Collection: 1991-1998

Mint Condition | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 9, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 9, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana a&M
• ASIN: B000007OIP
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,895 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3-1/2 stars -- Not bad but could've been a better collection, May 27, 2004

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Anthony Rupert "shut up, Shut Up, SHUT UP!!!" (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collection: 1991-1998 (Audio CD)

If you don't own any of Mint Condition's albums (but I don't know why you WOULDN'T), then I guess this collection should suit you well. All your favorite songs are on here, like "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" and "So Fine". There are also two new tracks: "Deep In My Pockets" and "What You Bring to the Party" featuring a rap by someone named Lil' Buddy. But let's face it, those songs aren't the best songs the band has ever done. They really sound like filler, which is something that really doesn't need to be on a hits collection.

Another thing that gets me is that most of the songs on here are radio edits. Why can't we have the album versions? Isn't that why we BUY albums? If we wanted the radio versions, we would have listened to the radio! Oh well, there are still memorable songs like "The Never That You'll Never Know" and, of course, "U Send Me Swingin'".

When I first looked at the track listing, I was wondering why "If You Love Me" wasn't on here, but then I remembered that that song came out in '99, and this collection was made in '98. But as of '98, Mint Condition had only three albums out, and the fact that they had a hits collection already was a signal that their label, Perspective Records, was folding (which explains why many of the songs on here weren't singles).

All in all, this collection is fine, but if you REALLY want to enjoy Mint Condition, your best bet is to pick up their four albums instead.

Anthony Rupert

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mint Condition sends me swingin', November 3, 2000

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ruth chisholm (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collection: 1991-1998 (Audio CD)

With powerful vocals and and excellent instrumentals the members of Mint Condition separate themselves from the ordinary. Pretty Brown Eyes was the first track I heard. But when I got the collection I never got tired of it. A fabulous band with an authentic sound. Being a romantic those songs take me to higher places even if it is alone. I would recommend this album to anyone. I guarantee their addiction to the melodies.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get it for the otherwise unavailable stuff, May 15, 2005

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Chicago Music Fan "jbkprod" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collection: 1991-1998 (Audio CD)

I will start off by saying that all "Best-Of" albums should get no more than 2-stars because they are the coward's way to get familiar with an artist. This collection also cops out by including a bunch of "radio edits", which is pretty typical of a best of album, I suppose. That said, this one gets an extra star because I loved one of the new tracks, a remix, and the live track. I love MC and would recomend that you get the actual albums to get a better feel of the group and what they represent. But get this one also, if only for the extras, so that your MC collection is complete. Enjoy!