Vince,
Pet always gives a song something special, and this is no exception...she does the tune very well.....the arrangers also stuck to Burt's original concept....
very nice rendition...
Steveo
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:58 pm
by Blair N. Cummings
This is great; especially because I always loved Pet Clark back in the day and (now it can be told) always abhorred Gene Pitney`s voice.
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:14 pm
by blueonblue
Catchy "Bacharach-style" song from Pet's superb album "Conversations In The Wind"
Composed by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent.
"blue"
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:16 pm
by steveo_1965
Blair,
Genes voice was different all right... you either loved it or hated it..(I lliked it,
but not to listen to all the time)
Blue, you are right, Tony and JAckie are geniuses...
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:27 am
by ron hertel
Blair:
I've gotta give Pitney an enthusiastic "thumbs up". ....... His early recordings of 4 or 5 BB songs along with Dionne's early BB recordings made me a Bacharach fan before I ever even heard Burt Bacharach's name or knew who he was. Gene Pitney's "Big16" albums (volumes 1 and 2) were amongst my favorites back in the 60's. ....... "Fool Killer" remains one of my favorite BB songs!
Ron.
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:50 am
by An Enormous BB Fan
I also liked how Gene Pitney sang the Bacharach/David songs that he did. "24 Hours From Tulsa" is not an easy song to sing and Gene sang it so well. If I recall correctly, Gene's producer and Burt didn't get along, so their relationship (Burt and Gene) came to an end. It was a pity, too.
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:06 pm
by steveo_1965
Ron Hertel,
Fool Killer was one of my favorites,, and I told Burt so...he laffed and said, "well youre the only one who probably remembers it..."
Steveo
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:03 pm
by ron hertel
Steveo!
Burt was wrong - there are at least 2 of us! ........ Another all but forgotten gem from 1963 - "Be True To Yourself" by Bobby Vee. ..... A quote from Bobby Vee re: that song ... "Burt Bacharach pretty much took charge of that session. He played piano on it and and I remember him wishing he had his horn player from New York with him. It was really on the edge of my range and I did all I could do to sing the song. Their songs were like that. It has a great lyric and Hal David is still one of my favorite lyricists. It always surprised me that someone else hasn't redone the song." ........... This quote is taken from the liner notes of Bobby's 1990 CD release from EMI's Legendary Masters series (containing his 25 most memorable recordings)
Ron
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:48 pm
by blueonblue
One more.............
"blue"
Re: Petula Clark "True Love Never Runs Smooth
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:35 pm
by steveo_1965
Blue,
Thank you...nice copy...and Ron Hertel...thanks for the information!