Herman`s Hermits - Very Best Of Herman`s Hermits

Artist:

Herman`s Hermits

UPC:

724347732126

See Also:

Move (The) Turtles (The)

Description:

Liner Note Author: Dave McAleer.
There are so many Herman`s Hermits collections out there now -- including at least two prior "Very Best Of`s" from 1980 and 2001 -- that judging the relative worth of all but a tiny handful of them is an exercise in futility; assuming that one avoids re-recordings and stays away from old remasterings (prior to the late `90s), there`s going to be some similarity and overlap. That said, this double-CD set does deserve special attention, owing to the fact that it offers a whopping 56 songs in state of the art sound; encompasses every U.S. and U.K. hit single and its B-side, and augments the collection with a few important album cuts -- and all for about the same price as the domestic single-CD collection of the group`s work from ABKCO Records. Casual fans may appreciate the range and breadth of this set`s programming for the slightly edgier sound that creeps into their work on B-sides such as "For Love" or "My Reservation`s Been Confirmed," or simply for the startlingly long chain of excellent 45`s represented here. Everything for this Very Best of Herman`s Hermits was chosen with the assistance of Peter Noone, and backed up with some good notes by Dave McAleer (although his fudging on the question of instrumental credits -- that "some" of the recordings have musicians other than the group members playing -- gives one pause). The whole package makes an excellent hits companion to Repertoire`s expanded reissues of the group`s original albums. ~ Bruce Eder

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. I`m into Something Good
2. Your Hand in Mine
3. Show Me Girl
4. I Know Why
5. Silhouettes
6. Can`t You Hear Your Heartbeat
7. Wonderful World
8. Dream on Dream On
9. Just a Little Bit Better
10. Take Love Give Love
11. Must to Avoid, A
12. Man With the Cigar, The
13. You Won`t Be Leaving
14. Listen People
15. This Door Swings Both Ways
16. For Love
17. No Milk Today
18. My Reservation`s Been Confirmed
19. East West
20. What Is Wrong - What Is Right
21. There`s a Kind of Hush
22. Gaslite Street
23. Museum
24. Moonshine Man
25. I Can Take or Leave Your Loving
26. Marcel`s
27. Sleepy Joe
28. Just One Girl
29. Sunshine Girl
30. Nobody Needs to Know
31. Something`s Happening
32. Most Beautiful Thing in My Life
33. My Sentimental Friend
34. My Lady
35. Here Comes the Star
36. It`s Alright Now
37. Years May Come Years May Go
38. Smile Please
39. Bet Yer Life I Do
40. Searching For the Southern Sun
41. Lady Barbara
42. Don`t Just Stand There
43. Oh You Pretty Thing
44. Leaning on a Lamp Post
45. Hold on !
46. I`m Henery the Eighth I Am
47. End of the World
48. Mrs Brown You`ve Got a Lovely Daughter
49. I Gotta Dream On
50. Dandy
51. Don`t Go Out Into the Rain
52. Heartbeat
53. For Your Love
54. Bus Stop
55. Wings of Love
56. London Look

DISC 2:

1. Sunshine Girl
2. Nobody Needs to Know
3. Something Is Happening
4. Most Beautiful Thing in My Life, The
5. My Sentimental Friend
6. My Lady
7. Here Comes the Star
8. It`s Alright Now
9. Years May Come Years May Go
10. Smile Please
11. Bet Yer Life I Do
12. Searching for the Southern Sun
13. Lady Barbara
14. Don`t Just Stand There
15. Oh You Pretty Thing
16. Leaning on a Lamp Post
17. Hold On!
18. I`m Henry the Eighth I Am
19. End of the World, The
20. Mrs Brown You`ve Got a Lovely Daughter
21. I Gotta Dream On
22. Dandy
23. Don`t Go out into the Rain
24. Heartbeat
25. For Your Love
26. Bus Stop
27. Wings of Love
28. London Look

Album Information

Release Date:

05/03/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

British Invasion

Label:

EMI Music Distribution

Catalog Number:

77321

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

2

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

142 : 24

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