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| 01. Just The Way It Is, Baby 02. Someone 03. Show Me Your Love 04. Burning Timber 05. Johnny Have You Seen Her 06. Maybe Tomorrow 07. Chase The Clouds Away 08. Rollin' Down The Hill 09. I'll Be There For You 10. Don't Hide Your LOve 11. Drowning In Your Tears 12. This House Is Not A Home 13. Lost Together 14. Don't Give Me Up ***Early versions of Choice Picks contained the song Chasin' Down A Rainbow as track 14 |
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| Produced & recorded by The
Rembrandts at Pueblo Sound, Thousand Oaks, CA Solem's Lot, Sherman Oaks, CA 2004 All songs mixed by Dorian Crozier at Vibatorium. Mastered by Dave Collins. Phil Solem - Vocals & guitar Danny Wilde - Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards Dorian Crozier - drums, percussion, inspiration Dave Zeman - Hammond Organ, Piano & Vox Confidential Organ John Fields - Piano Stevie Blacke - Cellos All songs written by Solem & Wilde except Drowning In Your Tears & Burning Timber (Solem, Wilde, Pat Mastelotto) and I'll Be There For You (Solem, Wilde, Skloff, Crane, Kauffman, & Willis) |
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By 2004, The Rembrandts had
produced four albums and a handful of Top 40 hits, including the two
smashes Just The Way It Is, Baby & I'll Be There For You. Although
the duo was spending more time on solo projects, they continued to tour
and record music. The next logical step was trying to release a
collection of their best work. For a couple years, Phil & Danny
tried to work with their former label to release such a collection, but
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| reshuffled, The Rembrandts faced quite a bit of red tape if they were ever to see a best of album. So rather than wait around, Phil & Danny went back into the studio to re-record a full length 'best of album' called Choice Picks. Of course, the re-recordings presented a few problems from the get go. In many cases, the songs that had been played live thousands of times had taken on a new sound over the years---but The Rembrandts wanted to get the songs as close to the original records as possible. In most cases on Choice Picks, it works. The hits , in particular, are right on. 'Baby' and 'I'll Be There For You' hit the mark, while Someone and Rollin' Down The Hill have a renewed freshness. Johnny Have You Seen Her manages to stay true to the original, while capturing some of the energy from the live performances. A couple of the slower numbers don't quite match up to the orginals, and it might have been more interesting to hear acoustic versions of Chase The Clouds Away and Drowning In Your Tears. Still there's enough on Choice Picks that does work that makes it a great starting place for new fans and an interesting listen for longtime fans. Just getting the new track Don't Give Me Up is nearly worth the price of admission alone. Of course, the following year, Rhino finally released The Rembrandts Greatest Hits | |
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