Katrina And The Waves: Anthology CD Track Listing

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Katrina And The Waves Anthology (1995)
CD Edition Released April 25, 1995\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Fourteen songs that sum up the brief mid-1980s commercial peak of this spirited power pop quartet. As one would guess from the cover art, most of the material comes off of their self-titled Capitol album, which is here complete but with its tracks re-sequenced, augmented by four cuts thrown off of Waves. Strangely enough, "Sun Street," "Sleep on My Pillow," "Is That It?," and "Tears for Me," all good songs from the latter, are here, but Kimberley Rew's "Lovely Lindsey," one of the album's highlights, is missing. That's something of a puzzlement, as the group was only on Capitol Records for two albums, after all, so it would seem to be difficult to overlook a key track -- like a 15th song would have killed the compilers. Intrinsically, there is nothing wrong with anything here, although even within the confines of this collection, there's a fall-off in quality from "Walking on Sunshine," "Going Down to Liverpool," "Do You Want Crying," and "Tears For Me," although everything here is good listening, if not all equally memorable. There are no notes, but the sound gives full play to the group's obvious virtues, especially Katrina Leskanich's lead vocals, Kimberley Rew's crunchy, melodic lead guitar (which sounds like it's in your lap), and Alex Cooper's drums. Overall, this is a decent if slightly slipshod attempt to compile the band's best work, which will do until Raven or some other enterprising foreign label takes up the task. -- Bruce Eder\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nKatrina, Please Phone Home!, May 24, 2001\nReviewer: Clark Paull "(Sleepin' with the TV on)" (Murder City)\nCall me a sucker for a pretty face, but let's not overlook the fact that Katrina & The Waves wrote some brilliant pop songs which stood out during an era noted for brilliant pop songs. Led by knockout lead singer and former Army brat Katrina Leskanich and featuring ex-Soft Boy Kimberly Rew on guitar chores, the band hit big with perennial MTV favorite "Walking On Sunshine" (included here, of course), but dismissing them as one-hit wonders is just wrong. "Going Down To Liverpool," "Game Of Love," and "Do You Want Crying" are all bursting with hooks and while the band built a career on such happy fare, they could also go over to the dark side (sorry George Lucas!), like they did on "Tears For Me" and "Sun Street." After the success of "Walking On Sunshine," and a pretty decent second album ("Waves"), however, Katrina & The Waves pretty much faded away and The Bangles stepped in and stole their thunder. A must for the collection of any power pop fan.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAnd don't it feel good..., January 31, 2001\nReviewer: David Kinney (San Francisco, Ca. United States)\nThere's more to Katrina and the Waves than "Walking On Sunshine, though that song alone puts them in the pantheon of power pop. Katrina has a great big powerful soul voice and The Waves were a tight and funky little oufit. Kimberly Rew is one of the least heralded guitarists out there but his playing is impeccable and his songwriting is a force to be reckoned with. The Waves first two albums were their best and Anthology wisely cherry picks the best of those two records. "Sunshine", "Going Down To Liverpool", "Que Te Quiero", and "Is That It?" are perfect little gems from a decade that had little else to reccomend it.Get this and get put some sunshine in your CD tray.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSmart pop hooks for an undeserving world, June 25, 1999\nReviewer: A music fan\nOne of the great injustices of the music world was the inability of this band to sustain the popularity brought to them by their GREAT hit single "Walking On Sunshine." You remember that song. It was the one you cranked up on the volume during the summer of 1985.\nWhat people failed to realize is that Katrina and the Waves were NOT a "one hit wonder" as they are so often thought. What's more, this "Best of" compilation, collects such musts as "Do You Want Crying" "Going Down To Liverpool" "Mexico" "Game of Love" "Cry For Me" "Que Te Quiero" and "Sun Street" just to name a few.\n\nBuy this and make amends for having ignored this band for far too long!\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nEverywhere, June 20, 1999\nReviewer: A music fan\nThis CD goes with me everywhere - especially during the summer.\n"Walking on Sunshine" is, quite possibly, the greatest summertime song ever and other tracks like "Mexico" "Game of Love" "Que Te Quereo," "Do You Want Crying, and "Going Down To Liverpool" are icing on the cake. But let us not forget that Katrina also had a way with the ballad. "The Sun Won't Shine Without You," and "Cry To Me" are proof of this.\n\nWhat is frustrating about this disc is that it leaves the listener wanting more, and sadly there is not more - at least not available. Won't somebody reissue more KATW? PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA good vision of the band's work., June 14, 1998\nReviewer: A music fan\nFrom "Walking On Sunshine" (yep!) to "I really taught me to Watusi",Katrina & the Waves make us enter their "pop-rock" world.And don't it feel good!! Of course,there are songs from "KatW" (85),"Waves" (86),"Break of hearts" (89) and "Pet the Tiger" (91).The first 2 ones contain some hits,the last 2 were unfair flops.But don't hesitate to get that CD,you'll never get enough of Katrina's voice and Kimberley Rew's skillful guitar.Too bad the summary of Katrina & the Waves' carrier stops in 91,because they recorded some good CDs after that(not so great I must admit).In 97 the band came in the sunlights again by winning the Eurovision Song Contest but their new CD "Walk On Water" didn't score,though Katrina is singing better than ever.Don't wait now,plunge into this anthology and appreciate the band's unfairly forgotten talent.\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nAlthough remembered almost solely for the deathless hit single "Walking on Sunshine," Katrina And The Waves actually released several fine albums in the '80s. From 1982's SHOCK HORROR!--credited to The Waves--to 1989's somewhat disappointing BREAK OF HEARTS, the band, led by ex-Soft Boys guitarist Kimberley Rew and American-born singer Katrina Leskanich, recorded a number of terrific guitar pop songs in the classic '60s-inspired power pop tradition.\n\nThe deceptively-named ANTHOLOGY is in fact the entirety of the band's first American release, a compilation of re-recorded tracks from their first three UK albums, with an additional four tracks from 1986's WAVES. These are clearly the Waves' best records, and tracks such as the rocking "Do You Want Crying," the soulful strut "Is That It?" and the powerful "Going Down to Liverpool," a Rew original covered by the Bangles, are spectacular slices of '80s power pop.
This rock cd contains 14 tracks and runs 52min 44sec.
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