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  • Audio CD (May 9, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: May 9, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Varese Sarabande
  • ASIN: B00004SGYH
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #152,234 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Hello, Hello
2. We've Only Just Begun
3. God Only Knows
4. Here, There and Everywhere
5. Aint No Mountain High Enough
6. You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
7. Small Talk - Claudine Longet, Andy Williams
8. (They Long to Be) Close to You
9. Sleep Song
10. Guess Who I Saw in Paris
11. Walk in the Park
12. Every Night
13. All Alone Am I
14. Look What They Done to My Song, Ma
15. As If You Walked Away
16. Sugar Me

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5.0 out of 5 stars IT'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME, LONGET, May 5, 2003
By Michael G. Batcho (McAdoo, PA (USA)) - See all my reviews
"The Very Best Of Claudine Longet" is a very pleasant and enjoyable musical experience. The album does not reflect Claudine's "best" which are scattered throught the albums of her recording career but it is truly representational of the "Claudine Experience". Her mellow whispy voice evokes quiet intimate warmth.
Perhaps her most famous recording opens this album: "Hello Hello"! This was my first introduction to the person and music of Ms Longet a way back when. She does a unique rendition of the Beach Boys "God Only Knows" which certainly does Brain Wilson proud.
My personal favorite on this collection is "As If You Walked Away". There is a sad melancholy aura that permeates this song and lingers with you long when it's over.
I can't imagine the late sixties/early seventies without the musical soundtrack of Claudine Longet. I'm happy she came along and recorded the tracks she did. . . and now we can listen to them all these years later with that same naive joy we had way back then.
I don't know if Claudine will ever or plans ever to record again, but I would be glad if she would. Thanks Claudine for all the beautiful songs and thanks for all the happy memories of youthful years. You're a beautiful woman who made beautiful music singing beautiful songs.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Guilty Pleasure Of A Forgotten Artist, June 21, 2000
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Claudine Longet is one of the great guilty pleasures of pop music--and not just because of the controversy behind the 1976 death of Spider Sabich, the scandal for which she is best remembered. Claudine belonged to the legendary 1960s roster of Herb Alpert's A&M Records, a group of loungecore artists horribly reviled by "hip" music critics for bucking the music and image trends of the pot-and-acid era. Alpert's acts included The Carpenters, The Sandpipers, Sergio Mendes, Alpert's own Tijuana Brass, Burt Bacharach, and Chris Montez. As Alpert himself explains: "I think people were bugged with hearing music which had an undercurrent of unhappiness and anger, even sadism." Claudine made five albums for A&M, and then went on to ex-husband's Andy Williams' Barnaby label for three early 1970s releases--and faded into musical obscurity. Until this compilation, Claudine's music was only available through costly Japanese imports or scratchy old vinyls at the thrift shop. Varese Sarabande has done a nice, if incomplete, job of presenting her music. The selections are mostly from the later Barnaby releases, leaving off some gems like "Wanderlust" from her first album and her incredibly beautiful version of the Everlys' "Let It Be Me" from her best album "Colours" and completely ignoring her most obscure album "Run Wild, Run Free." But since Claudine never made a bad record, any 16 of her tracks would be a very listenable "best of" collection. Ethereal, innocently sexy, free-spirited, Claudine sang like she looked on some of the jacket sleeves--the gorgeous, young lady in the diaphanous dress on the beach. Guilty, guilty, guilty. Nobody ever made records like these!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice collection but not very representative, March 30, 2005
This collection is good as a moderately priced CD of Longet's songs. But I hardly would call it her "very best": most tracks on the disc are taken from the 1969-72 period, leaving out a great deal of her album songs from 1967 and 1968 that made her style so distinguished. I would recommend to buy this CD together with "A&M Digitally Remastered Best" that covers her A&M albums, which personally I find her truly best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Charming............
Claudine had a brief, but active, recording career while she was married to Andy Williams in the 60's and early 70's. Read more
Published on August 5, 2007 by Robert C. Hufford

4.0 out of 5 stars tHE HAUNTING SOUNDS OF CLAUDINE LONGET
From the moment I first heard her music, I was enthralled. What a gem! On poor material she sounds so, so. Read more
Published on March 6, 2006 by Robert T. Taylor

1.0 out of 5 stars Claudine's back in jail again
"Claudine's back in jail again/She only does it at weekends/Claudine Oh, Claudine/Now only Spider knows for sure/But he ain't talkin' about it any more/Is he, Claudine? Read more
Published on August 14, 2005 by SEAN MCATEER

2.0 out of 5 stars Viva La Longet! - but, sadly, not here
There's an undeniable magic when Claudine Longet has her way with an arrangement by Nick DeCaro. It's four parts camp to one part brilliance, and it can really hook you if you... Read more
Published on February 21, 2004 by David Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting chaunteuse finally gets her due!
Though nowhere near complete (where's "Snow"?), this compilation of music from my very favorite A&M recording star is a must for fans. Read more
Published on October 13, 2001 by Bradley Harding

3.0 out of 5 stars Longet outing has hits and misses
If you're interested in buying this CD one would imagine that you know a little bit about Claudine Longet's singing voice--or lack thereof. Read more
Published on January 8, 2001 by Darryl Geddes

5.0 out of 5 stars Dancing Naked
The first song Hello Hello had me dancing naked in my bedroom. My dogs enjoyed the show!
Published on July 25, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, Baby. This is the real thing!
Claudine Longet! I think her name should be Claudine Lingerie, because listening to this album is better than reading a Victoria's Secret Catalog. Read more
Published on July 20, 2000 by Mark Hopkin

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Although it includes only four tracks from her A&M days (her best period, but A&M is stingy with licensing), this is still a fine collection, not withstanding that it's... Read more
Published on June 29, 2000 by R. Riis

4.0 out of 5 stars Long overdue collection
No jokes, please : This is excellent easy-listening/lounge music. This CD collects some very good material sung in her trademark light, breathy style set against tasteful,... Read more
Published on June 21, 2000 by R. Riis

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