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TheCellarTapes · 01-03-2009, 02:26 PM

The Montanas - You've Got to Be Loved
(1997)

Tracks

1 All That Is Mine Can Be Yours 2:38
2 How Can I Tell? 2:21
3 That's When Happiness Began 2:12
4 Goodbye Little Girl 1:52
5 Ciao Baby 2:41
6 Anyone There 2:35
7 Take My Hand 2:22
8 Top Hat 2:07
9 You've Got To Be Loved 2:53
10 Difference Of Opinion (97 Remix) 2:47
11 A Step In The Right Direction 3:15
12 Someday (You'll Be Breaking My Heart Again) 2:46
13 You're Making A Big Mistake 2:50
14 Run To Me 2:30
15 Roundabout 2:47
16 Mystery 3:03
17 Let's Ride 3:05
18 I Need To Fly 2:20
19 Hold On 3:18
20 Sammy 2:37
21 Tear Drops 2:49
22 You Got Me Wrong Girl 2:06
23 One Thing Or The Other (Version 1) 3:18
24 One Thing Or The Other (Version 2) 2:54
25 Hold On (Instrumental) 3:18
26 Difference Of Opinion (Instrumental) 2:44

Like many of the bands that will feature in this journal, The Montanas were a band who had all the makings of a quality band but alas were missing the breaks to get them to that level of God like genius that so many of their counterparts enjoyed.

The Montanas were formed in Wolverhampton in 1964 and were known predominantly for their hits Ciao Baby which was big in Italy, as you might expect, and You've Got to Be Loved which charted well in the UK and US; this despite it not even being promoted across the Atlantic. Other then that they were very much a band flying below the radar, which I'm sure you'll agree is most definitely no measure for how good a band actually is or were.

Thankfully though we can review this bands output whilst they were with the Pye Record Label here with this compilation, You've Got To Be Loved was released in 1997 on the Sequel Record Label, and once again a heart felt thanks to these record labels for producing such compilations after the band's material had not seen the printers after so many years. Contained here are some beautiful songs, some belting songs, some Freakbeat songs and in a couple of cases a combination of all three.

Highlights on the album are of course the songs The Montanas were remembered for by mainstream audiences, the mainstream are not total fools after all; however there are some lost treasures to be had here. A Step in The Right Direction's failure to reach a significant chart position I think we could judge as a criminal offence for example, there are also songs that weren't even released at the time The Montanas were at their "height", the best of which is Hold On which is such a brilliant song I am taken a back that it was not released until this compilation.

These are of course the stand out tracks, but throughout this compilation there are some strong songs which it would be a crying shame to think that you will never get to hear them other then on this compilation, but that's life I guess, so why not give this album a go, it's very much a pleasurable listen.

01-03-2009, 02:26 PM	#26 (permalink)
TheCellarTapes Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 490	The Montanas - You've Got to Be Loved *(1997)* Tracks 1 All That Is Mine Can Be Yours 2:38 2 How Can I Tell? 2:21 3 That's When Happiness Began 2:12 4 Goodbye Little Girl 1:52 5 Ciao Baby 2:41 6 Anyone There 2:35 7 Take My Hand 2:22 8 Top Hat 2:07 9 You've Got To Be Loved 2:53 10 Difference Of Opinion (97 Remix) 2:47 11 A Step In The Right Direction 3:15 12 Someday (You'll Be Breaking My Heart Again) 2:46 13 You're Making A Big Mistake 2:50 14 Run To Me 2:30 15 Roundabout 2:47 16 Mystery 3:03 17 Let's Ride 3:05 18 I Need To Fly 2:20 19 Hold On 3:18 20 Sammy 2:37 21 Tear Drops 2:49 22 You Got Me Wrong Girl 2:06 23 One Thing Or The Other (Version 1) 3:18 24 One Thing Or The Other (Version 2) 2:54 25 Hold On (Instrumental) 3:18 26 Difference Of Opinion (Instrumental) 2:44 Like many of the bands that will feature in this journal, The Montanas were a band who had all the makings of a quality band but alas were missing the breaks to get them to that level of God like genius that so many of their counterparts enjoyed. The Montanas were formed in Wolverhampton in 1964 and were known predominantly for their hits Ciao Baby which was big in Italy, as you might expect, and You've Got to Be Loved which charted well in the UK and US; this despite it not even being promoted across the Atlantic. Other then that they were very much a band flying below the radar, which I'm sure you'll agree is most definitely no measure for how good a band actually is or were. Thankfully though we can review this bands output whilst they were with the Pye Record Label here with this compilation, You've Got To Be Loved was released in 1997 on the Sequel Record Label, and once again a heart felt thanks to these record labels for producing such compilations after the band's material had not seen the printers after so many years. Contained here are some beautiful songs, some belting songs, some Freakbeat songs and in a couple of cases a combination of all three. Highlights on the album are of course the songs The Montanas were remembered for by mainstream audiences, the mainstream are not total fools after all; however there are some lost treasures to be had here. A Step in The Right Direction's failure to reach a significant chart position I think we could judge as a criminal offence for example, there are also songs that weren't even released at the time The Montanas were at their "height", the best of which is Hold On which is such a brilliant song I am taken a back that it was not released until this compilation. These are of course the stand out tracks, but throughout this compilation there are some strong songs which it would be a crying shame to think that you will never get to hear them other then on this compilation, but that's life I guess, so why not give this album a go, it's very much a pleasurable listen.