Numbers/Izitso/Back to Earth - BOX
Artist: Cat Stevens

Mobile Fidelity reissued three of Cat Stevens' late-'70s records -- Numbers, Izitso and Back to Earth -- as a box set in 1996. These records aren't necessarily among his best, but they have some very strong songs, and this is a good way to acquire them. However, fans should know that this disc costs more than buying the two records separately.... Read More

V.O.L.
Artist: Vigilantes of Love
Community Score: 3.50

The first Vigilantes of Love album on the Warner Brothers label is a retrospective of their first five CDs, which featured five different band lineups. Fittingly, singer-songwriter Bill Mallonee has recorded four new songs for the compilation with yet another new band. With the exception of the rock-hymn "Double Cure," the new songs are the... Read More

Morning Glory
Artist: Tim Buckley
The Very Best of Chris Rea
Artist: Chris Rea
Community Score: 0.50
Up on the Lowdown
Artist: Chris Smither
Greatest Hits - UK
Artist: Bob Dylan
The Best of Chris Rea
Artist: Chris Rea
Community Score: 5.00

All of the highlights from guitarist/songwriter Chris Rea's moody late-'80s and early-'90s records are collected on The Best of Chris Rea. For neophytes and casual fans, this a perfect introduction, though more serious listeners will find plenty to treasure on his original albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read More

Samedi Soir Sur La Terre
Artist: Francis Cabrel

Francis Cabrel is in top form for this 1994 release. While the style of the music stays in the acoustic rock category, each song is carefully crafted and infused with a variety of sounds and influences, ranging from contemporary folk ("Tot ou tard s'en aller") to cool jazz ("Le noceur") to blues-rock ("Assis sur le rebord du monde"). Cabrel uses... Read More

Galore
Artist: Kirsty MacColl

Unlike most career-spanning compilations, 1994's Galore is essential to all Kirsty MacColl fans. Not only does the 18-track collection trace her development from 1979's sublime Spector pastiche "They Don't Know" to 1993's haunting Titanic Days, it gathers two tracks recorded with the Pogues in the late '80s -- the Christmas favorite "A Fairytale... Read More

Candyfloss and Medicine
Artist: Eddi Reader

No surprises here for fans of Eddi Reader's special brand of swooningly pretty folk-rock. All the elements are in place: the melodies that are so simple that there's no reason why they should make you stop whatever you're doing and close your eyes in pleasure, the unapologetic Scots burr that colors every vowel she sings, the multi-tracked... Read More