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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits Feb 08, 2009
You feel Frankie Laine songs, not just hear them. They're rehearsed, but his drive seems pure impulse. He ranges from pounding restraint til he belts out unleashed fire. Like movies, though, the first versions seem best and this CD has some updated songs. I cut teeth on The Mercury Years and found a few later quick arrangements and even some fine orchestrations left me leary of "Greatest Hits" of lesser quality. I'm always looking for downloads that go back to "That's Liberty" & the non-Sinatra "In the Wee Wee Hours of the Morning" (same title, different song) of 1944, but no luck - fans, keep me advised. If you've not heard the original studio cuts, you'll like any of these tracks, but the old ones aren't just great, they're classic.
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 good--as far as it goes, that is (three and 1/2 stars) Apr 24, 2008
Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits is a fair to middling CD that is currently out of print. This may not cause too much of a problem, though, because it's hard to take just twelve numbers and refer to them as Frankie Laine's "greatest hits." This is certainly not a complete package and that disappoints me. However, the sound quality is very good and the artwork is very thoughtfully done.
"Moonlight Gambler" starts the CD; and Frankie Laine sings this like the pro he always was! Frankie's uncanny sense of timing enhances his performance and the percussion helps to mark the beat, too. "Jealousy (Jalousie)" is a beautiful ballad when Frankie Laine sings this with all his great sensitivity; and the brass helps make the melody very pretty. "Jealousy (Jalousie)" is easily a highlight of this album; Frankie sings it all THAT good.
"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" puts Frankie Laine squarely in the spotlight; and he certainly doesn't shy away from that position! Frankie does this up right and he never sings a superfluous note. "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" shines beautifully when Frankie sings it. In addition, Frankie Laine performs "Your Cheatin' Heart" with a lot of passion; his heartfelt emotion on "Your Cheatin' Heart" sounds wonderful and this country flavored ballad works so well.
"I Believe" showcases Frankie Laine's fine ability to deliver a song right alongside the best of them; the background chorus enhances the melody and they bolster Frankie's performance as well. "Jezebel" gets a fine treatment from Frankie Lain and the guitar work couldn't be better! The percussion is great and overall "Jezebel" is an excellent song by Frankie Laine.
"That Lucky Old Sun" is a ballad I first heard when Ray Charles recorded it; but Frankie also makes this tune very beautiful by playing just a bit with the tempo and keys. Frankie does this to also put his own stamp on this number and he pulls it off very smoothly. "Rose, Rose, I Love You" is another love song with a country flavor added into it for a great effect! "Rose, Rose, I Love You" is a catchy, upbeat ballad and Frankie never skips a beat.
"That's My Desire" showcases Frankie's ability to sing a very mainstream love song--he delivers this well as he swings slowly to make this number stand out. The CD also ends nicely with Frankie Laine performing "Answer Me (Mutterlein)." Great!
Frankie Laine could really bat out different types of songs; we get ample proof of that on this CD. However, this cannot be considered a true "greatest hits" compilation because it's too short; for that I would suggest the CD called I Believe: 20 All-Time Greats and diehard fans will also want CDs like The Frankie Laine Collection: The Mercury Years in their collections.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Best CD of one of the Best 8 male voices ever. Nov 15, 2007
A part the old weared out LP's, I have a a number of CD's of Frankie but the quality of this one beats them all.
Frankie's perfomances are for me among the best he recorded and they are finally well carried by a good stereo sound, yes "stereo". The sound is clear fresh stream water blended in what I call a "weak stereo";perfectly balanced, smoother than the original mono and light years away from the terrible fake stereos = voice on the left,all the rest on the right or viceversa.
I hope COLUMBIA Records will treat this way many other of Frankie's songs.
This wonderful CD would be perfect with just one more song..."A woman in love".
Since the wonderful voice of Frankie is out of discussion I preferred to tell you how you can enjoy it closer to what it really is.
Ciao,
Franco
In memoriam! Aug 15, 2007
Frankie Lane left us unforgettable musical memories, because his fluid phrasing as vocalist and besides his unique stylistic tune, loaded of beauty musical filigress. Who of us will be able to forget OK. Corral, for instance?
This a great compilation that presents us part of his gentle charisma as singer and interpreter.
Farewell, Frankie!
Super Value May 17, 2007
Received sooner than expected from UK vendor. Super value with very good selection of songs.
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