The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill

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The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill
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Compilation album by
Released2 December 1991
Genre Pop, electronic, synthpop
Label J&B Records
Collette chronology
Attitude
(1991)
The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill
(1991)
Sharon O'Neill chronology
Edge of Winter
(1990)
The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill
(1991)
Live in Paradise
(2001)

The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill is a combined compilation album from New Zealand born, Australian pop singers Collette and Sharon O'Neill. It was Collette's first compilation album and O'Neill's second. The album was released on CBS Records' budget label J&B. The album received little promotion and was a commercial failure, failing to chart.

New Zealand Country in Oceania

New Zealand is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island, and the South Island —and around 600 smaller islands. It has a total land area of 268,000 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is situated some 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many diverse styles. "Pop" and "rock" were roughly synonymous terms until the late 1960s, when they became increasingly differentiated from each other.

Collette Roberts, who performed mononymously as Collette, is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based model turned disco, pop singer during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She had a top five single on both the Australian and New Zealand singles charts in 1989 with her cover version of Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell". Collette's rendition was certified gold in Australia by ARIA. Sometimes considered a one hit wonder, Collette had two other top 40 Australian hits in 1989 with "All I Wanna Do Is Dance" and "That's What I Like About You". She retired from her music career in 1995 and focussed on her work as a stylist and make-up artist.

The album was notable as it included the O'Neill track "Power", marking the first time it was included on an album. [1]

Power (Sharon ONeill song) 1984 single by Sharon ONeill

"Power" is a song by New Zealand singer songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in July 1984. It was the final single release of O'Neill's on the CBS label. The song peaked at number 36 in Australia.

Track listing

CD/Cassette (JB477CD)

  1. "Upside Down"
  2. "Who Do You Think You Are"
  3. "Ring My Bell"
  4. "That's What I Like About You"
  5. "Victim of the Groove"
  6. "Push"
  7. "Hothouse"
  8. "Only You Can Do It"
  9. "Danger"
  10. "Maxine"
  11. "Losing You"
  12. "Waiting for You"
  13. "Asian Paradise"
  14. "For All the Tea in China"
  15. "Words"
  16. "Power"

Note

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  2. The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill (CD). Collette and Sharon O'Neill. J&B Records. 1992.CS1 maint: others (link)