MEMORIES:
Release History:
1959 - Pet Clark
1964 - Downtown
1965 - Uptown with Petula Clark
1965 - In Love
1965 - I Know a Place
1965 - The World's Greatest International Hits
1966 - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
1966 - Petula Clark Sings for Everybody
1966 - My Love
1967 - Color My World/Who Am I
1967 - These Are My Songs
1967 - Just Petula
1968 - Petula
1968 - Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener
1968 - Petula Clark's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
1969 - Just Pet
1969 - A Portrait of Petula (compilation)
1970 - In Memphis
1971 - Warm and Tender
1971 - Today
1972 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
1972 - Now
1974 - Come on Home
1974 - Live in London
1975 - I'm the Woman You Need
1986 - Give It a Try
1986 - The Greatest Hits of Petula Clark
1988 - C'est Ma Chanson (compilation)
1990 - The EP Collection, Vol. 1
1992 - Special Collection (compilation)
1992 - Treasures, Vol. 1 (compilation)
1994 - Petula Clark (compilation)
1994 - Petula Clark (compilation)
1994 - Live at the Copacabana
1995 - Don't Sleep in the Subway (compilation)
1995 - I Love to Sing: Pye 35th Anniversary (compilation)
1995 - Blue Lady: Nashville Sessions (compilation)
1995 - Anniversary Box Set, Vols.1-3 (compilation)
1995 - Polygon Years, Vol. 1 (compilation)
1995 - The Polygon Years, Vol. 2 (compilation)
1995 - The Pye Years (compilation)
1996 - Golden Hits
1997 - 2 Merry Christmas/Joyeux Noel
1997 - The Very Best of Petula Clark
1997 - The Pye Years, Vol. 2 (compilation)
1998 - Her Greatest Hits
1998 - The Wedding Song (compilation)
1998 - Original Hits
1998 - Greatest Hits
1998 - The Pye Years, Vol. 3 (compilation)
1998 - Hear for You (compilation)
1998 - The Best of Petula Clark
1998 - Anthologie, Vol. 1: The French Recordings
1998 - Anthologie, Vol. 2: Hello Paris
1998 - Anthologie, Vol. 3
1998 - Anthologie, Vol. 4
1998 - Petula Clark Sings Tony Hatch (compilation)
1999 - International Collection (compilation)
1999 - EP Collection, Vol. 2
1999 - The Classic Collection
1999 - Very Best of Petula Clark
1999 - Showstoppers (compilation)
1999 - Petula Clark (compilation)
1999 - Downtown: The Greatest Hits of Petula Clark
2000 - Nixa Years, Vol. 1: Another Door Opens (compilation)
2000 - Nixa Years, Vol. 2: Gonna Catch Me a Bluebird (compilation)
2000 - Anthology: Downtown to Sunset Boulevard
2000 - Anthologie, Vol. 5
2000 - Sixties (compilation)
2000 - Ses Plus Belles Chansons: Best of Petula Clark
2000 - Legendary (compilation)
1964 - Downtown
1965 - Uptown with Petula Clark
1965 - In Love
1965 - I Know a Place
1965 - The World's Greatest International Hits
1966 - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
1966 - Petula Clark Sings for Everybody
1966 - My Love
1967 - Color My World/Who Am I
1967 - These Are My Songs
1967 - Just Petula
1968 - Petula
1968 - Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener
1968 - Petula Clark's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
1969 - Just Pet
1969 - A Portrait of Petula (compilation)
1970 - In Memphis
1971 - Warm and Tender
1971 - Today
1972 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
1972 - Now
1974 - Come on Home
1974 - Live in London
1975 - I'm the Woman You Need
1986 - Give It a Try
1986 - The Greatest Hits of Petula Clark
1988 - C'est Ma Chanson (compilation)
1990 - The EP Collection, Vol. 1
1992 - Special Collection (compilation)
1992 - Treasures, Vol. 1 (compilation)
1994 - Petula Clark (compilation)
1994 - Petula Clark (compilation)
1994 - Live at the Copacabana
1995 - Don't Sleep in the Subway (compilation)
1995 - I Love to Sing: Pye 35th Anniversary (compilation)
1995 - Blue Lady: Nashville Sessions (compilation)
1995 - Anniversary Box Set, Vols.1-3 (compilation)
1995 - Polygon Years, Vol. 1 (compilation)
1995 - The Polygon Years, Vol. 2 (compilation)
1995 - The Pye Years (compilation)
1996 - Golden Hits
1997 - 2 Merry Christmas/Joyeux Noel
1997 - The Very Best of Petula Clark
1997 - The Pye Years, Vol. 2 (compilation)
1998 - Her Greatest Hits
1998 - The Wedding Song (compilation)
1998 - Original Hits
1998 - Greatest Hits
1998 - The Pye Years, Vol. 3 (compilation)
1998 - Hear for You (compilation)
1998 - The Best of Petula Clark
1998 - Anthologie, Vol. 1: The French Recordings
1998 - Anthologie, Vol. 2: Hello Paris
1998 - Anthologie, Vol. 3
1998 - Anthologie, Vol. 4
1998 - Petula Clark Sings Tony Hatch (compilation)
1999 - International Collection (compilation)
1999 - EP Collection, Vol. 2
1999 - The Classic Collection
1999 - Very Best of Petula Clark
1999 - Showstoppers (compilation)
1999 - Petula Clark (compilation)
1999 - Downtown: The Greatest Hits of Petula Clark
2000 - Nixa Years, Vol. 1: Another Door Opens (compilation)
2000 - Nixa Years, Vol. 2: Gonna Catch Me a Bluebird (compilation)
2000 - Anthology: Downtown to Sunset Boulevard
2000 - Anthologie, Vol. 5
2000 - Sixties (compilation)
2000 - Ses Plus Belles Chansons: Best of Petula Clark
2000 - Legendary (compilation)
Members:
Petula Clark...vocals
Petula Clark was that rare pop act that achieved initial fame during the post-Beatlemania years and managed to follow it up with a long and esteemed entertainment career. Her mature style was catchy enough for teens, but classic enough for their parents, earning her a series of Top 10 hits around the world, and becoming one of England’s most successful female vocalists.
Clark began singing at age 7, and hosted Pet’s Parlour ,her own radio show and later a TV show, at age 11. She started recording children’s music in the ‘50’s, but by the end of the decade she had begun performing rock tunes like "Romeo". Her breakthrough happened in 1964 when she teamed up with producer/songwriter Tony Hatch and recorded “Downtown.” This song about city life made her an international pop star, winning a Grammy award and topping both the U.S. and European charts.
“Downtown” was the first of many hits for Petula Clark. She followed it up with “I Know A Place,” which also won a Grammy and went to #3. After releasing smooth sounding, yet catchy songs like "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" and the #1 smash "My Love," she put out one of her most popular hits, "Don't Sleep In The Subway." Her Top 10 single, the Italian-influenced “This Is My Song,” was written by Charles Chaplin and used in his last film, A Countess From Hong Kong.
In 1968, Clark hosted a television special called Petula, for NBC, as well as appearing on a regular variety show for the BBC. She also appeared in films, including the musical Finian's Rainbow and Goodbye Mr. Chips.
The ‘70’s saw Petula Clark continuing to record, doing cabaret shows, and making appearances all over the world. She also continued to do television, appearing on The Muppet Show in 1980. She did a lot of theater work as well in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, drawing rave reviews for her performance as Maria in The Sound Of Music, co-writing and starring in Someone Like You, and making her Broadway debut in Blood Brothers.
Petula Clark continues to be a grand dame of the entertainment world, going on six decades of an impressive show business career. She recently played Norma Desmond in the long-running hit Sunset Boulevard, and in 1998 released a new album called Where The Heart Is that included songs from that musical. There aren’t many artists who can be called legends – but Petula Clark is definitely one of the greatest.
