The 1968 U.K. compilation called The Best of Cilla Black (which, to distinguish it from other subsequent albums of the same name, was released on the EMI subsidiary Parlophone Records with the catalog number 7065) was a 14-track LP that contained 11 of the 14 chart hits Black had scored in Britain since 1963, including the chart-toppers "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "You're My World," but excluding the Top Ten hit "Don't Answer Me" and the Top 20 hits "I've Been Wrong Before" and {&"...   [ read more ]

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Cilla Black's 1965 and 1966 albums, Cilla and Cilla Sings a Rainbow, on a single CD, cleanly if unspectacularly remastered in a package that re-creates the original front and back cover designs of the LP. The material will be of interest to fans, as over half of these 25 songs are essentially new to CD. The music is mostly mid-'60s white British soul, in the vein of Dusty Springfield; Black's stiffness on some of the early sides makes them overall a less satisfying experience, but the las...   [ read more ]

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The 1991 release The Best of Cilla Black by EMI Music Group Australia is slightly different from other compilations of the same title, most notably the original 1968 British release by EMI (Parlophone Records 7065) and the expanded, 25-track 2002 Special Edition reissue of that particular record. The 1991 Australian release is similar, nonetheless, compiling 20 of Black's best performances. That 2002 Special Edition is recommended, however, because it offers better sound quality and pa...   [ read more ]

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