Greatest Hits Remixed

Marilyn Monroe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B0007GP642
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,905 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

The sultry American icon gets stripped of her big band jazz frock and re-clothed in sexy, new electro-lingerie!

Includes brand new, exclusive remixes of the all-time favorites Diamonds Are A Girl s Best Friend, I Wanna Be Loved By You, A Fine Romance and many others!

Remixes provided by acid jazz pioneer David Harrow a/k/a James Hardway, Danny B. Harvey (of The Swing Cats) and Effcee!

Electronic remixes of jazz classics are extremely popular among both jazz aficionados and fans of electro pop!


With a voice as soft and sweetly sexual as her iconic, all-American good looks, the musical recordings of Marilyn Monroe are perhaps even more captivating than anything this multi-talented star put up on the silver screen. Monroe's versions of "I Wanna Be Loved By You," "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" and even the traditional melody of "Happy Birthday" have become landmark moments in music history, exuding all of the unique charm and personality for which she is still remembered. Now, this sultry chanteuse gets stripped of her big band jazz frock and re-clothed in sexy, new electro lingerie, courtesy of pioneering electronic artists David Harrow a/k/a James Hardway, Danny B. Harvey and Effcee. This is Marilyn like you've never heard her before, remixed, re-imagined and ready to win over a whole new generation of music lovers. Enjoy! --Cleopatra Records

Product Description

1. Diamonds Are A Girl s Best Friend (Swing Cats Remix)
2. I Wanna Be Loved By You (Mafia Remix)
3. A Little Girl From Little Rock (Time Out Remix)
4. Happy Birthday (James Hardway Remix)
5. A Fine Romance (Destination Remix)
6. I Wanna Be Loved By You (Manifest Remix)
7. Kiss (Dreamer Remix)
8. Lazy (Wake Me Remix)
9. Bye Bye Baby (Aftermath Remix)
10. My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Screen Edge Remix)
11. She Acts Like A Woman Should (James Hardway Remix)
12. Some Like It Hot (Revolution Remix)
13. You'd Be Surprised (Deluxe Remix)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MM Still The Goddess, November 28, 2005

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CyberLouis (ALEXANDRIA, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits Remixed (Audio CD)

At first I could not believe this. Greatest Hits? Remixed? Stil, out of curiosity, I bought it expecting a laugh a la Ethel Merman's Disco Album. Well, I guess its good to start with low expectations, because I was blown away by this delightful, spellbinding tribute to the timeless Screen Goddess. What amazed me the most was how natural MM's voice sounds in the updated remixes. These modern sounds fit her like a glove. Sure it sounds campy, but Marilyn makes it work. Standouts are Diamonds, and My Heart Belongs to Daddy. The one low point is the 6 minute version of Happy Birthday. Still, it is my favourite CD in months (and I have bought many, including Barbra's Guilty Pleasures and Madonna's Confessions.) Long live Marilyn and long live camp!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad, bad, bad - 'Let the buyer beware', May 4, 2006

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M. Bagley "Frankly speaking.." (Sydney, New South Wales Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Hits Remixed (Audio CD)

Well I guess it was my fault. A glass of wine, a wireless laptop and a comfy lounge = seriously impaired judgement. I bought this CD on a whim. I'm a great fan of remix albums, love Marilyn Monroe and thought I had found something fabulous. Sadly I must disagree with the other reviews. This CD is atrocious. Yep, they're remixes. Bad ones. No way in the world will you hear these surface at any club/dance party. Bad, bad, bad. If you were thinking "Verve Remixed 1 & 2", this is nothing like the calibre of those CD's. Full price + overseas freight + anxious wait = BIG disappointment. CD's like this justify illegal downloading.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lot of Great Fun!!!, April 26, 2005

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Jokie X Wilson "jokiex" (San Francisco, California United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Greatest Hits Remixed (Audio CD)

I love this CD because the music is so dynamic and rich and is an excellent compliment to Marilyn's voice. A couple of tracks could have been done more imaginatively, but most of them are a lot of fun. I hope that this inspires other DJs to take a crack at remixing her songs as I think this CD shows that there is potential for some really incredible stuff to be done. Her voice doesn't sound dated at all and she could have been recorded yesterday.