Capitol Gold: The Best of Tavares (1996)

About this title: As prolific as Tavares was during the latter half of the '70s and the early half of the '80s, its compilations outnumber its proper studio albums. It's nearly impossible to consider all of the band's compilations without getting cross-eyed and confused, but Capitol Gold: The Best of Tavares -- released in 1996 -- remained the best of the crop through 2002. The group had a remarkable run during the late '70s; "Check It Out," "Don't Take Away the Music," "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel," "It Only Takes a Minute," "Never Had a Love Like This Before," "Remember What I Told You to Forget," "She's ... read more

Tracks:

1. What Can I Do? [Bowles]
2. Check It Out [Butler/Osborne]
3. That's the Sound That Lonely Makes [Bristol/Dean/Glover]
4. Remember What I Told You to Forget [Lambert/Potter]
5. Too Late [Lambert/Potter]
6. She's Gone [Hall/Oates]
7. It Only Takes a Minute [Lambert/Potter]
8. The Love I Never Had [Lambert/Potter]
9. Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel [Saint Lewis/Perren]
10. Don't Take Away the Music [Tavares]
11. Whodunit [Saint Louis/Perren]
12. (Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams [Matola/Marascalco]
13. More Than a Woman [Gibb]
14. Never Had a Love Like This Before [Hanks/Grey]
15. Bad Times [McMahon]
16. Loveline [Kashif/Jones]

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