The Best of Peaches & Herb: Love Is Strange

by Peaches & Herb

Overview

The brief, but successful tenure of the original Peaches (Francine Barker) & Herb are recalled in the 16 tracks culled from the duo's 1966-1968 Date Records recordings, including their Top Ten pop hit "Close Your Eyes" and their Top Ten R&B hits "For Your Love" and "When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters)." Given the group's love ballad reputation, there are some surprisingly uptempo numbers here, but the focus is always on the vocal interaction between the two singers and their proclamations of romantic commitment, sometimes in the words of such Tin Pan Alley prototypes as Ted Koehler, Cole Porter, and Sammy Cahn. Record-company restrictions mean this set covers only the early hits, and business considerations keep it under 45 minutes (all the releases in Legacy's Rhythm & Soul Series contain 16 tracks, which must indicate a ceiling on song publishing expenses), but within those parameters, this is a well-chosen collection. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	03/12/1996
Label:	Legacy
UPC:	0074646484227
Rank:	4021

Tracks

1. Love Is Strange
2. Two Little Kids
3. Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
4. Let's Fall in Love
5. Close Your Eyes
6. True Love
7. (We'll Be) United
8. Let's Make a Promise
9. My Life
10. For Your Love
11. We Belong Together
12. I Want to Stay Here
13. Time After Time
14. When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters)
15. The Door Is Still Open to My Heart
16. The Ten Commandments of Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Peaches & Herb   Primary Artist
Bert Keyes   Conductor
Herb Bernstein   Conductor
Bobby Martin   Conductor
Jimmy Wisner   Conductor
Thom Bell   Conductor

Technical Credits

Marshall Paul   Composer
Bert Keyes   Arranger
Herb Bernstein   Arranger
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Car Varga   Composer
Bobby Martin   Arranger
Townsend   Composer
Dave Kapralik   Producer
Tony Sellari   Art Direction
Ken Williams   Producer
Carl Davis   Composer
Leon Huff   Producer,Composer
Robert Carr   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Billy Sherrill   Arranger,Producer
Kenny Gamble   Composer,Producer
Cole Porter   Composer
Chuck Willis   Composer
Clyde Otis   Composer
Jimmy Wisner   Arranger
The Cryan' Shames   Composer
James Mitchell   Composer
Barbara Acklin   Composer
Ed Townsend   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Ethel Smith   Composer
Eugene Record   Composer
Leo Sacks   Compilation Producer
Richard Rome   Arranger
Jule Styne   Composer
Luchi de Jesus   Composer
Van McCoy   Arranger,Producer
Mickey Baker   Composer
Brook Benton   Composer
Thom Bell   Arranger,Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer