Petula/Portrait [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
2 original albums reissued on 1 CD. The 1968 album, 'Petula' (aka 'Pink Album') along with the 1969 compilation, 'A Portrait of Petula'. And the bonus track, 'When You Return'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

Don't Give Up
Have Another Dream On Me
Your Love Is Everywhere
One In A Million
Beautiful In The Rain
This Girl's In Love With You
Kiss Me Goodbye
The Sun Shines Out Of Your Shoes
We're Falling In Love Again
Days
Why Can't I Cry
The Good Life
Happy Heart
If Ever You're Lonely
Games People Play
Love Is The Only Thing
When I Was A Child
The Ad
My Funny Valentine
Lovin Things
When I Give My Heart
Let It Be Me
Some
The Windmills Of Your Mind
When You Return

Album Description

2 original albums reissued on 1 CD. The 1968 album, 'Petula' (aka 'Pink Album') along with the 1969 compilation, 'A Portrait of Petula'. And the bonus track, 'When You Return'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Two Original Albums Reissued on One CD. 'portrait of Petula' was also Known as 'happy Heart'.

Customer Reviews:

60's Magic .......2007-01-06

I always like Pet Clark. But after listening to this newly released set I am a fan all over again. The sound is wonderful and Petula is right on target. If you are reading this review you must already be a Petula Clark fan. You cannot go wrong with this two album set. Actually I am back to buy more. Great listening, you will enjoy it.

Another Outstanding 1960's Petula Clark Compilation.......2002-11-29

Petula Clark was perhaps the most versatile female pop singer. Included on this album are the playful Don't Give Up and Have Another Dream On Me, the sad and beautiful The Ad and Why Can't I Cry. Kiss Me Goodbye, Windmills Of Your Mind, and Happy Heart are other outstanding recordings. Virtually every song on this CD is impeccably interpreted. Good four star quality songs are elevated to outstanding, five star songs when sung by Pet.

The outstanding quality of the incredible quantity of her 60's recordings is astounding, and she also recorded in English, French, German, and Italian. If you are reading this review, you should check out Pet's outstanding foreign language recordings.

Two of the best albums Petula ever recorded.......2002-09-14

Petula recorded these albums in 1968 and 1969, using much the same sound that had brought her so much success in the mid sixties, but pop fans were turning their attention elsewhere so the singles from these albums (Don't give up, Kiss me goodbye and Happy heart) were less successful than their quality deserved. It didn't help that Andy Williams also recorded Happy Heart, and first performed it on a TV show hosted by Petula (who could have stopped him when she heard what he planned to sing, but Petula is not a selfish person).

The other songs include excellent covers of This girl's in love with you, Days, Games people play, My funny valentine, Lovin' things, Let it be me and The windmills of your mind, but what really makes this twofer sparkle are the original but lesser known songs, which are outstanding. Your love is everywhere is a very uplifting song which should have been a huge hit, but (as far as I know) wasn't even released as a single. The ad is a very sad song about somebody who ran away from home, but it's the parents who are left with the sadness, not the runaway.

This twofer is full of songs that may not catch your attention on first play, but each will get to you eventually. The more you play this, the more fascinating it becomes - a real treasure trove of hidden delights.

TWO GREAT ALBUMS TOGETHER MAKE GREATER MUSIC.......2001-01-17

Sixties nostalgia becomes Year 2000 enjoyment! Pet's vast catalogue continues to be released on CD and this double-album combination is a winner. PETULA/THE "PINK" ALBUM has over a handful of winning Trent/Hatch compositions which are mainly catchy like DON'T GIVE UP, HAVE ANOTHER DREAM ON ME and THE SUN SHINES OUT OF YOUR SHOES, but Bacharach and David's THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU and the Reed/Mason, KISS ME GOODBYE are just two of the ballads which are tastefully interpreted by Pet. Add DAYS and THE GOOD LIFE and you have a great album. Much the same can be said about PORTRAIT OF PET - HAPPY HEART. Apart from the well-known title song, highlights are GAMES PEOPLE PLAY, LOVIN' THINGS and SOME. But the contemporary take on MY FUNNY VALENTINE ranks with LET IT BE ME and THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND as the stand-out tracks. To sum up, this is a knock-out release of Pet at her very best.