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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The greatest hits of the Captain & Tennille and more, 24 Aug 2003
The Captain & Tennille released their original "Greatest Hits" album in 1977, which establishes the need for this "Ultimate Collection: The Complete Hits" on two scores. First, the pop duo had several more hits after that point in time, primarily "You Never Done It Like That," co-written by Neil Sedaka (who co-wrote their first big hit, "Love Will Keep Us Together") and "Do That to Me One More Time," written by Tennille herself. Second, the original hits collection predated the invention of the CD, which matters because that is why they can get another ten tracks onto this album with all that wonderful modern technology. The new songs are not all post-1977; "Gentle Stranger" goes back to their debut album. The result is a collection of soft pop songs that goes well beyond the hit level, which is fine as long as you like Toni Tennille's vocals and the keyboard work of Daryl Dragon (I do). The true testament to the quality of their music is the old standard that the best songs are not the hits that everybody knows. "Love Will Keep Us Together" is actually an atypical song for the duo in terms of its sheer bounciness and "Muskrat Love" still gives me the willies no matter who sings it. The best songs on the album are: "Come In From The Rain," written by Melissa Manchester and Carole Bayer Sager, which offers simple accompaniment to Tennille's sultry vocals, and "Wedding Song (There Is Love)," the Paul Stookey song, which features Tennille on piano playing a lovely keyboard duet with her husband throughout the song. Be warned: after hearing this version you would only want it at your wedding if you could have two piano players too. Even with 22 tracks there are going to be complaints, and mine would be that this collection omits Tennille's great cover of Brian Wilson's "God Only Knows," which provides a whole new level of depth to that Sixties classic. However, the additions to the previous hit collection (all of the songs of which are included here), makes this the preferred member of your music library. Sometimes more actually is more.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Captain and Tenille Best Of, 17 Jul 2003
By A Customer
This is a very good cd if you want to be nostalgic about the 70s and 80s. I like it more every time I listen to it.
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Definitive collection, 21 Mar 2005
This couple never made much impact in the UK but had several huge hits in America, where Love will keep us together topped the charts. This particular compilation contains all the tracks from their original greatest hits album from 1977 but also includes all their later hits including Do that to me one more time (their second American number one, which became their only UK top ten hit) and You never done it like that, an American top ten hit that briefly made the lower placings in the UK charts.Among the earlier American hits here are Muskrat love (originally recorded by the group America), Shop around (a cover of a Miracles song from the early sixties), Love will keep us together and Lonely night angel face (both written by Neil Sedaka). Circles, Can't stop dancing, Come in from the rain, We never really say goodbye and Disney girls are also wonderful, as are the covers of Wedding song (Petula Clark) and I write the songs (Barry Manilow). If you enjoy the music of the Carpenters you will probably also enjoy Captain and Tennille's music. This is the best compilation to buy is debatable. Now, if only some record label will re-issue the original albums on CD - but that may be wishful thinking.
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