Very Best [Import]

George McCrae | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00005BCHJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,240 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rock Your Baby

2. I Cant Leave You Alone

3. Its Been So Long

4. Sing A Happy Song

5. I Need Somebody Like You

6. Look At You

7. Lets Dance (People All Over The World)

8. How I Feel

9. You Got My Heart

10. Kiss Me (The Way I Like It)

11. Givin Back The Feelin

12. I Get Lifted

13. You Got My Love

14. Hey Sexy Dancer

15. Take This Love

16. You Can Have It All

17. Honey I (Ill Live My Life For You)

18. I Aint Lyin

Editorial Reviews

UK 'Best Of' for the disco/soul artist. Part of the EMI Gold series. 18 tracks, 'Rock Your Baby', 'I Can't Leave You Alone', 'It's Been So Long', 'Sing A Happy Song', 'I Need Somebody Like You', 'Look At You', 'Let's Dance (People All Over The World)', 'How I Feel', 'You Got My Heart', 'Kiss Me (The Way I Like It)', 'Givin' Back The Feelin'', ' I Get Lifted', 'You Got My Love', 'Hey Sexy Dancer', 'Over My Head', 'You Can Have It All', 'Honey I (I'll Live My Life For You)' & 'I Ain't Lyin'. 2001 release. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very lucky man, March 9, 2005

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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: Very Best (Audio CD)

It seems that George was not the first choice to record Rock your baby. It was written for KC and the Sunshine band, but despite the lead singer of that group being a co-writer, it proved to be unsuitable, so another singer was sought. Gwen McCrae (George's wife) was then chosen but didn't turn up for the recording session. George therefore recorded Rock your baby, which subsequently became a number one hit in Britain and America. How lucky can one man be?

Subsequent releases made less impact, especially in America. George nevertheless managed to make the UK top ten twice more (I can't leave you alone, It's been so long) and just missed the UK top ten with I ain't lying. George also had three minor UK hits (You can have it all, Sing a happy song, Honey). All these hits came in the period 1974 to 1976 and all except Honey are included here. George eventually had a minor hit (One step closer to love) on a different label but that (like Honey) is missing.

Neither of the missing hits matter on this collection, which contains everything you are likely to need by one of the pioneers of the seventies disco scene.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's been so long since I seen you, November 6, 2003

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Richard Henry Dawson (united kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of George McCrae (Audio CD)

I was a sailor in the uk Merchant navy leaving Venezuala when I rang the girlfriend to tell her I was on my way home after hearing george McCraes track "its been so long ..." when she told me that she had met someone else and every time I hear it I can't help but say thank god, that was a close one. Incidently, I tripped over a pipe on the deck and broke my arm ... so thanks George"