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List Price: $17.98 | | Label: Razor & Tie
Salesrank: 168661
Released: September 15, 1998 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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I Am Woman: The Essential Helen Reddy Collection Track Listing:
1. I Am Woman
2. Best Friend
3. I Don't Know How to Love Him
4. Crazy Love
5. More Than You Could Take
6. Peaceful
7. Delta Dawn
8. Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)
9. Keep on Singing
10. West Wind Circus
11. You and Me Against the World
12. Angie Baby
13. Think I'll Write a Song
14. Emotion
15. Bluebird
16. Somewhere in the Night
17. Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady
18. I Can't Hear You No More
19. Fool on the Hill
20. You're My World
21. Candle on the Water
22. I Can't Say Goodbye to You
23. Never Say Goodbye [Theme from Continental Divide]
I Am Woman: The Essential Helen Reddy Collection Reviews:
I Am Woman: The Essential Helen Reddy Collection 
2007-06-09 - Received in good time and good condition
The Best from the Queen of '70's pop
2006-01-21 - If I had to pick one iconic Lady Entertainer from the `70's, I would choose Helen Reddy. This CD contains most of the reasons why (the other being her frequent guest and hosting appearances on all kinds of variety shows from that decade, with her cute and sassy Australian smirk). This CD contains all of her famous radio hits (Angie Baby, I Am Woman, No Way to Treat a Lady, etc.). Her style can be as moving as a Gospel singer's (her version of "Delta Dawn" is an all-out horns, choir, and piano blaster that evokes visions of a church revival meeting, and the way she sings "I Don't Know How to Love Him" with the church organ accompaniment is a different near-spiritual experience unto itself). Helen sings with a twangy, almost Southern accent that also retains her Australian origin. Her voice is one of the few instantly recognizable voices in pop music. Sometimes she sings too well. I still get all choked up when I hear her beautiful rendition of Paul Williams' "You and Me Against the World". Her friendly, maternal yet sexy charm can flourish as easily on a children-friendly level to the very mature -- one of the best songs on here is one she wrote herself - "Emotion"-- which has to do with despairing about a lost love when all of a sudden hope breaks through. You definitely feel the highs and lows with her on that one. If possible, I would like to ask Australia to produce another Helen Reddy, I mean an exact copy, because Helen is irreplaceable and the world needs her kind of music.
Best Collection of Helen Reddy
2005-12-06 - This collection is the best set of Helen Reddy songs out there. Several years ago, I had to find a replacement for my greatest hits cassette tape and stumbled onto this collection. I had never heard "Best Friend" before and was enchanted with it. Lyrics like "I am the best friend to myself," "I make my life as happy as a best friend would," and "who will never let you down in any situation" truly expressed being happy with and relying on one's self. While "I am Woman" was the anthem of women everywhere, "Best Friend" should also be a must (especially for women divorcing or going through any kind of a breakup). As such, I keep a supply of this album within reach and give it out to all my female friends as they go through the ups and downs of life.
awesome collection
2005-09-18 - If you are a Helen Reddy fan, go out and by this CD. It has the best of everything. However, a few songs I wish this CD did include... such as "This Masquerade," "Gladiola," "Music Is My Life," "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," and a very scarse song called "Ready or Not." Here's my dream Helen Reddy CD (chart listing included):
1. I Don't Know How to Love Him (Pop #13)
2. Crazy Love (Pop #51/AC #8)
3. I Am Woman (Pop #1/AC #2)
4. Peaceful (Pop #12/AC #2)
5. Delta Dawn (Pop #1/AC #1)
6. Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) (Pop #3/AC #1)
7. Keep on Singing (Pop #15/AC #1)
8. You and Me Against the World (Pop #9/AC #1)
9. Angie Baby (Pop #1/AC #1)
10. Emotion (Pop #22/AC #1)
11. Bluebird (Pop #35/AC #5)
12. Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady (Pop #8/AC #1)
13. Somewhere in the Night (Pop #19/AC #2)
14. I Can't Hear You No More (Pop #29/AC #1)
15. Music Is My Life (Pop #29)
16. Gladiola (AC #10)
17. You're My World (Pop #18/AC #5)
18. Candle on the Water (AC #27)
19. We'll Sing in the Sunshine (AC #12)
20. Ready or Not (Pop #73/Club [Disco] Play #1)
I'm a Helen Reddy fan??
2005-04-08 - Sure, I loved "Angie Baby" when I was a kid. It ranked on my hit parade right up there with "The Night Chicago Died" and "Band On The Run". But until recently I never played my "Greatest Hits" CD all that much. I just kept it because I'm a fan of 70s oldies and thought I should have "Angie Baby", "Delta Dawn" and "I Am Woman" in my collection. I liked all three of those songs but didn't care for the rest. After recently seeing "Pete's Dragon" though, I became enthralled by Reddy's beautiful voice (I didn't care for the film) and pulled out the hits disc for another listen. Surprisingly, the songs that became my favorites were ones that I never cared for before..."You and Me Against the World", "I Don't Know How to Love Him" and the tour de force performance on "Emotion". Her voice is mesmerizing. So I decided to upgrade to this 23 track Razor & Tie collection and am glad I did. First of all, the remastering on this disc is so much better than on the Capitol disc. I never noticed the cymbal during the first verse of "Emotion" before, even though I probably played that track from the Capitol disc a hundred times in the last couple of months. And I also didn't know that the version of "Emotion" on the Capitol disc was a single edit! The track is a minute and a half longer on the Razor & Tie disc. There's a whole 'nother verse! And as much as I love "Emotion", I have to admit that "The West Wind Circus" is close to being my favorite song on this whole disc. It's a great song and an immaculate performance by Reddy. Other reasons to get this disc is for "Crazy Love", "Bluebird", "I Can't Say Goodbye to You", "Think I'll Write a Song", and "More Than You Could Take", all great tracks absent from the earlier compilation. One more bonus is her cover of The Beatles' "The Fool On The Hill" from the 70s concept album "All This & World War II". On the downside, this disc omits "The Happy Girls" and "Make Love to Me". While I'm still having trouble getting into "Leave Me Alone", "Keep On Singing" and "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady", I guess I have to admit that I'm a fan of Helen Reddy.
