Sher-oo – CILLA BLACK****

What The World Needs Now/Suddenly You Love Me/This Is The First Time/Follow The Path Of The Stars/Misty Roses/Take Me In Your Arms & Love Me/Yo Yo/Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart/Step Inside Love/A Man & A Woman/I Couldn’t Take My Eyes Off You/Follow Me

With her powerful voice, Cilla Black was one of the most popular female singers from the sixties, who achieved a string of chart hits. Her third album Sher-oo maintained the high standard and includes the British top ten hit Step Inside Love. (UK:7)

"This was Cilla Black's third British LP and, like its predecessors, was produced by the legendary George Martin. There is a mixture of '60s pop like What The World Needs Now Is Love and standards such as Un Homme Et Une Femme, all immaculately scored by George Martin. The general result is a pleasant album, but hardly groundbreaking in comparison to her rival, Dusty Springfield. Step Inside Love is one of the few Lennon-McCartney compositions offered to another artist in their latter writing period. If you are a Cilla fan, you'll probably find much to enjoy here."

"This was Cilla's third album released in early 1968 to coincide with her first TV series for the BBC and came after a quiet period in her recording career. The album's big hit single was Step Inside Love written for her by Paul McCartney to open and close her TV shows. The album is full of top tunes that capture Cilla's voice at it's best."

"Enjoy the feast of wonderful music contained on this album. Ignore the rather ill advised hairstyle and none-too-flattering photograph on the cover, just settle down to listen to one of Black's best. It includes, of course, her huge Lennon-McCartney penned hit Step Inside Love, but it's her choice of covers that make this such a thrilling album. She betters the Tremeloes Suddenly You Love Me, turning it into a shimmering, upbeat belter; her take on Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart is simply stunning, her voice full of yearning, bringing out all the drama of the song; Cilla's version of Take Me In Your Arms doesn't quite surpass the original, but it's a fabulous, surging, imploring track none-the-less; Misty Roses is a breathy, silky smooth track, highlighting her lighter voice; and you know she believes totally that What The World Needs Now Is Love. This album deserves to pick up new fans, and certainly won't disappoint her old. There's a lora lora great music here."