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Claudja Barry

The Best of Claudja Barry - Dancin' Fever (CD)

Hot Productions (US) / 1991 / HTCD 13-2
CD in jewel case

Producer(s): Jurgen Korduletsch for Lollipop Productions (1-13), Jurgen Korduletsch and Bobby Orlando (8, 10)
Arranger: Jorg Evers, Kristain Schultze (1, 3, 6), Bobby Orlando (10)

Drums: Keith Forsey, Curt Cress, Todd Canedy, Graham Jarvis
Bass: Gary Unwin, Les Hurdle, Gunther Gebauer, Dave King
Keyboards: Thor Baldursson, Geoff Stradling, Kristian Schultze, Lance Dixon, Patrick Gammon, Bobby Orlando, "Jigsaw" Chase
Guitars: Mat Bjoerklund, Jorg Ever, Fritz Sonnleitner and the Muncih Strings and Horns

Recorded at: Arco Studios (Muncih), Musicland Studios (Munich), Sigma Sound Studio (Philadelphia), Union Studio (Munich), Rusk Studio (Los Angeles)
Engineers: Peter Ludemann, Jurgen kopper, Dave Siddle, Wayne Wilfong, Zeke Lund, Jim Dougherty

Published by: Editions Lollipop / Siegel (GMBH), Editions Plante (GMBH) (8), Co-published with Bobby O Music (ASCAP) (10), Any Kind of Music (ASCAP) (12)

Mixer: Tom Moulton (5), Shep Pettibone (12)

Photography: T. Trost, Edo, Michael Doster

Compilation produced by Paul Klein for Hot Productions

Manufactured and distributed by
Hot Productions, Inc.
7360 S.W. 48th Street, Miami, Florida 33155

 

1. If I Do It To You 5:55
   (J. Korduletsch, J. Evers, K. Schultze, C. Barry)


2. Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes 6:58
   (J. Korduletsch, J. Evers, K. Forsey, M. Bjoerklund, C. Barry)


3. Radio Action 5:08
   (J. Korduletsch, G. Moll, S. Wissnet, C. Barry)


4. (You Make Me) Feel The Fire 6:15
   (J. Korduletsch, J. Evers, K. Forsey)


5. Take It Easy 5:56
   (K. Forsey, M. Bjoerklund)


6. The Two Of Us 5:13
   (J. Korduletsch, K. Schultze, C. Barry)


7. Love For The Sake Of Love 6:31
   (J. Korduletsch, J. Evers)


8. I Will Follow Him 5:25
   (J. Stole, D. Roma, J. Plante)


9. Sweet Dynamite 4:06
   (J. Korduletsch, J. Evers)


10. Work Me Over 5:27
    (J. Korduletsch, B. Orlando, C. Barry)


11. Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home 5:08
    (J. Korduletsch, J. Evers)


12. Down And Counting 7:20
    (J. Korduletsch, J. Evers, C. Barry)


13. Dancin' Fever 5:12
    (J. Korduletsch, J. Evers)

A collection of Claudja Barry's best songs on this CD from Hot Productions. While the selection of songs are great, the mastering quality is not. (You Make Me) Feel The Fire in particular has some terrible cassette-like squealing distortion.

Another bone of contention is the fact that many of the songs are faded out too early compared to their original vinyl versions. For example Claudja Barry's biggest hit, Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes, clocks in on this CD at 6:58, but the vinyl 12 inch clocks in at 7:52. Although the songs are edited down, this is the only way that I know of getting these songs on compact disc so this is still an attractive compact disc for fans of Claudja Barry.

Pros:
Nice selection of Claudja Barry's songs from the 1970s and 80s.

Cons:
Substandard sound quality on some songs. Appears to have been sourced from vinyl and/or even cassettes(!)
Songs edited down from original lengths.

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