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| View Larger Image | The Best of Gerry & the Pacemakers: The Definitive Collection | Audio CDby Gerry & the Pacemakers
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| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Collectables | | Release Date: | September 01, 1995 | | Sales Rank: | 33,300rd |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: How Do You Do It?
- Track 2: Away from You
- Track 3: I Like It
- Track 4: It's Happened to Me
- Track 5: Pretend
- Track 6: Hello Little Girl
- Track 7: You'll Never Walk Alone
- Track 8: It's All Right
- Track 9: You're the Reason
- Track 10: I'm the One
- Track 11: You've Got What I Like
- Track 12: Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
- Track 13: Show Me That You Care
- Track 14: It's Gonna Be Alright
- Track 15: It's Just Because
- Track 16: Ferry Cross the Mersey
- Track 17: You You You
- Track 18: I'll Wait for You
- Track 19: I'll Be There
- Track 20: Give All Your Love to Me
- Track 21: Walk Hand in Hand
- Track 22: Dreams
- Track 23: La La La
- Track 24: Girl on a Swing
- Track 25: Fool to Myself
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 22 reviews)
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terrific songs from Gerry & The Pacemakers by Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service)  5 Stars
August 08, 2009
Gerry & The Pacemakers put out a lot of music when they were a group; and this album proves it. The music on the album is very, very good; and fans will like this album. This also makes a particularly good starter CD for people just getting into Gerry & The Pacemakers. The quality of the sound is excellent and that artwork is great!
The album starts with the group performing "How Do You Do It." "How Do You Do It" was always one of my favorite tunes by this band; the musical interlude is awesome and they do this one up right! "It's Happened to Me" has a great beat and these pros ace this seemingly effortlessly. "It's Happened to Me" is quite well done; but for an even better tune listen for "Pretend." "Pretend" is a rockin' tune that gets the royal treatment from Gerry & The Pacemakers; they perform this to perfection--and beyond! I love it.
"Hello Little Girl" has that `60s "British Invasion" sound I love so much; and "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Rodgers and Hammerstein is a show tune that gets the royal treatment from Gerry & The Pacemakers. They perform this beautifully.
"It's All Right" also has that Gerry & The Pacemakers flavor; the keyboard work enhances the musical arrangement for this tune. "You're the Reason" rocks, too--great! "You've Got What I Like" is memorable; this love song in a rock and roll style ballad really works well; and I really like their classic hit "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying." "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" is nothing short of a masterpiece--this music is all THAT good. In addition, "Show Me That You Care" uses the drums and guitars well--but their vocals are never drowned out by the music. Awesome!
"Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a tune I love to hear anytime; Gerry & The Pacemakers do this better than any other group ever could and that's grand. The music fits in perfectly with the vocals. "I'll Be There" has a great arrangement with the strings enhancing it greatly; "I'll Be There" is one of my favorite numbers on this album and Gerry & The Pacemakers deliver this without letting go of a single superfluous note! "Walk Hand in Hand" is most passionate; I'm very impressed with this group's fine ability to make this ballad shine bright!
"La La La" is a fun tune. "Girl on a Swing" is very pretty; they do this faultlessly. Sadly, "Girl on a Swing" would be their last chart-hitting single. The CD ends strong with Gerry & The Pacemakers performing "Fool to Myself." "Fool to Myself" features this group at their usual very best; they never falter.
Gerry & The Pacemakers may no longer be together; but with albums like this one we can still enjoy and celebrate their wonderful artistry. This is especially good for newcomers to Gerry & The Pacemakers; and people who like that "Mersey beat sound;" would do well to add this to their music collections. Diehard fans may want to consider the two CD set which is also entitled The Best Of Gerry & The Pacemakers or the four CD set entitled You'll Never Walk Alone: The EMI Years 1963-1966.
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Gerry and the Pacemakers by M. Roe 5 Stars
November 16, 2008
They do not make music like this anymore! if you loved the songs then you will love it now. This collection has every one of their greatest hits and no remakes. Hard to find these songs nowadays and I was happily surprised to see this available. Highly recommended!
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Almost what it could be by Up The Stairs (Seattle, WA)  3 Stars
March 28, 2008
Gerry and the Pacemakers were one of those English bands which cashed in on the English Invasion of the mid sixties pop music culture. They had a few very good songs, maybe one great song, and they fared well in the U.S. In England, however, they were nearly rivals to the Beatles in 1962-63, but in the U.S. they were really just an 'also ran.' This Definitive Collection is a testament to that. Most of these songs are extremely bland, lack creativity, and illustrative of how schmaltzy they truly were. "I Like It" was a very, very good song, and "Ferry Across the Mersy" is a nice ballad, but much of their later material lacks substance and spontaneity. It is easy to see why they faded quickly. Gerry and the Pacemakers simply did not have the creative writing talents of Lennon/McCartney, Ray Davies, Jagger/Richards, or Donovan; nor did they have the musical muscle of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, or particularly the Animals. Nonetheless, no British 60's music collection would be complete without something from Gerry and the Pacemakers. They were fun, but little else.
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lOVE,LOVE, LOVE this group by Geraldine C. Cooper (Owings Mills, MD USA) 5 Stars
February 09, 2008
We heard at a concert in November that Gerry had some health problems. This group is so good, we hope they keep performing.
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Buy the cd by B. Rosenberg (new york)  4 Stars
July 19, 2007
I really enjoyed this cd. I never knew that they had so many songs and many were hits. I highly recommend this cd and think before getting another check this out.
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