One Hit Wonders: Hard 2 Get Hits [Import]

Various (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD (September 6, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 8
• Format: Import
• Label: Msi Music/Super D
• ASIN: B00005BJG7
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,910 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars And now I'd like to do a medley of my greatest hit . . ., March 23, 2002

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Hit Wonders: Hard 2 Get Hits (Audio CD)

First let me say that I cannot believe this collection has 160 "One Hit Wonders" and does not have "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" by Zager & Evans. But then I already have that classic on another CD, so what do I care? The people who put this collection together are serious about their work. What other collection will give you both "Monster Mash" and "Ice Ice Baby"? Even if you already have "My Sharona" and "Kung Fu Fighting," who does not need to have copies of "Limbo Rock," "Harper Valley P.T.A.," and "I Touch Myself"? What stands out for me in this impressive collection are the instrumental hits that are usually ignored, like "The Stripper," "Nut Rocker," "Love Is Blue," "Popcorn." The main thing is that you look at what is in this collection and you will find yourself saying "Hey, I remember that one" and "I haven't heard that song in years" over and over again. Besides, you cannot beat the price.

I have always preached that if you can find five songs on a hits album like this that you would like to add to your music collection, then I consider it a good buy. With eight discs that would translate into a total of 40 one hit wonders. I found 40 songs that I do not already have before I got through disc 4 and I have over 1000 CDs. I would not be surprised if you look over this massive play list and find over 100 songs worth having. Of course there are some unforgettable songs as well as those that make you gnash your teeth (I have one word to say to you: "Feelings"). But that is why these songs did not launch fantastic music careers. I might quibble with the idea that some of these artists only had one hit, like Don McLean and "American Pie," but that is not a bad fight to be picking over this album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One thing to keep in mind, February 19, 2009

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Mister Kingdom (Savannah, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Hit Wonders: Hard 2 Get Hits (Audio CD)

Several reviewers who gave this compilation 1 star have overlooked one important fact - this is an imported set from Europe. A lot of the groups who were popular in the US were not so in many European countries.

There were a couple of songs - "LA International Airport" by Susan Raye and "I'm Doing Fine Now" by New York City - that I hadn't heard since they were originally issued in the early 70s and they sound just as good today as they did then.

There's a ton of great hits on this set. If you like pop music, grab a copy if you can find it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With Ulli Wenger's One Hit Wonders the best in the genre, March 9, 2010

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Martijn13Maart1970 (Husavik Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Hit Wonders: Hard 2 Get Hits (Audio CD)

First of all, DISKY is a Dutch company, so this One Hit Wonder edition sometimes has Dutch hits too that were a one-hit wonder. Examples 'Weekend' by Earth & Fire, 'If I had words' by Yvonne Keeley,'Windsurfin'' by the Surfers and Eurovision winner of 1975, Teach-In with Ding a dong. Even for people who do not know them (although I guess some of them actually were international hits), they are nice in themselves! But apart from this, the Dutch focus (Focus also included by the way) is minimal and by far the most hits are international.
The Cd's come in a nice compact carton box. It is not the most luxurious looking edition, but the price is great. Although now it is out of print you can still get it on Amazon.co.uk for a reasonable price. Isn't it all about the music? Plenty of that on 8 cd's, and the box lives up to its name, since no doubt you will find some indeed hard to find hits here.
Of course there can be an endless discussion about what qualifies for a one hit wonder. I would say just a song for which a band is known most. So then I think the one hit wonder of Al Stewart has to be Year Of The Cat, although he has had more songs that made it in the chart, but none of them had the same success.
This edition had put the songs in chronological order, 1960-1967, and so on, which is handy. Furthermore, the sound quality is excellent and all the songs are original (no pan-pipe versions). Of course no edition can be complete and yes, also in this box you will find some not at all hard to find hits. But it is great value for money since some songs here you won't find on any edition together. If you want more, the only other game in town is the superb Ulli Wenger's Bayern 3 One Hit Wonder edition. This edition surpasses this one in magnitude, but also in price! The German double cd edition has come to volume 11 at the time writing of this. But then, some hits you find on this DISKY box are not on the Ulli Wenger!
Find it, and you will have 8 Cd's with pure listening enjoyment.