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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hits, but not all them, January 5, 2001
This second repackaging of Jody Watlety's hits is a fairly complete collection. With her smooth voice, Jody shoes she can still keep up with the R & B stars of today. Like her "Greatest Hits" album, it includes the key tracks, "Everything", "I'm The One You Need", and "Don't You Want Me". This disc however includes her neglected track "Off The Hook", but leaves out some of her better songs like "I Want You", and the sultry "When A Man Loves A Woman". If you are into dance/pop/R & B, this is a great album to have. If you are a Jody fan but don't have any of her stuff, stick with the more-complete "Greatest Hits".
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Collection, November 3, 2003
20th Century Masters collections are infamous for always leaving out at least one or two vital songs from an artist, but Jody watley's collection is actually pretty complete. The only other one i can think of is Diana Ross's. All of Ms Watley's top 10 hits are here which are "Looking For A New Love", "Real Love", "Everything" "Some Kind of Lover", "Don't You Want Me", and "Friends." Plus, it includes "Most of All" which i think is her best song but it never cracked the top 40. The only gripe is that the charting single "Still A Thrill" from her debut is not here, but its forgivable. If you want A Jody album with all of her biggest hits, this is your best bet. Her 1996 "Greatest Hits" is for some reason out of print. It's superior, but if you can't find it, this will do.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
"Greatest Hits" from 1996 did Ms. Watley more justice!, February 26, 2009
The "20th Century Masters" line from Universal Music is minimal to begin with. They strive to present a bear bones,"essential" picture of an artist's musical output. Regrettably, this "20th Century Masters..." collection fails to provide a concise and respectable overview of Ms. Watley's groundbreaking MCA run. Watley deserves one of the newer two-disc "Gold" collections!
The collection includes most of her mainstream pop hits -- "Looking for a New Love", "Don't You Want Me", "Some Kind of Lover" -- but unfortunately these only appear in their minimal album forms. The label would've been more well-served to provide Watley with an extensive double-album set, highlighting more of her 12-inch extended versions and remixes -- as well as iconic Watley gems like "Still a Thrill", "Precious Love" and "L.O.V.E.R.". Indeed, the extended versions of "Friends", "Most of All", "Some Kind of Lover" and "I'm the One You Need" remain highly sought after to this day. Universal should really consider releasing an extensive two-disc set of Watley's MCA years -- or at the very least reissue "Greatest Hits" -- a better reading of the multi-talented Watley's Universal run.
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