The Best of the Nylons

Windham Hill Records, 1993, Audio CD

Tracks Information

That Kind of Man - The Nylons, Cooper, Paul
Kiss Him Goodbye - The Nylons, Frashuer, Dale
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Nylons, Peretti, Hugo
Up the Ladder to the Roof - The Nylons, DiMirco, Vincent
Please - The Nylons, Connors, Mark
Happy Together - The Nylons, Bonner, Gary
Drift Away - The Nylons, Chandler, Lawrence
Stepping Stone - The Nylons, Dozier, Lamont
Bop Till You Drop - The Nylons, Cooper, Paul
Chain Gang - The Nylons, Cooke, Sam
Up on the Roof - The Nylons, Goffin, Gerry
Prince of Darkness - The Nylons, Connors, Mark
Poison Ivy - The Nylons, Leiber, Jerry
Combat Zone - The Nylons, Morrison, Claude
Wildfire - The Nylons, Midnight, Charlie
The Stars Are Ours - The Nylons, Cooper, Paul

Product Details

Title: The Best of the Nylons
Sales Rank: 40148 in Music
Artist: The Nylons
Label: Windham Hill Records, 1993-01-12, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds

Customer Reviews

One of My All Time Favorites: This is a replacement cd for one that got scratched up from love and use. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes acapella singing or just good fun music!… More reviews

All four on the floor... hands down winners!: This group has always left me in awe. They are, as others have said, the quintessential accapella group of all time.
This collection is fantastic. It showcases their talent very very well.
However, it really doesn't do them justice. In all honesty it would be very difficult to choose which songs represent their talent and collect them onto a single CD.… More reviews

One caveat...: The Nylons are spectacular singers - fun and inventive, but this collection is missing my all-time favorite Nylons song: "This Island Earth". It's one of the most touching and inspiring environmental message songs ever, and it's on the CD "Happy Together". More reviews

The Quintessential a Cappella Group: Since 1978 The Nylons have been dazzling their fans with stunning a cappella performances across a wide range of music. If this were an American group and not Canadian, they'd be a lot better known.
With nothing but their voices and some percussion, The Nylons rock and soar across a wide spectrum of music. Their are moments that are… More reviews

Accapella doo-wop at its best: Several years ago when I was discussing the Nylons with a friend, he said, "Every (adult) person I know who discovers the Nylons not only loves them but become avid fans. If the Nylons recieved some exposure they would be as big a group to adults as the Beatles were to teens." Who are the Nylons? They are a four man acappella… More reviews