A View from 3rd Street
Artist: Jude Cole

Adding a little tougher sound, A View From 3rd Street finds Jude Cole cranking out the tunes that should've been on the radio, but with the exception of the hit "Baby It's Tonight," very few of them were. Great pop well done is what lies here with such standouts as "House Full of Reasons" and "Heart of Blues." The problem was how to market this... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: Firefall

Sharing a light, lush airiness with bands like Poco, America, and Air Supply, Firefall sang fluffy love songs that were weak in lyrical nutrients but abundant with softened chords and harmonies. When radio was saturated with light rock in the mid- to late-'70s, they were right in the heart of it, reaching number nine on Billboard's Top 40 with... Read More

Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979-1991)
Artist: Starship
Community Score: 7.00

The Mickey Thomas era, half of it is also the Paul Kantner era, the choices reflecting taste ("Stranger" and "Layin' It on the Line" are included) rather than strict chart rankings (hits like "Be My Lady" and "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" are missing). ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide Read More

Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979-1991)
Artist: Starship
Greatest Hits 1976-1986
Artist: Elton John
Community Score: 6.33

When Elton John left Geffen for MCA, Greatest Hits, 1976-1986 replaced Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (1979-1987). The newer collection is a better collection than its predecessor, since it trims the failed single "Heartache All Over the World," which was added as an incentive for hardcore collectors, and "Too Low for Zero," replacing them with "Sorry... Read More

Diva
Artist: Annie Lennox
Community Score: 6.57
Her Greatest Hits
Artist: Belinda Carlisle
Community Score: 10.00

All of Belinda Carlisle's late-'80s pop hits, including "Heaven is a Place on Earth," "Mad About You," and "I Get Weak," available on one disc. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read More

Glory Road: 1968 to 1972
Artist: Neil Diamond

The double-CD Glory Road: 1968 to 1972 set raises all kinds of mixed emotions. On the one hand, it's a great idea to distill down the highlights of Neil Diamond's career on Uni Records; on the other, that was the period that moved him in the direction away from being a rock musician and songwriter, and toward being the kind of performer that... Read More

The Soul Cages
Artist: Sting
Community Score: 7.51

Emboldened by the enthusiastic response to the muted Nothing Like the Sun and reeling from the loss of his parents, Sting constructed The Soul Cages as a hushed mediation on mortality, loss, grief, and father/son relationships (the album is dedicated, in part, to his father; its predecessor was dedicated to his mother). Using the same basic band... Read More

The Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan - RHINO
Artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan

Gilbert O'Sullivan's lengthy but erratic career is nicely summarized on this well-assembled 20-track retrospective. Best remembered in the U.S. for the coy, McCartney-esque pop of hits like "Alone Again (Naturally)" and "Clair," O'Sullivan was actually a major star in his native Britain, notching a series of smashes which also included "Nothing... Read More

Still the One
Artist: Orleans
Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks
Artist: Stevie Nicks
Community Score: 10.00

With material produced by names such as Jon Bon Jovi, Danny Kortchmar, and Jimmy Iovine, Stevie Nicks' solo work singled her out as a prominent artist outside of her glory days with Fleetwood Mac. With a remarkable 11 Top 40 singles that spawned from only four solo albums, not including 1994's Street Angel, Nicks proved that her sometimes... Read More

The Singles
Artist: Corey Hart

All of Hart's early MTV hits on one disc. What more could you ask for? ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read More

No Ticket Required
Artist: Phil Collins