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| 1. The Free Electric Band |
| 2. The Peacemaker |
| 3. Down By The River |
| 4. When I Need You |
| 5. Rebecca |
| 6. 99 Miles from L.A. |
| 7. It Never Rains In Southern California |
| 8. Everything I Want To Do |
| 9. We're Running Out |
| 10. If You Gotta Break Another Heart |
| 11. Moonlight Lady |
| 12. These Are The Good Old Days |
| 13. I'm A Train |
| 14. New York City Here I Come |
| 15. Half A Million Miles From Home |
| 16. The Air That I Breathe |
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Albert Hammond could be a member of the "people you didn't think you'd heard of but had really" club. His most successful song (written with Carol Bayer Sager) was "When I Need You", which the dimunitive Leo Sayer took to the top of the charts in the late 70s. This album has some great songs on it, and Hammond's voice is mellow and very easy on the ear. This is a nearly perfect "best of" album, and the only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because it doesn't have "Names, Tags, Numbers, Labels", which is my favourite Albert Hammond song... and irritatingly, the vinyl "best of" I was replacing (my dad nicked it) DOES have that song. Weird, huh?
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm not usually one for writing reviews but I think it only fair to give credit where it's due and to set the record straight for the benefit of Ian in Switzerland, who accused Albert Hammond of being 'desperate' enough to cover Leo Sayer's 'When I Need You'.
It was actually Leo Sayer who covered the Hammond/Bayer Sager composition. Likewise, it was the Hollies (along with Neil Diamond and others) who covered the Hammond/Hazlewood song 'The Air That I Breathe' rather than the reverse.
'The Very Best of Albert Hammond' is the only A.H. album I own and was purchased initially on the strength of 'Free Electric Band', 'Peacemaker' and 'It Never Rains In Southern California', all catchy singles that I had enjoyed listening to on Radio 1 back in the early 70's. However, most of the songs on the album are very easy on the ear and ideally suited for drive time music on balmy summer days, - 'F.E.B.' and 'I.N.R.I.S.C.' in particular - which conjure up recollections of my mis-spent youth.
The album may not contain any ground breaking material, but overall I feel it is still worth far better than the measly 1 star offerd by Ian in Switzerland, who couldn't even be bothered to check the song writing credits before posting his review...
It was actually Leo Sayer who covered the Hammond/Bayer Sager composition. Likewise, it was the Hollies (along with Neil Diamond and others) who covered the Hammond/Hazlewood song 'The Air That I Breathe' rather than the reverse.
'The Very Best of Albert Hammond' is the only A.H. album I own and was purchased initially on the strength of 'Free Electric Band', 'Peacemaker' and 'It Never Rains In Southern California', all catchy singles that I had enjoyed listening to on Radio 1 back in the early 70's. However, most of the songs on the album are very easy on the ear and ideally suited for drive time music on balmy summer days, - 'F.E.B.' and 'I.N.R.I.S.C.' in particular - which conjure up recollections of my mis-spent youth.
The album may not contain any ground breaking material, but overall I feel it is still worth far better than the measly 1 star offerd by Ian in Switzerland, who couldn't even be bothered to check the song writing credits before posting his review...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
¡How nice¡Remember "never rains.." ¡Oh my god,how long¡
Albert Hammond is a great composer and a great singer, of course he has a lot of songs that remains in our memory as a part os seventies and eighties. Is a example for new generations of rockers or popular music.
Absolutly recomendable.
José Pita from Alicante
Albert Hammond is a great composer and a great singer, of course he has a lot of songs that remains in our memory as a part os seventies and eighties. Is a example for new generations of rockers or popular music.
Absolutly recomendable.
José Pita from Alicante
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A little disaster
I might be tempted to buy this, but ... an essential song is missing: Air Disaster. It was one of Hammonds biggest hits in the Netherlands, and I consider it his best effort, along... Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Schlingemann
albert hammond
highly entertaing excellent good good good good good good good good, (I had to leave a review at least 20 words long).
Published 9 months ago by Mr. Colin Harding-mutter
The Very Best OF Albert Hammond
This CD is excellent,it took me down memory lane and nostalgia of my
youth.I dance to my heart desire everyday. Who needs to go to the gym eh?.
youth.I dance to my heart desire everyday. Who needs to go to the gym eh?.
Published 15 months ago by Gloria Smith
What a great songwriter!
Most of the material on this album is excellent. I bought the CD because I liked Free Electric Band and was pleasantly surprised by how many good tracks there were. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Dr. W. H. Konarzewski
Good album, worth a listen
Only bought the album for one track but there are many very good songs, he was obviously a great performer in his time and may still be, well worth a listen for the price.
Published 21 months ago by Mr. David Dawson
Hammond Eggs
The great thing about Best Of CDs is all the surprisingly good tracks that you've never heard of. You get past the hit or hits and discover new stuff on the cheap. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2009 by Iain
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