Absolutely the Best [Original recording remastered]

Jay & The Americans | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Fuel 2000
• ASIN: B00008QSBI
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,000 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. She Cried

2. Only in America

3. Come a Little Bit Closer

4. Walkin' in the Rain

5. Cara Mia

6. Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)

7. This Magic Moment

8. Sunday and Me

9. Come Dance With Me

10. Crying

11. Why Can't You Bring Me Home

12. Yes

13. Do I Love You?

14. Think of the Good Times

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but incomplete, April 24, 2003

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Rick Gordon (Clinton Township, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Absolutely the Best (Audio CD)

Excellent remastering! Walkin' In The Rain sounds like never before! But "Crying", leave that to Roy Orbison! How can any compilation, claiming to be "Absolutely The Best" as this one does, leave a top 20 song like "Some Enchanted Evening" off the disc?????????

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better, October 3, 2003

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Bluesy200 "Bluesy200" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Absolutely the Best (Audio CD)

I bought this CD mainly to get the remastered "Only in America", which is horrible sounding on other J&TA CDs. While this remaster is better, it isn't as pristine as I expected. I suspect that there just isn't a good master recording available.

The other familiar songs are wonderful. The not-so-familiar ones are forgetable, and I found myself skipping them soon after they started.

Still, for the price and for the 8 or 9 familiar songs on this recording, it's worth owning if you are fussy about audio quality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the Best is right, August 28, 2007

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Tekwriter11 "WD" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Absolutely the Best (Audio CD)

This is a great collection of all Jay & the Americans hits. Original cuts. The sound quality and song mix on the CD is excellent. I'd forgotten how good, She Cried, and Walkin In The Rain are produced and sung. I really enjoy hearing them more now than when they were popular. But all the other great hits are here as well; Come and Little Bit Closer, Cara Mia, This Magic Moment, Only In America. But you'll probably enjoy some lesser known cuts by them as well. Do I Love You is good listening. This is a good CD. You won't be disappointed.