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Totally Bublé
(more) »rank: 4345by: Michael Bublé
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The Divine Miss M
(more) »rank: 5490by: Bette Midler
: essential recording:Was Bette Midler playing on the title of Dinah Washington's The Swingin' Miss D when she named her 1972 debut? Washington would've been proud of this album's tune stack, which makes a sensuous slow-jam classic of 'Do You Want to Dance?' by Bobby Freeman, salutes the Andrews Sisters' 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,' and produces signature pieces of John Prine's 'Hello in There' and Buzzy Linhart's 'Friends.' Midler might not have set out to reinvent the wheel, but on her first try, she outdid Barbra Streisand in taste, wit, and yes, sophistication. --Rickey Wright
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Love Changes Everything: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Vol. 2
(more) »rank: 5597by: Sarah Brightman
: :The most surprising track on this collection isn't hidden between blockbusters selections from the blockbuster Lloyd Webber songbook but is located in plain view right at the beginning of the CD. The previously unreleased 'Probably on Thursday' was originally written as a pop song in 1967 and indeed sounds very much like a forgotten gem by an obscure 1960s pop singer. It's absolutely delightful and the last thing you'd expect from a composer best known for neoclassical bombast. Another surprise is another previously unreleased song, this one from Sunset Boulevard: 'The Perfect Year' is a sweet ballad, and Brightman smartly doesn't oversell it. ...
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Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits
(more) »rank: 6748by: Gloria Estefan
: essential recording:'The rhythm is gonna get you' is the tag line of one of Gloria Estefan's biggest hits, but it could also serve as the mantra for the Cuban-born singer's road to the top of the charts. Estefan's forte is middle-of-the-road pop, but all of her upbeat hits are fueled by driving Latin percussion, the feature that set Estefan's music apart from the rest of the flyaway pop of the 1980s and early '90s. Greatest Hits intersperses those great dance hits--'Conga,' '1,2,3,' 'Get on Your Feet,' and, of course, 'Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,' with sweet ballads such as 'Words Get in ...
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Greatest Hits: Broadway
(more) »rank: 5274from: Sony
: essential recording:'The rhythm is gonna get you' is the tag line of one of Gloria Estefan's biggest hits, but it could also serve as the mantra for the Cuban-born singer's road to the top of the charts. Estefan's forte is middle-of-the-road pop, but all of her upbeat hits are fueled by driving Latin percussion, the feature that set Estefan's music apart from the rest of the flyaway pop of the 1980s and early '90s. Greatest Hits intersperses those great dance hits--'Conga,' '1,2,3,' 'Get on Your Feet,' and, of course, 'Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,' with sweet ballads such as 'Words Get in ...
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Tap Root Manuscript
(more) »rank: 4730by: Neil Diamond
: essential recording:'The rhythm is gonna get you' is the tag line of one of Gloria Estefan's biggest hits, but it could also serve as the mantra for the Cuban-born singer's road to the top of the charts. Estefan's forte is middle-of-the-road pop, but all of her upbeat hits are fueled by driving Latin percussion, the feature that set Estefan's music apart from the rest of the flyaway pop of the 1980s and early '90s. Greatest Hits intersperses those great dance hits--'Conga,' '1,2,3,' 'Get on Your Feet,' and, of course, 'Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,' with sweet ballads such as 'Words Get in ...
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16 Most Requested Songs
(more) »rank: 3086by: Andy Williams
: essential recording:'The rhythm is gonna get you' is the tag line of one of Gloria Estefan's biggest hits, but it could also serve as the mantra for the Cuban-born singer's road to the top of the charts. Estefan's forte is middle-of-the-road pop, but all of her upbeat hits are fueled by driving Latin percussion, the feature that set Estefan's music apart from the rest of the flyaway pop of the 1980s and early '90s. Greatest Hits intersperses those great dance hits--'Conga,' '1,2,3,' 'Get on Your Feet,' and, of course, 'Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,' with sweet ballads such as 'Words Get in ...
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As Time Goes By: The Best of Jimmy Durante
(more) »rank: 3946by: Jimmy Durante
: essential recording:'The rhythm is gonna get you' is the tag line of one of Gloria Estefan's biggest hits, but it could also serve as the mantra for the Cuban-born singer's road to the top of the charts. Estefan's forte is middle-of-the-road pop, but all of her upbeat hits are fueled by driving Latin percussion, the feature that set Estefan's music apart from the rest of the flyaway pop of the 1980s and early '90s. Greatest Hits intersperses those great dance hits--'Conga,' '1,2,3,' 'Get on Your Feet,' and, of course, 'Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,' with sweet ballads such as 'Words Get in ...
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'Neil Diamond - 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2'
(more) »rank: 3151by: Neil Diamond
: essential recording:While Diamond has never topped the work he did in the 'Cherry, Cherry' days, some of his late-'70s adult-contemporary hits have aged better than they perhaps had a right to. If nothing else, his gruff voice can now be heard as a rebuke to Barry Manilow's chirpy tones. To paraphrase Neil Young, when Diamond answers Barbra Streisand on 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers,' he very nearly pushes the song out of the middle of the road and into the ditch. --Rickey Wright
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He is Christmas
(more) »rank: 4335by: Take 6
: essential recording:While Diamond has never topped the work he did in the 'Cherry, Cherry' days, some of his late-'70s adult-contemporary hits have aged better than they perhaps had a right to. If nothing else, his gruff voice can now be heard as a rebuke to Barry Manilow's chirpy tones. To paraphrase Neil Young, when Diamond answers Barbra Streisand on 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers,' he very nearly pushes the song out of the middle of the road and into the ditch. --Rickey Wright
