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title: "Songs for the Family of Man: A Collection 1969-1979"
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# Songs for the Family of Man: A Collection 1969-1979

**Brand:** paul williams
**Price:** A$134
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- **What is this?** Songs for the Family of Man: A Collection 1969-1979 by paul williams
- **How much does it cost?** A$134 with free shipping
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## Description

25-track best of culled from 11 classic albums including 'Phantom Of The Paradise'. Features 'An Old Fashioned Love Song', 'We've Only Just Begun', 'Evergreen' & more!

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## Customer Reviews

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    A collection of really great songs...
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2022*

Paul Williams was an exceptional song writer and this collection contains some of his best work...

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    Songs for the Family of Man: A Collection
  

*by D***L on Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2011*

Before the financial responsibilities of a spouse, a mortgage, and two children, I owned a couple of Paul Williams' records.  I enjoyed them immensely.Two years ago I decided I needed to upgrade my PW record collection; nothing fancy, just a good anthology and a cd with Rainbow Connection on it.  There were several greatest hits compilations available, but "Evergreens: The Best of the A&M Years" was the only album that Amazon listed as being remastered.  Since I was upgrading, I wanted the best sound quality possible. But, seeing the astronomical prices for that album here (and at other websites), I decided to purchase this album instead, along with "Back to Love Again" for Kermit's song.About a month ago, I noticed a couple of sellers had a new "Evergreens" listed for a little over the original retail price.  GREAT!  Finally, I could get the superior sound of remastered originals.  I made the purchase.  Only after I bought "Evergreens" did I learn that Raven, the publisher of this cd, had remastered the original music as well.  There was no need for me to buy a second compilation!For a quick comparison of the albums: both contain An Old Fashioned Love Song, We've Only Just Begun, Let Me Be The One, I Won't Last A Day Without You, Out In The Country, Rainy Days And Mondays, You And Me Against The World, A Little Bit Of Love, Loneliness, If We Could Still Be Friends, The Family Of Man, The Hell Of It, Ordinary Fool, Waking Up Alone, and Evergreen."Songs for the Family of Man" added Bitter Honey, Someday Man, Trust, When I Was All Alone, Don't Call It Love, For Goodness Sake, Save Me A Dream, and Here's Another Fine Mess to the shared tunes.While "Evergreens" chose I Never Had It So Good, Traveling Boy, That's What Friends Are For, What Would They Say, Dream Away, Nice To Be Around, and Time And Tide to round out it's collection.Although both cds contain Waking Up Alone, the "Evergreens" version has mellow instrumentals in the background; while "Songs for the Family of Man," has hard driving piano and drums dominating the song, and is twenty seconds longer.The sound quality is wonderful for both retrospectives.  However, I think Hip-O Select did a slightly better job of remastering the music.  Paul's voice and the instruments have a brighter and cleaner tone on the "Evergreens" cd.  However, this difference is only noticeable in a direct comparison.Which one should you purchase; avoiding my mistake of buying both?  There are three things to consider:  (1) the price - is one significantly less than the other; (2) the songs - is there a specific song you want; and (3) the sound quality - both are top-notch with a slight edge to "Evergreens."  Whichever one you decide to purchase, you really can't go wrong.No matter which greatest hits album you decide to buy, I would highly recommend you add the "Back To Love Again" cd to your collection.  The songs are excellent; and Paul's singing voice has grown richer and more mellow with age.

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    Greatest Hits & More!
  

*by A***L on Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015*

A greatest hits album from a prolific and accomplished songwriter.  A number of these songs were unfamiliar to me when I bought the album, but I love them now.  Not every single one is perfect, but it's still pretty great.  The obscure song that I really bought the album for was "Here's Another Fine Mess", a great overlooked treasure of a song.  I was also pretty thrilled to get "You and Me Against the World", etc. (the hits) but surprised by such great songs as "Bitter Honey" and "Someday Man".  I'm very glad I bought this album.

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