Formed 1968 in New Jersey as Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, disbanded in 1985. Their name was shortened in 1975 to Dr. Hook.

Dr. Hook is a typical band that everyone has a number of hits to sing along. Not surprising, because between 1971 and 1983 the band scored no fewer than 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, 6 of which reached the top 10. Also in Europe, the band was immensely popular. In England, the band also scored six top 10 hits and 11 singles in the Netherlands took the hit list, three of which reached the top three. All the singles that the band released in that period, together with a number of essential album tracks come together on the first two discs of this "Dr. Collected Hook, "including" Sylvia's Mother ',' Sharing The Night Together "," When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman ',' A Little Bit More "and" Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk. On the third disc are again collected some rarities, which many now appear for the first time on CD and two songs are completely available for the first time. Unique is the track 'Sylvia's Father, "in which half the evergreen story suddenly switches from' Mother 'to' Father '. This live version was recorded in 1974 in Amsterdam. Also 'The Cover Of Radio Times' has never been commercially available. This version took the band ever special on the BBC that "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone 'would not run in connection with a commercial message too. Disc also contains three numbers that the band recorded in 1971 for the soundtrack "Who Is Harry Kellerman And Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me." These appear for the first time on CD, like some B-sides of singles and 12 "versions.

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975) was an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (both 1972), "Only Sixteen" (1975), "A Little Bit More" (1976), "Sharing the Night Together" (1978), "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979), "Better Love Next Time" (1979), and "Sexy Eyes" (1980). In addition to their own material, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein.
The band had eight years of regular chart hits in the United States, where their music was played on top-40, easy listening, and country music outlets, and throughout the English-speaking world including the UK, Canada and South Africa. Their music spanned several genres, mostly novelty songs and acoustic ballads in their early years, though their greatest success came with their later material, mostly consisting of disco-influenced soft rock, which the band recorded under the shortened name Dr. Hook.

Almost all of country music's heavies contribute to this two-disc set, and many of the greatest anthems are all present. Forty tracks in all, including 'Rhinestone Cowboy' by Glenn Campbell, Kenny Roger's 'Coward of the County', 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash, 'Me & Bobby McGee' by Kris Kristofferson, Tammy Wynette's 'Stand by Your Man', Patsy Cline's 'Crazy', 'Achy Breaky Heart' (Billy Ray Cyrus), The Charlie Daniels Band's 'Devil Went Down to Georgia', 'I Will Always Love You' by Dolly Parton and Much More.

This 40-song assortment will definitely appease those who want a hefty one-stop of Dr. Hook's best material, but it also makes for a worthy summation of the band's career. All but the last two of Dr. Hook's Top 40 singles appear here, led by "Sylvia's Mother," "The Cover of the Rolling Stone," and "Only Sixteen," while excluding later efforts like "Girls Can Get It" and "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk." All of their second-bests are also present, including fan favorites such as "More Like the Movies," "The Radio," "Jungle to the Zoo," and "On the Way to the Bottom." Their absurd lean toward rock & roll throughout the '70s is well-covered in songs like "I Got Stoned and I Missed It," "Bad Eye Bill," "You Make My Pants Want to Get Up And Dance," "Walk Right In"…

Consolidating their position as satin-clad seductors, Dr. Hook gets sweet and saccharine on Pleasure & Pain, a record that opens with the one-night-stand anthem "Sharing the Night Together" and ends with the novelty boogie "You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance." In between, Dr. Hook touch upon almost every other kind of quickie, celebrating infatuations, flirtations, and broken hearts, sometimes getting close enough to melancholy to register as a sadness but most of the time happy to sell heartbreak as seduction. And so, Pleasure & Pain is supremely slick, a record designed to play in the post-Saturday Night Fever discos of 1978 and destined to remain in its time, and yet the sheer cravenness of Dr. Hook retains an inexorable appeal…

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975) was an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (both 1972), "Only Sixteen" (1975), "A Little Bit More" (1976), "Sharing the Night Together" (1978), "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979), "Better Love Next Time" (1979), and "Sexy Eyes" (1980). In addition to their own material, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein…

Crimson presents Dr. Hook 'Gold', the only Dr. Hook compilation you'll ever need. Formed in New Jersey in 1968, Dr. Hook were an American rock band who found international success and became a household name throughout the 70's and 80's. Led by Dennis locorriere and Ray Sawyer, the group were known for signature songs such as 'the cover of Rolling Stone' And later disco-influenced soft rock tracks including 'sexy eyes' And 'better love next time' The group achieved an impressive 6 UK Top 10 singles including 'sylvia's mother', 'a little bit more' And the #1 hit 'when you're in love with a beautiful Woman'. This new compilation brings 44 of Dr. Hook's classic tracks together for the very first time, including songs from across their entire career.

80s Forever: The Greatest Pop Hits is a 2006 compilation exploring a portion of what may be the best hit songs from the 1980's. This was released in Germany by Sony/BMG Music.