"Volume 2 of the "Have a Nice Day" series is hands-down the best offering in the set. Rhino actually put twelve solid songs on the same disc, something very rare in this collection.Hard-to-find gems abound in this volume, including the powerful "Reflections of My Life", Bobbi Martin's "For the Love of Him" and the Brotherhood of Man's classic "United We Stand."There are no fillers and no throw-aways here, as even the lesser songs are recognizable and can legitimately be called "hits."It's a very good thing that Rhino did their usual masterful job of remastering this disc, since most buyers will wear it out. The best value in the entire set and a definite must have. Highly recommended."
Tony Burrows Correction
Neil B. | Skokie, Il. | 12/07/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"All in all a great anthology. Minor correction on the Tony Burrows comments; he had nothing to do with Hitching A Ride (by Vanity Faire). However, he was also the lead vocalist on Beach Baby (First Class) and My Baby Loves Lovin' (White Plains)."
This Is A Very Good Volume Of The Have A Nice Day Series !
My Opinion | U S | 09/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This Volume 2 of the Have A Nice Day series is another nice trip down memory lane and to me it is definately the co-star of the series with Volume 1 being the other. Every song on this Volume 2 peaked in 1970 and I previously owned most of these songs either on Vinyl or tape back in the day and it is great to hear them once again. Vanity Fare's Top Five Smash, Hitchin A Ride, and The Poppy Family's, Which Way You Goin Billy, have always been all-time favorites of mine along with the # 1 hit, Everything Is Beautiful, by the great Ray Stevens and the Top 15 smash, United We Stand, by The Brotherhood Of Man. Everything Is Beautiful, and, United We Stand, are songs of Love, Peace, Hope, Beauty and Unity and they still touch me when I listen to them. Both have very Powerful Lyrics and they Stand Tall even today. Every song on this Volume from the first which is Edision Lighthouse's, Love Grows ( Where My Rosemary Goes ), to the last which is Robin McNamara's, Lay A Little Lovin On Me, is great.
Final Note; As good as a lot of the music is today; these tunes of long ago are still very special to me. Like all Rhino compilations this CD sounds great and evidently this Volume 2 is out of print and starting to become rare.....Why?.....I don't know because I still think it is one of the two best of the series !.....Highly Recommended
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The best volume of this series.
simnia | snowy bayou country, USA | 09/07/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Why does the best volume of the entire Have A Nice Day series have to be the one that goes out of print? Every song on this album sparks memories and is also likable and relatively hard-to-find, especially "Little Green Bag" and "Lay A Little Lovin' On Me." This is musical nostalgia at its best."
SUPER SERIES OF HARD TO FIND 70's TUNES
simnia | 03/20/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Rhino continues to impress with every submission. In volume 2, you'll find "Reflections of My Life" - a somber yet easy song of great length (a radio rarity in those days I'm sure), as well as several other hard to find early 70's iconoclastic hymns. Almost textbook-like in it's approach to the start of the cynical "ME" years that followed. The only thing missing are images of our friends being gunned down in the jungles as we reveled in these jingles. Both uplifting and morose."