Barry Scott: Lost 45's of 70's & 80's 2

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00004SGN2
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,791 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sausalito Summernight - Diesel

2. Ariel - Dean Friedman

3. Sea of Love - Del Shannon

4. I Believe - Chilliwack

5. I Will Still Love You - Stonebolt

6. Hearts on Fire - Randy Meisner

7. I Couldn't Say No - Robert Ellis Orrall

8. Only a Lonely Heart Sees - Felix Cavaliere

9. Let's Live Together - The Road Apples

10. If the Love Fits, Wear It - Leslie Pearl

11. Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang - Silver

12. Rock & Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life) - Mac Davis

13. We Can't Hide It Anymore - Larry Santos

14. Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' for the Lights) - LEROUX

15. I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything - Rubicon

16. Precious to Me - Phil Seymour

17. Paloma Blanca - George Baker Selection

18. If You Remember Me - Chris Thompson & Night

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Rare Gems from the 70's & 80's, March 7, 2005

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Ryan A. Rigg - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barry Scott: Lost 45's of 70's & 80's 2 (Audio CD)

As the other reviewers have stated, this CD contains original 45 versions of some rare songs from the late 70's and early 80's. Some of these songs ("Ariel" by Dean Friedman, "Hearts on Fire" by Randy Meisner and "Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang" by Silver)have been available previously on other compilations by Rhino Records and other companies, but the true rarities make this CD well worth the money spent to get it. Some of the songs on here I have not heard for 20-25 years include "Sausalito Summer Night" by Diesel, "I Couldn't Say No" by Robert Ellis Orrall & Carlene Carter, "Only a Lonely Heart Sees" by Felix Caviliere, "If The Love Fits, Wear It" by Leslie Pearl, "Precious to Me" by Phil Seymour, and one of my all-time favorite songs that I have been searching for for many, many years: "If You Remember Me" by Chris Thompson & Night. I also own Volume 1, and they are both quality CD's with excellent liner notes. I wish I lived in Boston to hear Barry Scott's weekly radio show where he plays rare songs from the 70's and 80's. To avoid the scalper prices here, you can buy the CD directly from Barry Scott on his website, lost45.com. This CD is $25.00 there which included shipping & handling as opposed to the $50.00 price they are selling for here. I highly recommend both volumes. Like the other reviewers, I also would like to see a Volume 3. My wish list for Volume 3 would be:

1. "Pop Goes the World" Men Without Hats

2. "The First Day of Summer" Tony Carey

3. "Dreamin' is Easy" Steel Breeze

4. "Never Been in Love" Randy Meisner

5. "Think it Over" Cheryl Ladd

6. "Weekend" Wet Willie

7. "Goin Down" Greg Guidry

8. "You're my Girl" Frankie & the Knockouts

9. "Boys Do Fall in Love" Robin Gibb

10. "What the Big Girls Do" Van Stephenson

11. "All I Have to Do is Dream" Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal

12. "Hot Summer Nights" Night

13. "Pop Goes the Movies" Meco

14. "Holdin' On" Tane' Cain

Is anyone out there listening?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHEN MUSIC WAS FUN TO LISTEN TO, October 16, 2002

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barry Scott: Lost 45's of 70's & 80's 2 (Audio CD)

Kudos to Barry Scott for his two compilations of songs you'd never find anywhere else! And these are good tunes, and I was surprised that these artists never achieved more success. However, the songs on this collection are good and reflective of what is missing in most of today's "pop/rock" scene: melodies that stay with you, melodies you can hum. My favorite on this one is Chilliwack's "I Believe." This has such a melodic hook, good chord changes, and those high harmonies that would later favor such acts as Firefall and the Doobies. Chilliwack had an earlier hit "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" which is included on the first Barry Scott collection. These two songs alone should have guaranteed Chilliwack a more noteable longevity. It's also fun to hear Silver's "Wham Bam Shang a Lang," a melodic, string-laden uptempo song about lost love--sophisticated bubblegum, but a haunting tune nonetheless. Chris Thompson's rendition of "If You Remember Me" is a poignant recreation of losing someone. It was originally intended to be in Jon Voight's remake of the tearjerker "The Champ" but for some reason didn't make the cut. It's a very lovely song. LeRoux chips in with their "Nobody Said It Was Easy" which I think is better than their main hit, "New Orleans Ladies." But still these were both excellent tunes and should have received more airplay. I'm surprised Mac Davis' "Rock and Roll" is on this collection, as there have been numerous Davis sets released, but evidently this one didn't make it on. It's an innocuous paen to the rock and roll star and his life. Not great, but one of Davis' better efforts. If you remember the 70s and 80s and can remember when these lesser known songs were on, they will bring back a warm nostalgic feeling; if you are just in to these decades music, and looking for something a little different, these tunes should fill the bill.
RECOMMENDED.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost... now found, June 9, 2001

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barry Scott: Lost 45's of 70's & 80's 2 (Audio CD)

Another volume makes its appearance in the Barry Scott lost 45's series. But rather than get into a discussion about whether these tunes are "good" or not, just be aware that these is a collection of middle-of-the-road pop tunes from the 70's and 80's. No punk or hard rock here, but an excellent sounding collection of top-40 tunes rarely, if at all, found on CD.

There are several one-hit wonders here such as Diesel's "Sausalito Summertime", Phil Seymour's "Precious To Me" and Leslie Pearl's "If The Love Fits Wear It". Also found are the reappearance on the charts of Del Shannon ("Sea of Love") and Felix Cavaliere (ex-Rascal)'s "Only A Lonely Heart Sees".

Sound quality is excellent, all the cuts are in true stereo and the booklet has interesting info about each song in the compilation. Here we are priviledged to have a refreshing collection of familiar songs of the era without the tiresome replaying of the top-5 tunes found everywhere else. For the purpose, this is a genuinely superb disc.