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Those who are into irony have to appreciate the fact that Kim Wilde, England's top female pop-rocker of the 1980s, enjoyed her first major hit with the anthemic "Kids in America" -- for someone who was born and raised in the U.K., she sang quite convincingly about American youth. But Wilde had a lot more than a taste for the ironic going for her in the early to mid-1980s; the singer was very much in her prime when the recordings on this CD came out in 1981 and 1982. At the time, Wilde's forte was synthesizer-minded new wave -- an approach that serves her well on "Kids in America," "Water on Glass," "View from a Bridge" and other melodic yet exuberant hits found on Greatest Hits. Other high points of this collection, which EMI put out in 1996, range from the ska-influenced "2-6-5-8-0" to the angry "Ego" and the gutsy "Words Fell Down." As much as Greatest Hits has going for it, however, it's far from the last word on Wilde; essential hits like "Love Blonde" and "Child Gone Away" are missing. Nonetheless, Greatest Hits can serve as a rewarding introduction to her Rak output of the early 1980s.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kim Wilde, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Album review
Those who are into irony have to appreciate the fact that Kim Wilde, England's top female pop-rocker of the 1980s, enjoyed her first major hit with the anthemic "Kids in America" -- for someone who was born and raised in the U.K., she sang quite convincingly about American youth. But Wilde had a lot more than a taste for the ironic going for her in the early to mid-1980s; the singer was very much in her prime when the recordings on this CD came out in 1981 and 1982. At the time, Wilde's forte was synthesizer-minded new wave -- an approach that serves her well on "Kids in America," "Water on Glass," "View from a Bridge" and other melodic yet exuberant hits found on Greatest Hits. Other high points of this collection, which EMI put out in 1996, range from the ska-influenced "2-6-5-8-0" to the angry "Ego" and the gutsy "Words Fell Down." As much as Greatest Hits has going for it, however, it's far from the last word on Wilde; essential hits like "Love Blonde" and "Child Gone Away" are missing. Nonetheless, Greatest Hits can serve as a rewarding introduction to her Rak output of the early 1980s.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:15
- Main artists: Kim Wilde
- Label: Cherry Red Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(C) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd (P) 1996 Cherry Red Records Ltd
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