Ultimate Collection [Import]

Petula Clark, Harry Belafonte, Michael McDonald | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B00000INOK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Island in the Sun

2. Jamaica Farewell

3. Haiti Cherie

4. Round the Bay of Mexico

5. No Regrets

6. Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

7. Come Back Liza

8. Scarlet Ribbons

9. There's a Hole in My Bucket

10. Matilda, Matilda

11. Try to Remember

12. Mary's Boy Child

13. The Fox

14. Jump Down, Spin Around

15. This Land Is Your Land

16. Jump in the Line

17. Angelina

18. Mama Look a Boo Boo (Shut Your Mouth-Go Away)

19. When the Saints Go Marching In

20. Cycles

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Import only double-disc compilation for the commercially successful female singer in British chart history. Disc one has 25 classic songs from the 50's, 60's & 70's. Disc two has 20 highlights from the 70's, 80's & 90's plus brand new recordings. Package includes deluxe slipcase, detailed sleevenotes, rare photos & an exclusive interview. Sanctuary. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My long search is over, June 21, 2000

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Carrie L McCracken (Logan, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

I been searching for years for a song on this CD. A wonderful collection of Belafonte classics and some more obscure recordings. I really enjoy his version of some old folk songs.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding career overview, April 20, 2002

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

The brilliant American compilation, Downtown to Sunset Boulevard, was never released in Britain, but this compilation is clearly inspired by it. The time-span is greater - the oldest hit here is Suddenly there's a valley (which gave Petula a British top ten hit despite competition from Gogi Grant and others) - and there are some new recordings here too.

The pre-Downtown era is also represented by With all my heart, My friend the sea, Romeo and Sailor (a hit in America for Lolita under its German title Seemann). It also includes Chariot, a French million-seller, for which Petula recorded an English version called I will follow him (not included here). Petula's English version did not chart in Britain or America (although it did well in other countries), but Little Peggy March covered it and had an American chart-topper with it.

The peak years are represented by mostly the obvious tracks, though it is nice to see Two rivers included. This is a song Petula wrote herself about her divided loyalties between London, where she spent her early years, and Paris, where she has lived ever since.

The seventies and beyond are represented by an assortment of stage and movie songs along with a few other songs. These are often different from those selected for the Downtown to Sunset Boulevard compilation - Finian's rainbow and Goodbye Mr Chips are represented on each compilation by different songs - so you may find it worth buying this whatever music of Petula's you already have.

The variety of different songs and styles included here is breathtaking, which may not suit everybody, but demonstrates that Petula could sing just about any type of song and sound fantastic - and helps to explain why Petula has sold more records than any other British female singers, then or since.

If you don't have any of Petula's music, this is an excellent career-spanning collection, although if you are only interested in her sixties music, there are several other collections that cover that music extremely well without any of the other stuff.

If you decide to buy this, you will enjoy many happy hours listening, whether you give it dedicated attention or play it as background music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate Collection ~ Harry Belafonte, July 13, 2005

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Bjorn Viberg (European Union) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

Ultimate Collection with Harry Belafonte is an amazing collection from a true crooner of calypso and island folk music. He has an amazing vocal ability and the lyrics for his tracks are quite well done and never sound forced or phony. It is true that most of the tracks are not written by Belafonte himself. However, still takes nothing from this collection of amazing island and calypso tracks such as Banana boat, Mary's boy child and many other nice tracks that are amazing to listen to and if one has a decent vocal abilities (like I do) then they are fun to sing as well. The book-let looks cheap but the photo is nice and shows Belafonte looking suave. This is a great summer album whilst drinking some gin and tonic.