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In many ways, Chris Isaak is a perfect candidate for a "best-of" compilation: he has been consistent over the years, not only in the quality of his output but in his music, which hasn't strayed much from the sweetly moody retro-pop -- part Elvis, a large part Roy Orbison, a small part early Neil Diamond -- he essayed on his 1985 debut, Silvertone. As such, his records can be a little interchangeable, but even the bad ones are enjoyable, and when they're mixed and matched as they are here on his first-ever compilation, they hold together as well as if it were a proper album. Not that Best of Chris Isaak is exactly a "greatest-hits" -- he only had seven charting Billboard singles, and three of them aren't here; it's understandable that the 2004 Christmas tune "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" isn't here, but 1989's "Don't Make Me Dream About You" and 1995's "Go Walking Down There," while not big hits, may be missed by some casual listeners, particularly since this is a generous 18-track compilation that finds space for such OK relative rarities as a cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" and an acoustic version of "Forever Blue." But these are the kind of complaints that are found only if somebody is looking for flaws, since otherwise Best of Chris Isaak is an expertly chosen selection of his best easy-rolling, slyly sexy retro-pop, containing his four big hits ("Wicked Game," "Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)," "Somebody's Crying," "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing") along with many of his best album tracks, like "San Francisco Days," "Two Hearts," "Speak of the Devil," "You Owe Me Some Kind of Love," and "Dancin'," among others. It's so well done and so comprehensive, it's easy to imagine that for many listeners -- particularly those who liked Isaak's style, whether musical or personal -- that this will be all the Chris Isaak they'll ever need.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Chris Isaak
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 Wicked Game Records
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 Chris Isaak
John Shanks, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Chris Isaak
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Chris Isaak
Eric Rosse, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Wicked Game Records
Joe Melson, ComposerLyricist - Erik Jacobsen, Producer - ROY ORBISON, ComposerLyricist - Chris Isaak, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Chris Isaak
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Rob Cavallo, Producer - Chris Isaak, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Chris Isaak
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Chris Isaak
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Chris Isaak
Brian Elliot, ComposerLyricist - Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Chris Isaak
Eric Rosse, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jack Joseph Puig, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Wicked Game Records
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Chris Isaak
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Chris Isaak
Erik Jacobsen, Producer - Rob Cavallo, Producer - Chris Isaak, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Chris Isaak
Rick Nielsen, ComposerLyricist - Eric Rosse, Producer - Chris Isaak, MainArtist - MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Wicked Game Records
Chris Isaak, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Wicked Game Records
Album review
In many ways, Chris Isaak is a perfect candidate for a "best-of" compilation: he has been consistent over the years, not only in the quality of his output but in his music, which hasn't strayed much from the sweetly moody retro-pop -- part Elvis, a large part Roy Orbison, a small part early Neil Diamond -- he essayed on his 1985 debut, Silvertone. As such, his records can be a little interchangeable, but even the bad ones are enjoyable, and when they're mixed and matched as they are here on his first-ever compilation, they hold together as well as if it were a proper album. Not that Best of Chris Isaak is exactly a "greatest-hits" -- he only had seven charting Billboard singles, and three of them aren't here; it's understandable that the 2004 Christmas tune "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" isn't here, but 1989's "Don't Make Me Dream About You" and 1995's "Go Walking Down There," while not big hits, may be missed by some casual listeners, particularly since this is a generous 18-track compilation that finds space for such OK relative rarities as a cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" and an acoustic version of "Forever Blue." But these are the kind of complaints that are found only if somebody is looking for flaws, since otherwise Best of Chris Isaak is an expertly chosen selection of his best easy-rolling, slyly sexy retro-pop, containing his four big hits ("Wicked Game," "Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)," "Somebody's Crying," "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing") along with many of his best album tracks, like "San Francisco Days," "Two Hearts," "Speak of the Devil," "You Owe Me Some Kind of Love," and "Dancin'," among others. It's so well done and so comprehensive, it's easy to imagine that for many listeners -- particularly those who liked Isaak's style, whether musical or personal -- that this will be all the Chris Isaak they'll ever need.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:55
- Main artists: Chris Isaak
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chris Isaak
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Wicked Game and Primary Wave under exclusive license to Sun Label Group, LLC. This Compilation ℗ 2006 Wicked Game and Primary Wave under exclusive license to Sun Label Group, LLC.
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