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To most pop fans, at least in the U.S., The Very Best of Londonbeat would amount to one song -- the terrific Fine Young Cannibals knock-off, "I've Been Thinking About You." As Camden's British-only compilation The Very Best of Londonbeat illustrates, they had a little more substance than that. True, they weren't particularly innovative and they didn't have another single quite as dazzling as "I've Been Thinking About You," but the other British hits -- "9 AM (The Comfort Zone)," "Falling in Love Again," "A Better Love," and "You Bring on the Sun" -- are enjoyable slices of late-'80s/early-'90s, soulful, tuneful dance-pop. There might not be too many lost gems here, but for anyone that loved the big hit and wants more in the same vein, this much of this compilation delivers.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Willy M, Associated Performer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Fred De Faye, Engineer - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - George Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Waller, Drums, Mixing Engineer - MARK STENT, Mixing Engineer
(P)1988 Anxious Records Ltd
Londonbeat, Main Artist - Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Helms, Composer, Lyricist - J. Erik Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Willy M, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Ben Fenner, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1988 Anxious Records (UK) Ltd.
Londonbeat, Main Artist - Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Martyn Phillips, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Helms, Composer, Lyricist - J. Erik Chandler, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Londonbeat, Main Artist - Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Helms, Composer, Lyricist - J. Erik Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Ian Green, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Anxious Records Ltd. Issued Under Exclusive License From BMG Entertainment Intenational UK & Ireland Ltd
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Bob Marley, Composer, Lyricist - V. Ford, Composer, Lyricist - Martyn Phillips, Producer
(P) 1990 Anxious Records Limited, under exclusive license to Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Martyn Phillips, Bass Guitar, Drums, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Piano, Producer, Programmer, Strings - Jimmy Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - George Edward Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Willy M, Assistant Engineer, Guitar, Producer, Programmer
(P) 1992 Anxious Records Ltd.
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Martyn Phillips, Bass Guitar, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Willy M, Engineer, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Bryan New, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - George Edward Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Pierre, Drums - Zeb Jameson, Piano - Luis Jardim, Tambourine
(P)1992 Anxious Records Ltd
Londonbeat, Main Artist, Producer, Producer - Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - J. Erik Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - John Waddell, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Tim Bran, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Nicholas St. Victor Brown, Producer
(P) 1995 Anxious Records (UK) Ltd
Londonbeat, Main Artist - Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - John Waddell, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Tim Bran, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 1994 Anxious Records (UK) Ltd
Londonbeat, Main Artist - Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - J. Erik Chandler, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Anxious Records Ltd. Issued Under Exclusive License From BMG Entertainment Intenational UK & Ireland Ltd
Londonbeat, Main Artist - Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Helms, Composer, Lyricist - J. Erik Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Chambers, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Anxious Records Ltd. Issued Under Exclusive License From BMG Entertainment Intenational UK & Ireland Ltd
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - George Edward Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist
(P)1990 Anxious Records Ltd
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Willy M, Associated Performer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Fred De Faye, Engineer - MARK STENT, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - George Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Gary James, Drums - Ollie Marland, Piano - David A. Stewart, Associated Performer - John Turnbull, Guitar - Paul Waller, Mixing Engineer
(P)1988 Anxious Records Ltd
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Martyn Phillips, Drums, Engineer, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Willy M, Assistant Engineer, Guitar, Producer, Programmer, Strings - Bryan New, Mixing Engineer - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Helms, Composer, Lyricist - George Edward Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Pierre, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion - Luis Jardim, Shaker - Mick Talbot, Organ - Courtney Pine, Soprano Saxophone
(P)1992 Anxious Records Ltd
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Martyn Phillips, Associated Performer, Bass Guitar, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Percussion, Producer, Programmer - Willy M, Assistant Engineer, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - George Edward Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Bryan New, Mixing Engineer - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Allen, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Daryl Hall
(P)1992 Anxious Records Ltd
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Martyn Phillips, Bass, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Willy M, Assistant Engineer, Drums, Guitar, Producer, Programmer, Strings - Bryan New, Mixing Engineer - George Edward Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Pierre, Associated Performer, Bass, Drums - Luis Jardim, Shaker, Tambourine - Johnny Turnbull, Guitar
(P)1992 Anxious Records Ltd
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Willy M, Producer - Martyn Phillips, Assistant Producer, Mixing Engineer - Liam Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Helms, Lyricist - Ian Green, Composer, Lyricist - George Edward Chandler, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Chambers, Composer, Lyricist
(P)1990 Anxious Records Ltd. Issued Under Exclusive License From BMG Entertainment Intenational UK & Ireland Ltd
Londonbeat, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Chambers, Composer, Lyricist - Helms, Composer, Lyricist - Henshall, Composer, Lyricist - J. Erik Chandler, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1990 Anxious Records Ltd. Issued Under Exclusive License From BMG Entertainment Intenational UK & Ireland Ltd
Album review
To most pop fans, at least in the U.S., The Very Best of Londonbeat would amount to one song -- the terrific Fine Young Cannibals knock-off, "I've Been Thinking About You." As Camden's British-only compilation The Very Best of Londonbeat illustrates, they had a little more substance than that. True, they weren't particularly innovative and they didn't have another single quite as dazzling as "I've Been Thinking About You," but the other British hits -- "9 AM (The Comfort Zone)," "Falling in Love Again," "A Better Love," and "You Bring on the Sun" -- are enjoyable slices of late-'80s/early-'90s, soulful, tuneful dance-pop. There might not be too many lost gems here, but for anyone that loved the big hit and wants more in the same vein, this much of this compilation delivers.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:20
- Main artists: Londonbeat
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Camden
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1997 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
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