Pure 80s Love: The No.01 Hits (2003) (Lauper/McDonald/Cocker/Mister/)

Product Summary Label: Universal Records UPC: 00044006961224 Release Date: 1/28/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60585921 Item#: M5VSL9 Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Broken Wings - Mr. Mister ~ Various Artists 2. Died In Your Arms Tonight (I Just) - Cutting Crew ~ Various Artists 3. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper ~ Various Artists 4. Could've Been - Tiffany ~ Various Artists 5. Truly - Lionel Richie ~ Various Artists 6. There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean ~ Various Artists 7. Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes ~ Various Artists 8. Longer - Dan Fogelberg ~ Various Artists 9. All Out Of Love - Air Supply ~ Various Artists 10. Sailing - Christopher Cross ~ Various Artists 11. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes ~ Various Artists 12. On My Own - Patti Labelle/Michael McDonald ~ Various Artists 13. True - Spandau Ballet ~ Various Artists 14. Holding Back The Years - Simply Red ~ Various Artists 15. When I See You Smile - Bad English ~ Various Artists 16. When I'm With You - Sheriff ~ Various Artists 17. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner ~ Various Artists 18. Search Is Over, The - Survivor ~ Various Artists (P) 2002 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 2002 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of UTV Records "Pure 80's" series. The phrase at the top of the sleeve for Pure 80's Love: The #1 Hits states, "18 Classic Love Songs From the Decade of Excess." With the existence of jokey compilations focusing on "mullet rock," who knows if UTV/Universal are being serious or ironic when they refer to these songs as classics? Regardless, this disc -- released just in time for Valentine's Day -- is based on romantic number one hits from the '80s. Most of the songs are ballads, including Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," Simply Red's "Holding Back the Years," Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is," Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes' "Up Where We Belong," and Lionel Richie's "Truly." The only song that doesn't exactly fit into the one-on-one scheme of things is Christopher Cross' "Sailing," but it does fit right in from a musical standpoint. The stylistic range of the artists -- from adult contemporary to teen pop to hard rock to urban -- is quite broad, too. ~ Andy Kellman Romantically inclined fans of the era of spandex and legwarmers are advised to head straight to PURE '80S LOVE: THE #1 HITS. The wide range of artists represented on this particular collection is an odd assortment to say the very least. New Romantics Spandau Ballet ("True") share space with teen-pop sensation Tiffany ("Could've Been"), Motown hit machine Lionel Richie ("Truly"), and Canadian one-hit wonders Sheriff ("When I'm With You"). Other odd bedfellows include the John Waite/Neal Schon supergroup Bad English ("When I See You Smile"), Aussie MOR stalwarts Air Supply ("All Out of Love"), quirky pop darling Cyndi Lauper ("Time After Time"), folkie vet Dan Fogelberg ("Longer"), and corporate rock giants Foreigner ("I Want To Know What Love Is"). Duets by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes ("Up Where We Belong") and Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald ("On My Own") will have you wondering out loud about why Ann Wilson and Mike Reno didn't land on this eclectic collection. Producer: Jeff Moskow (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 01/28/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 069612 Label : UTV Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00044006961224    Product Image