This is nice in that it contains "September Gurls," "Crash and Burn," "Dover Beach," and "James," all of which were left off the regular-priced Greatest Hits CD. "September Gurls" and "James" were glaring omissions and I'm glad to see somebody thought they were worth including here. But this is just a strange track listing otherwise. Just as no Bangles collection should be without "September Gurls" and "James," a Bangles collection without "Walk Like an Egyptian" and "Eternal Flame"--regardless of what you think of those songs--is plain strange. It'd be like a Kinks collection without "You Really Got Me" or a Who Best Of without "My Generation." I give it three stars because it did include those songs omitted on the Greatest Hits CD and because it led off with and took its title from "September Gurls," a great performance, but I think this is really only worth buying if you're a Bangles completist. Nothing new here. At least the Greatest Hits CD had the two songs previously unavailable on an album and the one song previously unreleased anywhere. If you're curious about the Bangles, get the Greatest Hits CD...or if you can afford it, just get the three-CD pack that has all their 80's albums.

September Gurls is Thirty-three minutes and sixteen seconds and was released on September, 01, 1995. This was the group second compilation album. Only three of the ten songs on this CD charted. Basically what you have here is a bunch of uncharted songs mostly known to Bangles fans. Even the three charted songs are not that well known. Still it gives those Bangles fans a change of pace. September Gurls gets an B+.

Walking Down Your Street
#11 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
September Gurls
Be With You
#30 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
If She Knew What She Wants
#29 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#24 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
I'll Set You Free
Hero Takes A Fall
Going Down To Liverpool
Crash and Burn
Dover Beach
James

This is a great CD! These songs are wonderful choices and are done in that pure Bangles "love of the music" style! I wish there was more of the same type songs on here but, hey, that quibble aside I wouldn't add the "Flame" and "Egyptian" songs, as they don't fit the feel here. This is the type of music that brought them together in the first place! This September boy's got it bad for "September Gurls".

This bland, tired, tepid collection is like chicken soup without the chicken. A vital element is missing.