AVID Pop presents the latest release in our Five Classic Albums series with a remastered 2CD set from Petula Clark, complete with original artwork, liner notes, personnel details.
'Pet Clark Sings'; 'A Date With Pet'; 'You Are My Lucky Star'; 'In Hollywood' and 'In Other Words'.
On reading the story of Petula Clark for the purposes of these short notes we couldn't help but be astounded by the length and breadth of her achievements! She truly is a National Treasure and should actually be treated as one while she is still with us at the grand old age of 91 years of age! Born in Ewell in 1932 Petula was thrust upon the showbiz world at the incredible young age of seven by her enthusiastic father who not only tutored her but took charge of promotions as well! At age nine she made her radio debut and was singing for the troops during the war and by the end of the 1940s was an established singing star. She had early hits in the 1950s and of course went on to much greater success in the sixties with 'Down Town', 'This Is My Song' and 'Don't Sleep In The Subway' and many other classics. In the 1950s she became a singing sensation on the continent especially in France where she had married a French man and would settle down to live. In 1965 she conquered America, (something even Cliff never did) with 'Downtown' and 'I Know A Place' and in fact Pet was to hit the Top 40 fifteen times in three years! Petula was also a film star appearing in many films in the 50s and 60s working with the likes of Alec Guiness, Anthony Newley and Peter Ustinov. Our five classic albums feature the early career of the wonderful Petula Clark and includes her very early hit 'The Little Shoemaker'. Beautiful singing, playing and orchestration by the likes of Billy May make these albums essential listening for those who enjoy classic songs sung by a wonderful and perhaps under-rated singer and now living legend, poised as she then was, at the beginning of yet another chapter in a wildly successful singing career Miss Petula Clark!
