Best Kept Secret [Original recording reissued, Import]

Sheena Easton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Import
• Label: Innovative Dist Netw
• ASIN: B00004UEI0
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,444 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)

2. I Like The Fright

3. Almost Over You

4. Devil In A Fast Car

5. Don't Leave Me This Way

6. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

7. (She's In Love) With Her Radio

8. Just One Smile

9. Sweet Talk

10. Best Kept Man

11. Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Extended)

12. Wish You Were Here Tonight

13. I Don't Need Your Word

14. We've Got Tonight

15. Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Dance Mix)

Editorial Reviews

Reissue of the diva from Scotland's 1982 album with 3 bonustracks, 'Wish You Were Here Tonight', 'I Don't Need Your Word' and her hit duet with Kenny Rogers, 'We've Got Tonight'.2000 release. Standard jewelcase.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A couple clunkers, but overall a worthy effort, August 2, 2000

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Bill (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Kept Secret (Audio CD)

Long before Celine Dion was belting out the power ballads, there was Sheena Easton. Her 1983 effort, "Best Kept Secret" contained some incredible moments. "Almost Over You", and "Just One Smile" are some of Sheena's greatest vocal moments. However, Sheena fails to deliver the goods on tunes like "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" and "I Like The Fright". I think this was Sheena's attempt to shed her goody-goody image and go for a more 'dance' feel to her music. While this cd is overall worthwhile, you will find yourself hitting the advance button on your CD player more than once. For a better range of what Sheena can really do, check out her earlier work on 'Madness, Money and Music'.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easton remakes herself and succeeds., November 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Kept Secret (Audio CD)

After the critically acclaimed, but commercially ignored "Madness, Money & Music," Sheena Easton decided to update her sound and image (see album cover) with 1983's "Best Kept Secret." Intent on pursuing dance music, she dumped long-time producer Christopher Neil in favor of Greg Mathieson (Donna Summer, Olivia Newton-John). The move worked surprisingly well, as first single "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" made the Top 10 on both the pop and dance charts, and the album climbed to number 33 on the Billboard album chart. The rest of the set basically follows the same blueprint as "Telefone," upbeat dance tunes heavy on the synthesizers. There are two notable exceptions, however. As with most of Easton's albums, the stand-out tracks are the ballads. Included here are the exquisite "Almost Over You," (which also made the Top 40) and a superb cover of Dusty Springfield's "Just One Smile." The only misstep seems to have been the choice of "Devil In A Fast Car" as the third single over more radio-friendly cuts like "(She's In Love) With Her Radio," and "Best Kept Man." As a bonus, the reissue CD also includes Sheena's 1982 Top 10 duet with Kenny Rogers, "We've Got Tonight", which wasn't previously available on any of her albums. Definently one of Easton's best. Thanks, One Way Records!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bonus cuts worth the price of admission, December 23, 2000

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Todd A Sussman (Cooper City, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Kept Secret (Audio CD)

Why would Sheena's bonus tracks on BEST KEPT SECRET be kept secret for so long? "I Don't Need Your Word" is a hidden gem that should have seen the light of day back in 1983. If you're an Easton fan, don't miss this one!