Best Of [Import]

Al Wilson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: ACROBAT
• ASIN: B0000C24IQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #680,466 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The hugely successful US soul star Al Wilson has been largely ill served by the CD era despite enjoying a dozen or more R&B and Pop chart hits between 1968 and 1976. His recordings for the independent Rocky Road label are featured on this 20 track CD including the No 1 pop hit ""Show And Tell"". With a style similar to the late O.C.Smith (who also enjoyed a hit with ""La La Peace Song"") Wilson enjoyed much crossover popularity and continues to perform regularly at nightclubs and theatres across the USA. Fully illustrated booklet traces his career from its Doowop origins to the present day.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great voice but variable material/production lets down, August 31, 2008

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Siriam (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

I bought this CD after buying and being knocked out by his prior recording of "Searching for the Dolphins" and sadly received it the week I read of his recent death in "MOJO" magazine.

This CD covers 20 single and LP tracks of his recordings over two years for the Bell distributed Rocky Road label. It includes several Bilboard hits across that period and showcases again what a great voice the guy had. While a crop of good producers (including Johnny Rivers; Johnny Bristol and Steve Cropper) and some surprises (notably a steaming Creedence's "Born on the Bayou") the lack of top flight songs and some variable production (remembering that he was facing the onslaught of disco music at this time) leave it as an enjoyable listening but not up to the standard of "Dolphins" which is where I would recommend most new listeners start.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT waste your money on this CD., August 11, 2008

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Scifihorrorfan "scifihorrorfan" (Parts Unknown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

Don't let the selection of tracks listed for this CD sucker you into buying this. It's garbage. 85% of the tracks on it are in mono, and all of the tracks sound like they were downloaded off the internet at a low bit rate. In other words, they sound swooshy and distorted. A total waste of money. I don't know how the sound quality is on the other Al Wilson best of CDs, but this one is definitely one to avoid. It's a shame, because it has nice packaging.