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It’s hard to believe, but prior to the 2003 release of The Definitive Collection, there wasn’t a proper hits collection in Lionel Richie’s catalog. A decade earlier, Motown dipped their toe in the water with the jumbled Back to Front, which tried desperately to camouflage its nature as a comp with three new songs, which, at 14 tracks, hurt the hit quotient dramatically.

Disney Karaoke series – consisting of favorites from the company’s perennially popular movies, first sung in apple-pure, completely unironic Disney style and then presented instrumentally, giving closet crooners a chance to show their stuff. Highlights includes “Just Around the Riverbend” (from Pocahantas), “Reflection” (from Mulan), and “A Whole New World” (from The Little Mermaid) as well as the feel-good “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” (from Song of the South), the infectious and entirely irresistible “Hakuna Matata” (from The Lion King)…