Best of

Bo Donaldson, Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000014YX
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,294 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any fans of Bo Donaldson, May 21, 2004

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John A. Huggins (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

For those fans out there if you can find this CD buy it! It has most of the tracks from the fabulous first LP, which I still have. It also has "The Heartbreak Kid," which has been out of print for almost 30 years now. I have both their first and second albums, and to have this "Best Of" CD is just a dream come through.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Twenty years + and Hey would I love em all over again? YES!, August 5, 2001

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Denise Nipps (Peoria Hts, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

1972/3/4/5/6's nostalgic bubble gum light pop rock! It's still fun, catchy and reminiscent of some of the innocent, sweet flavor of that time in music. Lively, tuneful and upbeat. Wish they could have stayed around and developed further...Mike Gibbons has a wonderfully distinctive voice and it would have been interesting to hear how he could have flexed his vocal talents more fully! Ah,well. I'll just keep enjoying this and wishing I could have more. Remix and offer anything they once produced and I'll buy it. Then or now, I will always enjoy their special sound. So what if it's not a hard chew? Soft is tasty, too- it has its own merits- and, hey, why not enjoy blowing bubbles from time to time? Definitely worth the pink, sticky smile!!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pure 70's pop, February 9, 2002

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

Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods' music fit perfectly into the predominant musical image of the early 70's. With their signature hit "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" they topped the charts in '74 and followed it up with "Who Do You Think You Are", though less successful commercially, a tune that is an even better pop gem. With subsequent singles they tried to add more edge to their music but the transition proved unsuccessful commercially and two singles later they were gone from the chart radar.

This collection brings together their five charted singles, some non-charting singles, b-sides and album cuts. Notably, it includes their pre-"Billy..." single "Someone Special" and two album cuts from their Family label Osmonds-imitating phase. The entire CD is well-constructed with sound production courtesy of Bill Inglot.

Liner notes provide eight pages of history of the group and a few pics and promo illustrations. While not history-making, a welcome gathering of this quintessential 70's group's output.