Back to Front

if you buy this, get the European version with 16 songs, the US has just 14.. the 2 extra songs take it from a "not quite" to a "Hell yes" purchase. the mastering is a tad loud, but fine, much better than that "Truly: the Love Songs" cd from 4 years later (1996). I'm slightly annoyed that one of my faves, "You are", is not here, but every other important song is.

This review is for the K2HD version. As noone has yet to post a review of this CD and given it's price I felt compelled to do so. As I said I have mixed feelings about this disc, made and mastered in Japan.First the good. The sound quality is exceptional. I have a high end system that reproduces the nuances of this disc very well. I think to truly appreciate the sonics of this disc one will need a very resolving playback system. That doesn't mean it won't sound good on any system. It's just the better the system the more one will be able to appreciate it's sonics. I have been auditioning some of the higher resolution discs as of late and have been quite impressed with many of the formats such as K2, DXD, and Utra HD. (The sound of the Ultra HD format is extraordinary BTW.) This disc provides outstanding details without being bright. The overall sound is warm and smooth and subtleties are very well expressed. Much closer to the "analog" sound so many audiophiles desire than what your typical redbook CD provides. If your looking for exceptional sound quality this disc certainly provides it. Another positive is it includes all of the lyrics to all of the songs and it all comes in a very nice "book like" package. Also this isn't simply a remaster of Mr. Richie's 1992 "Back To Front". It includes two songs not on the original CD, "Dancing On The Ceiling" and "Stuck On You". Yet this leads me to the negative.This disc despite adding two more selections and being so well produced has the shortened, and in my opinion less likeable, "radio edits" of such classics as "Still", "Sail On", "Three Times A Lady", etc. For example, "Sail On" on this disc is the 3:53 version rather than the 5:30 album version. I find this very disappointing for a disc where so much went into it's mastering and production, not to mention price. Since it's obviously not simply a "better sounding" version of the original, by virtue of it's inclusion of two more songs, why not give us "better" sound of the better long versions and really make it something special? For this reason I can't give this disc a higher rating. If it had the long versions it would've easily gotten 5 stars. If you want the long versions I recommend the 2006 "Lionel Richie/Commodores Gold" 2 disc CD set by Hip-O. It features every song on this disc plus a lot more. It also has very good sound quality remastering which I've found to be the case with all of the "Gold collections"Gold [Original recording remastered]Commodores, Lionel Richie | Format: Audio CD. It's selling for far less than this disc. $15.38 from Amazon and even less from other sellers. I give the the K2HD disc A+ for sound, D- for music content, overall a C. If you want exceptional sounding short versions then get this disc. If you want exceptional sounding long versions take a pass on this. If you want the album versions go for the well remastered "Gold" set.

Great music all around. You can't go wrong with this one.

I loved this collection.

Bought f or my wife, not my choice of artists.

terrific album...every song is great

Great songs from the past and easy listening music--one that I wish I had much earlier. I usually wait to get the "Best of ______" CDs and this what I remember as my favorites.

What can I say? It's the greatest hits of Lionel Richie. If you are a Richie fan, then you should own this. I bought it on cassette. Now, I need to upgrade and get this on CD.

Excellent album, "My Destiny" was actually the first track oh his I heard and thought WOW, been a fan ever since and this is replacement for cd I pretty much wore out lol.

Brilliant CD , bought for my son after seeing Lionel Richie at the Eden Project recently. I already had the CD myself so knew how good it was anyway. Would definitely recommend as all the tracks are amazing !

My son loved 1 song on my album, he now has his own and absolutely loves all songs. Loves 70's and 80's. Brilliant album!

Bought as a gift for my wife . Arrived well packaged and ahead of expectation .. My wife thoroughly enjoys this CD.

I loved the price and I'm a great fan of lionel richie ...perfect

Great sounds from a great singerGood quality cd

Happy with purchase – many thanks.

very happy

Lovely CD

Great music

Very employable CD. Any fan would be glad to have in their collection.

Great

Great purchase.Great album.Great value for money.Very fast delivery.

excellent

Good CD fast delivery