Coup de Grace/Where Angels Fear to Tread

Willy Deville

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B000009D73
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #127,476 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Just Give Me One Good Reason

2. Help Me Make It (Power of a Woman's Love)

3. Maybe Tomorrow

4. Teardrops Must Fall

5. You Better Move On

6. Love & Emotion

7. So in Love Are We

8. Love Me Like You Did Before

9. She Was Made in Heaven

10. End of the Line

11. Maybe Tomorrow [Live][#][*]

12. Each Word's a Beat of My Heart

13. River of Tears

14. Demasiado Corazon (Too Much Heart)

15. Lilly's Daddy's Cadillac

16. Around the Corner

17. Pick up the Pieces

18. Love's Got a Hold on Me

19. Keep Your Monkey Away from My Door

20. Are You Lonely Tonight?

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

1998 Raven reissue featuring Mink DeVille's 1981 album 'CoupDe Grace' together on one CD with 1983's 'Where Angels Fear To Tread', plus two rare bonus tracks: 'Maybe Tomorrow' (Live) and 'Harlem Nocturne'. 22 tracks total.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars double platinum!, February 23, 2000

By	Ralph Jas (Delfgauw, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews

I only know the separate albums, but this double pack sure is value for money! The two best albums by Mink Deville on one CD, packed with some of the best songs DeVille has ever written. Emotion, musicianship, lyricism, it's all here, folks! This is what Mink DeVille stood for: gritty production, soaring saxophone, heart-felt pain... Willy DeVille is the most romantic songwriter this side of the sun, I think. And the pleasure just seeps through every note.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just glad to have these on CD, September 10, 2001

By A Customer

Coup de Grace and Angels Fear to Tread were two VERY different Mink albums for many reasons. Coup de Grace was easily Mink's hardest hitting, rock-oriented offering; much of that's due, I believe, to drummer Tommy Price's appearance in the DeVille lineup. Price powers his way through tune after after, creating a power that was absent in any previous (and subsequent) DeVille albums -- either as a band or as solo artist. The material is strong, not great. Give Me One Good Reason, Maybe Tomorrow, and Love Me Like You Did Before are the rockers and translate in real fine live performances when Willy takes them on the road. The album is not wholly representative of DeVille -- just another side to a remarkable artist. Where Angels Fear to Tread is my personal least favorite album of all DeVille efforts. The material is not very compelling and most, if not all, of the drum parts are programmed. It's jarring to hear these two albums played one after the other, because of the gross difference in percussion.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great American rock bands, November 19, 2004

By	Alexander F. Remington (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mink Deville were, quite simply, one of the great bands. There's no other way to put it. True, they never got too far on the road to popularity. Maybe, in the post-modern era, nakedly romantic love songs aren't cool any more. But, man--these guys had some incredible songs. "Harlem Nocturne" is a fun bonus, but the albums really stand on their own. Willy's read of "You Better Move On," with his endearing sincerity, is a highlight of the album.
These aren't quite the best albums in the Mink Deville corpus, and I'd recommend Cabretta and Le Chat Bleu (in that order) as a first entry point to the band. But they continued to subtly refine and deepen their sound throughout their life as a band, and Willy Deville is, quite simply, a wonderful songwriter. This compilation is well, well worth the time of any music fan who still believes in the idea of love.