Greatest Hits: The Story [Import]

Paul Carrack | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Absolute UK
• ASIN: B000I8OCRG
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,027 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. How Long

2. Tempted

3. I Need You

4. Silent Running

5. Don't Shed a Tear

6. When You Walk In the Room

7. The Living Years [2006 Version]

8. Battlefield

9. Dedicated [2006 Version] [Version]

10. Over My Shoulder

11. Love Will Keep Us Alive [2006 Version]

12. Eyes of Blue

13. Beautiful World

14. Satisfy My Soul

15. Groovin'

16. Anyday Now

17. Where Did I Go Wrong?

18. It Ain't Over

19. What a Wonderful World

Editorial Reviews

2006 collection by one of Rock and Soul music's finest vocalists. Carrack began his career with Pub Rock band Ace, who scored a massive worldwide hit in the early '70s with 'How Long'. A few years later, he was a member of Squeeze and handled lead vocals for their hit 'Tempted'. He then became a member of Nick Lowe's band, and scored a solo hit with 'I Need You'. Mike & The Mechanics were the next band to use his vocal talents, and he sang their hits 'Silent Running' and 'The Living Years'. Another solo hit followed with 'Don't Shed A Tear'. And the story just keeps going...The compilation features his solo hits as well as tracks from the bands listed above and so much more. Carrack.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT COMPILATION WITH SOME NEW RECORDINGS, September 6, 2008

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BOB (LOS ANGELES, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Hits: The Story (Audio CD)

This is a no-brainer companion piece to 21 Good Reasons, the previous Paul Carrack "best of", released in 1994.

There is even less overlap between the two discs than appears above, because the track listing for this CD does not list two re-recordings: "The Living Years" and "Love Will Keep Us Alive" are "2006 versions" newly-recorded specifically for this edition.

"Living Years" is pretty much a straight, albeit perfectly enjoyable, read (complete with requisite gospel chorus), but "Love Will Keep Us Alive" has been morph'd into a great, slow, funky number, closer to the live version which appeared on the expanded import edition of It Ain't Over than the 1996 original. Both retreads are excellent.

The audio is, of course, improved over the 1994 disc, so the older hits like "I Need You" sound even better. And, having benefitted from 20 years of improved recording technology, "Living Years" sounds better than the original M+M version, audio-wise.

The price for this import is a little spendy, but if you're a true Carrack fan, it's definitely worth the money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paul Carrack - The Story So Far, April 8, 2008

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Mr. Steven W. Pearson (Clovis, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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Great CD ! I've been looking for a "best of" CD of Carrack locally for a long time. Couldn't be found. Most didn't know who he was, but most everyone recognizes his voice and the songs he's recorded with various groups/artists over the years. Very pleased I was finally able to locate this. I'm a happy camper.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loving it, October 16, 2007

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B. L. Roach "B.L. Roach" - See all my reviews
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I love this CD. I have several of Carrack's where I like some of each.
It is great that this CD covers all of the bands he has been in.
I listen to it over and over again.