Chris Isaak - Best of Chris Isaak
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Artist: Chris IsaakBrand: ISAAK,CHRIS
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2006-05-09
Music Label: Reprise / Wea
Soundtracks:
- San Francisco Days
- Somebody?s Crying
- Wicked Game
- Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing
- Let Me Down Easy
- Two Hearts
- King Without A Castle
- Only The Lonely
- Speak Of The Devil
- Blue Spanish Sky
- You Owe Me Some Kind Of Love
- Can?t Do A Thing (To Stop Me)
- Let?s Have A Party
- Dancin'
- Blue Hotel
- Please
- I Want You To Want Me
- Forever Blue (Acoustic Version)
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Free Music Review: Great introduction to Isaak's music, but a second volume is needed
Hit: 5 Stars
An intoxicating mix of Elvis Presley's early rockabilly and Roy Orbison's haunted crooning, Chris Isaak has maintained a sizable following over 21 years and nine albums despite having only one real pop hit, "Wicked Game." While all of his albums are inconsistent, they each contain plenty of highlights, making this 18-track Best Of long overdue.
Isaak wrote most of the songs on his albums except for the Baja Sessions project. Sometimes he's subtle ("Blue Spanish Sky," "Let Me Down Easy"), sometimes he rocks ("You Owe Me Some Kind Of Love," "Blue Hotel"). Occasionally, he builds from restrained to rowdy within the same recording ("Somebody's Crying," "Please") or breaks the musical mold completely, as with the sexy growler "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing." Almost always, though, he sings about heartbreak.
Along with the aforementioned Isaak classics, Best Of includes four previously unreleased tracks. The bluesy brooder "King With A Castle" and the boisterous relationship ender "Let's Have A Party" are nice additions to the Isaak catalog, and an acoustic version of "Forever Blue" is even lovelier than the original, but a live, noisy cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want Me" fails to approach the standard of the other enclosed recordings.
While far from a staple on the pop charts, the versatile Isaak has occasionally charted on other radio formats, with "Don't Make Me Dream About You" hitting at Modern Rock and his cover of Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man" making an impact at Adult Contemporary. Both are unfortunately omitted here. Other notably absent singles - which failed to chart, but remain fan favorites - include the rousing Yardbirds' remake of "Heart Full Of Soul," the hard rocking "Go Walking Down There," the breezy "Think Of Tomorrow," and the eerie "Graduation Day."
Isaak made some high-profile soundtrack contributions that were also ignored here. They include the secret agent parody "Suspicion Of Love" from Married To The Mob, the wistful "I Wonder" from Tin Cup, and the ultra-catchy "American Boy" which served as the theme for Isaak's acclaimed Showtime series. The quality of these omissions is such Reprise/Rhino could easily compile another 18-track set from Isaak's catalog that would be just as good. And hopefully they will, in the not too distant future.
The Best of Chris Isaak is also available in a two-disc edition containing a DVD with 18 music videos, some of which don't appear on the music CD. Fans familiar with Isaak's quirky humor will surely love the commentary that he provides for each video.
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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."Alternative Rock Music CDs
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