The Best of Rita Coolidge: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection

Rita Coolidge | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 8, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B00004D3A2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,269 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Part of Universal's massive 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection, this 11-song budget set draws on a dozen of Coolidge's best-known tunes. Highlights include "Higher and Higher," "Superstar," "Fever," "You," and "One Fine Day." A solid introduction to this artist. -All Music Guide

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent hits collection plus a few treats, August 20, 2000

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This review is from: The Best of Rita Coolidge: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

Rita Coolidge has a pleasant and soothing if unexpressive voice, but on a track like "All Time High", she lets her voice soar and it's a knock-out. The other genuine standout on this excellent hits collection is "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love". She sings the melody the way it should. I've heard far more imaginatively arranged, energetic and superior versions of her biggest hits ("Higher & Higher", "The Way You Do The Things You Do", etc), but they're pleasant enough. That's the way singers did them in the 70s and Rita's no different. Whereas "We're All Alone" succeeds in this style, "Fever", "You" and "One Fine Day" only come across souless and mechanical. Then, there're a couple of treats for fans like an early live version of "Superstar", on which her voice sounds oddly wobbly, but you don't complain 'cos it's honest and touching. This is as good a Rita Coolidge hits collection as any available in the market.

25 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Hits Are Not The Best of Rita Coolidge, October 26, 2000

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The trouble with any collection of Rita Coolidge hits, is that Rita's hit singles are not her best recordings. Her cover of Boz Scaggs' 'We're All Alone' is her best "hit", and the lovely 'Id Rather Leave While I'm in Love' is another highlight. It's also interesting to hear Rita's live recording of Leon Russell's 'Superstar' from Joe Cocker's classic 'Mad Dogs & Englishmen' tour, Rita's very first recorded performance. But after that, there's not much here to recommend these tepid, radio freindly singles. You're better off getting her early 70's Rock/Folk albums, before she went adult contemporary, or her terrific 1998 return to her roots CD, 'Thinking About You'.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good representation, June 22, 2000

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To the casual listener, some of these songs may sound a bit dated, being that most of them are from the late '70's. But it's hard not to find tracks like "Higher and Higher," "The Way You Do The Things You Do," and "You" infectious. And she still has a way with a good ballad ("Loving Arms" is a real treat).