Hits Piano Guitar

Hits Piano Guitar Resources:

HITS THROUGH THE YEARS – Piano/Vocal/Guitar – 1951 by Harms, Inc $1.00

40 Irish Hits, Piano & Guitar, 1956 songbook, Ireland $1.49

Simon and Garfunkels greatest hits piano sheet music with guitar and vocals $1.57

SHEET MUSIC BOOK, TOP HITS 1989 /90… PIANO, VOCAL, GUITAR…PAPERBACK $2.49

Cavalcade of Song Hits Piano Guitar 1947 Leo Feist $2.50

Chart Hits Of 2005-2006 Piano / Vocal / Guitar $3.00

Chart Hits Of 2002-2003 Piano / Vocal / Guitar $3.00

ROCK HITS FOR GUITAR- VOCAL- PIANO I $3.00

Chart Hits Of 2000-2001 Piano / Vocal / Guitar $3.00

Chart Hits of 1999-2000 Piano / Vocal / Guitar $3.00

Early HIts for 1968 piano guitar chords $3.95

Hillbily Hit Parade 1940-1941: Voice/Piano/Guitar $3.95

1979 Speed Music Song Book HAWAIIAN HITS Piano Guitar + $3.99

30 COUNTRY HITS Piano Vocal Guitar music book vntg 1978 $3.99

Ethel Smith’s Selected Hits For Easy Piano Organ Guitar $4.00

Best Contemporary: 50 Hits Arr. for Voice/Guitar/Piano $4.45

Leeds’ 40 Irish Hits of Our Times Piano/Ukulele/Guitar/Words 96 pages $4.50

The Greatest Country Hits of 2000 (2000, Paperback)piano,vocal,guitar,tabs $4.95

The Oak Ridge Boys Greatest Hits Music Book – Piano Vocal Guitar Chords $4.95

ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS PIANO GUITAR VOCAL NOTEBOOK $4.99

50 TOP HITS FLUTE PICCOLO CHORDS FOR GUITAR PIANO ORGAN $4.99

1999 TOP HITS OF 1999 piano/guitar/voice SCARCE $4.99

1972 World’s Greatest Hits of TWENTIES piano/guitar $4.99

THE PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee vintage 1961 Hit sheet music vocal piano guitar $4.99

“Country Kickin’ Dance Hits”–for Guitar/Vocal/Piano–Used/Great Condition! $5.00

World’s GREATEST Hits of The Forties – For Voice, piano and guitar $5.00

CMS presents Early HIts for 1968 piano guitar chords (Vintage 1968 publication) $5.00

TWENTY COUNTRY HITS OF ’93 – Piano**Vocal**Guitar $5.00

Biggest Hits of ’92-’93-Piano/Vocal/Guitar, Various $5.50

Sound of Hits 30 Pop Song Fav Vol 3 Voice Piano Guitar $5.50

CHART HITS OF 1993-1994 -PIANO-VOCAL-GUITAR-HAL LEONARD CORPORATION $5.95

CHART HITS OF 1994-1995 -PIANO-VOCAL-GUITAR-HAL LEONARD CORPORATION $5.95

BIGGEST HITS OF 1992-1993 – WARNER BROTHERS PUB – PIANO-VOCAL-GUITAR $5.95

Top Hits of 1992-1993 (Piano, Vocal, Guitar), Warner Bros Publications $5.95

Sheet Music Piano Vocal Guitar The Best Songs Ever 75 Hits People Cabaret My Way $5.98

HOT COUNTRY SONG HITS 1966 Piano / Guitar / Vocal Song Book / FREE SHIPPING $5.98

ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS,PIANO VOCAL GUITAR $5.99

1976 “THE BEST SONGS OF ALL” FUN! POP STANDARD HITS WORDS/PIANO/GUITAR DIAGRAMS! $5.99

1951 Whitmark Hits Through The Years-Sheet Music Book -Words-Piano-Guitar Chords $5.99

Pop Hits for the Teen Player: (Piano, Voice, Guitar): Easy Piano $5.99

John Denver’s Greatest Hits Voice Piano Guitar Unmarked $5.99

Big Book of Smash Hits: Piano, Voice and Guitar: 2003 $5.99

Neil Diamond 12 Greatest Hits Voice Piano Guitar Unmark $5.99

EZ Play Music 19 of the 80′s HITS for Piano, Organ & Guitar Songbook #299 $6.00

Top Hits of 1981 Volume 2 Voice Piano Guitar, Warner Br $6.00

History America’s Greatest Hits sheet music for piano, vocals and guitar $6.00

MOTOWN HITS PAPERBACK FAKE GUITAR PIANO MUSIC SONG BOOK $6.75

Andy Williams Popular Hits Piano Vocal Guitar Chords $6.75

SOUL HITS PAPERBACK FAKE GUITAR PIANO MUSIC SONG BOOK $6.75

Complete Chart Hit of 1990 Piano Vocal Guitar 39 Songs $6.95

DAN FOGELBERRG Greatest Hits Piano/Guitar Song Book $6.95

TOP POP HITS 1963 Song Book / Piano Vocal Guitar $6.98

Def Leppard Greatest Hits: Piano Vocal Guitar (Leonard) $6.99

2004 TOP HITS Piano/Vocal/Guitar AliciaKeys SherylCrow $6.99

Top Country Hits of 1997- 98 – Piano – Vocal – Guitar $7.00

HIT SONG MUSIC FOLIO 1945 GUITAR PIANO UKE BANJO $7.00

AMY GRANT Greatest Hits Piano Vocal Guitar Music Book $7.16

HITS Hank Williams Jr SONGBOOK pvg Piano guitar chords $7.19

12 Christian Radio Hits – Sheet Music Songbook Piano Vocal Guitar – Hal Leonard $7.25

Top Country Hits of 2008-2009: P/V/G (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook), Hal Leonard $7.38

Top Country Hits ’04-’05 Piano Vocal Guitar NM $7.55

ABBA – Gold: Greatest Hits (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist $7.68

Top Country Hits of 1977 Voice Piano Guitar $7.75

55 Super Hits piano vocal guitar sheet music songbook streisand lennon jackson $7.77

Motown Hits Paperback Songs Piano/Guitar Melody/Chords $7.77

TOP HITS 1989 SONG BOOK MADONNA BON JOVI CHER SHEET MUSIC GUITAR PIANO & VOCAL $7.95

Chart Hits of 1993-1994 Piano, Vocal And Guitar $7.95

Best of Bread Easy Rock Songbook Hits Sheet Music Piano Vocal Guitar If Make It $7.95

1944 The Songs of ANDY RUSSELL~17 Hit Songs~for Voice,Piano & Guitar Diagrams~ $7.95

1950 SONG OF HAWAII~29 Hit Songs~for Voice,Piano & Guitar Diagrams~a RARE FIND~ $7.95

17 SUPER CHRISTMAS HITS PIANO VOCAL GUITAR MUSIC BOOK $7.95

Contemporary Hits (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) by $7.95

1966 30 YEARS 30 HITS NO 2 WORDS MUSIC GUITAR CHORDS SHEET BOOK VOCAL PIANO $7.98

Hal Leonard Top Hits of 2007 PIANO/VOCAL/GUITAR ~ New $7.99

ERIC CLAPTON Deluxe Piano-Vocal-Guitar Songbook 57-Greatest Hits Songs MINT $7.99

Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits Voice Piano Guitar Unmarked $7.99

40 HITS of Our Times 1952 Piano, Guitar Chords,Uke Dia. $7.99

DISNEY SPOTLIGHTS, 17 Super Disney Hits, For all ORGANS, PIANO & GUITAR 1976 $7.99

Top Hits of 2001 for piano-vocal-guitar $8.00

Top Country Hits of 1998/99: piano/guitar/vo 0634005227 $8.50

VTG 1977 PAUL SIMON-GREATEST HITS, ETC Music Book*Piano Guitar Keyboard Vocals $8.55

Complete Chart Hits Of ’91 Piano Vocal Guitar $8.94

Complete Chart Hits of 1990, Piano, Vocal and Guitar SC $8.95

Brand New ” ABBA Gold Greatest Hits ” for Piano Vocal Guitar Music book $8.95

Big Hits Assorted Artists Guitar Piano Song Sheet Book $8.95

Biggest Pop Hits 1996 – 1997 Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords $8.95

Chart Hits Of 1994-1995 For Piano, Vocal and Guitar $8.95

World’s Greatest Pop Hits of the Fifties Piano Guitar Vocal Songbook Sheet Music $8.95

SLOW DANCE HAL LEONARD PIANO VOCAL GUITAR PB 36 HITS $8.95

TOP HITS OF 2008, Piano/Vocal/Guitar Song Book, NEW $8.98

CHRISTIAN HITS OF THE 1980′s Songbk Piano/Vocal/Guitar $8.98

1936 FEIST CELEBRATED SONG HITS Piano Vocal Guitar Song Book / Free Shipping $8.98

12 CHRISTIAN RADIO HITS Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook NEW $8.98

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Classical Piano Greatest Hits $8.99 Classical Piano Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits: Piano $6.99 Greatest Hits: Piano

Piano Greatest Hits $8.99 Piano Greatest Hits

Music For Guitar & Piano 1 $9.99 Music For Guitar & Piano 1

Music For Guitar & Piano 2 $9.99 Music For Guitar & Piano 2

50 Piano & Guitar Favorites $5.99 50 Piano & Guitar Favorites

Magic Guitar Hits $9.99 Magic Guitar Hits

Guitar Apprentice: Rock Hits - $14.99 Guitar Apprentice: Rock Hits -

Golden Steel Guitar Hits $22.99 Golden Steel Guitar Hits

Pop Hits for Solo Jazz Guitar - $14.99 Pop Hits for Solo Jazz Guitar -

Greatest Hits $9.99 Personnel includes: Gloria Estefan (vocals); Juanito Marquez, Michael Thompson, Brian Monroney, Rene Luis Toledo (guitar); John DeFaria (guitar, programming); Ed Calle, Mike Scaglione (saxophones); Tony Concepcion (trumpet); Randy Barlow (trumpet, background vocals); Teddy Mulet (trumpet, trombone); Dana Teboe (trombone); Paquito Hechevarria, Angelo Morris (piano); Clay Ostwald (piano, keyboards, organ, programming, background vocals); Jorge Casas (bass, fretless bass, acoustic guitar, programming); Robert Rodriguez (drums); Rafael Padilla (percussion); Jon Secada, Betty Wright, Jeanette Wright-Black, Carl Ramsey, Anita Faye Greene, Rod Wilson, Clovette Hilton, Lawrence Dermer, Rafael Vigil (background vocals); Miami Choral Society.Producers: Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald, The Jerks, Emilio Estefan Jr.Pricipally recorded at Crescent Moon Studios and Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida.This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.Personnel includes: Gloria Estefan (vocals); Jorge Casas (acoustic guitar, bass, fretless bass, programming); John DeFaria (guitar, programming); Juanito Marquez, Michael Thompson, Brian Monroney, Rene Luis Toledo (guitar); Ed Calle, Mike Scaglione (saxophone); Teddy Mulet (trumpet, trombone); Randy Barlow (trumpet, background vocals); Tony Concepcion (trumpet); Dana Teboe (trombone); Clay Ostwald (piano, keyboards, organ, programming, background vocals); Paquito Hechevarria, Angelo Morris (piano); Robert Rodriguez (drums); Rafael Padilla (percussion); Jon Secada, Betty Wright, Jeanette Wright-Black, Carl Ramsey, Anita Faye Greene, Rod Wilson, Clovette Hilton, Lawrence Dermer, Miami Choral Society, Rafael Vigil (background vocals).Producers: Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald, The Jerks, Emilio Estefan Jr.Pricipally recorded at Crescent Moon Studios and Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida.This is a multi-channel Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.Personnel includes: Gloria Estefan (vocals); Juanito Marquez, Michael Thompson, Brian Monroney, Rene Luis Toledo (guitar); John DeFaria (guitar, programming); Ed Calle, Mike Scaglione (saxophones); Tony Concepcion (trumpet); Randy Barlow (trumpet, background vocals); Teddy Mulet (trumpet, trombone); Dana Teboe (trombone); Paquito Hechevarria, Angelo Morris (piano); Clay Ostwald (piano, keyboards, organ, programming, background vocals); Jorge Casas (bass, fretless bass, acoustic guitar, programming); Robert Rodriguez (drums); Rafael Padilla (percussion); Jon Secada, Betty Wright, Jeanette Wright-Black, Carl Ramsey, Anita Faye Greene, Rod Wilson, Clovette Hilton, Lawrence Dermer, Rafael Vigil (background vocals); Miami Choral Society.Producers: Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald, The Jerks, Emilio Estefan Jr.Pricipally recorded at Crescent Moon Studios and Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida.1992′s GREATEST HITS puts a cap on Gloria Estefan’s biggest period of chart dominance, the period between her pop breakthrough with the Miami Sound Machin

The Greatest Hits of All $9.99 Personnel: George Benson (vocals, electric guitar); Aretha Franklin (vocals); Claus Ogerman, Quincy Jones, Mike Mainieri (arranger); Gary Herbig (saxophone, flute); Jerry Hey, Chuck Findley (trumpet); Bill Reichenbach (trombone); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Ronnie Foster (electric piano, synthesizer, keyboards); Herbie Hancock (electric piano); Earl Klugh (acoustic guitar); Phil Upchurch (guitar, bass); Lee Ritenour, Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Stanley Banks, Robert …

Guitar Play-Along, Vol. 6: Rock Hits - $12.99 Guitar Play-Along, Vol. 6: Rock Hits -

Hits $13.99 Pulp: Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Russell Senior, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Nick Banks.Additional personnel: Anne Dudley (arranger).Producers include: Ed Buller, Phil Vinall, Chris Thomas, Scott Walker, Peter Walsh.Recorded between 1992 & 2002. Includes liner notes by Harland Miller.Although Pulp was formed in the 1980s, the Sheffield, England band didn’t hit its real stride until the mid-’90s, when it became one of the preeminent acts of the Britpop boom. Although HITS is an unlikely title in a Stateside light, since Pulp never broke through commercially in America, the collection does compile the ensemble’s finest singles from the ’90s to the early 2000s, when the group disbanded.Fronted by the cheeky, charismatic Jarvis Cocker, Pulp made its name with techno-tinged pop (the middle-class anthem “Common People” and the surging, Laura Branigan-pilfering “Disco 2000″), but also turned its sights on fierce glam-rock (“Party Hard”) and elegant chamber-pop (“The Trees”). Expertly channeling quirky yet sophisticated rock crooners Bryan Ferry and Scott Walker (who produced Pulp’s last album), Cocker imbued the sextet’s guitar- and keyboard-driven songs with a droll, literate aesthetic that remains its legacy. Though Pulp might have been better served by a lengthier compilation (classics such as ‘Mis-Shapes” and “Mile End” are missed here), HITS, which includes the previously unreleased “Last Day of the Miners’ Strike,” is a concise sampler that works as a perfect introduction to this unmistakably British band.

The Hits $11.99 Track Listing: 1. Everybody Loves You Now, 2. Piano Man, 3. Entertainer, The, 4. New York State of Mind, 5. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song), 6. Only the Good Die Young, 7. My Life, 8. Big Shot, 9. You May Be Right, 10. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me, 11. Say Goodbye to Hollywood [Live Attic Version], 12. Allentown, 13. Pressure, 14. Longest Time, The, 15. Tell Her About It, 16. Matter of Trust, A, 17. We Didn’t Start the Fire, 18. I Go to Extremes, 19. River of Dreams, The

Greatest Hits [1993] $6.99 Personnel: Ray Parker Jr. (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, drums); Arnell Carmichael, Darren Carmichael, Jerry Knight (vocals); Brian Fairweather (guitar); Dorothy Ashby (harp); Gene Page (strings); Charles Green (saxophone); Kenny Flood (flute); Sylvester Rivers (piano); Martin Page (keyboards); Larry Tolbert (drums); Ollie E. Brown (percussion); Jack Ashford (tambourine); Anita Sherman, J.D. Nicholas, Valorie Jones, Randy Hall, Francie Pearlman, Ron Brown, Deborah Thomas, Michael Henderson, Gwyn Foxsworth (background vocals).Though it isn’t sequenced in chronological order — in fact, it’s sequenced a little bewilderingly — Greatest Hits is nevertheless an excellent summation of Ray Parker, Jr.’s biggest hits; containing not just solo smashes like “Ghostbusters” and “The Other Woman,” but also songs he sang during his time with Raydio. So, even if it could be presented better, it nevertheless gives fans exactly what they need. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Bolling’s Greatest Hits $8.99 Track Listing: 1. Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio no 1: 1st movement, Baroque and Blue – (featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal/Claude Bolling/Max Hediguer/Marcel Sabiani), 2. Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio no 1: 2nd movement, Sentimentale – (featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal/Claude Bolling/Max Hediguer/Marcel Sabiani), 3. Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano Trio: Ragtime – (featuring Pinchas Zukerman/Claude Bolling/Max Hediguer/Marcel Sabiani), 4. Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio: Baroque in Rhythm – (featuring Claude Bolling/Marc Michel/Jean-Luc Dayan/Yo-Yo Ma), 5. Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano Trio: 6th movement, Africaine – (featuring Alexandre Lagoya/Claude Bolling/Michel Gaudry/Marcel Sabiani), 6. Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio no 2: Jazzy – (featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal/Claude Bolling/Pierre-Yves Sorin/Vincent Cordelette), 7. Toot Suite: Mystique – (featuring Maurice Andr?/Claude Bolling/Guy Pedersen/Daniel Humair), 8. Picnic Suite for Flute, Guitar and Jazz Piano Trio: Canon – (featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal/Claude Bolling/Guy Pedersen/Daniel Humair/Alexandre Lagoya), 9. Picnic Suite for Flute, Guitar and Jazz Piano Trio: Tendre – (featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal/Claude Bolling/Guy Pedersen/Daniel Humair/Alexandre Lagoya), 10. Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio no 2: Amoureuse – (featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal/Claude Bolling/Pierre-Yves Sorin/Vincent Cordelette), 11. Toot Suite: Rag-Polka – (featuring Maurice Andr?/Claude Bolling/Guy Pedersen/Daniel Humair), 12. California Suite: Black folks – (featuring Hubert Laws/Claude Bolling/Chuck Domanico/Shelly Manne/Bud Shank)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 $6.99 Personnel: “Weird Al” Yankovic (vocals, accordion, keyboards, glockenspiel); Alan Reed, Mel Blanc (vocals); Jim West (guitar, banjo); Mark Knopfler (guitar); Al Viola (banjo); Joel Peskin (clarinet); Gary Herbig (clarinet, baritone saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Sonny Burke (piano); Ruben Valtierra, Brad Buxer, Kim Bullard, Pat Regan (keyboards); Guy Fletcher (synthesizer); Steve Jay (bass); Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drums, percussion); Lisa Popeil, The Waters Sisters (background vocals).Producers: Al Yankovic, Rick Derringer.Engineers: Tony Papa, George Tutko.Sure, he can be corny, but when “Weird Al” Yankovic hits the target, he can also be one pointed satirist. Greatest Hits Volume II gathers such rib-ticklers as “Headline News” (Tanya Harding meets the Crash Test Dummies), “Jurassic Park” (to the tune of “MacArthur Park”), and “Smells Like Nirvana.” ~ Roch Parisien

Greatest Hits 3 $6.99 Alabama: Randy Owen (vocals, guitar); Jeff Cook (guitar, background vocals); Teddy Gentry (electric bass, background vocals); Mark Herndon (drums).Additional personnel: Don Potter, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Dan Huff, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Steve Nathan (piano, keyboards); Milton Sledge (drums); K.T. Oslin (background vocals).Producers: Garth Fundis, Alabama, Harold Shedd, Larry McBride, Josh Leo.Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee between 1983 and 1994.Alabama is country music’s most successful and popular group and GREATEST HITS VOL. III presents eleven powerful arguments why. This successful quartet from Fort Payne (Alabama, of course) is best known for their catalogue of Southern-fried rock, Randy Owen’s searing ballads, and their populist anthems. Combining two new cuts, (including the current hit “We Can’t Love Like This Anymore,”) with eight previously released chart-toppers and one remixed vocal version of “Angels Among Us,” this hits compilation doesn’t disappoint. Alabama offers up selections from seven different albums, representing a good perspective of a band whose sound has hardly changed over its long career.The mostly slow-paced collection includes the early-in-the-career “Tennessee River,” the fiddle-driven rave-up “If You’re Gonna Play In Texas (You’ve Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band),” and their beautiful country/pop duet, “Face To Face,” with K.T. Oslin.It says a lot for Randy, Jeff, Teddy, and Mark that their sound is so powerful and has touched so many people that they are on their third greatest hits package and they’ve barely scratched the surface.

Greatest Hits 1 & 2 $11.99 Personnel includes: Billy Joel (vocals, harmonica, piano); Steve Khan, Mark Rivera (various instruments); Eric Gale, Russell Javors, David Brown, Larry Carlton, Gary Dalton, Don Evans, Hugh McCracken (guitar); Tom Whitehouse (pedal steel guitar, banjo); Toots Thielmans (harmonica); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); David Sanborn (saxophone); Jon Faddis (trumpet, synthesizers); Joseph J. Shepley, John Gatchell (trumpet); Riachard Tee (piano, organ); Leon Pendarvis (organ); Michael Omartian (keyboards); Doug Stegmeyer, Wilton Felder (bass); Liberty DeVito, Ralph MacDonald, Jimmy Bralower (percussion); Rory Dodd, Peter Cetera, Donnie Dacus (background vocals).Digitally remastered by Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound, New York, New York).Billy Joel, a classically-trained pianist, was signed to Columbia Records in 1973. The title track to Piano Man, became a US Top 30 single and sowed the seeds of a highly successful recording career. However, Joel refused to bow to corporate demands for commercially-minded material and despite enjoying hits with two subsequent albums, Street Life Serenade and Turnstiles, it was not until 1977 that his fortunes flourished with the release of The Stranger, which eventually surpassed Bridge Over Troubled Water as Columbia’s best-selling album. Joel’s 1979 album, 52nd Street, spawned another smash single, ‘My Life’ while the singer’s first US number 1, ‘It’s Still Rock ‘N’ Roll To Me’ came from a subsequent release, Glass Houses. His image as a popular, uncontroversial figure was shaken with The Nylon Curtain, which featured two notable ‘protest’ compositions, ‘Allentown’ and ‘Goodnight Saigon’. However he returned to simpler matters in 1984 with An Innocent Man which included the effervescent best-seller ‘Uptown Girl’. In 1997, he announced that he would not be writing any pop songs in the foreseeable future, concentrating instead on classical scores.

The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits $6.99 Personnel includes: Herbie Hancock (vocals, electric piano, Clavinet, keyboards, synthesizer); Ray Parker Jr., Carlos Santana (vocals, guitar); Gavin Christopher, Greg Walker (vocals); Benny Maupin (soprano & tenor saxophones, flute, alto flute, bass clarinet); Michael Beinhorn (keyboards); Wah Wah Watson, Ray Obiedo (guitar); Paul Jackson, Byron Miller, Freddie Washington, Bill Laswell, Eddie Watkins (electric bass); Harvey Mason, Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, James Gadson, Alphonse Mouzon (drums); Bill Summers, Raul Rekow, Sheila Escovedo (percussion); Daniel Ponce (bata drum); Grand Mixer D.S.T. (turntables); John Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters (background vocals).Producers: David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock, Material.Compilation producer: Bob Belden.Recorded between 1973 and 1983. Includes liner notes by Tom Terrell.Digitally remastered using 20-bit technology by Mark Wilder (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).Long past the classicism of his acoustic Blue Note/Miles Davis Quintet period of the ’60s, and just beyond his unique take on free improv, rhythmic exaltation and electric fusion with the Mwandishi band, keyboardist Herbie Hancock struck his most commercially potent moment with 1973′s HEADHUNTERS. For the next decade, the period documented on THE HITS!, Hancock was the epitome of the crossover.Bookended by historic stylistic breakthroughs that helped redefine pop–HEADHUNTERS being massive, thinking-man’s funk and ’83′s FUTURE SHOCK bringing early techno and hip-hop under the jazz umbrella–THE HITS! isn’t above getting into smarmy R&B styles. It is indeed a long way from the electronic groove, freaky-stylee take on the timeless “Watermelon Man” and the great electro-pop abortion of “Rockit” to the smattering of disco-fied vocal tunes (augmented by such prime-time players as Carlos Santana, the pre-E Sheila Escovedo, and Ray Parker Jr.) that for a few years became Hancock’s forte. But the groove never did escape him, THE HITS! is a testament to that.

Greatest Hits [Resurgent] $14.99 Personnel includes: Murray Head (vocals); Ian Maidman (guitar, keyboards, bass, drums); Paul Whittaker, Jean Millaire, Jonathan Ware, Phil Palmer, Alun Davies, Jim Greegan (guitar); Geoffrey Richardson (viola, clarinet); Steve Fletcher (piano, keyboards, percussion); Peter Veitch (keyboards); Simon Jeffries, Allan Spenner, M. Feat (bass); Steve Spring, Jerry Conway (drums).For many people, Murray Head is the voice of the early-’80s mega-hit “One Night in Bangkok.” This Greatest Hits collection is the proof that the man was more active than that, even though his moment in the spotlight had gone by. This CD presents examples of about everything the actor/singer has done: musicals (“One Night in Bangkok” came from Tim Rice’s Chess), film music, his English albums, and his French albums released in Quebec. The CD starts with what remains to this day his most poignant song, “Say It Ain’t So Joe.” From there onward the listener is pushed around from local hits to obscure titles. Worth of note are the Qu?b?cois hits “You Are” and “Comme des Enfants Qui Jouent,” the latter co-written with French musical writer Luc Plamondon (of Notre-Dame de Paris and Starmania fame). “Dearest Anne,” from Yves Simon’s film Cocktail Molotov has a nice retro jazz feel. But his rendition of Bernard Lavilliers’ “Le Temps Passe” is half-hearted at best. Most of the material selected for this collection could play on adult contemporary radio: well produced, well sung, unremarkable for the most part. Since the label Headcase was in the middle of reissuing all of Murray Head’s catalog, information as to which album each song was taken from would have been appreciated. ~ Fran?ois Couture

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