Belinda Carlisle

Edsel continues its chronological collections of Belinda Carlisle's albums with this Cornucopia. The 4-CD book-style box starts off with two discs of mostly "orphaned" tracks released largely between 1987 and 2021: B-sides, non-album and greatest hits-exclusive cuts, covers of John Lennon ("Jealous Guy"), Carpenters ("Bless the Beasts and the Children"), and the Sex Pistols ("Submission"), and even an octet of recordings Carlisle and producer Gabe Lopez have put together for various projects released by Edsel. (One A-side has squeaked on these discs: the single mix of Carlisle's cover of Freda Payne's "Band of Gold," issued as a single from her debut Belinda with added background vocals from Payne herself.)  Over the next two discs, the box flips mostly from B-sides to A-sides, offering two dozen unique edits and mixes of material largely drawn from her strongest period as a hitmaker from 1987 to 1993, including "Heaven is a Place on Earth," "I Get Weak," "Circle in the Sand," "Leave a Light On," "(We Want) The Same Thing," "Summer Rain," "Runaway Horses," "Live Your Life Be Free" and others. Cornucopia closes with 11 versions of these and other hits, recorded live in various concerts and issued as single B-sides.  While the first two Decades volumes have included oft-reissued albums only, this set is handy one-stop shopping for those interested only in Carlisle's "bonus material."  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.