Reproduced from DMA, 1995

'...When it rains it pours. After months of silence HAZELL DEAN returns with two new full-length releases scheduled to ship back-to-back in as many months. First up is 'The Best of Hazell Dean' from Miami based Hot productions. "I was against it at first", Hazell told us this week by phone from London, "because I think it's a bit misleading'. Indeed, for a "best of", it's a bit sparse with edited versions of bigger hits like 'Searchin'' and 'Whatever I Do' being supplemented by ten new tracks recorded over the last two years with producer Ian Levine. It was the fondness for her new material, however, that finally precluded her consent. "There are tracks that nobody's heard before (and I was finally persuaded that) they were important enough to release". Legions of Hazell fans the world over seem to agree, as the albums initial sales are among the most brisk on Hots history, with double and triple reorders from stores already being reported. Meanwhile over in the UK, Hazell has just inked a deal with Carlton Records for an album of ABBA covers to be released just after the first of the year. "It's not what you'd expect" she explained, further noting that the producers were interested in less obvious choices from the ever green ABBA pop titles catalogue. A few of the Swedish supergroups more popular titles will be included, of course, and Hazell promises to approach each from a distinctly different direction. "The first single will be 'The Winner Takes it all', which is my own personal favourite (ABBA song)...and just wait until you hear what we've done with it!". "Knowing Hazell, it should be a knockout!"...'