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Collection of love songs

Alex | italy | 07/25/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"In 2001 Virgin decided to release this single-disc retrospective for Valentine's Day, even if I don't know if the artists have really been involved in this project. It isn't bad, since it contains many hits like "Ti sento", "Solo tu", "Stasera che sera" and "Stringimi", and there are also two rare tracks: "Cercami ancora", which isn't available elsewhere (I suppose it was a b-side) and "I feel you" (the English version of their hit "Ti Sento"). The songs are all sung by Antonella Ruggiero, one of the very best female singers Italy has ever had. The title-track and "Amami" have never been hits and they were never released as singles, but they are excellent ("Sentimentale" has a perfect arrangement, mixing electronic elements and a romantic sax; "Amami" can be easily compared to Ultravox songs like "Visions in Blue").
I would advise to skip this one in favour of the more complete "Studio Collection", released in 2002..."