Cilla Black - Completely Cilla: 1963-1973 [2012] (5 x CD's)

 

CILLA BLACK

Cilla Black - Completely Cilla: 1963-1973 [2012] (5 x CD's)

Completely Cilla: 1963–1973 is a compilation album released of music by British pop singer Cilla Black. The compilation album is a prelude to Black's 50th anniversary in show business (in 2013) it is the largest released compilation album of her music containing 139 digitally remastered recordings. Cilla Black OBE is without doubt one of Britain's most successful and best-loved entertainers. Over the years, she has had 19 Top 40 singles (including two #1 hits), sold out concert venues around the world and presented many iconic TV shows. The Completely Cilla set showcases all the music recordings which Cilla made with producer George Martin and is a testament to that musical legacy of which she is so proud.

Cilla Black wasn't a natural singer when the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, discovered her, and while she learned the ropes well enough and developed into a strong ballad singer, she was never a serious threat to Dusty Springfield in the talent department. But the pop world isn't really about pure talent as much as it is a matter of timing, luck, having the right look, and maybe most of all, good material and good production. Black had all of those things going for her in the early '60s, and since her producer throughout the decade was none other than George Martin, her signature body of work between 1963 and 1973, the period covered by this lavish box set, holds up pretty well all these years later. Not bad for a onetime hatcheck girl at the Cavern Club, out of all Epstein's Liverpool acts, which also included Gerry & the Pacemakers and Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, she trailed only the Beatles in total record sales. This six-disc box (five CDs and a DVD) collects all the A- and B-sides of her singles, her EPs, and her seven LPs in the order they were recorded, 139 songs in all, the majority of which were produced by Martin. The DVD is also a real treat, featuring 25 video clips drawn from her BBC shows and television appearances from the same time period. Throw in the 36-page booklet that accompanies things, and this set is the complete deal, the most complete presentation yet of Black's work from her peak commercial years. (Allmusic review by Steve Leggett)

All the classic hits are here together with lesser known recordings and some excellent cover versions. Cilla's version of The Tremeloes "Suddenly You Love Me" is outstanding

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Track lists

CD1

01 Cilla Black A Shot of Rhythm and Blues 1:48

02 Cilla Black Shy of Love 2:04

03 Cilla Black Love of the Loved 2:02

04 Cilla Black Anyone Who Had a Heart 2:49

05 Cilla Black Just for You 1:59

06 Cilla Black You're My World (Il Mio Mondo) 2:58

07 Cilla Black This Empty Place 2:44

08 Cilla Black Suffer Now I Must 1:40

09 Cilla Black It's for You 2:22

10 Cilla Black He Won't Ask Me 2:13

11 Cilla Black Is it Love 2:54

12 Cilla Black (Love is Like A) Heatwave 2:09

13 Cilla Black Love Letters 3:18

14 Cilla Black You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 2:27

15 Cilla Black Ol' Man River 2:22

16 Cilla Black Every Little Bit Hurts 2:38

17 Cilla Black Come to Me 2:35

18 Cilla Black Baby It's You 2:46

19 Cilla Black I'm Not Alone Anymore 2:24

20 Cilla Black One Little Voice 3:06

21 Cilla Black You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 3:09

22 Cilla Black Goin' Out of My Head 2:17

23 Cilla Black Dancing in the Street 2:27

24 Cilla Black Whatcha Gonna Do 'bout It 2:36

25 Cilla Black Some Things You Never Get Used To 2:51

26 Cilla Black I've Been Wrong Before 2:11

27 Cilla Black I Don't Want to Know 2:34

28 Cilla Black My Love Come Home 2:50

29 Cilla Black Poor Boy 2:36

30 Cilla Black When I Fall in Love 2:58

31 Cilla Black No Place to Hide 2:44

CD2

01 Cilla Black The Cherry Song 2:25

02 Cilla Black Shotgun 2:34

03 Cilla Black Anytime You Need Me 2:57

04 Cilla Black Please Don't Teach Me to Love You 2:47

05 Cilla Black Yesterday 2:28

06 Cilla Black In a Woman's Eyes 2:43

07 Cilla Black Baby I'm Yours 3:04

08 Cilla Black The Real Thing 2:17

09 Cilla Black One Two Three 2:19

10 Cilla Black Make it Easy on Yourself 3:06

11 Cilla Black Love's Just a Broken Heart (L'amour Est Ce Qu'il Est) 2:29

12 Cilla Black A Lover's Concerto 2:38

13 Cilla Black Everything I Touch Turns to Tears 2:47

14 Cilla Black Alfie 2:39

15 Cilla Black Night Time is Here 2:14

16 Cilla Black Sing a Rainbow 2:45

17 Cilla Black Don't Answer Me (Ti Vedo Uscire) 2:47

18 Cilla Black The Right One is Left 2:44

19 Cilla Black A Fool Am I (Dimmelo Parlami) 2:50

20 Cilla Black For No One 1:55

21 Cilla Black Abyssinian Secret 2:15

22 Cilla Black Trees and Loneliness 2:41

23 Cilla Black Time 2:26

24 Cilla Black There I Go (Se Per Te C'e Soltanto Quell'uomo) 3:06

25 Cilla Black Only You Can Free My Mind 2:24

26 Cilla Black What Good Am I? 3:09

27 Cilla Black Over My Head 2:57

28 Cilla Black Misty Roses 2:24

29 Cilla Black All My Love (Solo Tu) 2:13

30 Cilla Black Follow Me 1:54

CD3

01 Cilla Black What the World Needs Now is Love 3:11

02 Cilla Black Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me 2:33

03 Cilla Black This is the First Time 2:55

04 Cilla Black I Only Live to Love You 2:47

05 Cilla Black Suddenly You Love Me 2:40

06 Cilla Black From Now On 1:51

07 Cilla Black I Couldn't Take My Eyes Off You 2:43

08 Cilla Black A Man and a Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) 2:18

09 Cilla Black Yo-Yo 2:53

10 Cilla Black Follow the Path of the Stars 2:30

11 Cilla Black Work is a Four Letter Word 1:11

12 Cilla Black Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart 3:58

13 Cilla Black Step Inside Love 2:23

14 Cilla Black Where is Tomorrow? 2:42

15 Cilla Black Work is a Four Letter Word 2:12

16 Cilla Black Your Heart is Free (Just Like the Wind) 3:02

17 Cilla Black It'll Never Happen Again 2:35

18 Cilla Black Liverpool Lullaby 3:16

19 Cilla Black Without Him 2:11

20 Cilla Black Forget Him 2:56

21 Cilla Black Think of Me (Siamo Qui) 3:14

22 Cilla Black I Am a Woman 2:26

23 Cilla Black Surround Yourself With Sorrow 2:34

24 Cilla Black Only Forever Will Do 3:09

25 Cilla Black London Bridge 3:12

26 Cilla Black Aquarius 2:39

27 Cilla Black Red Rubber Ball 2:14

28 Cilla Black You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) 3:23

CD4

01 Cilla Black Words 3:02

02 Cilla Black Conversations 4:10

03 Cilla Black A Street Called Hope 2:50

04 Cilla Black For Once in My Life 2:50

05 Cilla Black Little Pleasure Acre 3:41

06 Cilla Black I Can't Go on Living Without You 3:02

07 Cilla Black It Feels So Good 2:35

08 Cilla Black If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind 2:50

09 Cilla Black Black Paper Roses 2:43

10 Cilla Black Rule Britannia 1:10

11 Cilla Black Sweet Inspiration 2:25

12 Cilla Black Put a Little Love in Your Heart 2:50

13 Cilla Black The April Fools 2:44

14 Cilla Black Both Sides Now 2:17

15 Cilla Black Mysterious People 2:57

16 Cilla Black Dear Madame 3:35

17 Cilla Black Oh Pleasure Man 2:29

18 Cilla Black Across the Universe 3:28

19 Cilla Black Your Song 3:56

20 Cilla Black It's Different Now 4:14

21 Cilla Black Sad Sad Song 3:05

22 Cilla Black Child of Mine 3:23

23 Cilla Black Faded Images 3:15

24 Cilla Black That's Why I Love You 2:36

25 Cilla Black Junk 2:24

26 Cilla Black The First of May 2:58

CD5

01 Cilla Black (They Long to Be) Close to You 3:40

02 Cilla Black Make it With You 3:25

03 Cilla Black Rainbow 3:08

04 Cilla Black Our Brand New World 4:04

05 Cilla Black Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:32

06 Cilla Black Just Friends 3:24

07 Cilla Black Down in the City 3:18

08 Cilla Black Help Me Jesus 2:45

09 Cilla Black Sleep Song 2:34

10 Cilla Black Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight) 2:28

11 Cilla Black The World I Wish for You 2:15

12 Cilla Black La La La Lu 2:46

13 Cilla Black Thank Heavens I've Got You 3:13

14 Cilla Black I Hate Sunday 2:47

15 Cilla Black I've Still Got My Heart Joe 3:11

16 Cilla Black I Don't Know How to Love Him 4:09

17 Cilla Black Gypsies Tramps and Thieves 2:35

18 Cilla Black Oh My Love 2:49

19 Cilla Black Without You 3:04

20 Cilla Black The Long and Winding Road 3:16

21 Cilla Black Winterwood 2:57

22 Cilla Black Day By Day 3:43

23 Cilla Black You You You 2:50

24 Cilla Black Silly Wasn't I 2:10

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