Anthology: 1965-1975 (1991)

About this title: It may be expensive, and two CDs of their work may seem like overkill, but this double-disc set is the one to get. Not only does it contain every hit and each single, and every B-side, from 1965's "Where Were You When I Needed You" through 1975's glorious "Mamacita," but the sound is extraordinary, far better than on any of the other hits compilations, and provides several revelations about the quality of their work. Highlights, in addition to the expected hits ("Let's Live for Today," "Midnight Confessions," "Two Divided by Love" etc.) include tracks like "Is It Any Wonder," with a chorus as ... read more

Tracks:

1. Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man) [Dylan]
2. You're a Lonely Girl [Sloan/Barri]
3. Where Were You When I Needed You [Grass Roots]
4. Only When You're Lonely [Sloan/Barri]
5. This Is What I Was Made For [Sloan/Barri]
6. Lollipop Train (You Never Had It So Good) [Sloan/Barri]
7. Tip of My Tongue [Sloan/Barri]
8. Let's Live for Today [Julien/Mogull/Shapi]
9. Things I Should Have Said [Grass Roots]
10. Out of Touch [Sloan/Barri]
11. Is It Any Wonder [Sloan/Barri]
12. Wake Up, Wake Up [Sloan/Barri]
13. Melody for You [Sloan]
14. Feelings [Entner/Coonce]
15. Here's Where You Belong [Barri/Sloan]
16. Midnight Confessions [Grass Roots]
17. Bella Linda [Barri/Battisti/Gros]
18. Lady Pleasure
19. Lovin' Things [Schroeck/Loring]
20. The River Is Wide [Knight/Admire]
21. City Women [Sloan]
22. I Can't Help But Wonder, Elisabeth [Sloan]
23. I'd Wait a Million Years [Zekley/Bottler]
24. Heaven Knows [Price/Walsh]
25. Out of This World [Lambert/Potter]
26. Walking Through the Country [Provisor]
27. Baby Hold On [Price/Walsh]
28. Come on and Say It [Entner/Grill/Provis]
29. Temptation Eyes [Price/Walsh]
30. Sooner or Later [Bottler/McNamara/Pa]
31. Two Divided by Love [Lambert/Potter]
32. Glory Bound [Barri/Price/Proviso]
33. The Runway [Lambert/Potter]
34. Any Way the Wind Blows
35. Love Is What You Make It
36. Mamacita [Mann/Weil]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.