Best of Thelma Houston [IMPORT]

Thelma Houston

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 9, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram UK
• ASIN: B00000DB4N
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #132,301 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
16 Great Tracks from the Singer who Hit it Biggest in the Disco Era with her No. One Remake of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' 'don't Leave Me this Way', which Years Later is a True, Bonafide Disco and Pop Classic. Though She Never Quite Hit that Height Again, Houston's Recording Career Has Been Fruitful Nonetheless, Having the Distinction of Recording the First Direct-to-disc Record with the Band Pressure Cooker. That Record Practically Started the Modern Audiophile Vinyl Craze in the 70's.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This one should have been better., June 17, 2003

By	SeanLau99 (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

I really wish record companies would stop putting out disco compilations that consist of short versions or radio edits. They just don't get it. True disco fans are after extended or 12 inch versions. Houston's classic "Don't Leave Me This Way" and the house music standard "I'm Here Again" end during the best parts of each song. I was so disappointed that I gave my copy of this cd away for a ride to work.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First Class Singer, January 24, 2001

By	Malridge Mace, IV (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Miss Houston displays her formidable pipes on a varied set of soul, pop and disco tunes. Best known for her 1976 Grammy-winning smash "Don't Leave Me This Way," the talented lady has unfortunately and unfairly been labeled as a disco singer. Thelma Houston is a SOUL singer who came to prominence during the height of disco and any listen to this body of work or others by her will attest to her soulful and gospel-fired handling of even the most mediocre material. This set features some cuts not found on other increasingly hard-to-find compilations, including personal favorites, "Midnight Mona" and "Am I Expecting Too Much." Also included is the 1940's- styled hit "If It's The Last Thing I Do;" as well as a few prime cuts from her "Sunshower" lp produced by the notable Jimmy Webb. Also noteworthy is her version of "Can't We Try" -- a ballad covered more popularly by veteran soul singer Teddy Pendergrass. All in all, a good representation of her work; however, with numerous lps under her belt -- including subsequent work on the RCA and MCA labels, a major career retrospective is long overdue.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A major minor talent, September 22, 2001

By	Brian J. Campbell (Thornbury, Vic Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Thelma Houston is diva who should have been. She has an explosive voice which can also handle the tenderest of ballads.
This album represents Ms Houston doing what she does best and shows, that with better management, she should have shone as a brighter star than she has.
When we will see the release of her first album 'Sunshower' which really shows the promise the this wonderful singer was capable of?