Definitive Collection

Angela Bofill | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 15, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B00000J6B5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese Exclusive Collection. 20Bit Digital Remastering. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive? Yes. The Collection? Not Yet., November 6, 2002

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HLR "bakariman1" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

Definitive? Yes. The Collection? Not Yet. Don't get me wrong. I love this CD. It practically has a permanent home in my stereo. The mere fact that this CD features a broader variety of Miss Bofill's songs (moreso than the previously released "The Best of Angela Bofill") makes it "definitive" and a nice addition to any Bofill collection.

With this CD you get everything you love about Angela Bofill: her classic ballads, her Latin rhythms, her earthy low tones and soaring high notes! It's all there. So, I get "Bo-filled" about 3 or 4 times a week with this CD.

I have to admit, however, I was shocked and annoyed when I found out that "Break It To Me Gently" was not included. What's up with that?!! So far, my only consolation to this gross and careless oversight has come from reading other reviews. I now realize that many Bofill fans are also disappointed because their favorite songs were omitted from this "Definitive Collection", too.

The solution?: The next compilation of Angela Bofill's best recordings must be a minimum of 2 or 3 CDs! (This is NOT a novel idea. So, why hasn't it been done yet?) It will have to include: "The Feelin's Love", "People Make the World Go Round", "Te Amo", "I Wanna Love Somebody", "All She Wants", "Are You Leaving Me Now?", "Soul of Mine" and, of course, "Break It To Me Gently". Such a collection will be more than definitive; it will be "The Optimum Collection" of Miss Angela Bofill.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Arista!, June 18, 1999

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Tom Conroy (Pittsburgh, Pa. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

I e-mailed Arista records to thank them for releasing this disc..included is Angela's hard-to find- "Under the Moon and Over The Sky", a gorgeous, lush ballad filled with Afro-Cuban influence and "Too Tough", a great dance tune. There is also a remake of "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" with Boz Scaggs that would make Marvin and Tammi smile down from above. Angela soars on "Tonight I Give In", "Tell Me Tomorrow", and "Still In Love", each tune providing the space for her wide range and emotional investment. And then there is "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", a a plaintive cry for the return of her lover that indeed is sweeter, and her signature "I Try", a fusion of jazz, blues, and R&B that is unique to only her. There are singers and then there are vocal stylists...Angela Bofill owns all these songs and after listening, she will own you as a fan...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars long overdue release, April 27, 2000

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lionknockout61 "lionknockout61" (INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

Many people have waited a long time for this greatest hits collection, True, "I try", "too tough", and the beautiful,"Under the moon and over the sky",were necessary hits to be included but what happened to all the wonderful songs like "The voyage," "Rainbow child" and "people make the world go around? True, soft jazz radio stations have finally caught up with what Angela and Grusin & Rosen did years ago but this collection is missing the true essence of their collabrations,not just the pop hits but the afro-cuban jam sessions that was Angela's signature.I was pleased that Arista finally released yet some more of Angela's masterpieces but could they re-release her first two albums, "Angie" and "Angel of the Night"? on cds. I'm sure it would create a whole new generation of worthy jazz listeners.