Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 1999Total Time: 62:38Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)Genre: Gospel
Review Very Best gathers an eclectic mix of '70s and '80s pop and rock, including
Huey Lewis ' "This Is It,"
Deep Purple 's "Child in Time,"
Talk Talk 's "It's My Life," and
Blondie 's "Denis."
Culture Club 's "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?,"
Whitesnake 's "Here I Go Again,"
Duran Duran 's "Rio," and
Mike Oldfield 's "Shadow on the Wall" are some of the other tracks featured on this entertaining but uneven collection. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Tracks
Shadow on the Wall (Lyrics) Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield (5:07)
It's My Life (Lyrics) Mark Hollis , Tim Friese-Greene Talk Talk (3:53)
Rio
Nick Rhodes , Andy Taylor , Simon LeBon Duran Duran (4:45)
Gold (Lyrics) Gary Kemp Spandau Ballet (3:50)
Dancing With Tears in My Eyes (Lyrics) Billy Currie , Warren Cann , Midge Ure , Chris Cross Ultravox (4:05)
Denis
Neil Levenson Blondie (2:17)
Slippery People (Lyrics) Tina Weymouth , David Byrne , Jerry Harrison , Chris Frantz Talking Heads (4:12)
Temptation (Lyrics) Martyn Ware , Ian Craig Marsh , Glenn Gregory Heaven 17 (3:05)
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me (Lyrics) Culture Club Culture Club (4:23)
On the Border (Lyrics) Al Stewart Al Stewart (3:18)
If This Is It (Lyrics) Huey Lewis , Johnny Colla Huey Lewis (3:47)
Here I Go Again (Lyrics) David Coverdale , Bernie Marsden Whitesnake (4:34)
Heroes
M. Scott Sotebeer Meat Loaf (5:07)
Child in Time (Lyrics) Ritchie Blackmore , Ian Gillan , Roger Glover , Ian Paice , Jon Lord Deep Purple (10:15)
Credits Talk Talk (Performer), Mike Oldfield (Performer) , Culture Club (Performer) , Duran Duran (Performer) , Talking Heads (Performer) , Huey Lewis (Performer) , Meat Loaf (Performer) , Ultravox (Performer) , Heaven 17 (Performer) , Spandau Ballet (Performer) , Deep Purple (Performer) , Blondie (Performer) , Whitesnake (Performer)
