Forever Glam! - The Best of 1976-2005

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Forever Glam!
The Best Of 1976-2005
Forever Glam! The Best Of 1976-2005 cover
Greatest hits by Amanda Lear
Released 2005
Recorded 1976 - 2005
Genre Pop, Disco, Euro Disco, Italo Disco, Jazz.
Label Edina Music, France
YP 061166
Producer Various
Professional reviews

All Music Guide[1]
Amanda Lear chronology
Tendance Forever Glam! - The Best Of 1976-2005 The Sphinx - Das Beste Aus Den Jahren 1976-1983
See also: Amanda Lear discography

Forever Glam! - The Best Of 1976-2005 is a greatest hits compilation by French singer Amanda Lear first released in France in November of 2005. While there had been numerous CD collections released before, this was the first to be both approved of and promoted by Lear herself.
Besides most of her best known songs from the 70s, 80s, 90s and the 2000s Forever Glam! includes two brand new recordings; "Martini Disease", a duet with Italian indieband Jetlag, and Lear's English-French language take on Barry Manilow's 1978 hit "Copacabana". The compilation also contains two rarities that have never been available on CD before; evergreens "As Time Goes By" and "Bye Bye Baby" recorded in 1985 and previously only issued as part of long-deleted Italian EP A L. Other non-album tracks included on this release are 1984 European hit single "Assasino", her 2000 duet with Giorgio Moroder, "From Here To Eternity", a technofied remix by DJ Eric D. Clark of Moroder's 1978 hit, and the Pumpin' Dolls remix of 2001 single "I Just Wanna Dance Again".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Martini Disease" (Duet with Jetlag [2]) (Cozzi, Magnini, Rondinelli) - 3:25
  2. "Blood and Honey" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:50
  3. "Queen Of Chinatown" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:11
  4. "Follow Me" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 3:50
  5. "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Long Version) (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 5:09
  6. "Fabulous 'Lover Love Me'" (7" Edit) (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:13
  7. "Assassino" (Amanda Lear, Lopez, Cristiano Malgioglio) [3] - 3:51
    • 1984 non-album single.
  8. "I'm a Mystery" (Seraphim, Amanda Lear, Vincent) - 4:36
  9. "Scuola d'Amore" (Daiano) - 4:30
  10. "As Time Goes By" (Hupfeld) - 3:25
    • From 1985 EP A L.
  11. "Bye Bye Baby" (Robin, Styne) - 3:00
    • From 1985 EP A L.
  12. "Loving" (Laloue, Amanda Lear) - 3:38
  13. "On The Air Tonight" (Pete Bardens) - 3:29
  14. "The Sphinx '98" (Anthony Monn - Amanda Lear) - 4:39
  15. "From Here To Eternity" - Feat. Giorgio Moroder & Eric D. Clark - (Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder) - 3:36
    • Taken from 2000 Giorgio Moroder/various artists album "DJ Empire Presents A Tribute To Giorgio Moroder" (Sony-BMG Germany 74321 68736 2)
  16. "Do U Wanna See It" (Amanda Lear, Willems, Laurent Wolf) - 3:51
  17. "I Just Wanna Dance Again" (Pumpin' Dolls Mix) (Willems, Laurent Wolf) - 3:50
    • Original version appears on 2001 album Heart -
  18. "Love Boat" (Fox, Williams) - 3:13
  19. "Copacabana" (Piano Version) (Babysee, Feldman, Barry Manilow) - 4:17

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Liner notes:Alain-Rudy-Buman September 2005.(with help from C. Ricchi-Fedeli)
  • Compilation produced by Yvon Chateigner and Alain Mendiburu.
  • Special thanks: Amanda Lear.
  • Thanks: A. Monn / C. Ricanek / P. Lüdermann for the music..., Eric and Thierry / W. & Co, Thierry Wolf / FGL. Wolfgang Eisele, Denis Taranto / Jet Set, Emilio and Jet Lag, the Nocturne team, Sonia from Sony BMG France, Valeria and Rudy from Sony BMG Italy, Vincent, Coco, J-Christopher, Glenn, Gianni, Tristan, Anthony from Greece, J-Marc, J-Henri and Mario Poletti, il grande amico!

[edit] Release history

  • 2005: France, Edina Music YP061166.

[edit] Singles released

[edit] 12"

  • 2000: "From Here To Eternity" - Feat. Giorgio Moroder & Eric D. Clark - (Tox 'n' Stone Club Mix) / (Eric D. Clark Passport 12" Mix) / (Whirlpool Maximum Passion Mix)
    (Germany, Caus-N'-ff-ct Records CNF 031)

[edit] CD

  • 2004: "Martini Disease" - Feat. Jetlag - [4] (Sony-BMG Italy)
  • 2005: "Copacabana" (Remix 2005) / "Do You Wanna See It?" / "Love Boat" (Video - Enhanced CD-Rom) (Germany, Dance Street DST 76092-8)




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Amanda Lear
Studio albums & main compilations
I Am a Photograph (1977) · Sweet Revenge (1978) · The Pyjama Girl Case (1978) · Never Trust a Pretty Face (1979) · Diamonds for Breakfast (1980) · Incognito (1981) · Ieri, Oggi (1982) · Tam-Tam (1983) · A L (1985) · Secret Passion (1987) · Uomini Più Uomini (1989) · Tant Qu'il Y Aura Des Hommes (1989) · Super 20 (1989) · Follow Me (Ariola Express - Gold-Serie) (1990) · Cadavrexquis (1993) · Hits and More (1995) · Alter Ego (1995) · Amanda '98 - Follow Me Back in My Arms (1998) · Queen of Chinatown (1998) · Amanda Lear - The Collection (1998) · Golden Stars (1998) · Heart (2001) · Tendance (2003) · Forever Glam! - The Best of 1976-2005 (2005) · The Sphinx - Das Beste Aus Den Jahren 1976-1983 (2006) · With Love (2006).
Mid-price compilations and re-releases
Indovina Chi Sono (1993) · Télégramme (1993) · Je T'aime (1993) · Indovina Chi Sono (1994) · Télégramme (1994) · Indovina Chi Sono (1995) · Amanda Lear (1997) · Alter Ego (1997) · Back in Your Arms (1998) · Made of Blood and Honey (1998) · Follow Me (1999) · Follow Me (2000) · I'm a Mistery - The Whole Story (2001) · Alter Ego (2001) · Follow Me - The Greatest Hits (2001) · Essential (2001) · 28 Golden Hits (2002) · Follow Me (2002) · Divinamanda (2002) · Je T'aime (2002) · Living Legend (2003) · The Queen Is Amanda - Platinum Edition (2004) · Alter Ego (2005) · Love Boat (2005) · Amanda Lear Sings Evergreens (2005) · Greatest Hits (2007) · Amour Toujours (2008)