Best Of Dennis Yost & The Classics IV (Legendary Masters Series)

Dennis Yost, Classics IV | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Taragon
• ASIN: B000063COV
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,669 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pollyanna

2. Cry Baby

3. Dancing By Myself

4. Laugh It Off

5. Little Darlin'

6. Nothing To Lose

7. Spooky

8. Poor People

9. Just Between You And Me

10. Book A Trip

11. Mary, Mary Row Your Boat

12. Soul Train

13. Strange Changes

14. Mam's And Papa's

15. Waves

16. Stormy

17. 24 Hours Of Loneliness

18. Pity The Fool

19. Traces

20. Everyday With You Girl

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Classics IV Compilation, June 16, 2002

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Mike King "Mike Vegas King" (Taunton, MA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best Of Dennis Yost & The Classics IV (Legendary Masters Series) (Audio CD)

Prior to this, the Classics IV have only had a couple of low budget, mediocre sounding compilations. This Legendary Masters Series CD finally does justice to the Classics IV. There are informative liner notes, the sound quality is outstanding, and there are a generous 27 tracks, clocking in around 70 minutes. The Classics IV started out sounding like the Four Seasons and, on one song, the Righteous Brothers. With the song "Spooky" they found their sound: Dennis Yost's soulful singing, a catchy melody and a memorable sax solo. The quality of the songs, the outstanding singing, and the excellent musicianship are maintained throughout all of the songs on this compilation. The biggest surprise was hearing their version of "Cherryhill Park" which, in my opinion, surpassed the original version done by Billy Joe Royal. I highly recommend this CD compilation to all Classics IV fans.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait., January 25, 2004

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AnotherMusicExpert (Duluth, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Of Dennis Yost & The Classics IV (Legendary Masters Series) (Audio CD)

I'm sure they could have put a few more tunes on, or a promo or 2 could have been the icing on the cake. Nonetheless, it took a STUPIDLY long time to get this collection out. I bought the budget releases, and Atmospherics, and the sound quality on this release is by far superior. Classics IV material could still use a good remixing to give it some low end thump, but all the common hiss & harsh sound of other collections is gone from this one. Gotta give 'em 5 for doing this!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Traces Of Long,Long Ago !, November 2, 2005

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If you are a baby boomer that remembers.....and liked, Dennis Yost And The Classics IV, and your music taste hasn't changed; you will love this CD and I will tell you why.
In a review about a CD I typed up prior to this one being, Come A Little Bit Closer: The Best Of Jay And The Americans, I spoke very highly of the sound quality on that Disc and I am saying the same thing about this, Dennis Yost And The Classics IV, CD. Both are, Legendary Masters Series, and both sound Phenomenal! I purchased these two CDs together from Amazon a few months ago ( May; I believe ) and to me the sound quality on these two discs are about as close to perfect as it can be. To tell you the truth, I never ever thought I would hear 60s music sound so clear again but here it is !.
Like, Bread, and, Lobo; The Classics IV had that soft rock sound on several of their songs and they are somewhat forgotten today but not by me. I guess I could call them Balladeers that had a great lead vocalist being Dennis. He had a very soulful voice and the band had several radio friendly tunes from that era that are here and some of them are, Soul Train, the romantic, Every Day With You Girl, the beautiful ballad, Change Of Heart, and the huge smash called, Spooky, but the main reason I purchased this CD was for the then very popular and still very beautiful classic ballad called, Traces. Being another radio friendly tune; it charted in February 1969 and peaked at # 2 and with good reason. Each to their own opinion; but for me, Traces, is THE ballad and/or THE song on this compilation. Turn the lights down low. Turn the volume up and listen to Dennis sing that Ballad!.....Now THAT is what I call a gifted voice!
Two other excellent songs on here are the very pleasant, Something I'll Remember, and, Waves, and although it's been awhile; I know I have heard both of them on the Radio too and as you listen to this disc you will hear, The Classics IV, play a few songs that resemble both, The Four Seasons, and, The Righteous Brothers, and they sound pretty darn good too.
Overall; there are a lot of good memories here for anyone even close to my age that are familiar with and like this band. I guess I could say "literally now" that the songs on this CD are, Traces Of Long Long Ago, and I don't believe they have ever sounded better !.....Highly Recommended !