Open Your Heart: A Love Song Collection

Petula Clark | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B001O2ZVJI
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,795 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. These Are the Days Of Our Lives

2. Didn t I Say I Love You

3. I Am Your Song (alt take)

4. Walking On Air

5. Open Your Heart

6. Good Things

7. Come To Me for Love

8. The Wedding Song (There Is Love)

9. Serenade of Love (unreleased extended mix)

10. Little Bit of Lovin

11. Silver Spoon

12. C Est CaMa Chanson)

13. Thank You My Love

14. Swiss Valley

15. Fixing to Live

16. Super Loving Lady

17. Can t Take My Eyes Off You

18. More Love

19. A Song For You

20. It s OK (I Believe in You)

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVELY COLLECTION OF NEW GEMS & OLD FAVORITES, February 3, 2009

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W. Budris (Rosedale, NY) - See all my reviews
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I was very surprised that my local store that specializes in Oldie CDs had this new Petula Clark surprise this past Friday (based on CCM's own release). Representing more of Pet's 70s material that has been in the vaults, plus two new recordings from 2008, added with an unreleased track from those sessions for 2009 covers a lot of ground. I am so delighted that the compilation producer, Mr. Pierson found some English versions of French songs recorded in the 70s. SWISS VALLEY and THANK YOU MY LOVE were issued on the AZ label in France in 1974 (the latter song as "Thank You My Lord"). Hearing both in English for the first time is a joy. The new remasters of Wedding Song, a longer unreleased Serenade Of Love, an alternate vocal on C'est Ca Ma Chanson, and remaster of the delightful Silver Spoon are real treats. Though I've differed with the producer's work in the past, this delightful set is a must for every Petula fan. Mr. Pierson's other great accomplishment was getting issued the track "Fly Away" from the 1981 film "Never Never Land" on Pet's 2000 Anthology on Hip-O. If a second issue of Love Songs comes along via CCM, I hope it will include "Fly Away", several 80s Scotti Brothers tracks that have not made CD yet (Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, After Glow) and the one remaining duet track with Sasha Distel of "Taking It On" released on Polydor in 1973. It's A-side (Lead Me On) is on DUETS, but need the B-side, which is the better song. We can only hope for more, and you will enjoy this 21 track serenade.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Collection, February 7, 2009

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"Open Your Heart" is a marvelous gift from Collectors' Choice Music. Often when we get a collection of previously unreleased material, we quickly discover why it was not released in the first instance. Not the case here. Fully nine of the selections on this CD rank with the top tier of Clark's work during her commercial peak. As this CD and others indicate Clark continued to do excellent work long after her commercial peak had passed. Everything on this CD (with the possible exception of "Super Loving Lady" for stylistic reasons) would seamlessly fit into the best of Clark's albums from the 1960s and early 70s. This is a delight to have and any Petula Clark fan will greatly enjoy it. The cover picture of Clark is quite lovely. Also recommended: "The Sound of Petula Clark" on Spectrum Music, a similar collection (but different songs) of 70s material from Clark that had become obscure and/or lost.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gold In The Petula Vault, March 8, 2009

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W. Schultz (Detroit) - See all my reviews
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One thing that has been great about being a Petula Clark fan is just how much of her recordings were stuck in the vaults for many years, and thanfully (most due to Jim Pierson)have seen the light of day. I Am happy to say that most of these recordings have held up just fine and it is a pleasure to hear so many different songs recorded (In the case of this collections 70's and 80's with a couple BRAND new tracks)If anything is sad is just how wonderful it had been to have had all these tracks "back in the day" but better late than never and as for the new songs what a great pleasure it is to hear Petula sound as great as ever.