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Brand New Petula & Dusty! WOW

W. Schultz | Detroit | 03/31/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This Cd is well worth the purchase if only for the brand new duet by Petula and Dusty (that history is written about in another review, I won't bore you with it again) but I will bore with HOW GREAT IT IS! While I am tempted to be sad there are not 11 more duets by Dusty and Petula on this cd, I will rave about this great song and it's great singers. The balance of cd is also nice, but the Duet with Dusty is grand."

Petula's "Duets" is a winner

S. Andrews | Los Angeles, CA | 03/17/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am delighted to have this wonderful new CD by Petula. The high point for me is the newly created duet with Dusty Springfield on "Corner of the Sky," the hit song from the Broadway musical "Pippin." To have the two biggest and best British female superstars on the same track is a joy, and fans of both ladies will be pleased. I was pleasantly surprised by the 1997 studio duet with Anthony Newley on his "People Tree." It's playful and fun. They sound like they had fun recording it! Another favorite is the duet with Gilbert O'Sullivan on which she gets to let loose with her rockin' side. And the medley with Dean Martin exemplifies the special chemistry he and Petula had in all of their unique duets. I'm also amazed to have the rare '70s single "Lead Me on" with French star Sacha Distel-- well worth the wait. I could go on and on, obviously, but I'll close by saying this is a brilliant project, put together with thought and care. The sound quality is excellent and consistent, despite the varying sources of the material. The six studio tracks start and end the collection, with the duets from televison rounding out the middle. But it is beautifully cohesive. So -- Britain's top all-time female singer duetting with 16 American, British, and French legendary superstars on top-notch material -- PURE JOY!"

A must buy for Petula diehard fans

Reader from Singapore | 05/08/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A product such as this is clearly aimed at the diehards market. A collection of rarities comprising mostly live duets with other established artistes from 60s and 70s TV, "Corner Of The Sky" is the standout track here. Dusty Springfield is in top form, her vocals from a 1974 recording session as gorgeous and perfectly nuanced as ever. Petula Clark added her own vocals over Dusty's incomplete recording quite recently to fulfill a deeply held desire to have sung with Dusty while she was still alive and the result is - barring some awkward phrasing by Petula on the first chorus - simply smashing.



"Baby It's Cold Outside" (with Rod McKuen) is also great - it works so much better than Rod's duet of the same song with Dusty on his late 70s Christmas TV special because this kind of song suits Petula so much better than Dusty. Other special highlights for me include the incredibly gritty "Can't Get You To Love Me" with Gilbert O'Sullivan which proves Petula's situational rock credibility and her well matched duet of "I'm A Woman/Wedding Bell Blues" with the late great Peggy Lee.



There're other good stuff with Harry Belafonte and Bobby Darin, but I'd be lying if I said the album is devoid of turkeys - the Andy Williams number in particular is a low point.



All in, "Duets" is a must buy for Petula diehard fans."