Lulu Album: “To Sir With Love: Complete Mickie Most Recordings”

This is a great start if you have just been introduced to the music of Lulu. Her most famous track (which is in the title) starts the disk off allong with most of her hits recorded from 1967-1969. "This Time" is a great love song written by the same person who wrong "To Sir, With Love" (Donald Black), and was used in the 1968 film "Hot Millions". The song has not been released anywhere else except on this compilation.

Lulu's Eurovision Song Contest entry ("Boom Bang A Bang") also appears on this disc, in almost all the languages she recorded it in (with the exception of Spanish and German). The B-side to "Boom Bang A Bang" which is called "March!" is a campy little number that's just fun to listen to, and sounds like should belong in "Dad's Army" or "M*A*S*H".

Her cover of the Spencer Davis' Group "Gimme Some Lovin'" is also fabulously covered on this compilation, as well as "Best Of Both Worlds" which has also been sung by other 60's crooners, like Scott Walker.

Some of these songs were only released on LP in the late sixties and early seventies, and really shouldnt be missed this time around. This is one of those albums that you can share with the entire family, young or old. Its good music, without any suggestive content or swearing, which is quite uncommon nowadays in mainstream pop.

To all fans of this music and of Lulu, I just want to state that while I think Lulu's voice was amazing and her delivery always first rate, any attempt to refer to the material as "dodgy", whatever that means, is just plain silly. First and foremost Lulu WAS a Pop singer, and she went to Mickie Most because she had a couple of early successes and then bombed out. Mickie, with his brilliance for picking the right song, is owed mucho credit here folks. As you go snapping your fingers, tapping your toes and singing along, please give credit where it is due, the one and only Mickie Most. Without Mickie, Lulu's career would likely have stalled out and ended where it was. From 1967 through to 1969 she became a household name BECAUSE of Mickie Most. So, please give the man his props. You are also talking about first rate musicians like John Paul Jones, Big Jim Sullivan, etc.

I love every song on this album, and if you love British Pop from the 1960's you will too!

Love Loves to Love Love is to Love... is on this Cd along with other great songs like "Best of Both Worlds" in the day she gave artists like Dusty Springfield and Dionee Warwick and Wilson Pickett a run for their money!!!!!!!!!!!!!