Best of Chris Isaak (Deluxe CD / DVD Edition)

Isaak, Chris

Genre: music4me > Rock > Rock

Format: CD / DVD Pack

Released: Mon 5 Jun 2006

Catalogue Number: 9362499812

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AUD$27.56

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Description:
NTSC / region 1,2,3,4,5,6

In the course of Chris Isaak's career, he has released nine extraordinary albums, twelve singles, been nominated for two Grammy awards, acted in several motion pictures and starred in his own critically acclaimed TV series. His legendary shows with his long time band Silvertone have entertained tens of thousands of people for over two decades. Even his hair has its own fan club. And yet, this highly praised herald platinum-selling artist has never released a greatest hits album.

Hard to believe, no? Well, unlike some artists who roll out a greatest hits package after, say, their second album, Isaak waited until he actually had enough hits to legitimately describe the collection as such.

The CD and accompanying DVD, which features 18 video clips by such esteemed directors as Gus Van Sant, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, Mary Lambert and Jean-Baptiste Mondinotake listeners on a gratifying musical journey through the Stockton, Calif., native's two-decade career, showcasing his stellar songwriting; smooth, dusky baritone (and tender falsetto that will alert your dog); and effortless brand of stylish retro-cool.

The album displays Isaak's many different musical personas: the rockabilly rebel ("Dancin'," "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing," "Speak Of The Devil"), the brokenhearted crooner ("Wicked Game," "Somebody's Crying"), and the breezy acoustic storyteller ("San Francisco Days," "Two Hearts"). It includes two brand new songs, the elegant "King Without A Castle" and the break-up exhortation "Let's Have A Party," as well as two covers: Cheap Trick's power-pop anthem "I Want You To Want Me," a live favorite previously unavailable on any of his CDs ("It's kind of fun to do something a little different for me," Isaak says), an inspired version of his hero Roy Orbison's classic lovelorn ballad "Only The Lonely," and a stirring never before heard acoustic version of "Forever Blue".

Track Listing:

Disk 1
1.	CD: San Francisco Days
2.	Somebody's Crying
3.	Wicked Game
4.	Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing
5.	Let Me Down Easy
6.	Two Hearts
7.	King Without a Castle
8.	Only the Lonely
9.	Speak of the Devil
10.	Blue Spanish Sky
11.	Pretty Thing
12.	Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)
13.	Let's Have a Party
14.	Dancin'
15.	Blue Hotel
16.	Please
17.	I Want You to Want Me
18.	Forever Blue (Acoustic Version)
Disk 2
1.	DVD: Wicked Game (Single Edit)
2.	Dancin'
3.	Somebody's Crying
4.	San Francisco Days
5.	Blue Spanish Sky
6.	Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing
7.	Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)
8.	Blue Hotel
9.	Let Me Down Easy
10.	Dark Moon
11.	Don't Make Me Dream About You
12.	Think of Tomorrow
13.	Go Walking Down There
14.	You Owe Me Some Kind of Love
15.	Gone Ridin'
16.	Please
17.	Washington Square
18.	Wicked Game (European Version)