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Here for You coincided with Petula Clark's 50th year as a commercial recording artist, and on that basis alone it would demand some attention; the fact that she was still delving into new pop sounds at that point only made it better, although the limitations of her voice were also becoming clearer, along with her success at coping with those limitations; in her case, less range simply means throwing more of herself into the songs, and the result is a matter of less ending up as more. The album opens with "Here We Are," one of the finest records of Clark's career and, in many ways, a distant thematic sequel to her 1964 recording "True Love Never Runs Smooth." The best of the rest are the gently understated ballads, including "Easy" (co-authored by Clark) and Stephen Sondheim's "Not a Day Goes By," which builds to the most dramatic finish of this entire album. "Pinball Wizard" is actually more successful than Clark's covers of Beatles songs from the early '60s, despite an arrangement that's noisier than it needed to be -- it's not clear precisely why she felt compelled to record the song in the 1990s, except perhaps for Tommy's emergence as a Broadway hit, but whatever the reason, the song is one of her better ventures into rock, and totally unexpected at this late date in her career. Following it with the melodic, understated "Stranger in Paradise" from Kismet is downright bizarre -- her lilting performance calls up images of Alma Cogan from the late end of her career. Producer Bruce Kimmel has generally done an excellent job of surrounding Clark with sympathetic arrangements and accompaniment.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Sturiale, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Barry Harman, ComposerLyricist - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Clayton, Arranger, Work Arranger - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Dee Shipman, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Colombier, Arranger, Work Arranger - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Stephen Sondheim, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Peter Townshend, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Robert Craig Wright, ComposerLyricist - GEORGE FORREST, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Stephen Sondheim, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Andy Einhorn, Arranger, Work Arranger - Ron Abel, Musical Director - David Dabbon, Arranger, Orchestrator - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Michel Legrand, ComposerLyricist - Barry Mason, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Colombier, Arranger, Work Arranger - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Burton Lane, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edgar Yipsel Harburg, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Clayton, Arranger, Work Arranger - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Frederick Hollander, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sammy Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Stephen Sondheim, ComposerLyricist - Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Clayton, Arranger, Work Arranger - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Ron Abel, Musical Director - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wayne Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan D. Larson, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Brenda Silas Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Abel, Musical Director, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mara Getz, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Michael Parnin, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Colombier, Arranger, Work Arranger - Petula Clark, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Cirilli, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wayne Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Kimmel, Producer, Recording Producer - Brenda Silas Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Abel, Musical Director, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mara Getz, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Esther Monk, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
Album review
Here for You coincided with Petula Clark's 50th year as a commercial recording artist, and on that basis alone it would demand some attention; the fact that she was still delving into new pop sounds at that point only made it better, although the limitations of her voice were also becoming clearer, along with her success at coping with those limitations; in her case, less range simply means throwing more of herself into the songs, and the result is a matter of less ending up as more. The album opens with "Here We Are," one of the finest records of Clark's career and, in many ways, a distant thematic sequel to her 1964 recording "True Love Never Runs Smooth." The best of the rest are the gently understated ballads, including "Easy" (co-authored by Clark) and Stephen Sondheim's "Not a Day Goes By," which builds to the most dramatic finish of this entire album. "Pinball Wizard" is actually more successful than Clark's covers of Beatles songs from the early '60s, despite an arrangement that's noisier than it needed to be -- it's not clear precisely why she felt compelled to record the song in the 1990s, except perhaps for Tommy's emergence as a Broadway hit, but whatever the reason, the song is one of her better ventures into rock, and totally unexpected at this late date in her career. Following it with the melodic, understated "Stranger in Paradise" from Kismet is downright bizarre -- her lilting performance calls up images of Alma Cogan from the late end of her career. Producer Bruce Kimmel has generally done an excellent job of surrounding Clark with sympathetic arrangements and accompaniment.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:45
- Main artists: Petula Clark
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Theatricals
- Genre: Soundtracks Musical Theatre
© 1996 Concord Theatricals. ℗ 1996 Concord Theatricals.
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