Ballads: the Ultimate Love Song Collection 1993-2001 [Import]

Boyzone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 29, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal/Polygram
• ASIN: B00005UWVR
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,226 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. And I

2. Your Song

3. Everyday I Love You

4. Baby Can I Hold You

5. Words

6. Mystical Experience

7. All That I Need

8. Coming Home Now

9. Father And Son

10. Ben

11. Love Me For A Reason

12. Isnt It Wonderful

13. Paradise

14. You Needed Me

15. Dont Stop Looking For Love

16. Key To My Life

17. I Love The Way You Love Me

18. No Matter What

19. And I (VCD Video)

20. Everyday I Love You (VCD Video)

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Covers and much more, December 1, 2004

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Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ballads: the Ultimate Love Song Collection 1993-2001 (Audio CD)

This is an ideal gift for someone on your list who likes ballads, and doubly so if the person also likes boy bands.

Fans of Boyzone will already have many of the songs, but this compilation puts together some of their best work in one huge package, which also includes six VCD videos.

Running through the album, you'll find many familiar songs that are irresistable for an impromptu singalong:

Your Song (Elton John)
Baby Can I Hold You (Tracy Chapman)
Words (Bee Gees)
Father and Son (Cat Stevens)
Ben (Michael Jackson)
Love Me For a Reason (Donny Osmond)
You Needed Me (Anne Murray)
I Love the Way You Love Me (John Michael Montgomery)

In addition to these, it contains Boyzone hit ballads such as "No Matter What" and "And I".

The only thing about this album that I didn't particularly care for was the way they tried to copy the original singers' intonations, so that the songs sound more like the original, rather than a Boyzone cover version.

A nice easy listening album, and a treasure trove for Boyzone fans.

Amanda Richards, December 1, 2004

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of Boyzone and the Best of Love Songs, March 30, 2006

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Subhankar Mondal (Bangalore,India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ballads: the Ultimate Love Song Collection 1993-2001 (Audio CD)

You simply can't resist it,you simply can't. "Boyzone" compiled in one single CD is always going to be every music fanatics's treasure and this CD doesn't disappoint us. Love ballads with a smooth and genial rhythm are of course rarities but the vocal magic of Boyzone lies in translating this wild dream to a bare reality.

All the songs in this compilation are classics and are sung by these bunch of out-of-this-world boys in fascinating fashion. The lyrics of "Father and Son", "You Needed Me", "Mystical Experience" and "All That I Need" arrest our fancy and the peerless music and superb tunes of "Words", "Coming Home Now" and "Baby Can I Hold You" are simply marvellous. "Words" is probably one of the three best songs ever made.

A perfect album that would carry on to spred its charm over the ages.

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Pop Covers, August 23, 2007

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Thoughts "My Opinion" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ballads: the Ultimate Love Song Collection 1993-2001 (Audio CD)

Boyzone is a UK boy band that did not get a lot of play in the States. From the Osmonds, "Love Me For a Reason" to Cat Stevens' "Father and Son," this fun singing group keeps for your feet tapping. It almost makes you want to get up and dance in unison with another four people. This is a thoroughly enjoyable CD. Great for the car or your MP3 player.