Best Of Chris Isaak (2006)

Product Summary Label: REPRISE / WEA UPC: 00093624941828 Release Date: 5/9/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202235635 Item#: M2W6S7 Buy.com Sales Rank: 25530 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. San Francisco Days ~ Chris Isaak 2. Somebody's Crying ~ Chris Isaak 3. Wicked Game ~ Chris Isaak 4. Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing ~ Chris Isaak 5. Let Me Down Easy ~ Chris Isaak 6. Two Hearts ~ Chris Isaak 7. King Without A Castle ~ Chris Isaak 8. Only The Lonely ~ Chris Isaak 9. Speak Of The Devil ~ Chris Isaak 10. Blue Spanish Sky ~ Chris Isaak 11. You Owe Me Some Kind Of Love ~ Chris Isaak 12. Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me) ~ Chris Isaak 13. Let's Have A Party ~ Chris Isaak 14. Dancin' ~ Chris Isaak 15. Blue Hotel ~ Chris Isaak 16. Please ~ Chris Isaak 17. I Want You To Want Me ~ Chris Isaak 18. Forever Blue - (Acoustic Version) ~ Chris Isaak Chris Isaak begins his third decade as one of the most distinctive recording artists—and the epitome of modern cool—with his first career-spanning retrospective. Best Of Chris Isaak CD features every hit, led by "Wicked Game," and including many fan favorites such as "Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing," plus four previously unreleased tracks: an acoustic "Forever Blue," a cover of Cheap Trick’s "I Want You To Want Me" and two new Isaak-penned songs, "King Without A Castle" and "Let’s Have A Party."   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Includes 4 previously unreleased tracks. Audio Mixers: Chris Lord-Alge; Jack Joseph Puig; Lee Herschberg; Mark Needham. Illustrator: Chris Isaak. Photographers: Mike Zagaris; Saori Miyazaki; Aaron Chang; Danny Clinch. Given that many artists get the "best-of" treatment after only a few albums, it's quite remarkable that the first real Chris Isaak overview didn't appear until 2006, more than 20 years into the nostalgic pop/rock crooner's career. The 18-track non-chronological collection ranges from the twangy early single "Dancin'" to the guitar-rocker "King Without a Castle," one of four previously unreleased tracks. Along the way, the set makes room for Isaak's hits, including the ethereal "Wicked Game," the sinister "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing," and his spot-on cover of "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison--one of his most obvious influences. Although some fans may be irked that Isaak's first non-holiday release since '02's ALWAYS GOT TONIGHT is a compilation, it's an exceptional one, and provides an excellent sampler of his charmingly vintage persona and formidable talent. Producer: Erik Jacobsen; Eric Rosse; Chris Isaak; John Shanks; Erik Jacobsen; Eric Rosse; Chris Isaak; John Shanks   Artist Overview With his chiseled features and haunting croon, Chris Isaak appeared in the mid-1980s like a roots-rock Chet Baker. His hushed, romantic singing style perfectly complemented his songwriting, which blended the rockabilly/pop styles of Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison with a country twang and touch of West Coast cool. His career took off with the song "Wicked Game," featured in the 1990 David Lynch film, WILD AT HEART. Subsequently, Isaak proved a natural at acting, appearing in numerous films and even landing his own cable series in 2001, THE CHRIS ISAAK SHOW. Artist Influences Chet Baker (Trumpet/Vocals/Composer) | Chuck Berry | Connie Francis | Dick Dale | Duane Eddy | Eddie Cochran | Elvis Presley | Floyd Tillman | Gene Pitney | Gene Vincent | Glen Campbell | Johnny Rivers (Pop) | Mac Wiseman | Neil Diamond | Rick Nelson | Roy Orbison | The Everly Brothers Artist Contemporaries Charlie Sexton | Dave Alvin | Duncan Sheik | Dwight Yoakam | Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Jimmy LaFave | John Hiatt | k.d. lang | Kelly Willis | Lyle Lovett | Michael Fracasso | Monte Warden | The Derailers | The Mavericks Artist Followers Big Blue Hearts | Danny Morris | Enrique Iglesias | Florence Dore | Gary Allan | M. Ward | Reckless Kelly | Tift Merritt | Train | Two Dollar Pistols   Compilation Appearances Eyes Wide Shut Mona Lisa Smile Mtv Unplugged Vol 2:very Best Of   Technical Info Release Date : 05/09/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 49418 Label : Reprise Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00093624941828    Related Videos In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray