Best of 1962-1966

Dee Dee Sharp | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 18, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Abkco
• ASIN: B000B8I8Y6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,956 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

All nine of Dee Dee's hits-the other 15 tracks are just gravy! Includes Mashed Potato Time; Gravy (for My Mashed Potatoes); Ride! Do the Bird; Rock Me in the Cradle of Love; Wild!; Where Did I Go Wrong; Willyam, Willyam; I Really Love You; Baby Cakes; You Are My Sunshine; Slow Twistin' , and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild!, October 20, 2005

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R. Gonzales "sodapop4545" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of 1962-1966 (Audio CD)

I too join the ranks of music nuts who longed to see the day when ABK would finally let the cameo/parkway catalog see the light of day. Well that day is finally here! Dee Dee Sharp is a fine singer who deserved to see her work relased on CD, and all her great hits are here! My personal favorite is "Wild!" with a cha cha sound unlike any of the other tracks. There are some latter (mid sixties) gems which are worth hearing, this was a time when Dee Dee was being produced by Gamble (her eventual husband) and Huff. But listen to "Never Pick a Pretty", which mostly sounds like the female take on Jimmy Soul's "If you wanna be happy" The CD is a great buy and a necessary addition to your collection. The sound quality is great as well as the sound selection. I am glad Dee Dee's work is once again available to the buyers on a legit release.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock me in the cradle of love!, October 23, 2005

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S. Paradoa (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of 1962-1966 (Audio CD)

The wait is over. This collection brings us the official release of the original Cameo recordings of the label's most successful female solo artist. The set consists of 24 tracks total, all in mono, including all ten of Dee Dee's Hot 100 hits. You get her six top 40 hits, plus album cuts and several non-charting singles. A couple of interesting songs are the remakes "You Are My Sunshine" (a top ten hit for Ray Charles in '62) and "To Know Him Is To Love Him" (a #1 smash for the Teddy Bears in '58). The version of Dee Dee's top five hit with Chubby Checker that is included here is her album version (not the hit single version). The digital sound is first-rate. A four page essay (written by Jeff Tamarkin, who also authored the essay for the Cameo Parkway box set released in May 2005) plus five pages of credits and chart info detail her short career. Most fans and collectors will be satisfied (you can't beat the price). Highly recommended.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY RELEASED ON CD.EXCELLENT SOUND, November 2, 2005

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stewart L (flushing ,ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of 1962-1966 (Audio CD)

THIS ALBUM CONTAINS ALL HER HITS AND SOME LESSER KNOWN SLEEPERS.A VERY ENJOYABLE PRESENTATION.THIS SET HAS WONDERFUL SOUND.I WILL BE GETTING MOST OF NEW CAMEO-PARKWAY RELEASES. IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT.