The Best of Crusaders [Extra tracks, Import]

The Crusaders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Mca UK
• ASIN: B00004SRJO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Street Life

2. Inherit The Wind

3. Soul Shadows

4. Put It Where You Want It

5. Don't Let It Get You Down

6. Eleanor Rigby From Lighthouse '68

7. Honky Tonk Struttin'

8. Snowflake

9. Spiral

10. The Hustler

11. Better Not Look Down

12. Hold On (I Think Our Love Is Changing)

13. I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

14. This Old World's Too Funky For Me

Editorial Reviews

UK 'Best Of' for the soul/jazz act featuring Joe Sample. Best known for their 1979 hit, 'Street Life' which launched the career of Randy Crawford. Includes contributions from Joe Cocker, BB King & Bill Withers and Bobby Womack. 14 tracks. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Street Life And Much More., January 25, 2002

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Anthony Accordino (Massapequa Park, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Crusaders (Audio CD)

Joe Sample the mastermind of the jazz/funk group the Crusaders has always been generous when it came to offering songs to sing by guest vocalists on his Crusader albums. This import is a must own compilation of some of the best tunes ever waxed on Crusader albums. Randi Crawford sings the signature crusader tune "Street Life" and it only gets better. The great B.B King gets his licks in on "Hold On" and "Better Not Look Down". The most touching moment is a song that Joe Sample wrote for Joe Cocker the autobiographical "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today". The song was performed by Cocker and the Crusaders at the 1981 Grammy awards causing the entire celebrity audience to respond with a standing ovation. This compilation is a much better choice than the "Vocal Collection" which has fewer tracks and is pricier. At 13.99 you can't go wrong with this import which is a display case for the talent of Joe Sample. Also highly recommended is the "Royal Jam", a live concert recorded in England which features B.B King jamming the night away with the Crusaders.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My all time favorite Jazz Band, February 12, 2006

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Crusaders (Audio CD)

Joe Sample is My Favorite Keyboard Player&He always set this Band into Motion.but every member of this band holds down the Groove. this Collection has a cast of All stars bringing there A Game. Randy Crawford on the timeless "Street Life" which is still one of the Coldest grooves ever.BB King,Bill Withers&Bobby Womack bring the Heat as well on this Collection.you always know that Crusaders sound&It is always soulful&in the Groove.

5.0 out of 5 stars the best of the crusaders, September 18, 2007

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Richard J. Ward (Seattle, Wa, USA) - See all my reviews
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an excellent compilation of a jazz group that has been around for decades (most uncommon except for the rare few). Scanning twenty years of their recordings, from 1972 to 1992, one can easily see why they have survived in a demanding world.

and the clarity of the recordings is as good as music itself.

certainly worth the purchase