Around the World - the Journey So Far: the Hit Singles

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Product description Around The World - Hit Singles - The Journey So Far CD London Records, 828 850-2, 1996, 17 Track .co.uk East 17 were the Rolling Stones to Take That's Beatles; and while subsequent tabloid controversies and 1998's ill-advised Tony Mortimer-less comeback have since rendered them something of a joke, this greatest hits collection is a reminder of how good they used to be. It contains eleven top ten hits--from 92's "House of Love" to 97's "Hey Child"--and a perhaps surprisingly large number of real classics: "It's Alright"; "Steam"; "Deep"; the Gabrielle-featuring "If You Ever" (which doesn't appear on any of their albums) and the 1994 Christmas Number One "Stay Another Day", in both original and pointless remix versions. With Tony Mortimer seeming to have turned his back on the music industry and the remaining trio being dropped by Telstar, the East 17 story may have come to an end, but this album is a fitting legacy: silly, cool and beautiful by turns. --Ronita Dutta