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Ballads: the Ultimate Love Song Collection 1993-2001

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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

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.

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.