Best of 1958-1980 Come & Get Me

Jackie DeShannon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B00004U0S0
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,136 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Singer-Songwriters

Track Listings

1. Buddy

2. Baby (When Ya Kiss Me)

3. Needles & Pins

4. When You Walk In The Room

5. It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)

6. Hold Your Head High

7. Should I Cry?

8. What The World Needs Now Is Love

9. Hellos & Goodbyes

10. I Remember The Boy

11. A Lifetime Of Loneliness

12. Don't Turn Your Back On Me

13. I Can Make It With You

14. Come And Get Me

15. A Proper Girl

16. The Girls' Song

17. Nobody's Home To Go Home To

18. Splendour In The Grass

19. Come And Stay With Me

20. L.A.

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The first extensive, single disc anthology to cover the entire career (1958-80) of this important songwriter who also recorded extensively as a solo artist. Includes her original versions of the classics 'What The World Need Now Is Love' and 'Put A Little Love In Your Heart'. 29 tracks in all, 75 minutes of music. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come and Get Lady Love, November 3, 2000

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James A. Allio "aheyheynow" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of 1958-1980 Come & Get Me (Audio CD)

Imperial Records tried to sell Jackie DeShannon as "Lady Love" in the late 1960s when her Catherine Deneuve/Francoise Dorleac flower child look was selling mildly psychedelic folk rock LPs like the brilliant "To Be Free" and "Put A Little Love In Your Heart." It was just one of the many guises DeShannon put on over the years to score in the marketplace. She came on early like a female Buddy Holly ("Buddy," "Baby"), a one woman girl group ("Hold Your Head High," "Should I Cry?"), Dionne Warwick and Supremes homages ("Come and Get Me" and the other Burt Bacharach productions and the "Are You Ready for This?" LP respectively) and more. She even did her versions of a Joni Mitchell LP ("New Arrangement"), her own "Dusty in Memphis" for Atlantic ("Jackie") and her Fleetwood Mac album, "You're the Only Dancer," with the dead-on Christine McVie soundalike, the great "Don't Let the Flame Burn Out." I grew up listening to Jackie DeShannon. She put out so many albums, many more than her generally more commercially successful peers, and the quality was conistent. Her voice is like burnished honey with a generous helping of seasoning salt blended in, and she sings with a great deal of heart and soul. She was a quick study, and could master whole genres of music as a vocalist and songwriter quickly. 29 excellent representations from her profilic output are presented here on this fine anthology, lovingly compiled by the fine Australian music writer, Glenn A. Baker. It must have been daunting to try and whittle down so many superb recordings to just 29, but Baker has done a proficient job. Standouts include the emotional "I Cab Make It With You," coy 60s statement "A Proper Girl," sweet Jimmy Webb cover "A Girls' Song" and the revelation of this CD for me, "I Don't Need You Anymore," a soundtrack ballad produced by Bacharach in 1980 that was dismissed by critics and the public when first released, but today sounds like 2:53 of sheer nirvana.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jackie DeShannon Blue-Eyed Soulful Classic's~Bravo!!!, February 12, 2004

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Bradly Briggs (TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of 1958-1980 Come & Get Me (Audio CD)

Junior High in the early 60's, jumping out at one was the raw and earthy voice of the great Jackie DeShannon, making first hit "You Won't Forget Me" memorable and many of us never did forget this awesome singer from that first indelible moment...should have been included in this collection! Each new release engrossing such as "Needles and Pins", "When You Walk In The Room" and a new artist of tremendous quality was born and these memorable original versions are and will always be definitive. "What The World Needs Now Is Love" released in the mid-sixties, became one of "the" greatest anthems of the great musical sixties and truly a defining moment in this classic era, worlds above and beyond the sad Music Industry today...soulful beauty of this Jackie vocal is breathtaking and the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award is deserved for this glorious timeless classic. Burt Bacharach & Hal David wrote other DeShannon classics and the hauntingly beautiful "Come And Get Me" is richly engrossing and title of this tremendous collection, showing Jackie DeShannon as a great singer/songwriter and just plain great singer, who will grow & grow on any true music lover with each satisfying new listen. Nobody tops that Jackie DeShannon earthy blue-eyed soulful delivery and to cover her brilliant 60's-70's period a BOX SET is necessary to serve justice to Jackie and her fans. For a quick overview "Come And Get Me" serves well until a Box Set of her many great Lp's is produced. Stunning stand-outs abound such as a brilliant soul-infused "I Can Make It With You", late sixties mega-hit anthem "Put A Little Love In Your Heart", sounding as great & revelant today as when first released. "Ease Your Pain" is a soulful gem from the great and sadly overlooked "Songs", mesmerizing collection of amazing performances from early seventies, still the most satisfying version of this standard. Jackie DeShannon original "Vanilla O'Lay" from Atlantic Records masterpiece "Jackie", should have been a huge hit and with airplay this rocking & soulful gem would have topped the charts during this singer/songwriter period. "You Touch And You Go" is another soulful rocker sounding like a big hit from the classic "Your Baby Is A Lady" Lp, a truly great work deserving remastering, another great rocking & soulful collection of tremendous performances from the legendary lady! Brian Wilson joins on the enchanting "Boat To Sail" from the classic "New Arrangement" Lp, thankfully available on Compact Disc and one of the greatest female singer/songwriter collections of all time. Closing this sublime collection of musical gems is the haunting "I Don't Need You Anymore", from motion picture "Together", scored by Burt Bacharach, featuring a moving and gorgeous vocal from the great singer. Jackie DeShannon recorded many great things throughout the seventies, but with no radio support, these amazing works were appreciated by those who enjoy the finest in music, as a result had to wait twenty years for a new recording from this trailblazing artist and the new collection is another classic. "You Know Me" is a highly recommended singer/songwriter collection for those who love great songs and vocal artistry at its sublime best! Thank You Jackie for forty plus wonderful years and counting of many greatly moving masterpieces and keep them coming!!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost top notch, June 22, 2001

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of 1958-1980 Come & Get Me (Audio CD)

This compilation from the small independent Raven label in Australia offers a generous 29-track career retrospective of this prolific performer and even more prolific songwriter. Material is culled from many of the labels for which she recorded and reflects the variety of styles DeShannon would explore during her recording days. The tracks are a mix of hit and non-charting singles plus album tracks of distinction. It does not qualify as a comprehensive greatest-hits collection as several of her charted singles are absent and unfortunately, these omissions represent many of the singles that have not been available anywhere else either.

Sound quality is generally excellent and, with the exception of 1,2,5,7 and 14, tracks are in true stereo. An informative 16-page booklet with a number of photos makes up the liner notes completing the package. In this new package, Raven has offered up one of the better Deshannon collections available so far.