The Best of Aldo Nova: Greatest Hits Series

by Aldo Nova

Overview

At 15 songs, Portrait/Epic/Legacy's 2006 compilation The Best of Aldo Nova is three tracks shorter than the previous Aldo Nova hits collection, 1992's Portrait of Aldo Nova, yet that doesn't necessarily mean that it's an inferior collection. Where the now out of print 1992 disc focused heavily on his excellent self-titled 1981 debut, The Best is evenhanded, containing five songs apiece from his albums for Portrait: 1981's Aldo Nova, 1983's Subject...Aldo Nova, and 1985's Twitch. Although this bypasses his 1991 album Blood on the Bricks -- which did have a minor rock radio hit in its title track -- this contains his three big hits ("Fantasy," "Foolin' Yourself," and "Monkey on Your Back"), plus representative selections from the trio of albums he released at the peak of his popularity. His best material remains the songs from his debut -- they still pack a visceral punch and are slick, stylized, synthesized '80s hard rock at its best -- but there are some well-crafted AOR tunes to be found on his two other Portrait albums, most of which are found on this well-done retrospective. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/22/2006
Label:	Bmg / Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886976912925
Rank:	37773

Tracks

1. Fantasy
2. Foolin' Yourself
3. Ball and Chain
4. Hot Love
5. You're My Love
6. Monkey on Your Back
7. Hey Operator
8. Cry Baby Cry
9. Victim of a Broken Heart
10. Always Be Mine
11. Tonite (Lift Me Up)
12. Rumors of You
13. Heartless
14. Fallen Angel
15. Twitch

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Aldo Nova   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Peppy Castro   Vocals (Background)
Chuck Burgi   Drums
Michael Bolton   Vocals (Background)
Allan Schwartzberg   Drums
David Sikes   Bass
Neil Jason   Bass
Anton Fig   Drums
Michel Lachapelle   Drums
Michael Rudetsky   Fairlight
Denis Chartrand   Piano
Fiona Flanagan   Vocals (Background)
David Lebott   Keyboards
Terry Martell   Drums
Michel Pelo   Bass
Paul Kayen   Guitar
Billy Carmassi   Drums,Tom-Tom
Angela Clemmons   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Ken Sharp   Liner Notes
Jeremy Holiday   A&R
Jeff Magid   Compilation Producer
Lennie Petze   Producer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Mastering
Aldo Nova   Arranger,Producer,Instrumentation
Laura Grover   Project Director
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
A. Nova   Composer
William Coupon   Photography
Oscar Guzman   Photography
T J. Bruno   Composer
Denis Chartrand   String Arrangements
Ken Fredette   Design
Stacey Boyle   A&R
Warning Abbot   Photography
Steven Berkowitz   A&R