Customer Reviews

Classic Singles

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Since Soul II Soul albums are usually uneven, this compilation is actually the best way to appreciate this ensemble's brief but innovative career. All the classic singles are here including the inspiring "Get A Life", the magnificent remake of the r&b chestnut "Move Me No Mountain", the dreamy "A Dream's A Dream", and of course "Keep On Movin'" and "Back To Life". Would have been nice to include some detailed liner notes about the history of Soul II Soul, but the great music coming from this compilation more than makes up for that minor complaint.

As far as the music's concerned, I would rate this cd 5 stars, but my rating reflects some techincal issues I have with the cd and some of the musical content. I wish they would have included the extended versions of Soul 2 Soul's biggest hits "Back 2 Life" and "Keep On Moving". They edited both songs to 3 minutes each and faded em out early. I was dissapointed, they cut out the best part of Keep On Moving. They also put some jacked up version of my other fave song "Missing You" on here. I was so upset. Now I have to order "volume 2" to get the original version. The mixes of "Keep On Moving" and "Fairplay" are pretty cool, so at least u get some unreleased stuff. Overall this is a good cd, but it's not as definitive and complete as I would have liked, but the music's classic.