The Golden Hits Of Sandie Shaw
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The Golden Hits of Sandie Shaw is a compilation album by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw
. Released in April 1966 by Pye Records
on their budget Golden Guinea
label, it contains all of the "A" sides and "B" sides of all her UK chart singles from 1964 to the end of 1965, which was technically all of her singles apart from her very first which had failed to make an impression on the chart. The Golden Hits compilation did not enter the album chart, but it has always been a rarity that budget-priced albums make a strong impression. This album has never been released on CD
.
Of the twelve songs featured on The Golden Hits of Sandie Shaw, eleven are written by Chris Andrews
who was hired as Shaw's
songwriter on her signing to Pye Records
in 1964. The only song not written by him is the opener of side one - Shaw's
breakthrough single "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
," which is by legendary American songwriting duo Burt Bacharach
and Hal David
. The song had originally been a minor hit in the U.S. for Lou Johnson
and was discovered by Shaw's
manager, Eve Taylor, on a song-hunting trip to America. Shaw's
version of the song was her breakthrough single, staying at Number One on the UK singles chart for three weeks in the Autumn of 1964.
Shaw's
other Number One single by this point, "Long Live Love
" is the 2nd track on The Golden Hits and is followed by the "B" sides to "Always Something There To Remind Me" and "Long Live Love" - a ballad entitled "Don't You Know" and the slightly more upbeat "I've Heard About Him." Next comes the ballad "I'd Be Far Better Off Without You," originally the "A" side follow-up to "Always Something There To Remind Me" but switched to the "B" side shortly after the record's release in favour of the original "B" side "Girl Don't Come." Side one of The Golden Hits ends with Shaw's
third Top 5 hit "I'll Stop at Nothing."
Side two beings with the upbeat "How Can You Tell" - her first single since her breakthrough not to make the Top 10 (it peaked at Number 21). Next comes "You Can't Blame Him" - the "B" side to "I'll Stop at Nothing" and then "Don't You Count On It," the "B" side to "Message Understood
," Shaw's
fifth Top 10 which is the next song on The Golden Hits. The final ballad on the album is "If Ever You Need Me," which was the "B" side to "How Can You Tell" and the album ends with "Girl Don't Come," her second Top 3 hit.
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
. Released in April 1966 by Pye Records
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...
on their budget Golden Guinea
Pye Golden Guinea Records
Pye Records formed Pye Golden Guinea Records in 1957 as a budget-price album label, originally costing one guinea . It was closed in the seventies and eventually replaced by Marble Arch Records....
label, it contains all of the "A" sides and "B" sides of all her UK chart singles from 1964 to the end of 1965, which was technically all of her singles apart from her very first which had failed to make an impression on the chart. The Golden Hits compilation did not enter the album chart, but it has always been a rarity that budget-priced albums make a strong impression. This album has never been released on CD
Compact Disc
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.
Tracklisting and song information
- (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written in the 1960s by songwriting team Burt Bacharach and Hal David.-First charting versions:...
- Long Live LoveLong Live Love (Sandie Shaw song)"Long Live Love" is a Chris Andrews composition which in 1965 afforded Sandie Shaw the second of her three UK #1 hits.-in the UK:Shaw was sufficiently confident in the hit potential of the buoyant "Long Live Love" as to turn down the chance to "It's Not Unusual" allowing the last-named song to be...
- Don't You Know
- I've Heard About Him
- I'd Be Far Better Off Without You
- I'll Stop at Nothing
- How Can You Tell
- You Can't Blame Him
- Don't You Count On It
- Message UnderstoodMessage Understood"Message Understood" is the sixth single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw. Released in September 1965, it was written by Shaw's usual songwriter Chris Andrews and became her fifth consecutive top-ten hit single in the UK, reaching number six....
- If Ever You Need Me
- Girl Don't Come
Of the twelve songs featured on The Golden Hits of Sandie Shaw, eleven are written by Chris Andrews
Chris Andrews (singer)
Chris Andrews is a singer and successful songwriter whose musical career started in the 1960s.-Career:...
who was hired as Shaw's
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
songwriter on her signing to Pye Records
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...
in 1964. The only song not written by him is the opener of side one - Shaw's
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
breakthrough single "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
" Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written in the 1960s by songwriting team Burt Bacharach and Hal David.-First charting versions:...
," which is by legendary American songwriting duo Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
and Hal David
Hal David
Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
. The song had originally been a minor hit in the U.S. for Lou Johnson
Lou Johnson
Louis Brown Johnson , nicknamed "Sweet Lou" and "Slick", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder...
and was discovered by Shaw's
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
manager, Eve Taylor, on a song-hunting trip to America. Shaw's
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
version of the song was her breakthrough single, staying at Number One on the UK singles chart for three weeks in the Autumn of 1964.
Shaw's
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
other Number One single by this point, "Long Live Love
Long Live Love (Sandie Shaw song)
"Long Live Love" is a Chris Andrews composition which in 1965 afforded Sandie Shaw the second of her three UK #1 hits.-in the UK:Shaw was sufficiently confident in the hit potential of the buoyant "Long Live Love" as to turn down the chance to "It's Not Unusual" allowing the last-named song to be...
" is the 2nd track on The Golden Hits and is followed by the "B" sides to "Always Something There To Remind Me" and "Long Live Love" - a ballad entitled "Don't You Know" and the slightly more upbeat "I've Heard About Him." Next comes the ballad "I'd Be Far Better Off Without You," originally the "A" side follow-up to "Always Something There To Remind Me" but switched to the "B" side shortly after the record's release in favour of the original "B" side "Girl Don't Come." Side one of The Golden Hits ends with Shaw's
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
third Top 5 hit "I'll Stop at Nothing."
Side two beings with the upbeat "How Can You Tell" - her first single since her breakthrough not to make the Top 10 (it peaked at Number 21). Next comes "You Can't Blame Him" - the "B" side to "I'll Stop at Nothing" and then "Don't You Count On It," the "B" side to "Message Understood
Message Understood
"Message Understood" is the sixth single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw. Released in September 1965, it was written by Shaw's usual songwriter Chris Andrews and became her fifth consecutive top-ten hit single in the UK, reaching number six....
," Shaw's
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
fifth Top 10 which is the next song on The Golden Hits. The final ballad on the album is "If Ever You Need Me," which was the "B" side to "How Can You Tell" and the album ends with "Girl Don't Come," her second Top 3 hit.