Peabo Bryson - Anthology (30 tracks) +Album Reviews

The Definitive Peabo Compilation....

chakasworld | Atlanta, GA United States | 01/15/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"...Would be complete if it included Bryson's AWESOME duet with Regina Belle titled, you guessed it, 'A Whole New World'!! Yes, that Grammy-nominated classic song was not included on this 2 CD anthology, and that mistake costs the CD 1 star in my rating.(They also forgot Peabo's duet with Celine Dion titled 'Beauty & The Beast'!!) On the other hand, you do get the BEST collection-overview of Peabo's long career. There are rare songs from his debut album, and the classic songs from Peabo's Capitol era are presented in thier full-length splendor (I hate edits!!), and the remastering makes the sound quality top notch. Music from Peabo's tenure at Columbia is also included, and the informative liner notes were written by the reliable David Nathan.In short, this 2 CD Peabo Bryson Anthology is missing a few key tracks ('A Whole New World' & 'Beauty & The Beast' for example!!), and there was enough space on either of the 2 discs to add more music, so there's no excuse for Capital to use. My ratings on a scale of 1-10:Sound Quality (Rating=10), Song Selection (Rating=7.5), and Packaging (Rating=9). This is a great collection of music from one of the premier singers of our time. Now, how about a Peabo Brson Duets CD' ?? That would be great!! S.D. (of 'Chaka's World')"

Long overdue but finally available.

Justo Roteta | Los Angeles, California United States | 07/20/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It's more than about time that Peabo Bryson had a comprehensive anthology like this one (which is very good). Capitol should reissue all of his big 1970s and '80s albums including "I Am Love", "Crosswinds", "Reaching For The Sky" and the Roberta Flack collaboration "Born To Love", however."

Very Good Soulful Early Work

mistermaxxx@yahoo.com | usa | 05/02/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"it's Peabo's Early Material that really is the Highlight for me.from 77-to the early 80's His Material really had so much Feeling&SOul.as a Voclaist He was on point as well as a Composer&Musician.His later stuff got a Watered Down in Spots but overall this is a Dude that has Skills.but i had to think of all of the Material here.I Prefer His Older Material Better."

Best Peabo but not All!

Alan Russo | Cambridge, MA USA | 01/16/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This 2 CD set covers most hits from 10976-1991. It includes his pop hits Can You Stop The Rain, If Ever Your In My Arms Again, Tonight I Celebrate My Love (with Roberta Flack) and his breakthrough pop hit Lover's After All (with Melissa Manchester). It also includes his most popular soul hits like his #1 re-make of Al Wilson's Show & Tell, plus Reachin' For The Sky, Gimme Some Time (with Natalie Cole), Let The Feeling Flow and All My Love. He does the Stephanie Mills/Teddy Pendergrass clasic Feel The Fire. A remake of Doobie Brother's Minute By Minute and a mediocre version of Janis Joplin's Piece Of My Heart (which was not even a chart hit for him!). I would have liked to see other cuts like his first chart hit Do It With Feeling (with Michael Zager) and Take No Prisoners. This set will compliment his Columbia Greatest Hits collection. Don't forget his hit with Kenny G, By The Time This Night Is Over on Kenny's Hits CD! Complete!"

Great way to be introduced to Peabo Bryson

G. Grant II | Hyde Park, New York United States | 11/30/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You simple can not go wrong with purchasing this disc. Nearly every hit and near hit is featured on this disc. I was introuced to Peabo at the age of 2 with his 1983 release with Roberta Flack. It served as my parents anniversary album, which I highly recommend locating on disc - but it will be extremely hard, since it's been out of print for nearly a decade.Anyhow, back to this disc. It contains his works on Bang records in 1976, his famous Capitol stuff 1978-1983, the so-so Elektra years 1984-1988 and then the ok Columbia years 1991-?. This disc gives you an overall look at his body of work. If you get hooked, which more than likely you will, finding the albums these songs came from will be difficult, since Capitol and Elektra have not re-released anything. So find those resell shops and good luck. Pay special attention to "Lover's After All" with Melissa Manchester. That song may have you listening to her stuff too, I know I started.Overall, you simply cannot do wrong by buying this release. Do it soon!"

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