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R. Dean Taylor
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R. Dean Taylor remains one of the most underrated acts ever to record under the Motown aegis. After first proving his mettle as a chart-topping staff songwriter, his own single "Indiana Wants Me" was a Top Five smash in 1970, becoming one of the label's first major crossover hits performed by a white artist. Born Richard Dean Taylor in Toronto in 1939, he began his singing career at age 12,… Read more in Amazon's R. Dean Taylor Store

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  • Audio CD (July 16, 2001)
  • Original Release Date: September 25, 2001
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Polygram UK
  • ASIN: B00005LOAO
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,712 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Gotta See Jane
2. Back Street
3. Ain't It a Sad Thing
4. Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got
5. There's a Ghost in My House
6. Don't Fool Around
7. Indiana Wants Me
8. Woman Alive
9. Love's Your Name
10. Taos New Mexico
11. Fire and Rain
12. Shadow
13. Two of Us
14. Poor Girl
15. Let's Go Somewhere
16. Candy Apple Red
17. Sunday Morning Coming Down
18. Just Like in the Movies
19. My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle

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UK budget-price compilation for Motown songwriter who was the first white act to record a number one single for the label when his 'Indiana Wants Me' appeared in 1970. 19 tracks. 2001 release.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At long last, I FOUND it!, September 30, 2003
By "gmachler" (Eau Claire, WI United States) - See all my reviews
After years of waiting to find R Dean Taylor on CD, IT'S AVAILABLE....I have loads of memories of this guy and his music. Yeah, I'm old...but being able to order up this CD and enjoy song after song (Taos New Mexico; Gotta See Jane; Back Street, and of course, good ole Indiana) makes me feel 30 years younger!! My goal is to wear it totally out. Thank you Amazon!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Underestimated, November 11, 2002
Since years I've been checking various music sites for a CD by Taylor and so far I had been successless - today I started to panic because my self burnt CD with some of his hits is ruined (do NOT NOT NOT use these Neato etc labels for music CD - they're a sure killer on the long term).Anyhow I disagree with the reviews posted before - Taylors hits i.m.o. belong to the creme of the 60's singles in a grey zone between Neil Diamond and Psychedelia -songs that remain in your ear with an actionthriller-like atmosphere and excitement that you will not forget, even if you hear them for the first time today. Very notable the arrangements inclusing integrated streetsounds. Unfortunately the forgotten hit "Window shopping"(at least a medium hit in germany in the mid 70's) was forgotten on this compilation too.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars There's A Ghost On This CD, December 30, 2005
I absolutely love R Dean Taylor's Motown stuff and some of his original stuff he after leaving Motown. Unfortunately the version of "There's A Ghost In My House" is not the version he recorded while at Motown. I can only assume he re-recorded it after leaving. Fortunately I have the original version on a Motown compilation so it doesn't bother me that much. Its a pity they didn't include Window Shopping (#36 in the UK Top 40 in 1974) one of his few hits.

Hopefully Motown or whoever owns those early recording will see fit to release them some day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars R. Dean Taylor's CD is wonderful
R.Dean Taylor's CD is excellent, and deserving 5 STARS, in my opinion. All the selections are great, with my favorite song being, "Indiana Wants Me". Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy From Amazon UK
Because this fantastic compilation is a UK import you in the USA are having to pay an extortionate price for the CD! Rather than pay almost $20 from amazon. Read more
Published 14 months ago by D. Anderson

4.0 out of 5 stars no window shopping!!
Where the hell is window shopping? You can take the motown re-hashes and serve up some of that 60's spilling over to the 70's style songs. Read more
Published on February 9, 2007 by michael fleming

4.0 out of 5 stars A Voice from the Golden Age of Pop
I had been searching for years for an album by the elusive R. Dean Taylor, the most successful white artist to emerge from the Motown label, since those old vinyl singles are... Read more
Published on January 27, 2002 by Pieter

2.0 out of 5 stars Collection yes, essential - not so sure
Except for the appearance of "Indiana Wants Me" on several compilation albums, Motown has not issued any of R. Read more
Published on December 2, 2001 by Zub

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