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Release Date: 03/01/2008
Robert Goulet's only Top 40
pop hit was
"My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami)," which makes the "greatest-hits" concept dodgy, and
Columbia Records, his label starting in 1961, doesn't bother to include his Top Five
easy listening hit,
"Come Back to Me, My Love" from
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, or most of his other
easy listening hits for that matter, so chart success is not the primary criterion on this collection, which is really more of a best-of. It begins with a live recording of
Goulet's signature song,
"If Ever I Would Leave You," drawn from the
Robert Goulet in Person album rather than the version from the original Broadway cast album of
Camelot that helped make him a star. Otherwise, an attempt has been made to draw material from across
Goulet's catalog, to display his versatility by having him sing in different languages, and to showcase him in suitably anthemic Broadway material like
"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" that brings out the best in his big baritone voice. That makes for a reasonable sampling of his talents, but even for the LP era, 29 minutes is a bit short.
~William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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