Customer Reviews

The Best of the Motown Sessions

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

A perfect compilation of the favorites. A must have greatest hits type CD.

What a great collection of tracks. Brings me back to the thrill of seeing Sam Harris on Star Search. So much has happened since then, television series, movies, both of his first CDs going gold, staring on Broadway and being nominated for a Tony. I am honored to say I am still a fan and have grown with him and his constant growth. If you are a fan, get this CD just to remember the thrill of hearing "Over the rainbow" WOW! Back at that time, all we had were weak singers like Paul Young (where is he today and who cares?) so when Sam hit the stage, history was made.

But I can never tire of "Rainbow", that song still makes me shiver. Another song from Star Search I remember was "Going down to your river" and he actually just recorded it for his latest CD "Revival" which blows Labelle right out of the water.

Forever for you!

An amazing compilation of Sams work from previous recordings. It contains most everybodys favorites from previous recordings. A must have!!

I have Sam's first 2 releases on vinyl(Sam Harris & Sam I Am) and I just love them. I was excited to see some of the songs were reissued in this compililation. If you are a fan of Sam, this is a great starter CD. He has such energy and vocal talent. The reason why I did not give this CD 5 stars is because I am spoiled. There are so many great songs on the vinyl records that are not included on this complilation. One to note is: "Sugar Don't Bite". It would have been great if they would have reissued both records so all the songs could be enjoyed! I also recommend "Revival", Sam's new CD. It is AWESOME.

A disappointing collection. Does not include the one good track he did at Motown, a cover of "The Bells" in medley with "Always." The only reason to have this would be "Over the Rainbow," but why not get the original version he's copying by Patti Labelle?

Who would put an artist collection together and omit that artist's best selling hits? Well, apparently Motown did and they sure messed up this compilation, much like RCA did with their label's Diana Ross collection - another poor excuse for a collection. What happened to "Sugar Don't Bite" and his tremendous cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" as well as other great LP tracks? For those of us who wanted Sam Harris' Motown records on CD, this one is sure a major disappointment. The only reason I gave it a 2 is because it has got "Over The Rainbow." Come on, Motown, you could have done better than this thrown together collection. Record companies forget that compact disc buyers want the HITS when they make a purchase of greatest hits and best of collections.

Sam is a very powerful singer. He is right on the money when it comes time to belt out a number to get under your skin and give you goose bumps.

5 star cd , must have in any collection. each & every song should have been a number 1 hit. sam trocks each song with that incredable voice.

tan feliz haber encontrado estas canciones de de largo hace. amo toda esta música. apenas deseo que incluyeron la " azúcar no muerden "

I've only the old LP in the moment, but my heart thirsts to hear everything of this great voice. It's not easy to get music from Sam Harris in Germany. But now I buy EVERYTHING.