Sandie Shaw - Nothing Comes Easy

Label:

EMI Records

Catalog#:

7432 866070 2 7

Format:

4 x CD, Compilation
Box Set

Country:

Released:

2004

Genre:

Electronic, Pop, Rock

Style:

Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Vocal, Disco, Brit Pop, Synth-pop, Ballad

Tracklist

	1964-1967
1.1	As Long As You're Happy, Baby	2:47
1.2	Ya-Ya-Da-Da	2:20
1.3	(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me	2:46
1.4	Don't You Know	2:11
1.5	I'd Be Far Better Off Without You	3:00
1.6	Girl Don't Come	2:13
1.7	I'll Stop At Nothing	3:01
1.8	You Can't Blame Him	2:39
1.9	Long Live Love	2:41
1.10	I've Heard About Him	2:27
1.11	Message Understood	3:01
1.12	Don't You Count On It	2:29
1.13	How Can You Tell	2:41
1.14	If Ever You Need Me	3:09
1.15	Tomorrow	2:55
1.16	Hurting You	2:31
1.17	Nothing Comes Easy	2:31
1.18	Stop Before You Start	2:03
1.19	Run	2:38
1.20	Long Walk Home	2:29
1.21	Think Sometimes About Me	2:21
1.22	Hide All Emotion	3:06
	Written-By - Marty Wilde
1.23	I Don't Need Anything	2:39
	Written-By - Lee Pockriss , Paul Vance
1.24	Keep In Touch	2:44
1.25	Puppet On A String	2:24
1.26	Tell The Boys	2:57
1.27	Tonight In Tokyo	2:40
1.28	You've Been Seeing Her Again	3:04
	1967-1971
2.1	You've Not Changed	2:19
2.2	Don't Make Me Cry	2:39
2.3	Today	2:20
2.4	London	2:22
2.5	Don't Run Away	2:39
2.6	Stop	2:52
2.7	Show Me	2:44
2.8	One More Lie	2:15
2.9	Together	2:21
	Written-By - Harry Nilsson
2.10	Turn On The Sunshine	2:53
2.11	Those Were The Days	3:58
	Written-By - Gene Raskin
2.12	Make It Go	2:53
2.13	Monsieur Dupont	2:53
	Written-By - Christian Bruhn
2.14	Voice In The Crowd	2:27
2.15	Think It All Over	3:04
2.16	Send Me A Letter	2:57
2.17	Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now	2:40
	Written-By - John Macleod , Tony Macaulay
2.18	So Many Things To Do	3:09
2.19	By Tomorrow	2:56
	Written-By - Mitch Murray
2.20	Maple Village	3:03
2.21	Wight Is Wight	2:52
	Written-By - Michel Delpech , Roland Vincent
2.22	That's The Way He's Made	2:39
2.23	Rose Garden	3:11
	Written-By - Joe South
2.24	Maybe I'm Amazed	3:44
	Written-By - Paul McCartney
2.25	Show Your Face	3:27
	Written-By - Dougie Wright
2.26	Dear Madame	3:26
	Written-By - Les Reed
	1972-1988
3.1	Where Did They Go?	3:49
	Written-By - Gloria Sklerov , Harry Lloyd
3.2	Look At Me	2:36
	Written-By - Roger Patcham , Sandie Banks*
3.3	Father And Son	3:28
	Written-By - Cat Stevens
3.4	Pity The Ship Is Sinking	3:18
	Written-By - Chris Arnold (2)
3.5	One More Night	3:26
	Written-By - Stephen Bishop
3.6	Still So Young	4:27
3.7	Just A Disillusion	4:07
	Written-By - Petrus J Hans Vermeulen*
3.8	Your Mama Wouldn't Like It	3:37
3.9	Anyone Who Had A Heart	3:13
3.10	Anyone Who Had A Heart (Instrumental)	3:24
3.11	Wish I Was	3:20
3.12	Life Is Like A Star	3:02
	Written-By - Ilona Kish , Phil Sawyer
3.13	Hand In Glove	2:59
3.14	I Don't Owe You Anything	4:07
3.15	Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?	3:42
	Written-By - Lloyd Cole , Neil Clark (2)
3.16	Steven (You Don't Eat Meat)	3:50
	Written-By - Clive Langer
3.17	Frederick	3:27
	Written-By - Patti Smith
3.18	Go Johnny Go!	3:02
	Written-By - Chris Bostock , Rob Marche
3.19	Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness	2:11
3.20	Lover Of The Century	5:13
	Producer [Produced By] - Mark E Nevin
3.21	Nothing Less That Brilliant	3:42
	Remix [Remixed By] - Peter Jones*
3.22	I Love Peace	3:16
	Remix [Remixed By] - Kevin Armstrong Written-By - Kevin Armstrong
	Rare & Unreleased
4.1	As Long As You’Re Happy Baby (Remake)	3:02
4.2	It's All Over (Guardo Te Che Te Ne Vai)	3:02
	Written-By - Gianni Marchetti , Giovanni Sanjust
4.3	I'll Cry Myself To Sleep	2:35
	Written-By - Roger Webb
4.4	Had A Dream Last Night	2:38
4.5	Ask Any Woman	3:07
	Written-By - Gerry Langley , Jimmy Stewart
4.6	So This Is Love	2:55
4.7	Gypsy Eyes	2:20
4.8	Don’t Run Away (Early Version)	2:51
4.9	Every Day	2:23
4.10	Now	2:21
	Written-by [Uncredited] - Hans Bradtke , Henry Mayer
4.11	Toy	2:24
	Piano [Replacement Piano] - Paul Hicks
4.12	Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere	2:56
4.13	I Must Be Lucky	2:07
4.14	Surround Yourself With Sorrow	2:54
4.15	I Can't Go On Living Without You	3:09
	Written-By - Elton John/Bernie Taupin*
4.16	The Fool On The Hill	3:31
	Written-By - John Lennon/Paul McCartney*
4.17	The Comedy (Arlecchino)	3:43
	Directed By [Accompaniment] - Ruggero Cini Written-By - Unknown*
4.18	It’s Affecting My Mind (Che Effetto Mi Fa)	2:45
	Chorus - Nora Orlandi Chorus, The* Orchestra - Tony Mimms Orchestra, The* Written-By - Pino Donaggio
4.19	Love Is For The Two Of Us	2:53
	Written-By - Michio Yamagami , Sydney Lee , Tako Izumi*
4.20	She's Such A Beauty	2:18
	Written-By - Emitt Rhodes
4.21	Strawberry Pie	2:53
4.22	Sour Grapes	3:36
4.23	Be My Baby	3:14
	Written-By - Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector*
4.24	Wish I Was (Demo)	2:44
4.25	Sentimental Again	4:53
	Producer [Produced By] - Christopher Neil Written-By - Kim Goody , Mo Foster

Credits

Arranged By - Ian Craig Marsh (tracks: 3.9, 3.10, 4.23) , Ian Green (2) (tracks: 2.5, 2.6) , Ken Woodman (tracks: 2.1 to 2.4, 2.7 to 2.24, 2.26, 3.3, 3.4, 4.20, 4.21) , Martyn Ware (tracks: 3.9, 3.10, 4.23)
Compilation Producer [Compilation Produced By] - Tristram Penna
Conductor [Conducted By] - Ken Woodman (tracks: 2.1 to 2.4, 2.7 to 2.24, 2.26, 3.4, 4.20)
Directed By [Accompaniment] - Chris Andrews (3) (tracks: 1.1, 1.2) , Ken Woodman (tracks: 1.5 to 1.28, 4.1 to 4.16) , Les Williams (tracks: 1.3, 1.4)
Mastered By [Digitally Remastered By] - Peter Mew
Mixed By - Tris Penna* (tracks: 1.2 to 1.4, 1.17, 1.19, 1.23, 1.28, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 4.1 to 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.11, 4.23)
Producer [Produced By] - Barry Blue (tracks: 2.5, 2.7) , Clive Langer And Alan Winstanley* (tracks: 3.15 to 3.18) , Herbie Flowers (tracks: 2.25, 3.1 to 3.3) , Ian Craig Marsh (tracks: 3.9, 3.10) , John Porter (tracks: 3.13, 3.14) , John Punter (tracks: 2.6, 2.8) , Martyn Ware (tracks: 3.9, 3.10) , Pete Bardens* (tracks: 3.11, 3.12) , Roger Coulam (tracks: 3.1 to 3.3) , Sandie Shaw (tracks: 3.20, 3.22) , Stephen Street (tracks: 3.19, 3.21)
Written-By - Burt Bacharach/Hal David* (tracks: 1.3, 3.9, 3.10) , Bill Martin-Phil Coulter* (tracks: 1.25, 1.27, 4.14) , Chris Andrews (3) (tracks: 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 to 1.21, 1.24, 1.28, 2.1 to 2.8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14 to 2.16, 2.18, 2.20, 2.22, 3.21, 4.1, 4.4, 4.6 to 4.12, 4.21) , David Martin (8) (tracks: 3.4, 4.13) , Don Gould (tracks: 3.6, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, 4.22, 4.24) , Geoff Morrow (tracks: 3.4, 4.13) , Herbie Flowers (tracks: 2.25, 3.2) , Johnny Marr (tracks: 3.13, 3.14) , Mark E Nevin (tracks: 3.18, 3.20) , Morrissey (tracks: 3.13, 3.14, 3.19) , Peter Callander (tracks: 1.26, 2.13, 2.19) , Sandie Shaw (tracks: 2.21, 3.6, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20 to 3.22, 4.2, 4.17, 4.18, 4.21, 4.22, 4.24)

Notes

Tri-fold box set with clear plastic CD trays and a 64-page booklet with Sandie's personal reminiscences on all recordings.

Very special thanks to:
Steve Davis, Jo Brooks, Chris Peyton and all at EMI Records in London.
All at Abbey Road Studios, especially Paul Hicks and Peter Mew.
Mark White - for being so incredibly helpful in the realisation of this project.

Tracks presented in their original stereo mixes wherever possible.

Tracks 1.1, 1.16, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 2.13, 2.19, 2.20, 4.6, 4.8 to 4.10, 4.12 to 4.16 presented in mono due to lack of available master tapes.

Tracks 1.2, 1.17, 1.19, 1.23, 1.28, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.11, 2.12, 2.18, 2.22, 2.25, 2.26, 3.1 to 3.4, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7 released in stereo for the first time.

Tracks 1.3, 1.4, 1.15, 2.9 appear in new stereo remixes.

Tracks 2.14 released in stereo in the UK for the first time.

Digitally remastered from the original mono, stereo and session mastertapes at Abbey Road Studios, London.

Tracks 3.9, 3.10, 4.23 Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh credited as "of the British Electric Foundation".

Track 3.21 Remixed for Westside Studios

Track 4.10 is referred to as written by Chris Andrews, but in fact it is an uncredited cover of Romeo Und Julia, originally performed by Peggy March.

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