Track Listing

1. Rockets
2. Sex Symbol
3. Marina Del Rey
4. Survival
5. I'm A Camera
6. Catch The Moon
7. This Independence
8. I Ching
9. Edge Of The World
10. Burning Down The Amazon
11. Inside My Piano
12. Little Lambs
13. Rhythm Of My Heart
14. Let Me Be Your Boat
15. Soul On Soul
16. Let's Get Lost
17. Charlie Parker Loves Me

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3361 in Music
• Released on: 2002-05-28
• Number of discs: 1

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Songwriter Marc Jordan may be best remembered for his late '70s AM hit "Marina Del Ray," a sort of poor Canadian's answer to Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville," as well as more original tunes like "Survival," "I Am a Camera," and "This Independence" (covered by Manhattan Transfer). As this compilation makes clear, these songs' melodies have stood the test of time. The same, however, cannot be said for Jordan's eco-friendly, synth-heavy, late-'80s period. As commendable as the sentiment behind "Burning Down the Amazon" may be, its ludicrous guitar solo, pompous keyboards and wailing backup vocals render it nearly unlistenable--truly, the path to the underworld is paved with earnest lyrics about saving rainforests. "Edge of the World," from the same period, is so cheesy that it could cause nightmares even for Aldo Nova or Gowan or (because other parts of the world aren't immune) Simple Minds. Thankfully, the smooth-voiced Jordan eventually saw the error of his ways, and even if nothing he's written since has had the impact of his early hits, at least plaintive songs like "Little Lambs" (1993), "Let's Get Lost" (1999) and "Rockets" (2002) aren't embarrassing. --Shawn Conner