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Track Listings
| 1. Memphis Tennessee - Dave Berry, The Cruisers |
| 2. My Baby Left Me |
| 3. Baby It's You |
| 4. The Crying Game |
| 5. One Heart Between Two |
| 6. Little Things |
| 7. This Strange Effect |
| 8. Mama |
| 9. Can I Get It From You |
| 10. I'm Gonna Take You There |
| 11. If You Wait For Love |
| 12. Stranger |
| 13. Heartbeat |
| 14. Change Our Minds |
| 15. Suspicions (In Your Mind) |
| 16. I Got The Feeling |
| 17. The Girl From The Fair Isle |
| 18. Sticks And Stones |
| 19. I Love You Babe |
| 20. The Coffee Song |
Product Description
1-Memphis Tennessee 2-My Baby Left Me 3-Baby It's You 4-The Crying Game 5-One Heart Between Two 6-Little Things 7-This Strange Effect 8-Mama 9-Can I Get It From You 10-I'm Gonna Take You There 11-If You Wait For Love 12-Stranger 13-Heartbeat 14-Change Our Minds 15-Suspicions 16-I Got The Feeling 17-The Girl From The Fair Isle 18-Sticks And Stones 19-I Love You Babe 20-The Coffee Song
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It is said that Dave (real name David Grundy) changed his name because he was a fan of Chuck Berry. Whether this is actually true or not, Dave's first UK hit was with a cover of a Chuck Berry classic, Memphis Tennessee. My baby left me, another cover of an R+B classic, and Baby it's you, a cover of a Shirelles song that Dave may have learned from the Beatles, also made the UK charts.
After three cover hits, Dave finally got an original song, The crying game, which he took into the UK top five. In his homeland, it is the song he is best remembered for. This position was reinforced via a movie of the same title, made in the nineties but featuring Dave's original recording as the title track.
One heart between two (another original song by the writer of The crying game) was only a minor hit. Dave then covered Little things (Bobby Goldsboro) and it became his second UK top five hit. Next came This strange effect, which was written by Ray Davies of the Kinks but not recorded by them. This was only a minor UK hit but topped the charts in Belgium and the Netherlands. His next two singles (I'm gonna take you there, If you wait for love) missed the UK charts but it is likely that they charted in Europe. Dave then returned to the UK top five with another cover, Mama (B J Thomas). This concluded Dave's run of chart success in the UK.
This compilation begin with his eight UK chart hits and ends with twelve of his best other tracks including the two singles that missed the UK charts. If you've heard and enjoyed any of Dave's songs (most likely The crying game) or if you like British pop music of the sixties generally, you should enjoy this collection.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I saw Dave Berry live about twenty years ago and he was still mesmerising his audience with his reserved delivery and hand mimes. Sadly, hand mimes don't translate on to disc, but this is still a good value collection and contains his handful of hits. All but four tracks date to his 1963-66 heyday, after which, like most artists who relied on outside material, he faded from view. Much of the early material consists of r&b standards, which he does well, but he drifted gradually more towards pop, influenced probably by his stellar hit, 'The Crying Game'. 'One Heart Between Two' is an obvious attempt to copy this. Most of the poppier material is meaty, especially Graham Gouldman's 'I'm Gonna Take You There', but his last major hit, 'Mama', and one or two other tracks sound more like the sort of recordings Engelbert Humperdinck was making. There are, however, also some great freaky moments, such as 'This Strange Effect' and 'I Love You Babe', which features some pretty heavy guitar for 1966. Very good value for lovers of 1960s pop.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Fantastic CD brought back wonderful memories of when I saw them live around 1965 - great CD and great price - unfortunately they don't make music like this any more.
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old memorys
this is first class remembered the 60s when first came out on in the car all the time great to drive to
Published 2 months ago by joy
4.0 out of 5 stars
brings back my youth
takes me back a long time to the good old days when i was enjoying life as a young man
Published 3 months ago by robdor
3.0 out of 5 stars
Blast from the past
This CD has some good oldies on it. Dave Berry was a little bit different and his best tracks are sort of haunting. Worth its purchase but not brilliant.
Published 5 months ago by A. WINFIELD
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nostalgic Berry.
I went to see him in Sheffield on a regular basis. This has taken me back to the 60's NOSTALGIC!
Published 16 months ago by scrumpy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Berry good
Good to make friends again with these classic tracks, it will get played often. Berry is a good name in rock-n-roll, Chuck, Mike, but Dave is just as good.
Published 17 months ago by Lenny
4.0 out of 5 stars
the very best of dave perry
I have bought this as a present for someone, after listening to a couple of the tracks I know it is a good choice
Published 20 months ago by Jo
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Of Dave Berry: Dave Berry - Mama, what a disc!
Dave Berry had a handful of big hits in the mid-sixties, which really deserve to be much better known today. Read more
Published on 13 May 2011 by Victor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Charismatic Dave
This is one of many Dave Berry CD`s that you can buy with confidence. I bought this some years ago when he came out after a show and it is signed by the great man. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2010 by Mr. A. Craddock
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