Singles

Alison Moyet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B0012GN3EG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,016 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

2. Only You

3. Nobody's Diary

4. Winter Kills

5. Love Resurrection

6. All Cried Out

7. Invisible

8. That Ole Devil Called Love

9. Is This Love

10. Weak in the Presence of Beauty

11. Ordinary Girl

12. Love Letters

13. It Won't Be Long

14. Wishing You Were Here

15. This House

16. Falling

17. Whispering Your Name

18. Getting Into Something

19. Ode to Boy II

20. Solid Wood

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blockbuster Set, May 10, 2005

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Singles (Audio CD)

This is a great collection by one of England's best singers. Alison's reading of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" may presage her beautiful "Voice" CD released in the UK last year. "Only You" and "Love Resurrection" may sounded dated to my teenager, but they both pulse with great energy and sound as great to me as they did when they pumped out on the dancefloor in the 80s. Previously unreleased in the US before this 1995 set, "That Ole Devil Called Love" was a song Billie Holiday nailed. Alison plays with the melody and shows a great affinity for this era of song. "Weak In the Presence of Beauty" is also a classic track with Alison's fully committed vocals and great percussion. Tackling a tune that was a major hit for Elvis Presley and has been recorded by Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin, Peggy Lee & Dinah Washington and then making it sound fresh is a major feat that Moyet accomplishes on her sterling version of "Love Letters." "This House" is a somber dramatic track that Moyet builds into a tragedy of a broken love affair. "Whispering Your Name" is a delightful synth track from the underrated "Essex" CD. "Singles" is a blockbuster set that love resurrects some excellent performances from one of our best singers. Bravo!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic voice, some inconsistent material, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Singles (Audio CD)

Moyet has one of the best voices of recent years; anyone, not just her loyal fans, can easily see and admit this. The singles captures her voice in full-flower, but occasional weak material make it impossible to give this collection 5 stars.

There are, however, gems all over the place. "Whispering Your Name" has to be, lyrically, the best dance song I have ever heard. "That Ole Devil Called Love" carries her voice into straight-out torch jazz. The Yaz songs are very good (although I might have replaced "Winter Kills" with "Mr. Blue" or "Don't Go") and her redo of old Yaz song "Ode to Boy" is as great in its way as the original. Other strong songs dot the album, especially in the first half ("Ordinary Girl," "Is This Love?" "Love Resurrection," are the best of the rest).

However, the songs from the album 'Hoodoo' are much weaker. "This House" has passionate vocals, but the others don't work at all. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" didn't need to be remade, and it sounds rather strange here. With the exception of "That Ole Devil..." the other previously unavailable or unreleased songs aren't particularly interesting.

Still, this is a great representation of Moyet's style, songs, and voice, and is probably easier to acquire than finding all the original albums.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars quite awesome, August 25, 2002

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Author Brian Wallace (Mind Transmission, Inc.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Singles (Audio CD)

a collection of beautiful, stirring songs that move your soul and inspire. I like the variety of the musical instruments used to back this incredible voice. We see her deftly segue between synths and guitars, violins and drums. Alison Moyet's voice is the voice of your dreams. It is there to provide comfort and bring joy.

The deep, brooding tones can transform in an instant to glorious heights and elegant melodies transmogrify into real grooving dance numbers.

A voice as versatile, as haunting, and as lovely as Alison's is a real treasure that has soothed us through decades of life.

She is one of the great irresistible forces in the world of music.

She's great!