The Classic Collection (1999)

About this title: Four-CD, 80-song box set of Clark's '60s material contains all of her big U.S. and U.K. hits, numerous singles that were only hits in other countries (usually France), and a bunch of interesting covers, B-sides, and LP tracks, some quite rare. If you're enough of a fan to want more than what you'll find on the usual thorough hits anthology, but not enough of a fan to want everything she ever did, this is perfect. It's got all of the classics, serviceable (although not terribly extensive) liner notes, and a host of interesting items that aren't well-known. These include a 1963 version of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Downtown [Hatch]
2. My Love [Hatch]
3. Who Am I? [Hatch/Trent]
4. I Know a Place [Hatch]
5. Don't Sleep in the Subway [Hatch/Trent]
6. The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener [Hatch/Trent]
7. Look at Mine [Hatch/Trent]
8. Round Every Corner [Hatch]
9. Cat in the Window (The Bird in the Sky) [Bonner/Gordon]
10. Happy Heart [Last/Rae]
11. Thank You [Schneider/Fishman]
12. You're the One [Clark/Hatch]
13. Don't Give Up [Hatch/Trent]
14. I Will Follow Him [Altman/Gimbel/Plant]
15. Baby It's Me [Anthony]
16. You'd Better Come Home [Hatch/Aber]
17. I Couldn't Live Without Your Love [Hatch/Trent]
18. True Love Never Runs Smooth [Bacharach/David]
19. I Want to Sing with Your Band [Hatch/Trent]
20. Valentino [Anthony]
21. This Is My Song [Chaplin]
22. Sailor [Busch/Scharfenberge]
23. Romeo [Kennedy/Stolz]
24. My Friend the Sea [Fishman/Goodwin]
25. I'm Counting on You [Kipps]
26. Something Missing [Burke]
27. Road [Clark/Shaper]
28. Jumble Sale [Vandyke]
29. Ya Ya Twist [Dorsey/Levy/Lewis]
30. American Boys [Trent/Hatch]
31. Sign of the Times [Hatch]
32. No One Better Than You [Westlake]
33. Kiss Me Goodbye [Mason/Reed]
34. Chariot (I Will Follow Him) [Roma/Stole/Gimbel]
35. Cinderella Jones [Lordon]
36. Let Me Tell You [Anthony]
37. In Love [Freed/Fuqua/Lester]
38. Whistlin' for the Moon [Birga/Fishman]
39. Welcome Home [Evans/Stellman]
40. Colour My World [Hatch/Trent]
41. Groovy Kind of Love [Sager/Wine]
42. Days [Davies]
43. Black Coffee [Burke/Webster]
44. Homeward Bound [Simon]
45. Elusive Butterfly [Lind]
46. Here, There and Everywhere [Lennon/McCartney]
47. Reach Out, I'll Be There [Holland/Holland/Doz]
48. Cherish [Kirkman]
49. Every Little Bit Hurts [Cobb]
50. Nobody I Know [Lennon/McCartney]
51. Answer Me, My Love [Winkler/Rauch/Sigma]
52. I Want to Hold Your Hand [Lennon/McCartney]
53. You Belong to Me [King/Price/Stewart]
54. Dancing in the Street [Stevenson/Gaye/Hunt]
55. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) [Phillips]
56. Well Respected Gentleman (Un Jeune Homme Bien) [Davies]
57. Please Please Me (Tu Perds Ton Coeur) [Lennon/McCartney]
58. Let It Be Me [Becaud/Curtis/Delan]
59. Am I That Easy to Forget? (Tu Reviendras Vers Ta Maison?) [Belew/Stevenson/Del]
60. Foot Tapper (Mon Bonheur Danse) [Marvin/Welch/Aber]
61. Call Me [Hatch]
62. Just Say Goodbye [Clark/Delanoe/Hatch]
63. Tiny Bubbles [Pober]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.