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Leo Sayer The Show Must Go On: The Anthology - Disc 1 of 2 (1996)
The Show Must Go On: The Anthology - Disc 1 of 2\n1996 Rhino Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released November 19, 1996 \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The Show Must Go On offers a definitive collection of Sayer's 1970s bubbly dance-pop hits like "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing," "When I Need You," and "More Than I Can Say." A number of rare singles are also included, as is the unreleased cut "Tonight the Sky's About to Cry." -- Jason Ankeny\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA music fan\nThis has to be the very best collection of Leo Sayer's songs for all of his many fans out there. It includes all of his biggest hits, such as When I Need You, Moonlighting, Have You Ever Been In Love?, Orchard Road, One Man Band, The Show Must Go On, More Than I Can Say and of course, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. However, these big hits are invariably available on numerous single disc (and cheaper) collections, which may be more appropriate for the casual fan. The real bonuses here are the lesser-knowm gems, such as Train, Endless Flight, Oh Girl, Streets of Your Town, and Where Did We Go Wrong, which make the higher price worthwhile. Whether you're in the mood to dance or to relax and listen to some brilliant ballads (contrast You Make Me Feel Like Dancing with When I Need You, for instance), this disc offers something for everyone. Buy it and enjoy!\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nTuneful and classy pop songs, December 30, 2004\nReviewer: Joburgpete "irridium" (Johannesburg)\n\nLeo 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. His first hit was the spectacular The Show Must Go On, a cover version of which was a massive US hit for Three Dog Night. The follow-up was One Man Band, whilst the next one: Long Tall Glasses, made the top 10 in the USA in 1975. \n\nThe next year, at the height of the disco era, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing became one of Sayer's biggest hits on both sides of the Atlantic and was soon followed by When I Need You from the same Endless Flight album. Thunder In My Heart was a minor hit in the UK. More Than I Can Say and Living In A Fantasy were hits in 1980 and 1981 respectively, whilst Till You Come Back To Me was a minor UK hit in 1983. \n\nOf the 20 tracks on this superb album, these were not written or co-written by Sayer: I Can't Stop Loving You, Raining In My Heart, More Than I Can Say, Have You Ever Been In Love, Heart, Till You Come Back To Me and Unchained Melody. To my knowledge, only about 11 of these tracks were chart hits in the US or UK. So strictly speaking, this is more of a Best Of album than 20 Greatest Hits. \n\nHis interpretations of songs like Heart (the Gibb Brothers) and Unchained Melody are quite good. Sayer also wrote Roger Daltrey's hit song Giving It All Away, and it would have been interesting to have his original included on this CD. 20 Greatest Hits is a great album of tuneful, classy and occasionally soulful pop music. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAll the essentials, April 19, 2005\nReviewer: P D Harris "Pete the music and horse racing fan" (Leicester England)\n \nLeo 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. \n\nLeo 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. \n\nLeo 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. \n\nLeo 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. \n\nLeo 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. \n\nThis 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.\n\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nRecorded between 1973 and 1984.\nIncludes liner notes by Paul Grein.
This misc cd contains 20 tracks and runs 73min 3sec.
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