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1. Downtown
2. I Know A Place
3. You'd Better Come Home
4. Round Every Corner
5. You're The One
6. Call Me
7. My Love
8. A Sign Of The Times
9. I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
10. Who Am I?
11. Colour My World
12. This Is My Song
13. Don't Sleep In The Subway
14. The Cat In The Window (The Bird In The Sky)
15. The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener
16. Kiss Me Goodbye
17. Don't Give Up
18. Happy Heart
19. Neon Rainbow
20. The Song Is Love
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent if not ultimate..., Jun 7 2003

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Petula Clark (Audio CD)

Hailing from the U.K., Petula Clark was an established star there and in other parts of Europe, especially France (one should not hold that against her though) when she, paired with the songwriting talents of Tony Hatch, blasted onto the American pop charts with her signature tune "Downtown" in 1964. And she was no one-hit wonder by any means as she saw 20 more of her recordings appear in the top-100 over the next decade. Though she has been an active performer for four decades, her golden era was in the 60's and this collection from BMG gathers up her biggest hits along with a few non-pop-charting tunes. And while this piece does offer the cream of her musical pop crop, it is by no means the "ultimate", inferring a complete or comprehensive, collection. With the plethora of Clark CD's in the market, the title may merely be a way to garner attention for what otherwise would be perceived as just another PC compilation. However, as a single disc, greatest hits piece, this is top of the line. Anyone who ever had a pop station tuned in during the 60's will instantly click with such tunes as "I Know A Place", the bouncy "Downtown" follow-up, "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "My Love", the multi-Grammy nominated "Don't Sleep In The Subway" and the heart-wrenching bittersweet "Kiss Me Goodbye". While some of her lesser-charting tunes are absent here, there are so many superb tracks here that the avid fan and casual listener alike can enjoy the entire disc without tiring of the music. Adding to the qualities here is the excellent sound quality encouraging the listener to relish every nuance of these performances. Finishing up the package is a 16-page liner notes booklet with the artist's history, track details and pics. As such this piece represents about the best single-disc collection of this icon of 60's adult pop music. A definite buy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All the American sixties hits on single CD, May 25 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Petula Clark (Audio CD)

Petula began her recording career in the forties (at a time when she was more interested in acting than singing) and continued to record in the new millennium, making her career one of the longest in popular music history. Despite some excellent recordings at other times, the sixties were her best and most productive and it is that music that forms almost the whole of this collection.

Downtown is the song that people remember Petula best for (at least in the English speaking world) and it rightly opens this collection. Other hits include I know a place, Round every corner, My love, A sign of the times, I couldn't live without your love, Color my world, This is my song and Don't sleep in the subway. You're the one is a song written by Petula, which was a hit for her in other counties, but it was the Vogues who had the American hit.

If you are looking for a single CD containing all Petula's American hits of the sixties and you're not interested in other aspects of her career, this is the ideal collection for you.

The first eighteen tracks here also formed the first eighteen tracks of the double-CD Downtown to Sunset Boulevard, a compilation that also includes plenty of songs from stage and screen as well as some of her seventies music. If you are interested in these aspects of career, you might consider buying that compilation instead.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Petula Clark's American Hits, April 27 2003

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masterbill "masterbill" (Long Island, New York) - See all my reviews

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The pairing of Tony Hatch with Petula Clark was perhaps the best composer / female vocalist match of the 1960's. This CD contains all fifteen of Petula's American top forty hits. Her vocals in these tracks are characterized by impeccable timing, finesse, and deceptive power. The #1 hit My Love, The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener, Colour My World, and Round Every Corner are playful songs with silly lyrics that are elevated by lush musical arrangements and Pet's superb vocals. Don't Sleep In The Subway is a beautiful, buoyant, up-tempo song, and Downtown and I Know A Place are 60's classics. Don't Give Up is a beautiful uplifting song with Petula's trademark jazzy improvisations and The Cat In The Window is an excellent pop/jazz blend with odd lyrics.

The other six songs display Petula's versatility. Her recording of You're the One is the equal of the Vogues version. Happy Heart and Call Me are also excellent tracks and I Don't Know How To Love Him is one of many excellent show tunes Petula has recorded during her long career.

If you like a few of her American hits, this is the Petula Clark CD to purchase. However, if you enjoy several of her songs, you will obtain more value and enjoyment from one of her multi-CD compilations which draws from her extensive, diversified catalogue of more than 1,000 recorded songs, such as Downtown To Sunset Blvd, Legendary, or the 2002 release, The Ultimate Collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY . . . ALL THE U.S. HITS ON ONE COMPILATION CD
Petula Clark was not only the first British female vocalist to top the U.S. charts when "Downtown" hit #1 in early 1965, but she was the most successful as well. Read more

Published on April 15 2003 by Thomas C. Rizzo, Jr.