- Audio CD (Sep 12 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Hip-O Records
- ASIN: B00004XR58
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. That's Just What You Are |
| 2. You Could Make A Killing |
| 3. You're With Stupid Now |
| 4. Wise Up |
| 5. Driving With One Hand On The Wheel |
| 6. Long Shot |
| 7. Choice In The Matter |
| 8. Voices Carry (Single Mix) |
| 9. Take It Back |
| 10. Say Anything |
| 11. Jacob Marley's Chain |
| 12. Amateur |
| 13. All Over Now |
| 14. Baby Blue |
| 15. Everything's Different Now |
| 16. Sign Of Love |
| 17. The Other End (Of The Telescope) (Live) |
| 18. Jimmy Hoffa Jokes |
| 19. Stupid Thing |
| 20. I Should've Known |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
More ironic footnote than ultimate collection, this anthology is a bittersweet reprise of Aimee Mann's troubled major-label career. Take a few 'Til Tuesday tracks (including their 1980s hit, "Voices Carry"), most of her I'm With Stupid album, some tracks from Whatever, and a whole bunch of B-sides, and you've got--what? Let's call it the penultimate collection, since the songs from Mann's breakthrough Magnolia soundtrack and Bachelor No. 2 album will have to wait for a subsequent, and perhaps more essential, compilation (one not likely to be issued by the parent company that dumped Mann and made her buy her album back). This collection does boast a lovely cover of Badfinger's "Baby Blue," while Mann originals like "That's Just What You Are," "Amateur," and "Long Shot" (all from I'm With Stupid) still sound great. But without "Save Me" or Mann's other more recent triumphs (or, come to think of it, anything from her first band's Bark Along with the Young Snakes), Utimate Collection doesn't begin to tell the story of this talented pop survivor. --Bill Forman
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Great buy
July 13 2004
Format:Audio CD
I loved this CD, period. The songs that form the actual content of this CD are catchy, intelligent, sensitive yet upbeat, melodic, and generally ear-friendly. After much consideration, I prefer the more upbeat songs on this album to the more mellow music on older and newer albums. I love "That's Just What You Are," and hearing her sweet, ironic vocals as she plays great guitar and bass on many songs here. I've listened to this CD over and over again and have made copies for grateful friends. This album directly made her my favorite female pop vocalist - over and above other newer female singers. I love the variety in it, it has "Voices Carry" with Til Tuesday and songs without the band, what more could you want. This is a great Aimee Mann primer. "Lost in Space" is really good to listen to as well, though just not as upbeat.
Aimee for Beginners
Aug 11 2002
Format:Audio CD
This album is a good jumping off point for those getting into Aimee. It's pretty through, with several Til Tuesday songs as well as alot of her solo work. It does a decent job outlining her style, giving us a few too-many upbeat songs (something she's not known for). Basically, if you're interested, start here.
a dissenting opinion
May 22 2002
Format:Audio CD
Mann is a gifted melodist who occasionally gets lucky in the lyrics department. What she isn't--at least so far--is an album artist. Even her best record, I'm With Stupid, contains weak material like the leaden "Par for the Course" and "Ray," a cute song which unfortunately recycles part of the melody from the superior "That's Just What You Are." So, to these ears, this is about as good a single disc collection of Mann's "greatest hits" as one could reasonably expect. Sure, I could quibble with a few of the more glaring omissions--I would delete the lightweight "Sign of Love" and substitute either "Mr. Harris" from Whatever or "Ghost World" from Bachelor No. 2--but the only criminal omission is "Save Me" from the Magnolia soundtrack.
In short, this is a solid collection of Beatlesque pop songs (great to sing along with while driving) and the only Mann album noncultists need to own until the inevitable two-disc anthology comes along.
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Do Not Buy This!
This record is a sad and selfish attempt on behalf of Aimee Mann's EX recording company to make money off an artist they rightfully lost. Read more
Published on May 1 2002 by Stephanie Rossi
Aimee is great; this compilation is not.
Politics aside, this is a mediocre collection at best. Aimee Mann's songs are so personal and intriguing that a listener really needs to delve into her individual records, rather... Read more
Published on Mar 20 2002 by Invisiboy2001
Aimee Mann had nothing to do with this CD, and it's obvious!
If you get on her official website, you will see that she has written a request that her fans skip this CD. Read more
Published on Nov 20 2001 by Billie Mann
I'm an Aimee Mann fan, but I may not be the perfect fan.
Before I ordered this, I had to wonder if I was going to end up with too much music by Aimee Mann. Now that I have it, I don't expect to worry about that again. Read more
Published on Aug 21 2001 by Bruce P. Barten
rebate?
Hate the way this album was made, but I bought it without that knowledge. They have preyed on my ignorance as a consumer who always loved her songs, but didn't own any of the... Read more
Published on July 26 2001 by M. Irving
A good collection....
I think this is a wonderful collection of some of her greatest songs. It seems that most of the songs on this collection are more on the melancholy side, but I like that. Read more
Published on May 15 2001
Don't Buy It
Respect Aimee's wishes and please don't buy this CD. I know it's been said one hundred times, but I just wanted to put my two cents in and agree, as well as bring down the rating. Read more
Published on May 15 2001 by "simbeing"
pleasant for collectors
One thing to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to purchase this cd--do you want to make a statement, or do you want a chance to pick up some rare Aimee? Read more
Published on May 9 2001 by christopher r. holland
Not what Aimee wanted- she had no creative control of the cd
Please follow Aimee's wishes and pass on this cd. (see her review below or go to her webiste) As for my love of Aimee Mann, it began after seeing the preview of 'Magnolia' in the... Read more
Published on Mar 4 2001 by T. D. Hill
Ultimate rip off
It's ironic that Mann was let go by her label (after being forced to buy back the album that they rejected for release in the first place)and then was prevented from participating... Read more
Published on Jan 21 2001 by WTDK
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