Artist: Chico DeBarge
His best album for Motown was a fine start, but his brushes with the law and eventual imprisonment stifled his success. It includes the funky hit "Talk to Me." ~ Rick A. Bueche, All Music Guide
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Greatest Hits - SIMITARArtist: SWV
Simitar's Greatest Hits contains all of SWV's biggest hits -- "Weak," "Downtown," "Rain," "Right Here -- Human Nature," "You're Always On My Mind," "Fine Time," "Use Your Heart," "Can We," "Where Is the Love," among others -- on one package. Not only is it an ideal introduction for the curious, or a good collection for casual fans, it will be...
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Master Hits: ExposeArtist: Exposé
Community Score: 6.00
Arista celebrated its 30th anniversary by releasing The Heritage Series, spotlighting the most popular artists on the label. The Expose installment in The Heritage Series is pretty much a straight hits collection. While they were at Arista, Expose had such hits as "Let Me Be the One," "Seasons Change," "Point of No Return," "Getting Over Me" and...
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Schizophonic - BONUS VHSArtist: Geri Halliwell
If anyone was going to leave the Spice Girls for her own solo career, it would have been Geri Halliwell. She pushed her way to the front of the pack on their debut single, "Wannabe," and she soon became known for the clever, saucy quip and the occasional good-natured scandal (she made naughty nude photographs seem quaint, almost like a pop...
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SchizophonicArtist: Geri Halliwell
Community Score: 9.22
If anyone was going to leave the Spice Girls for a solo career, it would have been Geri Halliwell -- she was the ringleader, the brassy voice for girl power. Ironically, as the Spice Girls regrouped and found a new voice, Halliwell seemed a little lost. She dove head-first into maturity, dressing in sensible suits and becoming, of all things, a...
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Artist: SWV
My Love Is Your LoveArtist: Whitney Houston
Community Score: 8.68
For all intents and purposes, Whitney Houston retired from being a full-fledged recording artist after her third album, 1990s I'm Your Baby Tonight, choosing to be a Streisand-like celebrity who cultivated a career through movies, soundtrack contributions, and social appearances. She may have been content to continue in that direction for many...
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#1'sArtist: Mariah Carey
Community Score: 9.50
Protest as she may -- and she does, claiming in the liner notes that #1's is "not a greatest hits album! It's too soon, I haven't been recording long enough for that!" -- it's hard to view #1's, Mariah Carey's first compilation, as anything other than a greatest-hits album. Carey was fortunate enough to have nearly every single she released top...
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*NSYNCArtist: *NSYNC
Community Score: 7.01
WhitneyArtist: Whitney Houston
Community Score: 9.86
Whitney Houston became an international star with this album. It sold more than ten million copies around the world, yielded a string of number one hit singles across the board like "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," and "Love Will Save the Day," and established Houston as the era's top female star. She...
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The Greatest HitsArtist: Paula Abdul
Community Score: 9.35