After a multiyear run of platinum success and Top Ten singles, {|S Club|} finally called it quits in 2003. The previous year's {|Seeing Double|} had failed to find the same sales spark, and with {|Paul Cattermole|}'s departure and more solo efforts l... Read more

After a multiyear run of platinum success and Top Ten singles, {|S Club|} finally called it quits in 2003. The previous year's {|Seeing Double|} had failed to find the same sales spark, and with {|Paul Cattermole|}'s departure and more solo efforts looming, it was the proper time to put the peppy sixsome out to pasture. They were getting a bit long in the tooth for the {|teen pop|} circuit, anyway -- besides, {|S Club Juniors|} were already honing in on the action. {|Best: The Greatest Hits|} is just that, a surefire look back at the group's grandest moments. Beginning with the irrepressible bop of {|Bring It All Back,|} {|Best|} moves through the hokey title anthem (Ain't no party like an {|S Club|} party!), sweet {|ballads|} like {|Never Had a Dream Come True,|} and the rousing {|disco|}-lite of {|Don't Stop Movin'.|} These early hits are where it's at for {|S Club|} and {|Best|}; they were the big songs, and are still indelible reminders of the kooky combo's {|Monkees|}-like TV adventures. After a few lesser tracks from 2002's {|Double|}, {|Best: The Greatest Hits|} closes out with {|Say Goodbye,|} {|S Club|}'s final U.K. single. Nothing lasts forever though we want it to/The road ahead holds different dreams for me and you -- it's as melodramatic as {|S Club|} was sophomoric. But the song succeeds despite of this, driven as it is by the group's charisma and undeniable charm. ~ Johnny Loftus Less