Collectors' Item: All Their Greatest Hits!
Collectors' Item: All Their Greatest Hits! | ||||
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Compilation album by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | ||||
Released | July 1976 | |||
Recorded |
1972-75 Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 43:13 | |||
Label |
Philadelphia International PZ 34232 | |||
Producer | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Harold Melvin | |||
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes chronology | ||||
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Collectors' Item: All Their Greatest Hits! is a compilation album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in July 1976. It includes all of their biggest hits with the label recorded between 1972 and 1975, such as "If You Don't Know Me by Now", "The Love I Lost", Bad Luck", and "Wake Up Everybody". Many of the songs were in extended versions. The album, produced by Gamble & Huff, sold over a million in the USA. The UK album release also included the track, "Satisfaction Guaranteed" which had been a big hit for the group there.
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Gamble and Huff, except where noted.
Side one | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "The Love I Lost" | 6:24 |
2. | "Bad Luck" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) | 6:29 |
3. | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 3:27 |
4. | "Be for Real" (Huff, Cary Gilbert, Gamble) | 7:45 |
Side two | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
5. | "Wake Up Everybody" (Whitehead, McFadden, Carstarphen) | 7:30 |
6. | "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (featuring Sharon Paige) | 3:45 |
7. | "Where Are All My Friends" (Whitehead, McFadden, Carstarphen) | 3:22 |
8. | "I Miss You" | 8:31 |
Charts
Chart (1976) | Peak [3] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 51 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 23 |
References
- ↑ Cook, Stephen. Collectors' Item review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Collectors' Item review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ↑ "US Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
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