Best of [Import]

Lene Lovich | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000005RQ8
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,539 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #19 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > New Wave

Track Listings

1. Say When

2. Lucky Number

3. I Think We're Alone Now

4. Bird Song

5. It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)

6. Blue Hotel

7. New Toy

8. What Will I Do Without You

9. Angels

10. Home

11. Big Bird

12. Details

13. Be Stiff

14. Too Tender (To Touch)

15. Writing on the Wall

16. One in a Million

17. Telepathy

18. Monkey Talk

19. The Night

20. Special Star

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The very beast of Ms. Lovich, February 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

For all of you tried and true Lovich fans this is a great album filled with old favourites and some new surprizes. A new fan or testing the waters? This is a great starter peice, with material from all of her pervious albums nicely assembled in a plesant form. I personally have been listning to her since the early 80's and this was a nice surprize when I thought that perhaps the river had dried up. Again this is a must for any collector or for someone whom is just starting out on this music scene, a must have.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INNOVATIVE VOCAL POP, January 7, 2004

By 

Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

Lene Lovich emerged in the late 1970s new wave and remained primarily a UK phenomenon. This excellent compilation draws on her two brilliant albums Stateless and Flex, both on the famous Stiff label. Packed with hits, Best Of contains all the essential tracks that made her such a cult phenomenon.

What set Lovich apart was her theatrical vocal style best demonstrated on catchy songs like Lucky Number (her first hit), the ethereal Bird Song and the torch song Too Tender (To Touch). Her outstanding material also contributed to the legend - besides the aforementioned, other classics here include the fast-paced Say When and One In A Million, the sinister Telepathy and the acerbic Home.

Other tracks of note are It's You, Only You, Writing On The Wall and her interpretation of the pop classic I Think We're Alone now, of which there is also a Japanese version. Lovich excelled as both a quirky pop singer and a torch diva. Fans of, say, Jane Siberry and Mary Margaret O'Hara will find a lot to enjoy in her music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best value but much is missing, April 9, 2004

By 

Frederick Goldston "gehennan_scientist" (Co. Springs, Co. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

If would be an over simplification to refer to Lene Lovich's music as "transylvania Boogie" meets Yoko Ono. Since seeing her live over 20 years ago, I still find myself grooving to Lucky Number, Telepathy, Details, Bird Song, etc. This is the next best thing since the Stiff record box set. Unfortunately some of her best work is not included here...such as 'One Lonely Heart' or 'Cats Away'.