I Couldn't Live Without Your Love - Petula Clark, Hatch
A Groovy Kind of Love - Petula Clark, Bayer-Sager
I Can't Remember (Ever Loving You) - Petula Clark, Newman
The Thirty First of June - Petula Clark, Hatch
Tell Me (That It's Love) - Petula Clark, Bernet
Don't Sleep on the Subway - Petula Clark, Hatch
Colour My World - Petula Clark, Hatch
City Lights - Petula Clark, Hatch
Downtown - Petula Clark, Hatch
Have Another Dream on Me - Petula Clark, Hatch
The Sun Shines out of Your Shoes - Petula Clark, Hatch
Games People Play - Petula Clark, South
Heart - Petula Clark, Aber
You're the One - Petula Clark, Aber
Fancy Dancin' Man - Petula Clark, Bonner
Time for Love - Petula Clark, Clark
The World Song - Petula Clark, Bromley
I Want to Sing with Your Band - Petula Clark, Hatch
American Boys - Petula Clark, Hatch
The Sound of Love - Petula Clark, Hatch
A Sign of the Times - Petula Clark, Hatch
Round Every Corner - Petula Clark, Hatch
My Love - Petula Clark, Hatch, Tony
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) - Petula Clark, Phillips
Un Giorno Mi Hai Sorriso - Petula Clark, Leoni
The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener - Petula Clark, Hatch, Tony
Call Me - Petula Clark, Hatch
Track Listings (25) - Disc #2
This Is My Song - Petula Clark, Chaplin, Charles
I Will Wait for You - Petula Clark, Gimbel, Norman
Imagine - Petula Clark, Cahn
This Is Goodbye - Petula Clark, Aber
Smile - Petula Clark, Chaplin, Charles
Eternally - Petula Clark, Chaplin, Charles
Let It Be Me - Petula Clark, Becaud
Kiss Me Goodbye - Petula Clark, Mason
Here Comes the Morning - Petula Clark, Clark
Why Can't I Cry? - Petula Clark, Clarke
How Insensitive - Petula Clark, DeMoraes
The Song of My Life - Petula Clark, Fishman
Ceux Qui Ont un Coeur - Petula Clark, Bacharach
Jack and John - Petula Clark, Clark
If - Petula Clark, Gates
Song Went Wrong - Petula Clark, Grant
Here, There and Everywhere - Petula Clark, Lennon
Forgetting You - Petula Clark, Clark
Have I the Right - Petula Clark, Blaikley, Alan
I Want to Hold Your Hand - Petula Clark, Lennon, John
Happy Heart - Petula Clark, Last
Too Late - Petula Clark, Grainer
For Love - Petula Clark, Grant
Darling Verzeih' - Petula Clark, Clark
Where Did We Go Wrong? - Petula Clark, Clark
Track Listings (25) - Disc #3
The Wind of Change - Petula Clark, McKuen
I Don't Know How to Love Him - Petula Clark, Lloyd-Webber
There Goes My Love, There Goes My Life - Petula Clark, Ballay
Just Say Goodbye - Petula Clark, Clark
I'm Begging You (Take Me Home Again) - Petula Clark, Clark
Comme une Pri?re - Petula Clark, Bernstein
You'd Better Come Home - Petula Clark, Aber
Love Is a Long Journey - Petula Clark, Clark
Conversations in the Wind - Petula Clark, Hatch
Cranes Flying South - Petula Clark, Hatch
Hey Jude - Petula Clark, Lennon
I Know What Love Is About - Petula Clark, Bromley
Beautiful Sounds - Petula Clark, Colombier
Maybe I'm Amazed - Petula Clark, McCartney
Fool on the Hill - Petula Clark, Lennon
If Ever You're Lonely - Petula Clark, Bardotti
Love Me with All Your Heart - Petula Clark, Martinoli
I (Who Have Nothing) - Petula Clark, Donida
Incece No - Petula Clark, Leoni
In Love - Petula Clark, Freed
What I Did for Love - Petula Clark, Hamlish
I Believe in Love - Petula Clark, Clark
People Get Ready - Petula Clark, Mayfield
The Windmills of Your Mind - Petula Clark, Bergman
The Show Is Over - Petula Clark, Clark
Comprising Three Discs Themed on Reflect Clark's Multi-faceted Recording Career, "Songs of My Life" Presents a Stunning Overview of One of Pop's Most Successful and Enduring Vocal Talents. Disc One Showcases the Hits that ... more »Propelled Peula to International Stardom- 'i Know a Place' (Uk#17, Us#3), My Love (Uk#4, Us#1), I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (Uk#6, Us#9) and the Ubiquitous 'downtown (Uk#2, Us#1)- Songs that Remain Evocativeof the Swinging 60s. Disc Two Finds Petula in Mellower Mood with Contemporaneous Covers of the Bossa Nova Classic 'how Insensible', and Standards 'let it Be Me', 'if' and 'i Will Wait for You'. A Unique Song Stylist with a Strong Instrinct for Selecting the Right Material, Disc Three Demostrates Petula'smastery of the Ballad with Powerful Renditions of 'i (Who have Nothing), 'i Don't Know How to Love Him' and 'comme Une Piere' Just One of Several Foreign Laguage Recordings to Feature on this Set Along with Many of her Own Compositions.« less
Comprising Three Discs Themed on Reflect Clark's Multi-faceted Recording Career, "Songs of My Life" Presents a Stunning Overview of One of Pop's Most Successful and Enduring Vocal Talents. Disc One Showcases the Hits that Propelled Peula to International Stardom- 'i Know a Place' (Uk#17, Us#3), My Love (Uk#4, Us#1), I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (Uk#6, Us#9) and the Ubiquitous 'downtown (Uk#2, Us#1)- Songs that Remain Evocativeof the Swinging 60s. Disc Two Finds Petula in Mellower Mood with Contemporaneous Covers of the Bossa Nova Classic 'how Insensible', and Standards 'let it Be Me', 'if' and 'i Will Wait for You'. A Unique Song Stylist with a Strong Instrinct for Selecting the Right Material, Disc Three Demostrates Petula'smastery of the Ballad with Powerful Renditions of 'i (Who have Nothing), 'i Don't Know How to Love Him' and 'comme Une Piere' Just One of Several Foreign Laguage Recordings to Feature on this Set Along with Many of her Own Compositions.
Linda Greenwood | Warrensburg, MO USA | 09/26/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you're a big fan of Petula Clark like I am, then this collection is for you. Not only does it have her big hits on it, there is a fine selection of some of her best album work. The three CDs show her versatility. I truly believe that Petula can sing anything, whether it be rock, easy listening, blues, or country. I particularly like her cover versions of popular songs. She truly makes them her own. Enjoy!"
Top-notch collection
Tom | Toronto | 09/24/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"There must be a million Petula Clark compilations out there but if you are looking for the best of the best, I would recommend "The Ultimate Collection" (2002), Kaleidoscope (2003) and this three disc set which covers mostly her 60s and early 70s work.
All the major hits, including "Downtown", "I Know A Place", "My Love" and "This is my Song" are spread out amongst the three CDs, in addition to the many album tracks and covers featured here. This may be too much for the casual Petula Clark, but if you are burgeoning fan like I am, this is worth adding to your collection."
The most tasteful compilation of the British chanteuse
Ward J. Lamb | slate hill, new york United States | 09/14/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Petula Clark is more than well represented in this mostly 60's 3 cd set.She shows her romantic and tuneful craftmanship on these A and B sides with some select cuts from her warner years.
I found this 3 cd set broken into themes(each cd),as fresh as pop music comes. Her collaborator Tony Hatch is largely responsible for the creative original song writing. Petulas covers of Charlie Chaplin's "Eternally","Smile",and "This is my song" are romantic and deliciosly produced.You'll be going"uptown" if you buy this beautiful set.It is collector colorful,and any Petula fan should be proud to own it!
This cd set has so many hits it reminds one of Petulas clout as England's most popular female singers of the 60's.She rivals Dusty Springfield in her range and good taste in production."
This is an excellent collection of her greatest hits, cover
stewart L | flushing ,ny | 12/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The essential collection of petula clark...What a range of music.from mellow to soft rock,and pop...With 78 tracks,wow...You really get a super deal...This boxed set includes her hits,cover songs and b tracks...You will get to hear her full range of talent...This album is great for sixties collectors,of all ages...5 star recommended...Thank you."
Great compilation of Petula's music from her peak music
Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 08/02/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This triple CD focuses on Petula's most popular years, with a theme for each CD. The first CD shows what the swinging sixties was as all about with plenty of up-tempo rocking songs. It includes the inevitable big hits - Downtown, I know a place, I couldn't live without your love, Don't sleep in the subway, Color my world, A sign of the times, Round every corner, The other man's grass is always greener - but it also includes many minor hits and album tracks. The second CD is described as mellow but is really an easy-listening collection. Some of the songs (including This is my song, Kiss me goodbye and Happy heart) do not fit my definition of mellow. With fewer hits than the first CD, this CD is dominated by album tracks. The third CD is supposed to showcase Petula the diva by including some of her most dramatic performances that don't belong on either of the first two discs. Actually, some tracks would sit comfortably on one or other of the first two discs but I can see what the compiler was trying to do with this set.
Aside from Petula's own hits, the songs are a mix of covers and originals. Some of the originals (You're the one, Call me, I don't know how to love him) later became hits for others and are not generally thought of as Petula's songs. Among the other originals, I particular like 31st of June, which rarely appears on compilations of Petula's music.
Among the covers, there are plenty of song that fans of sixties music will recognize, all of which Petula sings superbly. I was particularly pleased to find Have I the right (Honeycombs) and I want to hold your hand (Beatles). If Petula had recorded faithful covers of these songs, they would have belonged on the first CD, but Petula's very romantic interpretations of these songs belong where they are - on the second CD. Other notable covers include A groovy kind of love, Games people play, San Francisco, Let it be me, Here there and everywhere, Hey Jude, Fool on the hill and Windmills of your mind, but there are plenty of other classic covers here too.
Of course, if you want Petula's pre-Downtown music (including Sailor and Romeo), you must look elsewhere (and it's easy to find), but this outstanding compilation provides a thorough overview of Petula's best years."