Harden My Heart - Best of

Quarterflash | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 1997)
• Original Release Date: March 25, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000000OWH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,163 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Led by a husband-and-wife team from Portland, Quarterflash took the '80s by storm with their #3 hit Harden My Heart , followed a few months later by another Top 20 hit, Find Another Fool . This Quarterflash collection features those big singles plus Take Me to Heart; Right Kind of Love; Take Another Picture; Night Shift; Talk to Me, and other '80s gems.

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but could have been better, May 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Harden My Heart - Best of (Audio CD)

Works well as a Quarterflash best-of. Glad they included songs that were not on any of the albums, like Night Shift (from the movie) and Don't Be Lonely, the B-side from Harden My Heart (also used in a movie). The best songs are definitely the ones that feature Rindy Ross's sexy vocals and sax work.

Here's the down side: at 50 minutes, they could have included a few more songs. Valerie and Williams Avenue are two great ones from the first album that I would have liked to have on here. Another one or two from the last (and most underrated) album would have been welcome, too.

Liner notes are okay, but a bit brief. Mention a little of the history of the band and well-known songs. Interesting note on where the name Quarterflash came from.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A classic band! Classic songs!, November 1, 2004

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Invisiboy2001 "invisiboy2001" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harden My Heart - Best of (Audio CD)

Rindy Ross and Quarterflash could have been among the last of the great classic rock bands, but the lush, synthesized sounds of the '80s took their toll on this fabulous band, and the group stopped recording after only three albums. Still, within the space of those three records, Quarterflash managed to churn out three big hits, including one of the most memorable singles of the entire decade, "Harden My Heart."

This collection, while good, could have been better. (But isn't that true of most greatest-hits packages?) The major problem with this collection is the inclusion of "Eye To Eye" and "Critical Times." Both are fine songs, for would-be power ballads, but Rindy Ross doesn't sing them. The guy on vocals has a fairly bland voice compared to Rindy Ross' Pat-Benatar-like pipes, and his songs interupt the flow of the CD. If there had been two Rindy Ross songs included in place of those tracks, this would have been a five-star CD. The fact is, when someone thinks of Quarterflash, the image that comes to mind is Rindy Ross wailing on her sax in between delivering her fabulous vocals -- as far as the public was concerened, Rindy Ross *was* Quarterflash.

One stunning inclusion is "Don't Be Lonely," which was Quarterflash's contribution to the "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" soundtrack. I have always loved this song, and seeing it on this CD sealed the deal of whether or not I would buy the CD. A wonderful track! Other standout tracks include the terrific "Give Me The Right Kind Of Love" (why wasn't this a single?).

Fans of '80s music will enjoy this CD!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All The Hits, And Then Some, December 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Harden My Heart - Best of (Audio CD)

OK, so she's a saxophone playing school teacher who made it big in the early 80's. Aside from that, this is an awesome CD! No 80's collection is complete without it. And for the record, or is it CD, this disc has the full version of 'Find Another Fool'. I've heard of some 80's compilations that fade it out toward the end. That's not the case here. All the songs are the original hits as they appeared on their original albums back in the early 80's. No rerecords or editing here. All of the well known hits are here. If you are a fan of the early 80's music as I am. You had better grab this one before it's out of print. These tracks still sound as great as they did when they were new. It makes me long for the days when the music, the hair, and the hits were really big.