs.

Ultimately, the album does deliver their few biggest hits from the 80s, including "We Built This City," "Sara," and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." And those songs are lots of fun, even if primarily for their nostalgic sound.

There are also a few other interesting songs that were new to me, such as "Find Your Way Back." However, most of the other tracks were largely forgettable.

Ultimately, this album is nothing beyond mediocre. Based on other reviews, it appears that true fans will want to look elsewhere. And casual listeners like myself won't find much of value here beyond their few big hits. This disc is tolerable but nothing special.

A Fine Collection of the Later Years.......2006-08-01

For me this is the Starship of my generation,(I do love to 'Somebody To Love')featuring the Fantastic voices of Mickey Thomas & Grace Slick, the more Rock & Pop songs of this period has been unfairly reviewed by some, I would rather have 'We Built This City' as one of the defining songs of the 80's than the most of mess that are examples of the 90's & now! 'Sara' is one the best songs of the 80's, and the huge hit 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now'. These are great songs that still sound good and bring back great memories!

Great songs!.......2005-03-24

Worth it just for 'We Built this City', which was one of the best songs of the 80's.

More of A Bridge Than A Greatest Hits Album........2005-02-13

Jefferson Airplane was considered a really good rock outfit. They were a key part of the sex, drugs and rock n' roll of the 70's. Swiftly they began to change. From battles over the name of the band to member changes to style changes, the group seemed more like three or four bands than one. The musical styling changes prove that. Those changes can be heard throughout this album.

The earlier songs found here, especially "Jane," hearken back to the days when this band was built to rock. Songs like "No Way Out" revealed the changes to come as the band metamorphosed one more time into a pop/arena rock outfit. Of course, this change lead to their big hits of the 80's, such as "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "Sara," which are included here. The album also includes a couple of new tracks which are pretty good, "Good Heart" and "Don't Lose Any Sleep," which show a band embracing their new pop sound to perfection.

Of course, there are always songs that bring about controversy, and "We Built This City" is that song on this compilation. Much like Styx's "Mr. Roboto," this song is either loved or detested by all that hear it. I'm one of those schmucks who loves the song. It's been rated one of the cheesiest songs ever on a multitude of television shows and in magazines. It's also been called one of the best pop tunes ever. No matter which side of the fence you're on, it's here for you to sample.

In closing, all you can really say about this album is that it gives you a taste of what once was Jefferson Airplane, what became Jefferson Starship, and what eventually went down in flames groupwise as Starship. All of the songs on this album are keepers, but there's nothing especially groundbreaking here. Just keep in mind that Starship is the pop version of Jefferson Airplane, and you won't be let down.

This is a good, over-the-top '80s rock album!.......2004-05-31

I liked this Starship album compiling their hits between the name changes of Jefferson Starship and Starship. I loved Jane when it came out in 1979 and the other songs from '84 to '90 are full-blown over-the-top rockers! They were like a milder Van Halen under the newer name with the excess and bombast. The pre-'84-85 songs don't grab me as much as the others. Some of the songs actually sound good in Atlanta--the skyline of that city matches very well to the songs and landscapes. We Built This City still rocks, I still like the calm to blasting vibes of No Way Out, Sara still has that mysterious feel to it, It's Not Over still is charging, and I still like the Mike Shipley sound of It's Not Enough. Paul Kantner and Mickey Thomas were good as the lead singers, but no one mentioned Marty Balin? To me, he was also another strong lead singer in that band when he was in it. Through a lot of conflicts over the group name, this album justifies their success in the '80s. Surprising that most of the songs average in the 4 1/2 minute range.

Average customer rating: Good Collection * Another Great Album For George Jones * GEORGE JONES the third and fourth decades GEORGE JONES

Anniversary: Ten Years of Hits George Jones Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of George Jones (1955-1967) I Am What I Am 16 Biggest Hits One 40 Years of Duets ASIN: B0000025T3 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. We Can Make It
2. Loving You Could Never Be Better
3. A Picture Of Me (Without You)
4. What My Woman Can't Do
5. Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad As Losing You)
6. Once You've Had The Best
7. Her Name Is...
8. Old King Kong
9. Bartender's Blues
10. I'll Just Take It Out In Love
11. Someday My Day Will Come
12. The Grand Tour
13. The Door
14. These Days (I Barely Get By)
15. Memories Of Us
16. The Battle
17. He Stopped Loving Her Today
18. I'm Not Ready Yet
19. If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will )
20. Good Ones And Bad Ones
21. Still Doin' Time
22. Same Ole Me

Amazon.com

By 1972, George Jones was already a legend with nearly two decades of classic country recordings to his credit. But when he teamed with producer Billy Sherrill in 1972, he may have even outdone himself. On the countrypolitan hit "The Door," Sherrill has the strings there from note one, softly providing the singer emotional support, and as Jones anguishes through a litany of all he's ever lost, it sure sounds like he needs it. In fact, on each of these 22 classics of honky-tonk heartache, Jones chokes down tears and swallows notes--his voice twisting, soaring, crying--as he weaves drunkenly down the thin line between despair and one more last chance. Country music has never sounded this devastated. Maybe it never will again. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

Good Collection.......2005-11-26

This is an impressive collection of George Jones standards that have held up well after all of these years. This one combines songs from 1972-1982....an era not relished for it's "Country" music. I dont think there's a bad song on the CD (and there are 22); in fact, in my opinion, every single one of these should be number #1's. There are some real gems here that may have been forgotten, to include: "If Drinking' Dont Kill Me", "The Door", "Once You've Had the Best", and "We Can Make It". George has recorded so many songs, that some of the ones listed here may not ring a bell when they are mentioned, but you'll recognize each and everyone after you hear the first note. Stellar collection of original recordings.

* Another Great Album For George Jones *.......2005-08-31

George Jones is one of the few "Classic" Country Artists left. He has put out some fantastic material and it never ceases to amaze me with what he will come out with next. The Anniversary Album is a must purchase item! Each track that I listen to is a "Blast From The Past". The price of the CD is worth the monsy spent.

GEORGE JONES .......2004-11-03

This man is the greatest singer ever recorded, and this cd although not capturing all his greatest hits, captures his moments spent with epic. This cd has a lot of emotions which share his happiest and sadist moments in his life. They convey a message of hardships that relate to what a lot of people go through. One of the songs that I like is "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)". The lyrics are kinda funny in that song. All together I think everybody who likes the Possum will enjoy this cd. They'll never be another George Jones, ever!!! Long live the Possum!!!

the third and fourth decades.......2003-01-11

George Jones has been recording since 1953 and has had hit songs in every single year from 1955 through 1996. after a hiatus from the charts in 1997 he bounced back in 1998 and went another three years with having songs on the charts. in retrospect, this 22 song CD only sampled a decade in his then 29 year career but it's these Billy Sherrill countrypolitan-type singles that enabled Jones to continue his brilliant career long after his rowdy honky-tonk songs were replaced on the radio by crooners (Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, a risk-taking Ray Price, among others) in the early '60s. this CD is generally applauded for it's chronological sequence of songs from his first Epic hit, "We Can Make It", in 1972 to the song that had just reached the Top-10 in early 1982 "Same Ole Me". "Good Ones and Bad Ones" was included on the album because it's been said that Billy Sherrill wanted the song to be a single but the duet album with Merle Haggard later in 1982 wiped out further interest in the 1981 SAME OLE ME album {from which "Good Ones and Bad Ones" appears on} and Epic just decided to "move on" and promote Jones and Haggard's album. i usually have a gripe and i won't let any of you readers down so here goes: why did Epic include 1977's "Old King Kong" over 1977's "If I Could Put Them All Together?". i have never understood why a strong honky-tonk lament like that went ignored but the novelty "Old King Kong" seems to surface on all the other compilations too!? both of those songs can be found on the 1977 I WANTA SING album, which also contains the hilarious "They've Got Millions In Milwaukee". i encourage all the new country fans out there to buy this "Anniversary" CD and you'll see why everyone cites George as their major influence. "Someday My Day Will Come" still gives me chills as does "I'm Not Ready Yet".

GEORGE JONES.......2002-06-21

I'm a Dutch girl and love country music very much. The best USA country sanger is George Jones. Though there are a lot of good country sangers but according to me,- he is the BEST!

Average customer rating:

Ten Years of #1 Hits Philly International's Greatest A Decade of Hits O'Jays Teddy Pendergrass Lou Rawls , and MFSB Billy Paul Archie Bell Manufacturer: CBS Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Philly Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000025ZP Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
2. TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MSFB
3. Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays
4. Close The Door - Teddy Pendergrass
5. Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
6. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
7. Let's Groove - Archie Bell & The Dells
8. I Love Music - The O'Jays

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Cafe Manhattan: Unreleased Karen Kuykendall & Sterling Price-McKinney Manufacturer: Cafe Manhattan Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001Z7WT6 Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

1. I Like You You're Nice, I'm Shadowing You, To the Ends of the Earth
2. Stay Awhile
3. Ours
4. Too Many Mornings
5. The Cole Porter Medley
6. Lonely Lounge
7. The Fat lady is Sick Today
8. Almost
9. Out of the Blue
10. The Ballerina Song
11. Where Will I Find My Heart?
12. The Bilbao Song

Album Description

Selections from "The Great American Songbook" mixed with original songs by Sterling Price-McKinney comprise the first new "Cafe Manhattan" recording in a decade.

Average customer rating: bad CD

30 Years Top Ten Hits Various Artists Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000ATFR

Customer Reviews:

bad CD.......1999-10-14

Don't buy this.From 60's to 1990, for the 'old' people. thanks

Average customer rating: Watch out!!!!!

Eddie Rabbitt - Ten Years of Greatest Hits Eddie Rabbitt Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008JP9 Release Date: 1990-08-20

Tracks:

1. Lonely Out Tonite
2. Runnin' With the Wind
3. On Second Thought
4. Suspicions
5. I Love a Rainy Night
6. Drivin' My Life Away
7. Rocky Mountain Music
8. Two Dollars in the Jukebox
9. Pour Me Another Tequila
10. Gone Too Far

Customer Reviews:

Watch out!!!!!.......2003-09-16

Hey, Hey, Hey!! A greatest hits collection!!! As Waylon once so perfectly put it, "WRONG!"

There are two actual hit songs here in their original versions, "On Second Thought, and Runnin' With The Wind." There is one more song that is an orginal, "Lonely Out Tonight." The rest are all remakes of his biggest songs.

Nothing makes me angrier than stuff like this. Before you buy this, you just assume they are the big hits in their original form.

You can find "On Second Thought,and Runnin' With the Wind" on their original cd's, so just let this one die quietly.

Average customer rating:

Ten Years of the African Children's Choir (1983-1994) Manufacturer: Friends in the West ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Because You Loved Me ASIN: B000F3FOUI

Product Description

Contains 22 of the best songs from the African Children's Choir.

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2. That Train Don't Run [CD-single]
3. The Best of Freddy Fender
4. The Best of Kenny Rogers & The First Edition [Import]
5. The Best of Lefty Frizzell
6. The Country Music Hall Of Fame
7. The Drag 'Em Off The Interstate, Sock It To 'Em Hits
8. The Heart of a Legend
9. The Scepter Hits and More 1964-73
10. The Sound in Your Mind

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