Al Stewart - The Definitive Pop Collection

Title: The Definitive Pop Collection Artist: Al Stewart Release Date: 11/7/2006 Label: Rhino Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 081227080723 Genre: Rock Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock Moods: Elegant, Laid-Back/Mellow, Literate, Precious, Soft, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Earnest, Enigmatic, Intimate, Melancholy, Poignant, Soothing, Sophisticated, Whimsical, Wistful, Delicate, Eccentric, Gentle, Organic, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Theatrical, Ambitious, Amiable/Good-Natured Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Bedsitter Images
2. Samuel, Oh How You've Changed!
3. Electric Los Angeles Sunset
4. Clifton in the Rain
5. A Small Fruit Song
6. You Don't Even Know Me
7. Soho (Needless to Say)
8. Roads to Moscow
9. Nostradamus
10. Carol
11. Apple Cider Re-Constitution
12. The Dark and Rolling Sea
13. On the Border
14. Lord Grenville
15. Flying Sorcery
16. Year of the Cat

1. Almost Lucy
2. Time Passages
3. End of the Day
4. Running Man
5. Merlin's Time
6. Song on the Radio
7. Where Are They Now?
8. Red Toupee
9. Last Days of the Century
10. Fields of France
11. Trains
12. Night Train to Munich
13. A League of Notions
14. House of Clocks
15. Waiting for Margaux
16. Laughing into 1939

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD Rhino 70807

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Unlike many entries in Rhino's The Definitive Pop Collection, the Al Stewart volume doesn't merely repackage or edit a previous compilation, nor does it merely offer up the same old hits the way so many of Stewart comps do. This is a new double-disc set that attempts a full retrospective of Stewart's career, from his meandering early folk tunes, through the pop hits, right up to the 1995 album Between the Wars. Although it's easy to spot some missing tunes -- for instance, it would have been nice if his excellent 2005 album A Beach Full of Shells was represented -- it's impossible to argue with what's here since it offers an excellent, representative chronicle of Stewart's career through his biggest hits ("Year of the Cat," "Time Passages") and many of his best songs. Casual listeners will be better served by a strict hits collection, like Rhino's 2004 set Greatest Hits, but for those who want to dig deeper or want a more thorough introduction, The Definitive Pop Collection is the way to go. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Stewart Original Recording Producer Alan Parsons Original Recording Producer Bill Inglot Remastering Charles Norbeck Discographical Annotation Chris Desmond Original Recording Producer Chris Drummond Original Recording Producer Dan Hersch Remastering Danielle Barnard A&R Dave Schultz Remastering Gladys Sanchez Project Assistant Joe Chiccarelli Original Recording Producer John Anthony Original Recording Producer John Wood Original Recording Producer Jorgen Angel Photography Laurence Juber Original Recording Producer Marc Salata Product Manager Michael Putland Photography Mike Flicker Original Recording Producer Peter White Original Recording Producer Richard Aaron Photography Richard McCaffrey Cover Photo Ross Hogarth Original Recording Producer Roy Guest Original Recording Producer Sheryl Farber Editorial Supervision Steve Woolard Project Assistant Thane Tierney Liner Notes Vanessa Atkins Editorial Supervision