At the time this was recorded she'd become a household name in England. Her two previous albums went top five on the UK list and she had eight top ten singles, whereof two #1. The biggest public break was her TV-show "Cilla", running 66 episodes between 1968-76, guested by the cream of the contmporary pop/rock scene. As a young teen I was mesmerized by the pretty girl with the sparkling eyes and perky style, today it's an admiration with reservations. She has a nice voice as long as it sticks to ballads and calm tunes, but when it gets too strained and chirpy I close my ears. The main reason I still have her sixties albums is the George Martin productions, top notch mixes and clever arrangements - here made by Mike Vickers (former Manfred Mann member and the guy who conducted the orchestra for The Beatles "All You Need Is Love" broadcast and recording). Todays producers and studio engineers should listen to records like this and learn from the best - the audio beats modern digital anytime. Also issued as mono (PMC 7041) - usually I would go for that, but this stereo is a good strong one so it's OK. Don't know of any original US issue. First UK had label as shown here and laminated flip/back cover. (FÄV*) (PÖX*)(CÄLÄ*)
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