Puppet On A String/Message Understood/Nothing Comes Easy/Had A Dream Last Night/Long Live Love/Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself/Hide All Emotion/Tomorrow/You Won't Forget Me/Keep In Touch/I'll Stop At Nothing/ (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me/Tell The Boys/I'd Be Far Better Off Without You/No Moon/Girl Don't Come/Think Sometimes About Me/Long Walk Home/Don't You Count On It/I Don't Think You Want Me Anymore/Stop Before You Start/How Can You Tell/If You Ever Need Me
Sandie Shaw was one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the mid 1960s. However, she was probably promoted more for her image than her vocal talents. Nevertheless she was an appropriate vehicle for many excellent songs by Chris Andrews which were collected together for the first time on this budget release.
“Everything you ever need to hear from 1960s pop princess, famous for her looks and style but to be honest, as a singer she was below average. That she ended up often lumped up with Dusty Springfield and other 1960s girls is funny because Shaw was actually not a singer at all, she was more like a model who somehow got pulled into showbiz and managed to achieve some level of celebrity with her TV appearances and hit singles.”
“She doesn't possess a great voice but it has an attractive homespun quality which coyly insinuates greater depths. If you're on the lookout for a Sandie Shaw collection then I can't see this compilation being beaten.”
“Iconic British pop vocalist. Sandie Shaw's endearing and instantly recognizable voice and girl next door appeal, married to the suburban sixties through the songs of Chris Andrews, made her a huge star with a golden run of hits.”
“The best thing her manager did for Sandie was to make Chris Andrews her songwriter. Though her first hit was a Bacharach composition, she couldn’t depend on getting more of his songs. Andrews wrote almost all of Sandie’s hits and had a real sense of both what suited her voice and what the British public wanted to hear. She had the perfect voice for his songs.”
“I found the material consistently compelling for three reasons - strong songwriting, excellent production and evocative vocals. If you have an appreciation for 60s British female vocalists, Sandie Shaw stands with the best of them.”
“Sandie was best suited to up-tempo material and that is clearly reflected in this collection. Chris Andrews wrote most of Sandie's hits. This compilation contains everything that most people will ever want of Sandie's music.”
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