The Very Best of Oleta Adams

The Very Best of Oleta Adams
Compilation album by Oleta Adams
Released	1996
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Fontana Records, (Mercury Records)
Oleta Adams chronology
Moving On (1995) The Very Best of Oleta Adams (1996) Come Walk with Me (1997) Alternative cover 1998 US cover

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Allmusic	[1]

The Very Best Of Oleta Adams is a compilation album by the American vocalist, pianist and songwriter Oleta Adams and was released in 1996.

History

Released at the end of 1996 in Europe, this album served to finish Adams' contract with Mercury Records. It includes singles and album highlights of her albums Circle of One, Evolution and Moving On. Also included is Adams' very first single release, the duet with Tears for Fears "Woman in Chains", as well as her 1991 cover of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" for the Two Rooms album, neither of which had been included on her albums.

USA version

This first edition of the compilation was never released in the USA. Instead, Mercury Records released a compilation with the same title two years later, in 1998, with a slightly different track listing. It included two rare 1994 non-album songs: the cover of "Embraceable You" recorded for a George Gershwin tribute album, and the cover of the song "Many Rivers to Cross", recorded for the soundtrack of the film Jason's Lyric.

Track listing

European 1996 CD

1. "Rhythm Of Life" - 4:22
2. "Get Here" - 4:34
3. "Window Of Hope" - 4:22
4. "I've Got To Sing My Song" - 4:04
5. "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" - 5:55
6. "Never Knew Love" - 3:23
7. "We Will Meet Again" - 4:46
8. "Hold Me For A While" - 5:11
9. "Circle Of One" - 3:53
10. "When Love Comes To The Rescue" - 5:15
11. "I Knew You When" - 4:20
12. "Lover's Holiday" - 4:12
13. "I Just Had To Hear Your Voice" - 3:43
14. "My Heart Won't Lie" - 4:44
15. "Woman In Chains" (with Tears For Fears) - 6:31
16. "Life Keeps Moving On" - 5:31

USA 1998 CD

1. "Rhythm Of Life" - 4:19
2. "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" - 5:54
3. "Never Knew Love" - 3:21
4. "Get Here" - 4:35
5. "Hold Me For A While" - 5:10
6. "Many Rivers To Cross" - 4:05
7. "Circle Of One" - 3:52
8. "My Heart Won't Lie" - 4:42
9. "Lover's Holiday" - 4:10
10. "Embraceable You" - 3:52
11. "We Will Meet Again" - 4:46
12. "Love Begins At Home" - 4:51
13. "I Just Had To Hear Your Voice" - 3:38
14. "Woman In Chains" (with Tears For Fears) - 6:29
15. "I Knew You When" - 4:20
16. "Window Of Hope" - 4:24

Charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Dutch album chart	#46

References

1. The Very Best of Oleta Adams at AllMusic