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Ultimate Collection

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Universal Music has done a fabulous job of re-mastering this ultimate collection; the bonus CD with The Longer You Wait and the Black Cars mix is well worth the purchase. Now if only we could get Twisted Heart released someday!

Keith Murray (a Gino fan since 76)

The Wheels of life was my WEDDING song I wish more people got it like we did it was beautiful !!!

wow I love this album past and future it just keeps getting better and he sounds fantastic

"The Ultimate Collection" truly captures the very best from Canadian pop crooner Gino Vannelli. His greatest success happened during the 1970's with a string of hit albums and some excellent singles. Since then, Vannelli has had only the occasional hit here and there but he is still out there performing for his many fans 30 years after the release of his debut album "Crazy Life".
This CD collects Gino's biggest hits from the '70s including the pre-disco stomper "People Gotta Move", "Love Of My Life", "Fly Into This Night" and "One Night With You". Of course, no Vannelli collection would be complete without his two biggest hits which are now signature ballads, 1978's "I Just Wanna Stop" and 1981's "Living Inside Myself". For good measure, three hits from Gino's comeback in the mid-'80s are included. The most successful of these was 1985's "Black Cars" which got extensive airplay on MTV when it was first released.
All in all, "The Ultimate Collection" does a fantastic job of showcasing Gino Vannelli at his very best. His voice as well as the musical arrangements (courtesy of Gino and brother Joe Vannelli) are knockouts. This CD serves as a great introduction to Gino Vannelli's music. You get 18 killer tracks with absolutely no filler. So, what are you waiting for? Pick up Gino Vannelli's "Ultimate Collection" and move to the groove.

collected Gino albums since 1970s and to really really see his (and brothers) phenomenallly unique style and RANGE you should listen to London Philharmonic collaboration album "Pauper in Paradise" ..."Gist of the Gemini" included my alltime favorite song for Gino's voice.... Omens of Love...if you want to hear him sing a ballad to his full potential...NOTHING COMES CLOSE. "Black and Blue", a classic jazz ballad also capitalized on his range and power. WHEW! The man's voice on these songs and Put the Weight on my Shoulders melted this woman for decades! For upbeat....in my opinion, Brother to Brother can't be touched in terms of intricate rhythms.... never get tired of it. I can go on and on, but to me...the earlier Gino, the best..up thru Nightwalker ...because he was foreshadowing sounds to come before the world had ever heard what sythnesizers could do. Thanks GINO!

The title of this collection is deceiving. To be an ultimate collection of Gino Vannelli's great music this CD should include songs from "Inconsolable Man". Where is "Sunset on LA" and "If I Should Lose This Love."? To not include songs from what I believe is Gino's best album "Inconsolable Man" is unforgivable.
I will wait until a real ultimate collection comes out to buy it.

I've loved Gino's music for 20 years, but why has 'Ugly Man' been omitted from all his great albums? That one song grabbed me and never let me go.

This is a great mix of songs for someone who has never purchased a Gino Vannelli recording. When I purchased this CD I was not familar with all of the songs on it. After listening to this CD however, I fell in love with every song on it and officially became a diehard Gino Vannelli fan.

Like other reviewers have pointed out, it's nice to have the A&M and Arista years on one collection. Critics savaged Vannelli during his 1970's heyday, but he's a fine, romantic singer and a talented arranger. The soaring ballads work best ("Living Inside Myself," "I Just Wanna Stop," etc), but the percolating "Mama Coco" and "People Gotta Move" reflect the jazzy arrangements Vannelli brought very skillfully to his up-tempo work. "Black Cars" was his first single for Arista, and it was a somewhat dramatic shift in approach, although "Wild Horses" ranks up there with his best. Vannelli's records always sounded great, and this collection boasts an especially superior sound. Highly recommended, and old fans are advised to try out his more recent releases--they're very good in their own right.

I've been listening to Gino Vannelli's music since his very first album and you can't get a better rounded musician. His music is absolute perfection. Everything is thought out to the last note. I have ALL the albums Gino ever did. My two favorites are 'Brother to Brother' and 'Live in Montreal'. I just wish Gino comes out with another 15 albums before he decides to retire!