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Fine album from an underrated singer, Ann-Margret !!!

Matthew G. Sherwin | last seen screaming at Amazon customer service | 04/20/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Very Best of Ann-Margret is an excellent Ann-Margret CD that gives us a great sampling of some songs she sang so well. The sound quality is excellent and the artwork is especially nice--now if only this album weren't out of print!



"I Just Don't Understand" starts the CD with Ann-Margret singing her very best; and the chorus adds to the number. Make no mistake about it, though--Ann-Margret owns this song when she sings it; the chorus merely adds a bit to the number. The harmonica is used quite well; and Ann-Margret never misses a beat! I'm amazed at how well she does "I Just Don't Understand." "You're The Boos" has a jazzier melody and Ann-Margret sings this to perfection--she gets vocal support but again this tune is hers and hers alone. The arrangement is very nicely done, too. Similarly, there's also "Slowly." "Slowly" is a most romantic ballad that Ann-Margret performs with a certain amount of romantic innuendo but it's never crude--she does this one right!



"What Am I Supposed To Do?" gives us a great torch song as Ann-Margret sings this with great sensitivity. You can really hear just how deeply Ann-Margret delved into this song in order to sing it with a great deal of heartfelt passion. I'm amazed! I wish she could do a concert for me tonight!



"Gimme Love" is a bouncy, upbeat tune as Ann-Margret sings of how her character wants her man to be her one true love; and the music works wonders for this tune. "He's My Man" also showcases Ann-Margret's ability to deliver a song with heart and soul; "He's My Man" is a major highlight of this album. "You Sure Know How To Hurt Someone" puts Ann-Margret squarely in the spotlight and she does a great job on this song. The soft rock melody makes "You Sure Know How To Hurt Someone" a very solid number.



"I Wanna Be Loved" is a stunning ballad that Ann-Margret sings to perfection--and beyond! The lush musical arrangement makes this ballad even prettier and I'm sure you'll enjoy "I Wanna Be Loved." The CD ends strong with Ann-Margret performing "The Lady Loves Him." This take of "The Lady Loves Him" sounds great--it also makes the perfect ending to this fine album by Ann-Margret.



Ann-Margret was never really taken seriously as a singer even during her period of true fame in the 1960s; but this CD will demonstrate to you that she had quite a fine set of pipes! I highly recommend this album for people who like classic vocals with that awesome `60s sound.

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"ANN-MARGRET ---- WHY WASN'T THIS ON RADIO?"

Michael G. Batcho | McAdoo, PA (USA) | 04/21/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have listened and listened and listened to this RCA 100 Years of Music Collection, "The Very Best Of Ann-Margret" -- and it's a truly appropriate album title! I would have been about 12 or thirteen years old when she put down these tracks. . . and had I heard any of them on the radio (which I always had screwed into my ear- japanese transistor "el-dorado") I'm positive I would have been the proud owner of the world's largest Ann-Margret record collection. But they never did get the radio air-wave play Ann-Margret and her talent rightfully deserved.
But, I have this album now and I've fallen in love as if I were thirteen years old all over again. There's a magic in her voice that no one else recording will ever duplicate. . . There's not a single track on this collection that you would skip-over or program out. Now I know why she became the "star" she did and still remains. Were I to single out tracks I'd have to mention every one. But her rendition of Helen Carter's "What Am I Supposed To Do" is just perfect! Anyone, teenaged or now older who has ever loved and lost will take her version of this song into his or her own heart. And her rendering of "It Do Me So Good" will melt the paint off your walls. . . if the walls are painted. . . she will certainly melt you! Her duets with Elvis are totally unique and classics!
Ms Ann-Margret, you're the best! Sorry it took this many years for much of your music and recordings to receive the accolades you deserve. . . but whoever buys and listens to this collection will hear, "The Very best Of Ann-Margret" and they will fall in love with you for the first time. . . or all over again."

An excellent CD (bought for the rare Elvis' tracks)

Bill Waters | Topeka, Kansas USA | 08/22/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The "Very Best of Ann-Margret" is a fine collection of some of her songs. I especially like "Slowly" which was written by Otis Blackwell who wrote some of Elvis Presley's greatest hits such as "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up" and "Return to Sender". Speaking of Elvis, the two duets with Elvis: "You're The Boss" and "The Lady Loves Me" are alternate takes and different from the takes of these songs found on Elvis' releases. All in all this is a very good CD. I would have liked to have seen the songs "Appreciation" and "My Rival" from the movie "Viva Las Vegas", but still a very good selection is found here. Bill, Topeka, Kansas"