Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. THE EXCITERS - REACHING FOR THE BEST
2. THE FOUR VANDALS - THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN
3. CHUCK JACKSON - ALL OVER THE WORLD
4. FRANKIE GAYE - MY BROTHER
5. JOHNNY BRISTOL - MAN UP IN THE SKY
6. VENICIA WILSON - THIS TIME I'M LOVING YOU
7. GEROD HARRIS - HEADACHES AND HEARTACHES
8. THE ORIGINALS AND THE SUPREMES - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
9. TYRONE ASHLEY - LOOKS LIKE LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
10. MIQUEL BROWN - CLOSE TO PERFECTION
11. DORIS JONES - NO WAY OUT
12. THE MONITORS - STANDING STILL
13. JAMES WELLS - MY CLAIM TO FAME
14. BARBARA PENNINGTON - ALL TIME LOSER
15. NOEL McKOY - DETERMINED MAN
16. L.J. JOHNSON - YOUR MAGIC PUT A SPELL ON ME
17. THE FLIRTATIONS - CAMOUFLAGE
18. ARCHIE BELL AND THE DRELLS - LOOK BACK OVER YOUR SHOULDER
19. THE CHICAGO STEELERS - HO HAPPY DAY
20. VIVIENNE COURTLAND - HOLDING ON TIGHTER
21. RONNIE McNEIR - LUCKY NUMBER
22. TAMMI LAVETTE - TAKE A CHANCE ON LOVE
23. FRANCES NERO - FOOTSTEPS FOLLOWING ME

Disc 2:

1. BARBARA PENNINGTON - TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY
2. J.J. BARNES - TALK OF THE GRAPEVINE
3. C.P. SPENCER - THIS MAN NEEDS YOU
4. BOBBY TAYLOR AND THE VANCOUVERS - FIND MY WAY BACK
5. THE FOUR VANDALS - BIG STRONG LOVE IN MY HEART
6. EDDIE HOLMAN - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR MELODY
7. JAMES WELLS - BABY I'M STILL THE SAME MAN
8. L.J. JOHNSON - AIN'T NO VALUES ON YOUR LOVE
9. THE LOVETONES - FIRE ALARM
10. CAROL WOODS - I'M IN WONDERLAND
11. NAT AUGUSTIN - LOVE IS MY SANCTUARY
12. MARY WELLS - HOLD ON A LITTLE LONGER
13. STEVE MANCHA - IT'S ALL OVER THE GRAPEVINE
14. CAROLYN CRAWFORD - TIMELESS
15. BILLY GRIFFIN - TECHNICOLOR
16. ROCQ-E HARRELL - MY HEART KEEPS BEATING FASTER
17. JEANNE AND THE VALAMONTS - CHANGE MY DESTINY
18. ANGELO STARR - STAND ON MY OWN TWO FEET
19. FRANCES NERO - MISTER RIGHT
20. BETTYE LAVETTE - RIGHT OUT OF TIME
21. THE ELGINS - DON'T WAIT AROUND
22. FREDA PAYNE - MEMORIES AND SOUVENIRS
23. EVELYN THOMAS - WEAK SPOT

Disc 3:

1. SIDNEY BARNES - STANDING ON SOLID GROUND
2. FRANK WILSON - JANICE DON'T BE SO BLIND TO LOVE
3. THE FOUR VANDALS - BIGGER AND BETTER
4. J.J. BARNES - I'VE SEEN THE LIGHT
5. SANDI SHELDON - ONE MINUTE TOO LATE
6. RONNIE McNEIR - WHOLEHEARTEDLY
7. VANESSA HAYNES - LEAVING THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
8. THE INTERPRETATIONS - NOTHING BUT TIME
9. PAUL ESMOND HAZELL - BACK TO BASICS
10. THE SATINTONES - HALF A MAN
11. VENICIA WILSON - FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD
12. PAT LEWIS - MOVING ON
13. JUDITH HALL - OUT OF THE PICTURE
14. THE WATTS 103rd STREET STRINGS - SOUL A GO-GO
15. JOHNNY BRISTOL - WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love)
16. FRANCES NERO - MAKING MY DAYDREAM REAL
17. FANTASTIC FOUR - ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HAVE TO CALL
18. DAVID RUFFIN - HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE
19. BETTY LAVETTE - GOOD LUCK
20. PJ - DOWN FOR THE THIRD TIME
21. GC CAMERON - JUST MY IMAGINATION
22. THE CONTOURS - GOTTA WIN YOU BACK
23. VEE MCDONALD - YOURE MY LOVELINE
24. EDWIN STARR - TEARDROPS

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11522 in Music
• Released on: 2008-11-17
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

Timeless Beauty
Let me lay my cards on the table. I am a big fan of Ian Levine's productions. What has puzzled me for a long time is why more people don't share my view. I hope, as I have hoped before, that this latest release will set right a long-standing injustice. With 70 tracks covering his four decades of record production, who can fail to be tempted by such a sweet and soulful compilation. Most of the career highlights are there -Billy Griffin (Technicolour), Johnny Bristol (Man Up in the Sky), Evelyn Thomas (Weak Spot), LJ Johnson (You're Magic Put a Spell on Me) etc. Also a selection of the best tracks from his recent Centre City releases - Gerod Harris (Headaches and Heartaches), Angelo Starr (Stand on my Own Two Feet) and Nat Augustin (Love is My Sanctuary) Finally, there are those tracks I didn't know so well, some of which have been remixed - The Contours (Gonna Win You Back), Fantastic Four (All You Have to Do is Call), Patti Jerome (Down for the Third Time) This is serious value. If you think you know Ian's music and were going to give this a miss, don't. You don't know what you'll miss.

"Very Best" Is Right....
The Title Says It All!!!70 Great Songs By Very Talented Singer!! The Only Thing Wrong With This Set Is That The Title Doesn't Have A "VOL.1" Added To It!! Ian Levine Is One Of, If Not The Most Prolific & Talented Producers Ever!!!!! I Won't Try To List Favorites Off This Set Because All 70 Songs Are FANTASTIC!!!!! I Hope There Will Be A "Vol.2" & "Vol.3"

Oh Happy Days
These tunes made the old spine tingle, so many classics that I here so often on my nights out and about. Three quality cds and a good price. Keep it coming!!!!