The Best of Bill Medley
Artist: Bill Medley
Community Score: 10.00

Lesser Medley outside the Righteous Brothers umbrella. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide Read More

The Best of the Shirelles - ACE
Artist: The Shirelles

This album consists of thirty-two Shirelles classics. Before the Supremes the Shirelles was the definitive female vocal group -- everybody's sweethearts -- who waxed songs by the best writers the Brill Building had to offer. Their recordings don't sound dated like the vast majority of tunes from that era do today. Still strong are "Dedicated to... Read More

Shooting Gallery
Artist: Shooting Gallery

The search always seemed to be on for a new Kiss, though I'm not sure why anyone would really want to bother (leaving aside the question of money, of course.) Shooting Gallery, short-lived as they were, did a good variation on mindless chug boogie without being musically distinctive; their big problem was the vocals -- strained and clumsy,... Read More

Back to Mono (1958-1969)
Artist: Phil Spector
Community Score: 4.50

At the time Back to Mono was released in 1991, Phil Spector's reputation as one of pop's great visionaries was intact, but there was no way to hear his genius. It wasn't just that there were no collections spotlighting his productions, there weren't collections of artists he produced. It wasn't until Back to Mono that there was a thorough... Read More

Simply the Best
Artist: Tina Turner
Community Score: 6.97

Simply the Best is surrounded by some of the best situations a compilation can hope for. Tina Turner's work for Capitol past Private Dancer was spotty, she made a bunch of appearances on soundtracks and other artists' albums, and most of the tracks on Private Dancer are good enough to own twice. Almost half of Private Dancer shows up on Simply... Read More

The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
Artist: The Righteous Brothers

At 12 tracks, Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody is considerably lighter than the ambitious double-disc Rhino Anthology, and it doesn't cover nearly as much ground; in other words, no "Rock & Roll Heaven" or any other '70s material is here. However, for those listeners who want a straight-up dose of the biggest Righteous... Read More

The Moonglow Years
Artist: The Righteous Brothers

For most listeners, the history of the Righteous Brothers begins in 1964 with the release of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and their accompanying move into the more elaborate arrangements favored by Phil Spector (which they later adapted). In point of fact, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield had been performing since the start of the 1960s in a... Read More

Anthology (1965-1972)
Artist: The Rascals

Boasting all of the Rascals' essential hits as well as many enjoyable album tracks, this two-CD set does a fine job of summarizing the New Yorkers' accomplishments. Whether the Rascals are tearing into rockers like "You Better Run" (covered by Pat Benatar in 1980) and the Olympics' "Good Lovin'" (a frat-rock staple) or expressing their love of... Read More

Greatest Hits & Rare Classics
Artist: Rare Earth

This collection is marred by abbreviated versions of "Get Ready," "I Know I'm Losing You," and others. For fans who didn't purchase individual albums, though, this is a good overall view of their work. The tender "Keepin' Me Out of the Storm" shows a different side of the rockers; it's melodic and would fit well on Quiet Storm formats. Rare... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: Dusty Springfield