Gary Glitter - The Ultimate Gary Glitter: 25 Years Of Hits (2CD, 1997) NEW LINKS

Perhaps second to only Freddie Mercury, Gary Glitter was the most flamboyant figure of the early '70s U.K. glam rock movement. With a bouffant hairdo, snazzy clothes, high platform boots, and hairy chest exposed, to the delight of his female fans, Glitter rocked his way to the top of the British charts, enjoying a string of big hit singles. This 32-tracks official compilation is a fine introduction to one of glam rock's leading artists. Every track is good/great/wonderful. You can't go wrong with such glam standards as "Rock & Roll Pt. 2", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "Leader Of The Gang", "Doing Alright With the Boys", and "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful", which are all included here in their mascara-caked glory. This 2 CD set is the best Gary Glitter compilation on the market.

Although the late '90s apparently saw the end of Gary Glitter's career, following his conviction for sexual offenses, there is no doubting that for a full 25 years before that tragic denouement, Glitter ranked among Britain's best-loved performers of all time. The hits which catapulted him to fame in the early '70s, the anthemic "Rock and Roll" of course, but also the likes of "I'm the Leader of the Gang", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", and "I Love You Love Me Love", still have the capacity to stir an audience – as "Rock and Roll" itself proves, every time it airs at a major sporting event in the U.S. And, if it is at all oxymoronic that the King of British Glam should be responsible for one of the national anthems of American Football, then that is simply further testament of what made Gary glitter so brightly. Musically, visually, and emotionally, he transcended so many barriers that even categorizing him as a rock & roller seems somehow stingy. He was so much more than that.

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The two-disc, 32-track anthology The Ultimate (Best Of) is perhaps the largest Gary Glitter package it would be reasonable to assemble; for the casual fan, two discs of Glitter may be slightly wearing, but for the hardcore fan who has to have all of Glitter's best moments and doesn't mind a little inconsistency, Ultimate is a purchase that's hard to argue with.

~ Steve Huey, all media guide

Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Rock And Roll (Part 1)
02. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
03. I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
04. I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll)
05. I Love You Love Me Love
06. Let's Get Together Again [The Glitter Band]
07. Doing Alright With The Boys
08. Always Yours
09. Sidewalk Sinner
10. Angel Face [The Glitter Band]
11. Oh Yes! You're Beautiful
12. Love Like You And Me
13. Remember Me This Way
14. You Belong To Me
15. When I'm On I'm On
16. Rock Hard Men (Need The Power)



CD 2:
01. Hello Hello I'm Back Again
02. Rock And Roll (Part 2)
03. Papa Oom Mow Mow
04. Dance Me Up
05. Rock On
06. It Takes All Night Long
07. Goodbye My Love [The Glitter Band]
08. Oh What A Fool I've Been
09. What Your Mama Don't See (Your Mama Don't Know)
10. A Little Boogie Woogie In The Back Of My Mind
11. I Dare You To Lay One On Me
12. Just For You [The Glitter Band]
13. Be My Baby
14. And Then She Kissed Me
15. All That Glitters (Medley)
16. Another Rock And Roll Christmas


Read additional credits and information inside the booklet.

Release Date: October 28, 1997
Format: Original Recording Reissued
Label: Snapper Music
Catalog No.: GGCD 001 (1/2)