Greatest Hits
Artist: Richard Marx
Community Score: 9.45

Richard Marx's Greatest Hits performs a valuable service for his fans, collecting all of his hit singles -- "Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better," "Endless Summer Nights," "Hold on to the Nights," "Satisfied," "Right Here Waiting," "Angela," "Children of the Night," "Keep Coming Back," "Hazard," "Take This Heart," "Now and Forever" --... Read More

Titanic - ORIGINAL SCORE
Artist: James Horner
Community Score: 6.83

James Horner's score for James Cameron's epic romance Titanic is much like the film itself -- against all expectations, it delivers exactly what it promises. His score is grand, without falling into typical melodrama, and delicately romantic, without being sickly sentimental; it offers genuine emotion and excitement, with the haunting vocals of... Read More

Arival
Artist: Alannah Myles

By the time Alannah Myles recorded her fourth album, Arival, she had faded completely from the pop spotlight. Neither Rockinghorse or Alannah made much of an impression, so Arival, in some ways, was a make-or-break album -- it would either jump-start her career or grind it to a halt. Since so much was at stake, Myles did something she never had... Read More

The Heart of Chicago, Vol. 2: 1967-1998
Artist: Chicago

The Heart of Chicago 1967-1998, Vol. 2 follows the pattern of its predecessor by offering an arbitrary selection of hits -- "Love Me Tomorrow," "Baby, What A Big Surprise, " "What Kind of Man Would I Be, " "Stay the Night, " "25 or 6 to 4" -- augmented by a couple of lackluster new recordings. Although it is a bit of a scattershot collection, it... Read More

Original Hits
Artist: Cher

This 18-song collection is the only compilation of Cher's Liberty-Imperial work available as of early 1999, and it's good, though not ideal -- some fine album tracks are here, along with several of her singles ("You Better Sit Down Kids," "A Young Girl," "Sunny," "Bang Bang"), but not "All I Really Want to Do." What you do get are her cheerful... Read More

Hits
Artist: Phil Collins
Community Score: 8.01

If Hits seems a little inadequate, even though it weighs in at 16 tracks, that's because Phil Collins had such a long, productive run. Also, to casual listeners (and possibly even some fans), it's hard to tell which singles are by Genesis and which ones are solo cuts. So, it's almost a certainty that listeners will find something missing from... Read More

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
Artist: George Michael
Community Score: 8.01

When George Michael was riding high on the charts, only a handful of critics acknowledged that he was a brilliant mainstream pop singer/songwriter who, at his best, rivaled his idol Elton John in crafting state-of-the-art pop songs and productions. For nearly a full decade, he was a superstar in his native U.K. and the U.S., and even when Older... Read More

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael - AUSTRALIA
Artist: George Michael
Community Score: 10.00

When George Michael was riding high on the charts, only a handful of critics acknowledged that he was a brilliant mainstream pop singer/songwriter who, at his best, rivaled his idol Elton John in crafting state-of-the-art pop songs and productions. For nearly a full decade, he was a superstar in his native U.K. and the U.S., and even when Older... Read More