XXI

Dwight Twilley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 1996)
• Original Release Date: March 19, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Right Stuff
• ASIN: B000002TZ6
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,469 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm on Fire

2. Sincerely

3. TV

4. Shark

5. Looking for the Magic

6. That I Remember

7. Out of My Hands

8. Darlin'

9. Somebody to Love

10. Sky Blue

11. 10,000 American Scuba Divers Dancin'

12. Touchin' the Wind

13. Dion Baby

14. Little Bit of Love

15. Girls

16. Why You Wanna Break My Heart

17. Don't You Love Her

18. Wild Dogs

19. Shooting Stars

20. Grey Buildings

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1996 Right Stuff release. Catalog 7243-8-34659-2-7. There is a saw cut on the spine of the case.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CRUISIN' TO TWILLEY, February 17, 2001

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Patrick Earley (Edmond, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: XXI (Audio CD)

Back in the 70's when we headed out to cruise the streets ofOklahoma City in the Z-28, the first thing we did was put in my copyof Dwight Twilley's "Sincerely" album in the 8-Track. Whenthat first song "I'm on Fire" came on, we were ready for thestreets. All those other Hot Rods had their ... blaring out of theirspeakers with their mindless rock and ... singing, while welistened to the perfect pop and great voice of the kid from Tulsa, andwe were proud of it. And the women loved it too. And that's all thatreally counted to us back then. Well, I bought the upgraded CD versionof "Sincerely" a couple years ago, and now I've got the restof Twilley's old stuff with this Greatest Hits CD. The first few songson here are from his first 3 albums that I had on vinyl. All great andmemorable tunes. But you get so much more here from a guy whose carrerhas quietly moved along without anybody ever taking notice of thisgreat lost talent. Songs like "Sky Blue", "10,000American Scuba Divers", "Girls", "I'm OnFire", or "Looking For The Magic" would easily make mytop 40 if I was a DJ spinning records. But in the real world thisartist was criminally overlooked. Even the song "That Thing YouDo", which Twilley recorded hoping it would make it in Tom Hanksmovie of the same name, was passed over for an inferior song. I guessthat's just par for the course for Dwight Twilley. I highly recommendnot passing up this fine Greatest Hits CD. I think I'll head out andtry this Greatest Hits CD in the car stereo. Man, cruisin' never getsold when you have the fresh pop of Dwight Twilley ridin' with ya. END

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of America's Best Kept Secrets, November 11, 2000

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This review is from: XXI (Audio CD)

This essentially "Best Of" CD from Dwight Twilley is a delight from beginning to end. Though most of songs were written in the 70's (the last 2 were written in 1996) they have held up incredibly well. They fall squarely in the pop vein, hook-filled with Beatlesque chord changes and Byrd-like harmonies and jangly guitars. Some standouts include "I'm on Fire" (with one of the most infectious chorus's I've heard), "Out of My Hands" with it's full orchestral backing, and "10,000 American Scuba Divers Dancing (every bit as infectious as "I'm on Fire". One of the new songs "Grey Buildings" is simply magnificent. It makes you wonder why we're not hearing more from him today. If you like retro music like that from Kula Shaker (Pigs, Peasants and Astronauts is one of the best CD's of the last decade), love harmonies, musical hooks and don't mind humming and whistling songs that stay in your head all day, give this one a try. You won't regret it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Power pop, February 23, 2006

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Woodshed (new york, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: XXI (Audio CD)

I'm sittin' listening to "looking for the Magic," and it is sooo good. The entire power pop seems to get swept aside as some trifle. Bands like The Motors were incredibly swingin'. I don't think there's a bad song on this disc. The Brits got it right with Bram Tskovsky, Ducks Deluxe, Mongo Jerry, The Tyla Gang, Dave Edmunds, Rockpile and Nick Lowe. I like to sing in the shower.