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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great music and great memories, 22 Jan 2005
By A Customer
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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48 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The crying game and other sixties classics, 13 Oct 2004
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.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strange signs, 21 Nov 2008
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.
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