Mandy Moore - The Best of Mandy Moore

You've gotta love Mandy Moore!

Great CD! The only thing I am disappointed in is the version of "Only Hope". It has the boy from the movie talking and interrupting Moore's beautiful singing!!!!! Are all the versions like that? I would like one without that...it's really cheezy. The rest of the tracks are great AND it comes with all her music videos! August 16, 2007

More of Moore

This is a good overview of Moore's work through the early 2000s. Granted, she hadn't even been around 5 years as of the release of this album, so there wasn't yet all that much to pick from. Mandy definitely has time to keep developing, keep putting stuff out there. Anyway, this album is a very listenable compilation, not much stuff that blows you away, just enjoyable music. The album does show some of the development of Moore from the bubble-gum stuff to more mature work. The song "In My Pocket" is a very good song and an exemplar of the development beyond bubblegum. It is genuinely different and interesting, with a Middel Eastern groove to it. Another excellent tune is "Senses Working Overtime." It's an excellent melody and very catchy, as are the lyrics. Keep working Mandy. July 18, 2007

Forget "Wild Hope"; This Is the REAL Mandy Moore!

I would recommend this disk to anyone who likes the early(and, in my opinion, better) work of Mandy Moore. Here you get early gems like "Candy", and "Walk Me Home". And From "Coverage", you get "Senses Working Overtime", "Have A Little Faith in Me", and her remarkable arrangement, of Carole Kings; "I Feel The Earth Move"; which could easily pass for yet another Santana/Michelle Branch. collaboration.
Not every song here is good, but the ones that are, are worth repeated listenings.

I think Mandy should just stick to singing, as she did here with her early work. She is NOT a songwriter; she just THINKS she is. I don't think "Wild Hope" is very good, all the songs on that album sound the same.

So if you want to hear the REAL Mandy Moore , pick up a copy of this. Accept no imitations(like "Wild Hope").

-Chris July 10, 2007

The Best of Mandy Moore

This CD has a little bit of everything for the Mandy Moore lover. If you've never listened to her, she has a sweet, yet alluring voice and utilizes her musical team to the max. You won't be disappointed in this one. July 4, 2007

Comprehensive Overview of an Underrated Vocalist

Much better than most Greatest Hits compilations - in fact, this has more substantial material than even Madonna's second Greatest Hits Compilation (GHV2).

This probably isn't going to get many positive credits because `Mandy Moore' as a name is perhaps known more for teen-pop, unfortunately. Many gems are strewn throughout this stellar CD. The early hits from the late 1990s, such as "Candy" and "Walk Me Home" which still sound fresh and invigorating, share space with her slower songs like "I Wanna be with You".

Many songs off "Coverage" are included - my personal favorite being her cover of "Senses Working Overtime" and "Can we still be friends?". The production on these songs are impeccable. Mandy's much neglected soundtrack songs, such as "Cry" and "Only Hope" (both exceptionally beautiful songs from "A Walk to Remember") are found here.

The best things here are from Mandy's self titled album from the early 2000s - this was a huge critical success and commercial failure at the time, but it contained many of her best tracks - the Kylie Minogue-inspired "In My Pocket", and the huge TRL hit "Crush".

That said, its amazing how many actual hit singles this girl has. For some reason, shes huge in Australia, and most of these songs charted there.

If you're debating whether an artist as `new' as Mandy Moore needs a greatest hits collection, well think again. She has been around for eight long years in the music business, and almost every song by her is an occasion to remember.

I would suggest buying this instead of downloading it, due to its' probable prominence on your stereo. Guaranteed, you will wear your copy out within weeks.

June 27, 2007

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