Vh1: Big 80's Power Ballads

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 5, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B00001W0B4
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,245 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fly to the Angels

2. Something to Believe In

3. Amanda

4. I Want to Know What Love Is

5. Alone Again

6. House of Pain

7. The Search Is Over

8. Is This Love

9. We Belong

10. Don't Close Your Eyes

11. What Does It Take

12. Missing You

13. Miles Away

14. When the Children Cry

15. Goodbye

16. Fly High Michelle

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget the Nineties!!, October 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Vh1: Big 80's Power Ballads (Audio CD)

For the 23+ crowd, take a nostalgic journey back in time when music had real soul and emotion. Some of the best rock ballads from the 80s are all in this CD; Whitesnake, Slaughter, just to name a few. It's music like this that puts to shame the empty sounds of the 90s. Accolades to VHI for making an effort to revitalize a style of music that didn't get the recognition it deserved!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A surprise to someone who didn't know the songs, February 15, 2004

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MZ (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vh1: Big 80's Power Ballads (Audio CD)

When I bought this CD, I wanted only one song: "House of Pain" by Faster Pussycat. I knew a couple of the other songs, like "When the Children Cry" by White Lion and "The Search Is Over" by Survivor (which I had never thought of as a "heavy-metal power ballad" but like nonetheless).

Surprise! There are some great songs on here! "Don't Close Your Eyes" by Kix; "Goodbye" by Night Ranger; and "Fly High Michelle" soon became my favorites. I love buying a CD and finding out that you either know more songs than you thought you knew OR discover some great new songs that you can't believe you've never heard before.

BOTH were the case for me with this CD. So I suggest that even if you don't know all of the songs on this compilation, give it a try. There are only a few songs I skip when I listen to this CD. Good collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars :~), January 5, 2011

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This review is from: Vh1: Big 80's Power Ballads (Audio CD)

Was pleasantly surprised to know ALL the songs on this CD. Was looking for two tracks and found several we like. Brings back memories of great times. Even my daughter has been listening to it. A real must have if you are an 80's fan!