Great [Import]

Tremeloes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Goldies Records
• ASIN: B00000G6UX
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,856 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Silence Is Golden

2. Candy Man

3. By the Way

4. You Can't Touch Sue

5. Hello World

6. Here Comes My Baby

7. Party

8. Even the Bad Times Are Good

9. Someone

10. Hello Buddy

11. (Call Me) Number One

12. My Little Lady

13. Helule, Helule

14. I Let My Best Friend Down

15. Me and My Life

16. Suddenly You Love Me

Editorial Reviews

The Great ... (CD Compilation) by Tremeloes - 16 tracks: 1. Silence Is Golden (3.11) 2. Candy Man (3.22) 3. By The Way (3.58) 4. You Can't Touch Sue (2.58) 5. Hello World (2.51) 6. Here Comes My Baby (2.48) 7. Party (3.18) 8. Even The Bad Times Are Good (3.08) 9. Someone (3.39) 10. Hello Buddy (2.48) 11. (Call Me) Number One (4.24) 12. My Little Lady (2.58) 13. Helule (2.45) 14. I Let My Best Friend Down (2.46) 15. Me And My Life (2.57) 16. Suddenly You Love Me (3.10)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars +1/2 -- Late-90 remakes from great '60s British Invasion band, May 6, 2007

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great (Audio CD)

The British Invasion is littered with a surprising number of bands that failed to find a measure of fame to match their talent. The Tremeloes actually managed a pair of endearing U.S. harmony pop hits (covers of the Four Seasons' "Silence is Golden" and Cat Stevens' "Here Comes My Baby"), but only in 1967 as the UK was ceding ground to US sounds, and beat pop was transitioning to freakbeat and psychedelia.

The group showed amazing resiliency throughout its history, finding its greatest commercial success after the departure of their lead singer, Brian Poole, fashioning covers of The Beatles ("Good Day Sunshine"), Cat Stevens ("Here Comes My Baby"), and a Four Seasons B-side ("Silence is Golden"). They continued to notch UK hits throughout the '60s, but at decade's end disavowed their pop history and released the self-written (and self-consciously "heavy") "Master" LP.

With their new direction a commercial flop, the band turned to the cabaret and oldies circuits where their earlier material still drew crowds. This mid-90s CD features re-recordings of their two biggest hits, both of which are competent but fail to capture the radio magic of the originals (themselves, widely reissued on British Invasion compilations and Tremeloes anthologies from Rhino, Castle and Sequel). Also included are other titles from throughout their post-Poole era, including the country "Hello Buddy" and the glam "You Can't Touch Sue."

All of this is well sung, with the group's harmonies intact, but the production is often a notch too modern, distracting from the group's period style and material. With the band's original recordings widely available, this volume is reallyonly for completist superfans. Everyone else should pick up "The Very Best of Brian Poole and the Tremeloes" for the early Decca sides, and Castle's "Very Best of the Tremeloes" for the post-Poole years on CBS. Those wanting a whole lot more of the post-Poole material should check out the 82-track "Here Comes My Baby: The Ultimate Collection." 2-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2007 hyperbolium dot com]