Collectors' Item: All Their Greatest Hits! is a compilation album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in July 1976. It includes all of their biggest hits with the label recorded between 1972 and 1975, such as "If You Don't Know Me by Now", "The Love I Lost", Bad Luck", and "Wake Up Everybody". Many of the songs were in extended versions. The album, produced by Gamble & Huff, sold over a million in the USA. The UK album release also included the track, "Satisfaction Guaranteed" which had been a big hit for the group there.
| Collectors' Item: All Their Greatest Hits! | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | July 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1972–75 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 43:13 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International PZ 34232 | |||
| Producer | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Harold Melvin | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Love I Lost" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Bad Luck" | John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen | 6:29 |
| 3. | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Be for Real" | Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert | 7:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Wake Up Everybody" | John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen | 7:30 |
| 6. | "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (featuring Sharon Paige) | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Where Are All My Friends" | John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen | 3:22 |
| 8. | "I Miss You" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 8:31 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1976) | Peak [3] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 51 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 23 |
References
edit- ^ Cook, Stephen. Collectors' Item review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "US Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
External links
edit- Collectors' Item at Discogs (list of releases)