Tracks:
COLOUR MY WORLD - Petula Clark
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION - The Montanas
YOU'RE THE ONE - The Vogues
CALL ME - Chris Montez
THAT'S HOW IT GOES - The Breakaways
A SIGN OF THE TIMES - Petula Clark
SOUNDS OF THE 70S - Tony Hatch & The Satin Brass
I KNOW A PLACE - Sarah Vaughan
HEART - The Remains
YOU'VE GOT TO BE LOVED - The Montanas
LOVE IS ME, LOVE IS YOU - Connie Francis
WHO AM I - Petula Clark
LOVE FOUND A WAY TO MY HEART - The Sands Of Time
WHERE ARE YOU NOW - Jackie Trent
IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME - Jack Jones
JOANNA - Scott Walker
LONELY WITHOUT YOU - Julie Grant
DOWNTOWN - Petula Clark
7.10 FROM SUBURBIA - Jackie Trent
MAN ALIVE - The Tony Hatch Sound
I LOVE THE LITTLE THINGS - Matt Monro
LOOK FOR A STAR - Garry Mills
FORGET HIM - Bobby Rydell
SUGAR AND SPICE - The Searchers
SPORTSNIGHT - The Tony Hatch Orchestra
A Step in the Right Direction
You're the One
Call Me
That's How It Goes
A Sign of the Times
Sounds of the 70s
I Know a Place
Heart
You've Got to Be Loved
Love Is Me, Love Is You
Who Am I
Love Found a Way to My Heart
Where Are You Now
If You Ever Leave Me
Joanna
Lonely Without You
Downtown
7.10 from Suburbia
Man Alive
I Love the Little Things
Look for a Star
Forget Him
Sugar and Spice
Sportsnight

Performer Notes:

• Tributee: Tony Hatch .
• Liner Note Author: Mick Patrick.
• For a time, Tony Hatch defined British pop -- not the underground, not the vanguard, but the savvy, swinging sound of the go-go '60s in the U.K., a splashy sound that could appeal to both the young and the old. His greatest muse was Petula Clark, and her hits "Downtown," "Colour My World," and "A Sign of the Times" epitomize Hatch's gifts: propulsive rhythms that don't rock too hard dressed in the fanciest, frilliest studio trickery and delivered by a polite, charismatic singer who never seemed dangerous. Ace's 2014 compilation Colour My World: The Songs of Tony Hatch celebrates his heyday, offering 23 cuts from the '60s plus two '70s instrumentals from the Tony Hatch Orchestra. As comprehensive as this is, it doesn't have every noteworthy artist Hatch produced -- his singles with David Bowie, commercial duds all, are absent -- but most of the hits are here, including four hits from Clark, several from Jackie Trent (who was also Hatch's wife), the Searchers' "Sugar and Spice," Chris Montez's "Call Me," and the Vogues' "You're the One." Occasionally, Colour My World illustrates how Hatch could play it straight, stripping away the stylish rock & roll accouterments to wander down the middle of the road with Jack Jones, Matt Monro, and Bobby Rydell, but having these cuts interspersed with the livelier, teen-oriented hits helps this compilation feel like a robust portrait of mainstream pop: it's possible to hear what the mainstream sounded like, and also to hear how Hatch expanded that definition with his rhythms and rich orchestrations. (Also, in this context, it's plain to see how Scott Walker, represented here by "Joanna," came closer to MOR than rock at the start of his solo career.) ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Release Date: 10 June, 2014

Label: Ace (Label)

Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.2 x 1.3 centimeters (0.08 kg)