This budget-priced, bare-bones box set rounds up the first five studio albums from the Scottish-born hitmaker. Part of WEA's
Original Album Series, all of the material is taken from
Easton's early-'80s heyday, which means that most of the big hits are here, including "9 to 5/Morning Train," "Modern Girl," "You Could Have Been with Me," "Strut," and "Sugar Walls." The collection includes 1980's
Take My Time, 1981's
You Could Have Been with Me, 1982's Madness, Money, and Music, 1983's Best Kept Secret, and 1984's A Private Heaven. ~ James Christopher Monger