Best Of - THE GUESS WHO****

These Eyes/Laughing/Undun/No Time/American Woman/No Sugar Tonight-New Mother Nature/Hand Me Down World/Bus Rider/Share The Land/Do You Miss Me Darlin'/Hang On To Your Life

A timely compilation from the Canadian pop-rock group The Guess Who, as their chart success would soon take a dip. With just one top twenty entry they failed to make much impact in Britain. (US:12)

“Canadian classic rockers The Guess Who have had more than a hit or two in their day. I do like the hits, but I can't see myself wanting a bunch of studio albums which are likely half filler, so this is the best option as I see it. A casual fan will get all of the songs they remember.”

“I didn't realize The Guess Who were responsible for this much AM gold until I picked up this collection. A lot of these hits should ring familiar while the lesser known songs present a similar commercial concoction of pop, folk-rock, light psych and blue eyed soul. If you're not bothered by the mass appeal, calculated nature of these tunes it's a pretty enjoyable spin.”

“Unless you're a die-hard fan, this is all the Guess Who you'll ever need. Every song on side one is a five star classic, and the level of perfection only trails off slightly on side two. This is a must own, highly recommended.”

“Every track is a masterpiece. It's the kind of album that I play again and again, and never tire of. Truth be told, although The Guess Who were a great band, most of their albums were uneven. This collection, however, is masterful, all the great tracks from their early albums (most with Randy Bachman) collected together and thus made irresistible. The early Guess Who combined great lyrics and soulful singing.”

“It’s really a shame that the Guess Who did not get more notoriety. Whereas they were not together for a very long, the group put out some great hits. There is some excellent singing by Burton Cummings. One minute he's belting out a rocker, another he's singing a soulful ballad. The instrumental support and arrangements are grade A as well. If you are a fan of music from the sixties or seventies you owe it to yourself to pick up this collection.”

“With a flurry of best-selling rock hits over a short spate of several years, the Canadian group Guess Who topped the charts and were on the A-list for concerts and gigs. There is no denying the sheer hit producing power they possessed, or the magically rock music they left behind.”