British singer Petula Clark had a string of hits in the U.S. in the 1960s and '70s, the most famous being "Downtown," and has also hosted several television musical specials. This 2007 collection gathers live recordings from these specials, spanning the period between 1967 and 2006. The album features rare duets with a variety of great singers, including Dusty Springfield, Michael McDonald, Bobby Darin, and Michel Legrand.
Personnel: Petula Clark (vocals).
Additional personnel: Dean Martin, Dusty Springfield, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Harry Belafonte, Matt Monro, Michael McDonald , Michel Legrand, Oscar Peterson, Andy Williams, Peggy Lee , Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Sacha Distel, The Everly Brothers, Anthony Newley, Bobby Darin (vocals).
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Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars)
Horray fopr Petula and Vicki Thank God we have singers like Petula and Vicki. I love them both and their releases are great. Keep releasing such superstars and less Britney etc Submitted by thom (london, uk) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
OK doable Love Petula hate some of the tracks. Who picks this, and why it it still happening. I can't wait until I finally her perform before she retires. Ok off to review the new box set Vikki Carr Ultimate Collection, that will have five stars the best tunes were picked as Vikki worked with EMI. Let's get Petula to do that for us! She is such a talent Hurry Sept 2007 for Pet's Seattle concert. Submitted by LeRoy (Seattle, Washington) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
NICE SELECTION BUT MISSING SOME KEY TRACKS I realize that putting together a Duets package on someone is difficult, especially where there is not much of studio recorded duets available. Varese's new PETULA CLARK DUETS features some studio and some TV soundtrack duets with some of the greats. However, clocking in at 54:15, two definite ommissions could have been included with time still left to spare.
One track features is the track LEAD ME ON, a single for Petula on Polydor in the UK in the 70s featuring French star, Sacha Distel. I'm extremely happy that this track has finally made CD, but what about the even better B-side called TAKIN' IT ON? Personal opinion would have flipped tracks and used TAKIN' as the A-side upon original release. A second Rod McKuen studio track called LAH-DEE-DAH could have rounded out the set, even if it offered Mr. McKuen two tracks over the other partners. It is a cute song, and hopefully will be included on a forthcoming album of McKuen songs Petula is doing, where this track could be a Bonus feature.
Petula gives her own take on each track with comments noted in the booklet, which is a nice touch. I'm not sure of who was responsible for final selection. However, other Petula projects, among other artists produced by Pierson have also lacked, so why should this one be any different.
The saving grace of this collection is a newly created duet between Petula and the late great Dusty Springfield mixed last year, with Dusty's portion coming from 1974. "Corner Of The Sky" from PIPPIN takes on a new light, and I'm glad this was able to happen. Submitted by Bill (Cranford, NJ) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Horray fopr Petula and Vicki
OK doable
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