Name: The Singles Collection 1981-1993
Brand: MCA Records (Germany)
SKU: 7653
Price: 16.88 GBP
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The Singles Collection 1981-1993

Rating

Album: The Singles Collection 1981-1993
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Kids In America	More Info...	3:27
2)	Chequered Love	More Info...	3:21
3)	Water On Glass	More Info...	3:37
5)	View From A Bridge	More Info...	3:30
6)	Child Come Away	More Info...	4:04
7)	Love Blonde	More Info...	3:33
8)	The Second Time	More Info...	3:53
9)	Rage To Love	More Info...	4:19
10)	You Keep Me Hangin' On	More Info...	4:16
11)	Another Step (Closer To You) Single Version	More Info...	3:31
12)	You Came Single Version	More Info...	3:31
13)	Never Trust A Stranger	More Info...	4:05
14)	Four Letter Word	More Info...	4:04
15)	Love Is Holy	More Info...	4:02
16)	If I Can't Have You 7" Edit	More Info...	3:28
17)	In My Life	More Info...	3:48

Album: The Singles Collection 1981-1993
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Kids In America	More Info...	3:27
2)	Chequered Love	More Info...	3:21
3)	Water On Glass	More Info...	3:37
5)	View From A Bridge	More Info...	3:30
6)	Child Come Away	More Info...	4:04
7)	Love Blonde	More Info...	3:33
8)	The Second Time	More Info...	3:53
9)	Rage To Love	More Info...	4:19
10)	You Keep Me Hangin' On	More Info...	4:16
11)	Another Step (Closer To You) Single Version	More Info...	3:31
12)	You Came Single Version	More Info...	3:31
13)	Never Trust A Stranger	More Info...	4:05
14)	Four Letter Word	More Info...	4:04
15)	Love Is Holy	More Info...	4:02
16)	If I Can't Have You 7" Edit	More Info...	3:28
17)	In My Life	More Info...	3:48

Performer Notes

Producers: Ricki Wilde, Marti Wilde, Rick Nowels, Tony Swain, Phil Kelsey.
Kim Wilde's number one cover of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" gave her a number one hit back in 1987, but she gained chart life five years earlier with the glitzy bounce of "Kids in America," allied with the new decade's keyboard-laden pop sound and peaking at number 25 on Billboard's Top 40. The Singles Collection 1981-1993 is easily the most opportune avenue available to investigate the rest of Wilde's material. While video may have been her best friend throughout her career, sporting her attractive looks and modest Brit attitude, Wilde's music does contain some pleasing dance hooks and catchy melodies. "Another Step (Closer to You)" and "Love Is Holy" are bright and lively with typical yet congenial pop melodies, while "You Came" mixes a clean, keyboard-aided backdrop to Wilde's sheer vocal style. "Chequered Love" and "Water on Glass" aren't genius, but their arrant pop melodies and simplistic beats are anything but standstill. Even minor efforts like "Rage to Love" and "Never Trust a Stranger" find a way of hurdling clich‚d '80s pop/rock fabrications so that they sound slightly fresh and breezy. Only the unbecoming "Cambodia" and the hollowed out "Child Come Away" should be avoided on this collection, as both lack the spirit that Wilde usually packs. ~ Mike DeGagne