Capitol Collectors Series (Raspberries album) explained

The Capitol Collectors Series
Type:compilation
Artist:Raspberries
Cover:RaspCapColl.jpg
Released:February 26, 1991
Recorded:Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre:Power pop, rock
Length:76:12
Label:Capitol
Producer:Jimmy Ienner
Prev Title:Raspberries' Best
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Greatest
Next Year:2005

Raspberries Capitol Collectors Series is a 1991 compilation of 20 tracks recorded by the band between 1972 and 1974. This release was the first time that many of these songs were available on compact disc. The CD contained two unlisted bonus tracks of radio spots used to promote the albums Fresh Raspberries and Starting Over. The compilation was also available on cassette. It has been out of print for several years.

Most of the songs on the album were written by Eric Carmen but the album also includes "Last Dance" by guitarist Wally Bryson, "Hard to Get Over a Heartbreak" by bassist/guitarist David Smalley and "Rose Coloured Glasses" by bassist Scott McCarl.[1] It also includes Bryson's "Party's Over".

The one glaring omission is Carmen's eight minute magnum opus, "I Can Remember" from Raspberries' debut album.

Allmusic critic Bruce Eder said that "this 20-song retrospective gives a good overall impression of the Raspberries' strengths across their two years of recording, as well as hints of some weaknesses in the way they were represented on record."[1]

Track listing

  1. Go All the Way
  2. Come Around And See Me
  3. I Saw The Light
  4. Don't Want to Say Goodbye
  5. I Wanna Be With You
  6. Let's Pretend
  7. I Reach for the Light
  8. Nobody Knows
  9. If You Change Your Mind
  10. Drivin' Around
  11. Tonight
  12. Last Dance
  13. Hard to Get Over a Heartbreak
  14. I'm A Rocker
  15. Ecstasy
  16. Overnight Sensation
  17. Party's Over
  18. Rose Coloured Glasses
  19. Cruisin' Music
  20. Starting Over
  21. Promo Spot #1 (CD only)
  22. Promo Spot #2 (CD only)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Capitol Collectors Series. Eder, Bruce. Allmusic. 2023-04-02.