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Featuring classic hits from both his solo career and time with The Drifters, this 2CD set is a must for all Ben E. King fans. Including the timeless 'Stand By Me' and 'Spanish Harlem' as well as 'Save The Last Dance For Me', 'There Goes My Baby' and many more.
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2CD 32 Recordings, Digitally Remastered
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Here we have all the hits + the 3 big Drifters' hits when Ben was their
leadsinger. After the first Drifters success Ben received a ridiculous
500 $ "salary" and he decided he'd better be off by himself. Before
leaving in 1960 he recorded 3 more songs as leader of the Drifters
that became huge hits (Save the Last Dance, I Count the Tears and This
Magic Moment)Then as a solo singer he recorded Stand By Me in 1961 and
the rest is history. This song is considered as one of the greatest
in music history. The reason why I consider this the best compilation
ever is because of the sound quality. All songs are in full stereo and
I just don't understand why other Drifters and Ben E King compilations
are rather bad mono recordings. Hearing all these wonderful hits in
full stereo make the other compilations worthless.
Highly recommendable!
leadsinger. After the first Drifters success Ben received a ridiculous
500 $ "salary" and he decided he'd better be off by himself. Before
leaving in 1960 he recorded 3 more songs as leader of the Drifters
that became huge hits (Save the Last Dance, I Count the Tears and This
Magic Moment)Then as a solo singer he recorded Stand By Me in 1961 and
the rest is history. This song is considered as one of the greatest
in music history. The reason why I consider this the best compilation
ever is because of the sound quality. All songs are in full stereo and
I just don't understand why other Drifters and Ben E King compilations
are rather bad mono recordings. Hearing all these wonderful hits in
full stereo make the other compilations worthless.
Highly recommendable!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Mrs. T. A. Papworth
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
A cheap and poor quality cd, buy any of Ben E Kings other collections and you'll be miles away. (it deserves no stars).
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Born Benjamin Earl Nelson but known as Ben E King by the time he achieved fame as lead singer of the Drifters, Ben did not have many big solo hits but he nevertheless made an important contribution to popular music.
This compilation includes three of his American hits as lead singer of the Drifters. All three are brilliant but the most famous is Save the last dance for me, which has been recorded by a multitude of singers in several different styles of music. It has also been translated into several languages and many great covers have been recorded in France, Germany and elsewhere.
Following the success of Save the last dance for me, Ben opted for a solo career. He had fewer hits as a solo artist than his former group had without him, but Stand by me (later to become the theme song of an eighties movie) ensures his place in pop music history as a solo singer, while his other great solo records include Spanish Harlem, Amor, Don't play that song and I who have nothing. Ben made a brief comeback in the American charts with Supernatural thing in the mid-seventies.
Ben's first (minor) UK hit, First taste of love, is also included, together with his covers of such classics as Dream lover, Moon river, It's all in the game, On the street where you live and Will you love me tomorrow.
This is a fine compilation that contains all the important solo tracks from Ben's career, plus three Drifters tracks.
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Ben E King
Front man of the very early Drifter's hits before going solo. Great singer and this is a great CD. Buy it !
Published 5 months ago by L. G. Wakefield
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Brilliant cd
This is a classic, comes out every time we have a gathering, some amazing tracks. Always good for back ground music on a romantic night.
Published 11 months ago by Victoria
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Ben E King collection
It is a delight to hear 'Spanish Harlem' and other wonderful songs again. The cd seems to be a reissue of an Atlantic Records compilation from 1987. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Accordionista
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Ben E. King 1958 to 1961...hits and more...
This new compilation has a total running time of approx 80 minutes and includes 32 songs from the period 1958 to 1961. Read more
Published 15 months ago by C. FULLER
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth buying
The cd sounds fine on a cd player. Unfortunately it seems to be protected and my computer won't read it.
Published 18 months ago by Anthony
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ben E King
This was my era. I had this on tape but it got damaged as did many of my tapes. It brought back memories.
Published on 10 Jan 2011 by sue
2.0 out of 5 stars
Ben E King (under the weather)
I bought this cd second hand, as I had previewed some of the reviews on the product page, and unfortunately the reviews are spot on as to the quality of this release. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2010 by Mrs. M. Walsh
2.0 out of 5 stars
Is it really him?
The reason I bought this compilation was for the song Stand By Me. I was most disappointed in what I got, as it isn't the most famous recording of this song. Read more
Published on 30 July 2009 by P. Cuttell
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King without a Crown
It might seems obvious that Benjamin Earl King was the reason his first group the 5 Crowns was so called.Except that his surname then was Nelson! Read more
Published on 15 April 2008 by Richard
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