Petula Clark - Portrait of Petula (1969) Vinyl LP • Happy Heart

Catalog Number: WS-1789

Record Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+), Sleeve Grading: Excellent (EX)

Condition Details:

Still in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened). Vinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Poster not included. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• Happy Heart
• If Ever You're Lonely
• Games People Play
• Love Is The Only Thing
• When I Was A Child
• The Ad
• My Funny Valentine
• Lovin' Things
• When I Give My Heart
• Let It Be Me
• Some
• The Windmills Of Your Mind

About The Record:

Portrait of Petula, by Petula Clark peaked at #37 on the U.S. Billboard's Albums Chart and featured the single Happy Heart. Happy Heart, a song written by James Last and Jackie Rae was recorded by both Petula Clark and Andy Williams and released as a single for each at the same time in 1969. It reached #12 on the Easy Listening chart and #62 in the UK for Clark. Clark was reportedly dismayed when Williams was a guest star on her second TV special, with the plan to perform the song they were both launching as a single. Happy Heart was notably used on the soundtrack accompanying the British film Shallow Grave (1994), starring Ewan MacGregor and Christopher Eccleston, and directed by Danny Boyle. According to a reviewer on allmusic, "Clark is a pop star, pop is what she does best, and the orchestration works here when she sings Let It Be Me, the many instruments augmenting, not battling, the singer's unique and familiar pipes. Some is just beautiful, worth the price of admission on its own. There are more highs than lows on Portrait of Petula, and My Funny Valentine is charming and sweet. Windmills of Your Mind is an intriguing version, sophisticated somewhat like Noel Harrison's, but bringing the fan of Clark back to the fact that, as with Springfield, her gems like It's a Sign of the Times are where she wins over listeners completely. For those who want a change of pace from Clark's greatest hits, this is it."