Greatest: The Singles Collection

Argent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Fontana
• ASIN: B0012IWIMM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,004 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Liar

2. Schoolgirl

3. Dance in the Smoke

4. Sweet Mary

5. Lothlorien

6. Pleasure

7. Celebration

8. Cast Your Spell Uranus

9. Hold Your Head Up

10. Be My Lover, Be My Friend

11. I am the dance of ages

12. Tragedy

13. God Gave

14. Rock and Roll to You

15. It's only Money pt 2

16. Man for all reasons

17. Thunder and Lightning

18. Jester

19. Time of the Season (Live)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What You Need To Know, March 18, 2008

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Cary E. Mansfield (Studio City, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest: The Singles Collection (Audio CD)

After The Zombies broke up, keyboardist / songwriter Rod Argent formed a new band in 1969, which incorporated more classical, jazz, and art rock influences, in line with Argent's musical training. The group's other members were lead singer / guitarist / songwriter Russ Ballard, bassist Jim Rodford, and drummer Bob Henrit.

Russ Ballard also wrote "God Gave Rock `N' Roll to You," later covered by Kiss, and "Liar," a top 10 hit for Three Dog Night in 1971.

Contains the top five smash "Hold Your Head Up," as well as Argent's versions of "Liar" and "God Gave Rock `N' Roll to You."

This is the first Argent hits collection since the eight-track 1976 Anthology: The Best of Argent, and is the only one to exclusively feature the single mixes of their hits along with popular album tracks.

This 18-track collection includes 10 original single mixes that are appearing on CD for the first time. In addition, none of these versions is available on iTunes.

Includes a live reworking of The Zombies classic "Time of the Season."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Album, September 3, 2011

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Quin (Indianapolis Indiana) - See all my reviews

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It is Argent. Remember them? I do, so I needed this album. Hold Your Head Up is the main deal.

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3.0 out of 5 stars What Rod did after the Zombies..., February 10, 2011

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Phil Baxter - See all my reviews

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Great expanded (from my old vinyl Argent Greatest Hits) collection. Highlights: "Hold Your Head Up" of course (but also search for the version by Aussie part-time supergroup "The Party Boys"), a piledriving "Liar", monster-groove on "Thunder and Lightning", and the original version of "God gave Rock'n'Roll to you" covered by KISS. The rest is a mixed bag, from pleasantly jazzy "Lothlorien" (somebody make a Playlist of "Lord of The Rings- referencing songs) to plodding "Sweet Mary". "Man For All Seasons" reminds me of The Alan parsons project. The live "Time Of The Season" has some balls, but mostly makes me want to listen to the original.