Greatest Hits: Baby I Love You [Import]

Andy Kim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B000006X6P
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,138 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #77 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Bubblegum

Track Listings

1. Baby I Love You

2. Rock Me Gently

3. Shoot 'Em Up, Baby

4. Be My Baby

5. Mary Ann

6. Oh, Pretty Woman

7. Baby You're All I Got

8. Good Good Mornin'

9. Hang up Those Rock'n Roll Shoes

10. Songs I Can Sing Ya

11. And I Will Sing You to Sleep

12. Fire Baby, I'm on Fire

13. Here Comes the Mornin'

14. You Are My Everything

15. Sunshine

16. Rock Me Gently, Pt. 2

Editorial Reviews

16 of the best from the Canadian-born, Lebanese pop singer/songwriter's commercially successful run from the late '60sto the mid '70s. Contains hits for both the Capitol andSteed labels, including the #1 smash 'Rock Me Gently' & thetop 10 'Baby, I Love You', as well as top 40 hits like 'BeMy Baby' & 'Shoot 'Em Up, Baby'. EMI.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rip-off, Deception. Buyer beware., June 25, 2008

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Mid Mo Music Lover "cnorth6311" (JEFFERSON CITY, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits: Baby I Love You (Audio CD)

Do not download the MP3 version of this CD if you are looking for the title song, Baby, I love You. It is not there. If you notice, when you click to the MP3 version, not only does the CD not have the title song, but the title changes to simply, Andy Kim's greatest hits, instead of Andy Kim's Greatest Hits, subtitled, Baby I love You, as on the CD you must purchase for a large amount of money.

Amazon is not alone in this little game of deception. ITune's does it, also. Always look at what you are buying before you click the mouse button, as I almost did.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An incomplete compilation, November 28, 2002

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Laura Pinto "Oldies Luvver" (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Hits: Baby I Love You (Audio CD)

First, let me say that I like Andy Kim. A lot. I'm a big fan of his. He's one of the best (and arguably most underrated) composers of the pop era, and his sexy style and commanding stage presence make him one of our generation's consummate performers. With all this in mind, I would have given "Baby I Love You: Greatest Hits" five stars in a heartbeat, but the fact that the CD leaves out so many of Andy's notable classics while including some questionable later material was enough to lose it a star.

Secondly, contrary to what was reported in one of the editorial reviews, Andy Kim was not the voice of The Archies. That honor went to Ron Dante (read my review of Ron's own CD "Favorites" for more info). Along with producer Jeff Barry, Andy co-composed several songs for The Archies, including the megahit "Sugar, Sugar," which was the #1 record of 1969, and it's possible he MAY have done some background vocals, but that's the extent of his involvement. Still, Andy was, and remains, a shining star in his own right.

Back to the CD. It seems to me that this misnamed "Greatest Hits" compilation is just a regurgitated version of Andy's self-titled 1974 Capitol album, plus three of his earlier hits ("Baby I Love You," "Be My Baby," and "Shoot 'Em Up, Baby") thrown in for good measure. While the "baby" trio makes for fine listening, it isn't enough of a good thing. Where's "Rainbow Ride?" What happened to "So Good Together?" "How'd We Ever Get This Way?" Even "A Friend in the City" and "Tricia Tell Your Daddy" didn't make the cut. Yet we have "Oh Pretty Woman," on which Andy does a great job, but let's face it, that was Roy Orbison's hit, not Andy's. And the final track on the CD, "Rock Me Gently Part II," which is just the instrumental and backgrounds tracks from "Rock Me Gently" (Part I?) and was the original flip side of the single, certainly could have been dispensed with in favor of one of those 1968-69 Steed recordings.

Yet the selections on the CD do underline Andy's immense talents as a songwriter, so that's a bit of a redemption; at least it kept the star tally from going down even further. However, I'm hopeful that a more comprehensive collection of Andy's hits will be released at some point in the future. Until then, there's this one, and it isn't bad. It just isn't enough.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ripoff, December 1, 2002

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Micheal Yates (lexington, ky United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Hits: Baby I Love You (Audio CD)

this is one expensive cd to be as weak as it is. i was a dj during andy's earlier steed career so i got to hear all the singles that were released whether they sold or not. baby how'd we ever get this way. rainbow ride, tricia tell your daddy, and a rocking number that was big in memphis where i worked, it's your life are all absent here. yeah, be my baby, and baby i love you and baby how'd we ever get this way are nice, but this ain't no greatest hits--frankly, if i never hear rock me gently again it will be too soon. where the ... is rhino when you need them. i guarantee you there is an audience out there for a real greatest hits.