Very Best of [Import]

Helen Shapiro | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Gold Imports
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B0007ZAZE4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,666 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Britain's Helen Shapiro shot to fame in 1961 and has remained a very popular figure in British music ever since. Helen has maintained a high profile through radio, television and live appearances, singing jazz influenced big band material and gospel songs. Quite simply, her style and voice are unequalled. This 40 track, 2 CD compilation includes the hits 'Walkin Back To Happiness', 'Let's Talk About Love', 'You Don't Know', 'Don't Treat Me Like A Child' & 'Little Miss Lonely'. EMI Gold. 2005.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The hits and much more besides, August 13, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of (Audio CD)

Helen eventually became a jazz singer of some repute but she is mostly remembered for her early sixties pop music, which she recorded as a teenager. Her first four UK hits were also her biggest, with two of them (You don't know, Walking back to happiness) going all the way to number one and the other two (Don't treat me like a child, Tell me what he said) making the top three. After that, she had just one more top ten hit (Little Miss Lonely) and six minor hits, ending with a cover of Fever (Peggy Lee). This collection contains all of Helen's UK hits including the minor hits.

Most of the other tracks here are covers of songs made famous by others, although it is worth noting that Helen was the first singer to record It's my party, the song that eventually became Lesley Gore's biggest hit. A cover of a blues oldie (Basin street blues) offers a clue to Helen's later career as a jazz singer.

The remaining songs include covers of Lipstick on your collar (Connie Francis), Will you love me tomorrow (Shirelles), Teenager in love (Dion and the Belmonts), Are you lonesome tonight (Elvis Presley), Beyond the sea (Bobby Darin), It might as well rain until September (Carole King), Move over darling (Doris Day), Please Mr Postman (Marvelettes), Shop around (Miracles), Walk on by (Dionne Warwick), My guy (Mary Wells) and It's in his kiss (Betty Everett - this song was later a hit for Linda Lewis in the seventies and Cher in the eighties).

Of course, many compilations of Helen's music have been released before, often containing her own hits and a selection of other famous songs, but this double-CD also includes several obscure songs such asWhen I'm with you, I was only kidding, You won't come home and the intriguingly titled Daddy couldn't get me one of those, just to name a few.

This is an outstanding collection of Helen's music. If you enjoy early sixties pop music by such singers as Lesley Gore, Brenda Lee and Connie Francis, you ought to give Helen's music a listen.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Copy protection problem, November 22, 2006

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avid movie watcher (florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of (Audio CD)

Living in the states, i had only vaguely heard of helen shapiro till a few years ago. Since i liked the few songs i had heard, i purchased the EMI CD. I agree with the other reviewers that it is an excellent buy with a great selection of her songs. However, i did not notice that the Amazon description says "copy protected". The CD case itself says "on some equipment, for example car CD players, playback problems may be encountered". They're not kidding! While the CD plays perfectly on my 12-year old Yamaha CD carousel player, it won't play at all on my new (2006) Panasonic CD/DVD player - not a note! It is the only CD i have found so far that the Panasonic won't play. Don't know about the car player - i haven't tried it. Beware!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "MUST" COURSE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT..., January 19, 2004

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"msalkaya" (ISTANBUL-TURKEY(TR)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of (Audio CD)

All alone or together with my friends to "browse" in the depth of golden oldies of the 50's and 60's,this album was the lacking brick on the main wall of my "oldies castle"(the name given to my oldies collection by my sister.)...Not only her beautiful songs that were the No.1 hits of that time but a very good interpretation of an immortal hit "Fever" which was sung by Peggy Lee and Elvis Presley was also included in this compilation.
I deeply recommend this album to everyone that are interested in golden oldies or collecting the recordings of 60's. If there was a "faculty of golden oldies",then this album would be a "must course" to be taken for graduation!
Thank you "amazon.com",you realized another dream of me!