Triple Feature

RELEASE
November 17, 2009
LABEL
Sony CMG
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock

Album Review

The Triple Feature series by Sony/Legacy compiles three -- usually well-known -- catalog albums by big-name artists, assembles them in a slipcase box, and sells them at a budget price to consumers. While the reason may be simply a new package in order to clear shelves of excess inventory, this exercise also serves a purpose for collectors and fans filling in holes for a favorite artist. The Eddie Money volume in this series collects three of his best-known albums from the late '70s through to the early '80s. The first disc in this set, the eponymously titled debut album, contains the timeless hits “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Baby Hold On,” as well as fine covers of the Beatles’ “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” and the Byrds’ “(So You Wanna Be) A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.” Life for the Taking, issued a year later, contains the smash “Gimme Some Water” as well as the anthem “Rock and Roll the Place.” Finally, we get 1983’s No Control, which proved to be a bona fide comeback for Money after a couple of dud records and some big-time substance abuse problems. Released at the beginning of MTV’s true power, No Control boasted the hit singles “I Think I’m in Love” and “Shakin’.” This set proves to be a solid introduction to (most of) Money’s best work.
Thom Jurek, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Two Tickets to Paradise
  2. You've Really Got a Hold on Me
  3. Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
  4. Save a Little Room in Your Heart
  5. So Good to Be in Love Again
  6. Baby Hold On
  7. Don't Worry
  8. Jealousys
  9. Got to Get Another Girl
  10. Gamblin' Man
  11. Life for the Taking
  12. Can't Keep a Good Man Down
  13. Nightmare
  14. Gimme Some Water
  15. Rock and Roll the Place
  16. Maybe I'm a Fool
  17. Love the Way You Love Me
  18. Maureen
  19. Nobody
  20. Call on Me
  21. Shakin'
  22. Runnin' Away
  23. Think I'm in Love
  24. Hard Life
  25. No Control
  26. Take a Little Bit
  27. Keep My Motor Runnin'
  28. My Friends, My Friends
  29. Drivin' Me Crazy
  30. Passing by the Graveyard
  31. It Could Happen to You