The Ultimate Blue Notes [Original recording remastered]

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Original Release Date: August 21, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00005NKKQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,400 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tops them all, May 11, 2002

By	R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

There are a bewildering bunch of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes greatest hits CDs out there but this one, the only one with dynamic, crystal-clear remastered sound and all full-length album tracks, is quite simply THE one to get. Superb.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Philly soul at its very best, November 23, 2002

By	The Fancy One "blackprincess" (Westchester County, NY) - See all my reviews

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This collection of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' classic '70s songs, courtesy of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's wildly successful Philadelphia International Records, sound just as good as they did now as when I first heard them when I was a kid! Boy, do these songs take me back. I was raised on this music...when there was REAL passion and meaning in the lyrics, and there were REAL singers behind them. Case in point: Philly-born Teddy Pendergrass, whose powerhouse and distinctive lead vocals dominated all of the Blue Notes' major (and not so major) hits, lifted the group out of almost certain musical oblivion when he joined the group in 1971. Who could've guessed that when he crooned with such force in "If You Don't Know Me By Now": "Ten long years, ten long years we've been together, if you don't know me by now..." he was only a youthful 22?! He certainly sang it as if he had indeed invested ten years in a romantic relationship.

I loved all the selections on this CD, and especially the extended versions of "Wake Up Everybody", "The Love I Lost", "Don't Leave Me This Way" and "Bad Luck". I gave this collection only four stars because "I Miss You" is in its edited version, so I felt a bit cheated. But overall, this is without a doubt one of my favorite CDs. Philly soul at its very best.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars harold melvin and the blue notes featuring teddy pendergrass the ultimate blue notes, April 7, 2007

By	B. Minges (los angeles, california) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

harold melvin and the blue notes featuring teddy pendergrass "the ultimate blue notes" is a spended cd over view of the best of their songs released on philadelphia international records of the 1970's. favs include "wake up everybody", "the love i lost", "bad luck", "if you don't know me by now", "don't leave me this way", "satisfaction guranteed (or take your love back) and "yesterday i had the blues". teddy pendergrass shines on this cd with his powerful strong singing style. a voice that commands your attention. pendergrass sings with such force and honesty. the best of all male soul singers. he would later move on to a very successful solo career. the music and the harmony is first rate. classic 70's soul at it's very best.