*this review pertains to the 2cd/dvd release of the album*
Considering the length of time that Annie Lennox has been around, it’s surprising that this is the first collection to come out of her solo career (the collection from The Eurthymics came out a few years ago). It features songs all the albums released so far including the most recent album, Songs Of Mass Destruction.
As a collection, it brings together those songs that have been used as single (either retail or promotional) ranging from Little Bird to No More I love You’s, Love Song For A Vampire to the latest single Shining Light. It’s great to be able to listen to the songs and see that throughout the years that Annie has been able to maintain that distinct sound.
Disc 2 is a collection of rarer songs recorded by Annie for different projects including the award winning song from The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King, ‘Into The West’. The DVD contains the videos to the songs on disk 1 as well as the videos for the songs ‘Something So Right’ and ‘Waiting In Vain’
Overall it’s a nice little collection for those who may not be familiar with Annie’s solo works or for those who have just dabbled in a couple of tracks. From a collectors point of view, well, if you own the albums, then there isn’t much here for you except a couple of new tracks and of course the DVD. My only complaint with the release is the presentation of it. It comes in a cardboard digipack with a disc in each panel. For a limited collection one may have expected something else more appropriate instead of making it look cheap.
Rating: 4.5/5
Track Listing:
Disc 1 1. Little Bird
2. Walking On Broken Glass
3. Why
4. No More "I Love You's"
5. Precious
6. A Whiter Shade Of Pale
7. A Thousand Beautiful Things
8. Sing
9. Pavement Cracks
10. Love Song For A Vampire
11. Cold
12. Dark Road
13. Pattern Of My Life
14. Shining Light
Disc 2 1. Into The West
2. Ladies Of The Canyon
3. Hush, Hush, Hush
4. Many Rivers To Cross (From Idol Gives Back)
5. Dream Angus
6. Mama
7. Every Time We Say Goodbye
8. Everybody Hurts (With Alicia Keys)
DVD Little Bird
Walking On Broken Glass
Why
No More "I Love You's"
Precious
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
A Thousand Beautiful Things
Sing
Pavement Cracks
Love Song For A Vampire
Cold
Dark Road
Pattern Of My Life
Shining Light
Something So Right (Bonus Video)
Waiting In Vain (Bonus Video)
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