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If you are only going to own one Guess Who album, this collection is the one to get. All their greatest are here on one disc. I also own the 2 cd "Track Record: The Guess Who Collection" which is twice the price. I have only listened to disc 2 once; "Star Baby" is the only decent song on the entire disc. I would also recommend the recent live album, "Running Back Thru Canada". The band is in fine form and Randy rips off some killer BTO tunes too!

I typed a review on Burton Cummings as a solo artist on April 26th 2004 to pay tribute to him and on this review I am paying tribute to a younger Burton Cummings and his legendary band (The Guess Who).
Burton and Randy Bachman were a brilliant songwriting team. Just think folks: these guys wrote such classics as "These Eyes" "Laughing" "No Time" "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" and Randy wrote the classic song "Undun". "American Woman" was another highly popular song for this band and Burton and Randy were involved in writing that song also.
Randy left The Guess Who around 1971 and would soon define the sound of mid-seventies rock with the band (Bachman Turner Overdrive) but The Guess Who's hits kept coming with "Hand Me Down World" "Share The Land" "Albert Flasher" "Rain Dance" and in early 1974 The Guess Who would have their final Top Ten Hit with the song "Clap For The Wolf Man" and that tune was one fine swan song for this fabulous band because it was as good as any of their earlier hits and you can have all of these songs that i have listed above plus other fine songs by this band because they are all on this CD.This CD is a very nice compilation of hits by this band.Around the middle of November 1975 Burton announced the breakup of The Guess Who but to this day we still hear their songs on the radio and with good reason.
This CD is a Top-Notch CD with plenty of high quality tunes on it from another unforgettable legendary band: The Guess Who.

With a flurry of best-selling rock hits over a short spate of several years, the Canadian group "Guess Who" topped the charts and were on the "A" list for concerts and gigs. Then, seemingly as quickly as they had burst on the popular music scene at the close of the 1960s, they were gone, evaporated from the scene as the group disintegrated and went in several separate directions at the same time. Yet there is no denying the sheer hit-producing power they possessed, or the magically rock music they left behind as a memory of their brief flirtation with super stardom. Many of their best hits are here, from "These Eyes" to "Laughing", from "Undun" to "No Time", from "No Sugar Tonight" to "Hand Me Down World".

Yet, there are many more worthwhile cuts on this collection. Also included here are some provocative lyrics and social commentary, as with both the songs listed above and some of their most memorable work, as in "Hang Onto Your Life", Share the Land", and their most phenomenal and most enduring song, "American Woman", which was a thinly disguised broadside at the blatant hypocrisy of American values in the face of the Vietnam War and the widespread social injustice so controversially debated in the late 1960s, about the time of the urban riots across the country. Incidentally, they used the euphemism of the "American Woman" to illustrate how Lady Liberty, the Statue of Liberty standing in New York City's harbor, was a hypocritical symbol of an arrogant America gone crazy. It is song that is consistently played, and one many of us hear almost daily. Nice collection of the hits of one of the best groups to have come out of the turbulent sixties. Enjoy

Without question thiis was one of the greatest talents that I had ever heard as a teenager.This group had some of the most talented hits of my time. These hits are played on this album. You hear such songs as "Laughing","American Woman", and "Share
The Land" on this album. This talented group sang the all time love song "Heaven Knows".The Guess Who are top of the line in
music. They never recieved the recognition that was justly deserved. Buy this album and you will become a fan.The Guess
Who.one of the greatest bands ever. Buy this recording and you will know why. I love the Guess Who.

Finally, Finally, a solid collection available for this fine band! After years and years of so-so releases of best of or greatest packages released by RCA or BMG comes this 18 track greatest hits collection. This greatest hits package is a must for any music fan. This collection takes off from the first
track, "These Eyes" and then rolls on free and easy from there.
NO COLLECTION IS COMPLETE WITHOUT THIS CD![.] A MUST BUY![.]

Perhaps Canada's greatest claim to rock and roll fame, and one of my very favorite rock bands. The first dozen songs would make for a truly spectacular five-star collection, with all-time classics like "These Eyes," "Laughing," "American Woman," "Undun" and all the rest, and the ballad "Sour Suite" is a beautiful song. Minor hits "Rain Dance" and "Albert Flasher" are great rockers, too.

The last half-dozen songs don't quite hold the standard, although "Clap For The Wolfman" was a huge hit and is a fun tribute to Wolfman Jack, the legendary host of "Midnight Special." Less effective is the silly reggae attempt, "Follow Your Daughter Home," and "Heartbroken Bopper" is an ordinary rocker. All in all, though, this collection boasts excellent remastered sound, a very nice booklet with great pictures and fascinating liner notes, and some of the finest pop and rock hits ever recorded. The first dozen songs are indispensable. Strongly recommended.

Here's a tip if you're planning to buy one of the many Guess Who greatest hits albums: make sure "Guns, Guns, Guns" (1972), "Rain Dance" (1971), and "Albert Flasher" (1971) are on it, because those are some of their best songs, they don't always make it to such compilations, and the original albums with those songs are not available on CD. This album had all those songs and more, so I was very pleased with it. Even their charted songs from 1973-1974 that nobody really cares about are on it: "Follow Your Daughter Home," "Star Baby," "Clap For The Wolfman," and "Dancin' Fool." Like so many other groups of that era, their songwriting rapidly declined after about 1972, but it was nice to have those later hits for the sake of completeness. I see there is another Guess Who greatest hits CD with even more songs than this one, but this one had all their hits I wanted. The Guess Who had many other great non-hit songs that are possibly better than these hits, especially "8:15," "Money Bag," and "When Friends Fall Out," so don't forget to check out their original albums, too. This band was unusually versatile, Burton Cummings was rated one of the top 10 rock vocalists of all time, and they were writing some very good songs in their prime. I never get tired of listening to their better songs, like the ones on this CD. "Hang On To Your Life" might have even saved my life during a particularly depressing period of my adolescence, by discouraging thoughts of suicide. Thanks, Burt!

This is the ultimate <single disc> GUESS WHO Hit Singles Collection ever compiled and even better - the REMASTERING is the finest to date! One slight problem though - and it's been overlooked way too many times throughout the years whenever a GUESS WHO Compilation has been isued: "NO SUGAR TONIGHT" was originally a chart single WITHOUT the "New Mother Nature Blues Suite" extended version, and rightfully so, "NO SUGAR TONIGHT"(Single Version)should appear at some point on a Guess Who Greatest Hits as it originally was issued. Dittos for "AMERICAN WOMAN"(Single Version)which did NOT include the "intro" here. I have the original RCA "45's" to prove that point. Yes, that makes for a very short version - but, that's the way it truly was! The remastering on this collection sounds far superior to the previous on their 3 disc mini-box set - and by the way - many of GUESS WHO's original albums have been reissued in "remastered" versions with "bonus tracks" editions during the late 1990's and are still available. Man, oh man - BURTON CUMMINGS had THE VOICE!

have always really enjoyed the guess who s music and this album has many of their greatest hits and the years have not diminished the great sound of this wonderful group

Sorry....the "Shakin'" song is not included in this early remaster.....
Lots of the hits are here and the price is right. If you need an overview
of the band, this is the least expensive means to that end! I noticed that
the downtown retailers have this for the same budget pricing. Good for us...
Turn it up and enjoy......