Rod Stewart - Greatest Hits

Rod Stewart

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KKU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,885 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
It's been said that no one sold out his talent like Rod Stewart, who began his career singing Sam Cooke numbers in a way that would have impressed Sam Cooke's mother. But Stewart has always been a pop animal no matter how soulful his chops and he's often at his best when primping in front of the microphone trying to make himself sound pretty. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" may seem ridiculous, but it's five-plus minutes of melodramatic tension, caught between self-love and self-parody. "I Was Only Joking" is Rod's warning to the world that "Hot Legs" and its ilk will soon be his modus operandi. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" and "You're in My Heart" are as sincere as he gets. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't Match Up with the Title, June 27, 1998

By A Customer

Rod Stewart had charted 20 singles when this CD was put out, and in retrospect, the 10 chosen for the album simply don't hold up well. "Maggie May" is the only genuine hit released between 1971 - 6 that makes it onto the CD, leaving out such popular favorites as "Reason to Believe," "I Know I'm Losing You," "You Wear It Well," "Twisting the Night Away," and "This Old Heart of Mine." But that's just one problem: Rod's biggest hit ever, "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)," is trimmed down considerably, ousting the French whispers supplied on the original version by Britt Ekland. Also, some non-top 40 tracks somehow made the cut: "Sailing" and "I Don't Want to Talk About It," which are fine, but certainly not worthy enough to be on a CD bearing this title. Dedicated Rod fanatics should get the originals.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needs remastering, December 26, 2000

By	G. Sawaged (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This collection is great, but it really does need to be remastered or something. The sound quality is not the best. A lot lower than other cds, so not a good one to have in a mix and put on random, as you will have to turn up the volume for every song that comes up from this album. Better to be played by itself, so you can turn up the volume and not worry. Apart from that there are some good songs here, great songs even, and I'm sure most fans of Rod would love this cd.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rod the mod., January 22, 2006

By	H3@+h (VT) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

At this point, there are numerous collections out of Rod Stewart. This original "Greatest Hits" has alot of the good stuff, but since it was a vinyl era release, we only get 10 tracks. Even twice the number of songs would still be the basics. This disc also needs remastering desperately. It plays much quieter than most of my other CDs. I wont even begin to mention what's missing here, I'll just say that the most casual fan would still enjoy this. Anyone else should look into "The Very Best Of", or even the "Downtown Train" collection.