Most of All-Best of [Import]

Debbie Harry, Donna Summer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Musicrama/Koch
• ASIN: B0000DEN5M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,777,588 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

She's blonde...she's beautiful...she's Deborah Harry! Best known as the vocalist and focal point for the NY New Wave/Punk band Blondie, Deborah continued to record memorable albums under her own name after her band imploded in the early '80s. This collection features the cream of the solo years and includes great tracks like 'I Want That Man', 'The Jam Was Moving', 'Rush Rush', 'French Kissin' In The USA' and her collaborative contribution with Iggy Pop to 1990's Red, Hot & Blue AIDS charity album, 'Well... Did You Evah!'. 18 tracks including a few bonus remixes of 'I Want That Man'. EMI. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most of Deborah, November 11, 2002

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John Ashley Nail (Decatur, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Most Of All - The Best Of (Audio CD)

The general public has always had difficulty accepting Deborah Harry as the lead singer of the group Blondie. Instead, they think she IS Blondie. Well, she is and she isn't, and "Most of All" highlights the Deborah Harry who isn't, and proves she's just as wonderful as the one who is. Featuring such solo milestones as the funky Nile Rodgers' produced "Backfired" (from "Koo Koo"), the beautiful, shoulda-been-a-hit "Brite Side" (from "Def, Dumb and Blonde," and also featured in the late '80s series "Wise Guy") and the bouncy "Rush Rush" (from the "Scarface" soundtrack), this CD is essential for any Deborah Harry fan. Unfortunately, it also includes "Feel the Spin," which sounds like an anemic answer to Madonna's "Get into the Groove" (it was even produced by then-Madonna producer, Jellybean) and the godawful "Communion," which will only be of interest to fans of low camp. Kind of wished her contribution to the "Married to the Mob" soundtrack, "Liar Liar," was included, but you can't have everything. Even with the not-so-great songs, "Most of All" is satisfying listening experience. Whether she's Blondie, Debbie or Deborah, she'll always be a goddess.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most Of ALL- Almost Perfect Compilation, March 26, 2006

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C. W. Schultheis (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Most Of All - The Best Of (Audio CD)

This is the only and foremost extensive compilation of Debbie Harry's solo work. This compilation is great for several reasons.
It contains "almost" all of her US and UK singles.
It has very hard to find single versions of several tracks.

Track Listing is as follows (since the track list on Amazon is wrong):

1. I Want That Man (Single Version)
2. French Kissin' In The USA (Album Version)
3. Brite Side (Album Version)
4. Sweet And Low (Phil Harding Single Remix Edit)
5. Free To Fall (Single Edit)
6. Well Did You Evah!
7. I Can See Clearly (Album Version)
8. Strike Me Pink
9. Communion (Edit) This version available only on this CD.
10. Backfired (Single Version)
11. In Love With Love (SAW Remix - London Mix Edit) Not on any other CD.
12. Rush Rush (12" Dance Version)
13. The Jam Was Moving (UK Single Version)
14. Feel The Spin (Extended Dance Version)
15. Maybe For Sure (Album Version)
16. Rockbird
17. I Want That Man (Almighty Difinitive Mix Radio Edit)
18. I Want That Man (D-Bop's 11:59 Vocal Mix Radio Edit)

What's Missing? The Soundtrack Singles Liar,Liar, Prelude To A Kiss, and Summertime Blues.

Great for a casual Debbie Harry listener a for the collector or serious fan!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good collection, especially for the single edits, July 27, 2005

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Cary "Cary" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Most Of All - The Best Of (Audio CD)

My title sums up my feelings about this compilation: I bought it specifically for the single edits, most of which are unavailable elsewhere on CD. That being said, there's a lot of misinformation in people's reviews of this CD but it's mostly irrelevent. Others have expressed their opinions of Deb's solo work, so I'll weigh-in with mine:
Koo Koo: Sort of a musical-concept album. If you like Chic, you may find it appealing.
Rockbird: More what you would expect a mid-80s Deb solo to sound like (some great songs, like the title track).
Def, Dumb, and Blonde: A very ambitious album, most fans' fave, understandably.
Debravation: My personal fave, has a darkish quality albeit with some bright moments.
Misc singles:
Rush Rush: Used factory-programmed synth sequencers prior to Berlin; "nonsense" lyrics are thinly-veiled drug references (which cost it airplay on some stations).
In Love With Love: SAW mix (I like the original better)
Liar Liar: One of my top-5 Deb singles (conspiciously missing from this and all DH albums for legal reasons, the same thing that killed it as a single and prevented it from being included on Def, Dumb and Blonde, for which it was originally recorded.)
Well, Did You Evah: Great, goofy duet from Mr. and Mrs. America
Feel the Spin: Great song, though I always preferred the single edit (which was the flipside of Free to Fall) to the 12-inch-only single release.