Calloway Greatest Hits

• Artist: Calloway
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• Release Date: April 22, 2003
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Not long after leaving Midnight Star in 1986, the brothers Calloway were back on the charts -- first at the helm of massive pop hits by LeVert, Natalie Cole, and Gladys Knight & the Pips, then, by 1990, with their own chart entries. Veterans of the music industry, Calloway knew well how to make a splash with their first single; "I Wanna Be Rich" had been written (but not recorded) during a Midnight Star session back in 1983, but made it to number two on the pop charts. A pleasant piece of pop singalong fluff, the track launched their debut album All the Way and helped propel the title track into the pop charts as well. Though the pair only recorded two albums, by the time a decade had lapsed Calloway earned a second hits compilation, the 14-track Greatest Hits. Opening with an extended mix of "I Wanna Be Rich," the rest of the disc proves only that casual listeners shouldn't pursue any more than that single. As songwriters, producers, and performers, Reggie and Vincent Calloway rarely rose above the pedestrian with these solo recordings, except for a hard New Jack track called "Freaks Compete" and an interesting hip-hop take on Sly Stone's "Family Affair." Since Calloway recorded only four hits -- only two of which reached the pop charts -- even the title of Greatest Hits is a misnomer. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Wanna Be Rich [Extended Mix]	Reggie Calloway, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb	Reggie Calloway	(5:08)
Sir Lancelot	Vincent Calloway, Reggie Calloway	Calloway	(5:52)
All the Way	Gillian Gilbert, Bernard Sumner, Jimmy Van Heusen, Reggie Calloway, Triumph, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Vincent Calloway	Calloway	(6:52)
Sugar Free	Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway	Calloway	(4:48)
Freaks Compete	Vincent Calloway, Reggie Calloway	Calloway	(5:18)
Love Circles	Vincent Calloway, Chris Difford, Reggie Calloway, Glenn Tilbrook	Calloway	(6:37)
The Way (Is in the House)	Keith Robertson, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway	Calloway	(4:34)
Major Love	Calloway, Keith Robertson, Steve Beckham	Calloway	(4:14)
Family Affair	Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart	Calloway	(4:49)
One Day at a Time	Keith Robertson, Calloway, Steve Beckham	Calloway	(4:12)
Let's Get Smooth	Keith Robertson, Calloway, Steve Beckham	Calloway	(4:36)
La-La (Means I Love You)	Thom Bell, William "Poogie" Hart	Calloway	(4:43)
Feel Like a Woman	Keith Robertson, Calloway	Calloway	(5:48)
I Desire You	Steve Beckham, Calloway, Keith Robertson	Calloway	(5:48)

Credits

Bryan Kelley (Producer), Chris Clough (Mastering Supervisor), Bob Fisher (Mastering), Shannon Ward (Producer), Tom Cartwright (Compilation Producer), David Nathan (Liner Notes), Brendan Gormley (Producer), Tom Cartwright (Producer)