 | Carpenters Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition by The Carpenters
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $11.24 Critics only praise music if it's sad, raw or socially 'relevant'. No room for gorgeous in this world? Add 4 of Karen's best performances... HAPPY, DESPERADO, END OF THE WORLD and my personal favorite: I HAVE YOU.
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 | Portraits by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $40.49 / Used from: $19.35 Like Willie and Kris, her A material is huge but scattered thinly over many albums. Pssst...Emmylou, as much as I adore you, you don't always enunciate lyrics clearly. See my list: BEST OF EMMYLOU
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 | The Best of Rita Coolidge: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection by Rita Coolidge
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $4.08 Two better albums:Love Me Again and Fall into Spring(rarely on CD). Better still are her first 2 albums with ex-hubby Kris, especially Full Moon. HIS two best albums as well! See Listmania: BEST OF LOVELY RITA(COOLIDGE)
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 | Linda Ronstadt: Greatest Hits by Linda Ronstadt
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $0.99 Only early stuff her. Career did NOT end in the 70's. Consider: Adios, Feels Like Home, Across the Border, A River For Him, Talk to Me of Mendocino, Blue Bayou, I Never Will Marry,Dreams of San Joaquin, Still Miss Someone and many more. See Listmania: LINDA RONSTADT AT HER BEST.
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 | Crystal Gayle - Greatest Hits by Crystal Gayle
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $0.97 Including this one, all her Best Of/Greatest Hits collections are NOT! A 'Best of' MUST include
TILL I GAIN CONTROL AGAIN, DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU, WAYWARD WIND, WHEN I DREAM, DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, RIVER ROAD, STILL MISS SOMEONE,LIVING IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES, WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER, plus plus plus.
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 | Now & Forever by Anne Murray
Buy used from: $76.20 Very versatile artist. Excels in country, pop, rock, R&B, jazz and gospel. This is only a start to collecting. Seemy Listmania: BEST OF ANNE MURRAY
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 | Picture in a Frame by Kimmie Rhodes
Buy used from: $16.95 Gorgeous duets with Willie.If you're not already, this CD will make you a fan of both artists. The lady should be a huge star.Check out my recent Listmania: DISCOVER THE MUSIC OF KIMMIE RHODES.
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 | West Texas Heaven by Kimmie Rhodes
Buy used from: $5.99 Four fine duets with Willie and Waylon and many good solo numbers.
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 | Rich from the Journey by Kimmie Rhodes
Buy used from: $5.96 A glorious celebration of life and God's grace! On my list of 'Christian Music For Those Who Find It Boring'. So is the CD immediately below.
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 | Lost & Found by Kimmie Rhodes
Buy used from: $3.76 This lovely poetic CD has romantic love songs and Godly worship songs, many of which can be both.
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 | Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya by Enya
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.47 A good 'Best of', but there is lots more.
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 | Roses & Sunshine by Nana Mouskouri
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.99 Songs of the British Isles is another excellent album.
Come With Me is pretty good too. See my Listmania: SWEET MOUSKOURI(Best of Nana)
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 | 16 Most Requested Songs by Patti Page
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $2.24 Still the best cover of 'Gentle on My Mind' plus her other hits. Best-selling female singer of the 50's and the most pleasant voice this side of Karen Carpenter.
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 | Love Changes Everything: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Vol. 2 by Sarah Brightman
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $6.68 Good CD. Add: Time to Say Goodbye duet, Dust in the Wind, So Many Things, Winter Light, Dans La Nuit,Ave Maria
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 | Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.71 Beautifully produced.Great heartfelt and nostalgic title track was written by Baez about ex-lover Dylan.
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 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 by Barbra Streisand
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $1.87 Well, this is a start, anyway. She's one of only THREE women to have SEPARATE great careers as singer/actress, along with J-Lo and Cher. For the males in that dept, check my 'Male Vocalists' list.
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 | The Judds - The Greatest Hits by The Judds
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 | A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $0.62 Though she's a great talent, I'm not a huge fan because of (till recently) the sameness of her material a la Barbara Strident. But this is a solid CD, with a pleasing, more contemporary style.
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 | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.45 Her career finally took off with this Grammy winner.
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 | LeAnn Rimes by LeAnn Rimes
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Add her dynamite 'Blue' to this. She debuted as a TOPNOTCH country singer and is now only another GOOD pop singer. She should go back to her roots.
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 | Forget About It by Alison Krauss
Her talent is only really showcased on a couple of songs per CD(usually ballads). So this is just a token representation. There is no real 'Best of' compilation yet.
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 | Lullabies of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald
Buy used from: $39.89 Good collection of THE premier female jazz singer.
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 | Claudine by Claudine Longet
Buy used from: $79.00 A major fantasy love of my youth, but I'm not just blinded. Very appealing album. Note the number of stars that other reviewers give her.
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 | The Very Best of Sylvia Tyson by Sylvia Tyson
Buy used from: $32.00 Once again, just a visual aid.Actually her BEST solo album is Woman's World, only available on vinyl. Other fine solos and duets with ex-husband as duo Ian & Sylvia.
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 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 I have a little CD with just I Will Always Love You(the most heart-breaking solo performance I know) and the Jesus Loves Me track. Both great and maybe all the Whitney I need.
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 | Timeless by Lynda Randle
Buy new: $12.97 / Used from: $5.90 Excellent gospel singer and excellent CD. GOD ON THE MOUNTAIN is my favorite here, but many other goodies.
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 | Legacy...Hymns & Faith by Amy Grant
Buy used from: $0.88 Old hymn favorites with both traditional and innovative arrangements.Also on my list of 'Christian Music For Those Who Find It Boring'.
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 | Shania Twain - Greatest Hits by Shania Twain
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $2.74 |
 | So Like Joy by Jonell Mosser
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $3.05 First heard her fab vocals on Kristofferson CD 'Moment of Forever'. Also saw her show in Nashville. Great talent needs better choice of songs.
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 | Mind, Body & Soul by Joss Stone
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $0.75 I confess I've never listened to an entire Joss Stone CD because her style of music isn't my favorite. But from the few times I've seen her on TV, it's obvious that this is one astounding talent, a true
teen PHEENOMM !!!!
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 | Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack by Roberta Flack
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $0.38 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE, KILLING ME SOFTLY, and JESSE are my own favorites.
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 | Downtown: The Best of Petula Clark by Petula Clark
Buy used from: $39.89 |
 | Definitive Collection by Dionne Warwick
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $4.99 |
 | Patsy Cline - The Definitive Collection by Patsy Cline
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $6.20 My two favorite Patsy Cline recordings are actually two posthumous Christian duets with Willie Nelson: JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE(on the CD WILLIE NELSON CLASSICS)and RAILWAY TO HEAVEN on the CD PATSY CLINE DUETS.
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 | The Best of Bonnie Raitt by Bonnie Raitt
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $6.61 Though there are others I like, my favorite is HEAR ME,LORD. Did you know she was the Bonnie in the one-hit-wonder group Delaney, Bonnie and Friends(with Eric Clapton): NEVER ENDING LOVE FOR YOU.?
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 | Spirit
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Greatly admire her voice but find few songs which are keepers. I like her best when she guests with country artists and doesn't do her own material.
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 | Greatest Hits by Lee Ann Womack
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $3.56 A LITTLE PAST LITTLE ROCK, and I HOPE YOU DANCE and MENDOCINO COUNTY LINE(with Willie Nelson)are my favorites.
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 | Greatest Hits by Helen Reddy
Buy used from: $2.89 I'm not sure why Helen Reddy has fallen into such disfavor. Probably an over-reaction to her single I AM WOMAN?
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 | Forever: An Anthology by Judy Collins
Buy new: $24.98 / Used from: $9.99 This collection actually DOES have all of her best. My own favorites: IN MY LIFE(the old Beatles song), FIRST BOY I LOVED, BIRD ON A WIRE, SOMEDAY SOON, BOTH SIDES NOW, DESPERADO. Afterthought: I wish they included LOVING OF THE GAME.
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 | Tammy Wynette - 20 Greatest Hits by Tammy Wynette
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $7.23 YOU AND ME is my favorite Tammy recording. My second favorite isn't on this CD. It's called BENEATH THE PAINTED SKY. I couldn't quite fit Loretta Lynn onto this list. She fits the stereotype of country music too closely for my taste. Sorry.
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