Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan [Import]

Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert O'Sullivan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Pan
• ASIN: B00003L2I0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,260 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Matrimony

2. Ohh Wakka Doo Wakka Day

3. Claire

4. Alone Again Naturally

5. Get Down

6. Nothing Rhymed

7. You Are You

8. No Matter How I Try

9. We Will

10. At the Very Mention of Your Name

11. Why, Oh Why, Oh Why

12. Ooh Baby

13. Can't Think Straight

14. I Wish I Could Cry

15. What's in a Kiss

16. Lost a Friend

17. I'll Believe It When I See It

18. Dear Dream

Editorial Reviews

18 of the Irish pop star's very best hits in the '70s, including the #1 smash 'Alone Again Naturally', #2 'Claire', the top 10 'Get Down', plus the top 30 'Ooh Baby', the duet 'Can't Think Straight' with Peggy Lee and the cut 'Dear Dream' from his forthco

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music to rekindle memories of the 70's, August 31, 2005

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Justo R. Corpuz Jr. "Jayman" (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan (Audio CD)

I've been a Gilbert O'Sullivan fan since I heard for the first time the haunting melody of "Alone, Naturally" back in 1971. He had a succession of hits after that but he seemed to fade after a few hits. Some of the songs here never made it on radio airplay (that I know about) here in the US. For example, "You are you" is such a catchy tune. The lyrics are dated but hey, the music is excellent. "What's in a Kiss" is another one. Great song - similar to "You are you" but never made it on airplay in the US. O'Sullivan presents a knack for writing songs with a universal appeal but retains his Irish charm in his singing style.

Since I was spoiled with the great music of the 70's (greatest decade for music), O'Sullivan is one of the few that stands out for me. Buy this CD and enjoy it for what it is. A fresh and unique singer songwriter that is guaranteed to please even the most discriminating ear!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Irish singer-songwriter from the early 70s, July 24, 2007

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan (Audio CD)

This eccentric Irish singer-songwriter was a regular visitor to the upper reaches of the UK charts in the early 1970s. Three of these songs made the top ten in the USA: the poignant Claire, Alone Again (Naturally) and Get Down. He specialized in the mid-tempo ballad, although Get Down was a real rocker with a catchy hook. Other UK hits on this compilation include Ooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day, No Matter How I Try, We Will, Ooh Baby, Nothing Rhymed and I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You. What's In A Kiss was a solitary stray hit from the late 70s when his time had passed. The music is not profound but charming enough with its often clever lyrics and decent tunes.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Hit Songs & Recent Gems, December 19, 2010

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Scriabinmahler (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful collection of Gilbert O'Sullivan's most memorable songs, including great hit songs like, Clair, Alone Again, Nothing Rhymed, plus recent masterpieces like, At the Very Mention of Your Name, Lost a Friend, I Wish I Could Cry, Dear Dream, and I'll Believe It When I See It, all of which share the wistful lyricism and the heart-felt poetry.