Surface - The First Time: The Best of Surface (2001)
Artist: Surface
Title: The First Time: The Best of Surface
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Legacy [504510 2]
Genre: Soul, New Jack Swing, R&B
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 63:15
Total Size: 396 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: The First Time: The Best of Surface
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Legacy [504510 2]
Genre: Soul, New Jack Swing, R&B
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 63:15
Total Size: 396 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Although they had a number of R&B hits during the late '80s, Surface didn't cross over into the pop mainstream in any notable way. They scraped the bottom reaches of the charts a few times, but they never had a breakout hit that would establish them as stars. Listening to Columbia/Legacy's definitive retrospective The First Time: The Best of Surface, it's possible to hear why they didn't break out -- they simply didn't have a song that would break them big. That doesn't mean that they were a bad group, since they were very competent within their genre and several hits here are very pleasant late-'80s urban cuts, either on the ballad or dance side. But there's nothing particularly striking, nothing with a hook that would send the band soaring up the pop charts. Still, if you happen to be a fan, either of the group or of this sound, this is a pleasing listen, and a very representative overview of what Surface achieved.
TRACKLIST:
01. Happy
02. The First Time
03. Gotta Make Love Tonight
04. Can We Spend Some Time
05. Hold On To Love
06. Never Gonna Let You Down
07. Don't Wanna Turn You Off
08. All I Want Is You
09. Closer Than Friends
10. I Missed
11. Lately
12. Let's Try Again
13. We're Searchin'
14. Shower Me WIth Your Love