The Complete Collection (Lisa Stansfield)
Encyclopedia
The Complete Collection is a 6-CD
boxset, released in June 2003
, on BMG
/ Arista
label, collecting all of 5 studio
album
s by British
pop
/ soul
singer Lisa Stansfield
(whose contract with the major
actually expired in 2003), the original track listings of which are enhanced by a number of remix
es, rarities, bonus track
s and one previously unreleased song.
, collects the first 5 albums by Lisa Stansfield, all of them remastered and in digipak, with 92 tracks totally, including 15 bonus track
s: the single
version of "People Hold On", "My Apple Heart", "Lay Me Down" and "Something's Happenin'" from her 1989
debut album Affection
; "Whenever You're Gone", "Everything Will Get Better" and the «Frankie Knuckles Remix» of "Change" from her second long playing, Real Love
of 1991; "Gonna Try It Anyway", the duet "Dream Away" with U.S. star Babyface, and the «No Preservatives Remix by Roger Sanchez» of the title track of her third album, 2003
So Natural
; the «Bootleg Mix» by Dirty Rotten Scoundrels of "People Hold On", "Breathtaking" and "Baby Come Back" from the eponymous fourth work of 1997, Lisa Stansfield
; "All Over Me", "Can't Wait to" and "You Get Me" from her fifth album
, Face Up, release in 2001, her last studio work for BMG
/ Arista
. These 15 songs did not feature on the related original releases of each album, but were pulled in on the remastered single CD editions, depending upon the various album sessions they were recorded in.
The Complete Collection of Lisa Stanfield also includes an exclusive 10 track bonus disc, entitled "Live/Rare/Mixed". Lisa's very first band, Blue Zone, with husband Ian Devaney and school mate Andy Morris is represented by "There Was I", "Dirty Talk" and the previously unreleased "The Answer". The very rare B-sides "Sing It" and "Big Thing", and live
recordings of "Tenderly" and of her medley
"Live Together/Young Hearts Run Free" (both performed in a concert held by Lisa at Wembley
in 1992, are included as well as 3 club remixes.
N.B.: bonus tracks are highlighted by [*], while [#] indicates a previously unreleased song.
Compact Disc
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boxset, released in June 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
, on BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
/ Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
label, collecting all of 5 studio
Recording studio
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album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s by British
United Kingdom
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pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/ soul
Soul music
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singer Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
(whose contract with the major
Major
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actually expired in 2003), the original track listings of which are enhanced by a number of remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es, rarities, bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
s and one previously unreleased song.
The collection in detail
More in detail, the boxset, in limited editionSpecial edition
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, collects the first 5 albums by Lisa Stansfield, all of them remastered and in digipak, with 92 tracks totally, including 15 bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
s: the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
version of "People Hold On", "My Apple Heart", "Lay Me Down" and "Something's Happenin'" from her 1989
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
debut album Affection
Affection (Lisa Stansfield album)
Affection is the first album by English pop and soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released in the UK, in November 1989, for BMG/Arista label. Written by her husband and musical collaborator Ian Devaney, former school mate Andy Morris , and Lisa herself, the record was widely hailed as one of the finest...
; "Whenever You're Gone", "Everything Will Get Better" and the «Frankie Knuckles Remix» of "Change" from her second long playing, Real Love
Real Love (Lisa Stansfield album)
Real Love is the second studio album by English R&B and soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released on November 12, 1991 by Arista/BMG Records. The album was certified Gold in the US, 2x platinum in the UK and Gold in Germany.-Track listing:...
of 1991; "Gonna Try It Anyway", the duet "Dream Away" with U.S. star Babyface, and the «No Preservatives Remix by Roger Sanchez» of the title track of her third album, 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
So Natural
So Natural
So Natural, an Australian food brand which produces organic products, is part of Freedom Foods Group Limited, a diversified food company operating within the health & wellness sector. So Natural was formed in 1991 when it started producing soy milk...
; the «Bootleg Mix» by Dirty Rotten Scoundrels of "People Hold On", "Breathtaking" and "Baby Come Back" from the eponymous fourth work of 1997, Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield (album)
Lisa Stansfield is the eponymous fourth solo album by British pop / soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released in March 1997 on the BMG label in the UK and Arista Records in the United States. The album was produced by Stansfield's husband, Ian Devaney...
; "All Over Me", "Can't Wait to" and "You Get Me" from her fifth album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Face Up, release in 2001, her last studio work for BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
/ Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
. These 15 songs did not feature on the related original releases of each album, but were pulled in on the remastered single CD editions, depending upon the various album sessions they were recorded in.
The Complete Collection of Lisa Stanfield also includes an exclusive 10 track bonus disc, entitled "Live/Rare/Mixed". Lisa's very first band, Blue Zone, with husband Ian Devaney and school mate Andy Morris is represented by "There Was I", "Dirty Talk" and the previously unreleased "The Answer". The very rare B-sides "Sing It" and "Big Thing", and live
Recorded live track
A recorded live track is a song or audio sequence recorded from live performances .Live song tracks typically have concert hall noise . Though often less precise than practiced, studio recordings, live recordings may offer a more exciting feel...
recordings of "Tenderly" and of her medley
Medley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
"Live Together/Young Hearts Run Free" (both performed in a concert held by Lisa at Wembley
Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
in 1992, are included as well as 3 club remixes.
Track listings
- This Is the Right Time
- Mighty Love
- Sincerity
- The Love in Me
- All Around the World
- What Did I Do to You? [7" Version]
- Live Together
- You Can't Deny It [U.S. Version]
- Poison
- When Are You Coming Back?
- Affection
- Wake Up Baby
- The Way You Want It
- People Hold On [Single Mix] [*] (with ColdcutColdcutColdcut are an English dance music duo, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.-1980s:In 1986, computer programmer Matt...
) - My Apple Heart [*]
- Lay Me Down [*]
- Something's Happenin' [*]
- Change
- Real Love
- Set Your Loving Free
- I Will Be Waiting
- All Woman
- Soul Deep
- Make Love to Ya
- Time to Make You Mine
- Symptoms of Loneliness and Heartache
- It's Got to Be Real
- First Joy
- Tenderly
- A Little More Love
- Whenever You're Gone [*]
- Everything Will Get Better [*]
- Change [Frankie Knuckles Remix] [*]
- So Natural
- Never Set Me Free
- I Give You Everything
- Marvellous and Mine
- Goodbye
- Little Bit of Heaven
- Sweet Memories
- She's Always There
- Too Much Love Makin'
- Turn Me On
- Be Mine
- In All the Right Places
- Wish It Could Always Be This Way
- Gonna Try It Anyway [*]
- Dream Away [*] (duet with Babyface)
- So Natural [No Preservatives Mix by Roger Sanchez]
- Never Gonna Fall
- The Real Thing
- I'm Leavin'
- Suzanne
- Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
- Don't Cry for Me
- The Line
- The Very Thought of You
- You Know How to Love Me
- I Cried My Last Tear Last Night
- Honest
- Somewhere in Time
- Got Me Missing You
- Footsteps
- People Hold On [Bootleg Mix] [*] (with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels)
- Breathtaking [*]
- Baby Come Back [*]
- I've Got Something Better
- Let's Just Call It Love
- You Can Do That
- How Could You?
- Candy
- I'm Coming to Get You
- 8-3-1
- Wish on Me
- Boyfriend
- Don't Leave Now I'm in Love
- Didn't I
- Face Up
- When the Last Sun Goes Down
- All Over Me [*]
- Can't Wait To [*]
- You Get Me [*]
- There Was I [*]
- Dirty Talk [*]
- Answer [*][#]
- Sing It [*]
- Big Thing [*]
- Tenderly [Live] [*]
- Live Together/Young Hearts Run Free [Live] [*]
- People Hold On [Full Length Disco Mix] [*]
- Change [Driza Bone Remix] [*]
- Live Together [Massive Attack Big Beat Mix] [*]
N.B.: bonus tracks are highlighted by [*], while [#] indicates a previously unreleased song.
Original source albums
- Tracks 1-17: AffectionAffection (Lisa Stansfield album)Affection is the first album by English pop and soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released in the UK, in November 1989, for BMG/Arista label. Written by her husband and musical collaborator Ian Devaney, former school mate Andy Morris , and Lisa herself, the record was widely hailed as one of the finest...
(19891989 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
) - Tracks 18-33: Real LoveReal Love (Lisa Stansfield album)Real Love is the second studio album by English R&B and soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released on November 12, 1991 by Arista/BMG Records. The album was certified Gold in the US, 2x platinum in the UK and Gold in Germany.-Track listing:...
(19921992 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
) - Tracks 34-49: So NaturalSo Natural (album)So Natural is the third solo album by British pop / soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released in 1993, on BMG/Arista label.-Overview:So Natural is Stansfield's very first musical work almost entirely realized by the singer herself along with her husband and collaborator Ian Devaney...
(19931993 in musicThis is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
) - Tracks 50-66: Lisa StansfieldLisa Stansfield (album)Lisa Stansfield is the eponymous fourth solo album by British pop / soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released in March 1997 on the BMG label in the UK and Arista Records in the United States. The album was produced by Stansfield's husband, Ian Devaney...
(19971997 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
) - Tracks 67-82: Face UpFace Up (Lisa Stansfield album)Face Up is the fifth solo album by British pop/soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released in 2001. This was Stansfield's last original work released under BMG/Arista, before signing with ZTT Records...
(20012001 in musicSee also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
) - Tracks 83-92: bonus disc Live/Rare/Mixed (19851985 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1985.-January–March:*January 1 - The newest music video channel, VH-1, debuts on American cable. It is aimed at an older demographic than its sister station, MTV...
/19891989 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
/19921992 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
)