80's Gold [Original recording remastered]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B000E6EIQM
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #14,524 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Call Me – Blondie

2. Sailing – Christopher Cross

3. Upside Down – Diana Ross

4. Celebration – Kool & The Gang

5. Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes

6. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

7. Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

8. Waiting For A Girl Like You – Foreigner

9. Centerfold – J. Geils Band

10. Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds

2. Everybody Wants To Rule The World –Tears For Fears

3. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer

4. Take On Me – a-ha

5. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer

6. Holding Back The Years – Simply Red

7. Higher Love – Steve Winwood

8. Human – Human League

9. Amanda – Boston

10. Alone – Heart

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An awesome starter kit for '80s Gold!, March 28, 2006

By	Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This review is from: 80's Gold (Audio CD)

This two CD set showcases 33 number one hits during the 1980s. As a set of #1 Billboard Hot 100 Chart topping hits, this is a wonderful two CD set. On the other hand, however, there is the total absence of music by such performers as Michael Jackson and Madonna. The sound quality is great and the value is good, but it isn't complete without still more other artists.

But don't give up on this one! There are several really good things I can say about this set. The collection boasts catchy tunes such as "Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer and "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown. The scope of the music is pretty wide: you get aggressive tunes such as "My Prerogative" right along with ballads like "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. That's impressive.

I give this four stars for its' very good quality. I would have given it five stars were it not for the fact that Jackson, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and others just aren't here. Their songs, although maybe not all number one hits, were just as golden. I guess maybe this makes me a purist, but that's my honest opinion.

After all is said and done, the songs picked are some of the very best to come out of the 1980s and I personally like most if not all of these songs. This was my decade in that I was in college at the time; and when I listen to these tunes I have fond memories of when life was a little bit sweeter and easier. However, I just can't help but wish there was more.

I recommend this as great a great starter kit for someone who wants to get into '80s music. It's more for the casual fan of this era as well. As for the purists, they probably have all these songs in their library already and they should clearly continue buying more music to make their collection of '80s gold truly complete.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of best 80s songs, March 13, 2006

By	Preston (nc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 80's Gold (Audio CD)

There have been hundreds of 80s compilation albums on the market in the past decade. But this is a mammoth of a collection right here, with 33 No. 1 songs from that decade! I think that because most of these songs are 20 years old or more, this decade is getting more respected because of the Internet, upcoming 20 to 25-year class reunions and other areas. Purists are going to criticize why Michael Jackson and other artists aren't on this collection, but this is very complete. The Gold series that Universal has been doing since 2005 has done a good job compiling these albums. Standouts--hits from Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Hall and Oates, A-ha, Expose, Bobby Brown, Paula Abdul, Fine Young Cannibals, Belinda Carlisle, the late Robert Palmer and others. Please get this album and respect these songs from a 2006 standpoint. These songs have influenced most of today's music and the numerous rap/R&B and pop/rap collaborations currently on the charts.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, August 1, 2006

By	Speed - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 80's Gold (Audio CD)

Although it does have some songs that I think were not that great, and there are probably some others that should have gone on here, for the price and the great songs that it does have, I would consider it a great purchase for anyone who loved the '80s.