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Rare Earth -- Greatest Hits
RARE EARTH
"Greatest Hits & Rare Classics"
Artist Rare Earth
Album Title Greatest Hits & Rare Classics
Released: 1991
Genre Rock
Styles Soul, Pop/Rock
Type Compilation
Time 70:04
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This collection is marred by abbreviated versions of "Get Ready," "I Know I'm Losing You," and others. For fans who didn't purchase individual albums, though, this is a good overall view of their work. The tender "Keepin' Me Out of the Storm" shows a different side of the rockers; it's melodic and would fit well on Quiet Storm formats. Rare Earth excelled at remaking tunes and putting their own stamp on them, as they do on "Chained," made famous by Marvin Gaye. Lead singer Peter Hoorelbeke had a powerful voice that didn't take a back seat to anybody's. Imagine if they had cut "War," and why didn't they?


TRACK SONG
1. Get Ready  (Robinson) - 2:46
2. Generation (Light up the Sky)  (Fekaris/Verdi/Zesses) - 2:44
3. (I Know) I'm Losing You  (Grant/Holland/Whitfield) - 3:36
4. When Joanie Smiles  (Baird) - 2:53
5. Born to Wander  (Baird) - 3:20
6. Here Comes the Night  (Baird) - 3:25
7. I Just Want to Celebrate  (Fekaris/Zesses) - 3:36
8. Love Shines Down  (Hoorelbeke/Monette) - 3:37
9. Good Time Sally  (Baird) - 2:53
10. Hey, Big Brother  (Fekaris/Zesses) - 4:44
11. We're Gonna Have a Good Time
  (Bridges/Guzman/Hoorelbeke/Monette/Olson) - 3:43
12. Big John Is My Name  (Whitfield) - 3:59
13. Chained  (Wilson) - 2:49
14. Warm Ride  (Gibb/Gibb/Gibb) - 2:58
15. I Can Feel My Love Risin'  (King/Shayne) - 2:55
16. Keeping Me out of the Storm  (Stevenson/Warren) - 4:17
17. It Makes You Happy (But It Ain't...  (Katona/Warren) - 3:10
18. Midnight Lady  (Whitfield) - 3:20
19. Hum Along and Dance  (Strong/Whitfield) - 4:04
20. Fresh from the Can
  (Bridges/Guzman/Hoorelbeke/Momette/Olson/Persh) - 5:15

ALBUM RELEASES
YEAR FORMAT PUBLISHER NUMBER
  CD Motown 37463-5482-2
  CS Motown 37463-5482-4
1991 CS Motown 5482

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Rare Earth Producer
Smokey Robinson Producer
Tom Baird Producer
Stewart Levine Producer
John Ryan Producer
George Solomon Liner Notes
Norman Whitfield Producer
Frank Wilson Producer


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