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Product Details

  • Audio CD (February 15, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: February 15, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Rhino / Wea
  • ASIN: B000046PVJ
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #124,245 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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listen  1. The Show Must Go On (Remastered LP Version) 3:36$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Giving It All Away (Remastered LP Version) 3:53$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. One Man Band (Remastered LP Version) 3:36$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) (Remastered LP Version) 3:05$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Moonlighting (Remastered LP Version) 4:15$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Remastered Single/LP Version) 2:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. When I Need You (Remastered LP Version) 4:13$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. How Much Love (Remastered LP Version) 3:31$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Endless Flight (Remastered LP Version) 4:43$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Thunder In My Heart (Remastered LP Version) 3:36$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Easy To Love (Remastered LP Version) 3:43$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Raining In My Heart (Remastered LP Version) 3:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try) (Remastered LP Version) 3:34$0.99 Buy Track
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Searching for hits in the '70s, Leo Sayer became a tender balladeer, an Elton John wannabe, a falsetto-voiced disco crooner, and a straightforward pop "entertainer." Remarkably, Sayer was good was at everything-from the Tin Pan Alley pop to the power ballads. While he will certainly be remembered for "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing," Sayer's versatility is what's immediately obvious on this compilation. And aside from its obvious nostalgic charm, The Very Best of Leo Sayer sketches a portrait of a singer not only loaded with talent and ability, but also with resourcefulness, dedication, and an ability to remake himself with a speed that might impress Madonna. Loaded with songs you may have forgotten that you loved, this package, with comprehensive liner notes and hilarious photos, is both a consummate '70s document and a very entertaining listen. --S. Duda

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Leo Sayer - '70s Survivor, June 22, 2000
By Brent Evans (Rockhampton, Australia) - See all my reviews
Believe it or not,Leo Sayer went through a few changes on the musical road he's been travelling close to thirty years now.When he started his songwriting partnership with David Courtney(around 1971-72),his songs were big hits for other artists(Three Dog Night -THE SHOW MUST GO ON,Roger Daltrey -ONE MAN BAND/GIVING IT ALL AWAY).Then around 1975,he started having hits of his own(LONG TALL GLASSES[I CAN DANCE], MOONLIGHTING).Leo has attempted disco (YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING,HOW MUCH LOVE,THUNDER IN MY HEART),covers(RAINING IN MY HEART,MORE THAN I CAN SAY)and ballads(HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE,WHEN I NEED YOU).Through all the musical styles,Leo Sayer has sailed through with an easy going nature and a strong confidence.True,he may not be on the hit parade anymore,but there is not one day that goes by without a radio station playing one of his hits;that alone has to be worth a look at this survivor of the '70s.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All the essentials, April 19, 2005
Leo first achieved success as a songwriter when Roger Daltrey had a UK top five hit in 1973 with Giving it all away, co-written by Leo. He soon got a recording contract and released a single (Why is everybody going home) that flopped and is not included here.

Leo entered the UK charts at end of 1973 with his second single, The show must go on, which made number two in the UK. Three Dog Night covered the song and had an American hit with it so Leo's original was not released in America. Leo's next single, One man band, made the UK top ten while Three Dog Night covered the song for the American market. I guess this was sweet revenge for American artists, who had so often seen their songs covered by British artists in the sixties. While it may have been frustrating for Leo, it did at least prove that his songs appealed to American record buyers and may have helped to create awareness of him in the industry.

Leo made the UK top five with Long tall glasses, which finally gave him an American hit of his own. His next single, Moonlighting, made number two in the UK. There was a gap of several months (during which I think there was a failed single) before You make me feel like dancing returned Leo to the UK charts - it also made number two in the UK and went on to sell a million copies in America, where it made number one.

Leo finally had a UK number one with When I need you, which became his second American number one. It now seemed that Leo was on a roll but history shows that this was the pinnacle of Leo's career. He made the UK top ten four more times, with How much love, I can't stop loving you though I try, More than I can say (a cover of the Bobby Vee that gave Leo his fourth UK number two hit) and Have you ever been in love.

Leo had lesser UK hits with Thunder in my heart, Raining in my heart (a cover of Buddy Holly's classic), Heart stop beating in time, Orchard road, Till you come back to me and Unchained melody.

This compilation includes all of Leo's major hits (a few minor UK hits are missing), together with his recording of Giving it all away. As such, it contains all the tracks that most people are looking for.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A musical chameleon, August 25, 2004
This greatest hits collection does a good job of representing the different faces of Leo Sayer. Starting off with the quirky but irresistable "The Show Must Go On," (Which is much more interesting than Three Dog Night's cover) the CD begins with the stuff I liked about Sayer. The first five cuts here represent the clever artist that probably never would have been huge but might have developed a nice cult following if he stayed in this direction. How many people are going to write upbeat numbers about a hobo dancing for his supper?("Long Tall Glasses")Then producer Richard Perry comes into the mix and Sayer moves quickly to disco ("You Make Me Feel Like Dancing")and maudlin balladeer. (Pretty much the rest of the CD)This proved to be beneficial to his career at the time, but I think if he stuck to his early vision, he would have a bit more popularity today. Three stars for those early hits and the fact that when it comes right down to it he can flat out sing in that wild falsetto.
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CD arrived on schedule and was what I expected. Quality was average in sound.
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2.0 out of 5 stars CD, The Very Best of Leo Sayer
Ok, has a couple of really good songs but that was all. Didn't recognize many of the songs but that's ok.
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3.0 out of 5 stars When I Need You
"When I Need You"_ is on my top 10 hits of all time....Can't say I really enjoy this CD though...Enough said..
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4.0 out of 5 stars Catchy UK pop
Leo Sayer was an accomplished singer and composer who had a 10-year span of hits in the UK from 1973 to 1983 and also occasionally broke through on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more
Published on July 8, 2007 by Pieter

4.0 out of 5 stars I Used to Like This Stuff
I had a Leo Sayer album in the 70s and really liked it. I never cared for his lite-pop stuff that later made him a star, but it sounds kind of nice now in a nostalgic way. Read more
Published on January 5, 2007 by Tomato Pie

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Collection
I never paid much attention to Leo Sayer. Didn't even really know who he was, but I kept hearing his song "When I Need You" and it is still my favorite. Read more
Published on June 30, 2006 by David L Hutchins

4.0 out of 5 stars Leo/3 Dog Night
Leo Sayer came out when I was a teenager and I will always remember him on Don Kirschner's Rock Concert, dressed as the sad clown, singing "The Show Must Go On". Read more
Published on February 17, 2006 by brunetteshock

3.0 out of 5 stars Good!
I have this Best Of Leo Sayer CD and I like it. My favorite song is More Than I Can Say which was the main reason I bought the CD!
Published on October 9, 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Great value
and as others have noted, all the Top 40 chart hits from Sayer. Until buying this CD, was unaware Leo wrote "The Show Must Go On" which Three Dog Night made a hit of. Read more
Published on July 25, 2005 by Paul D. Rasmussen Jr.

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