Petula Clark - Solitude & Sunshine - The Songs Of Rod McKuen (Expanded Edition) (2007/2025)

When Grammy-winning artist Petula Clark met poet-songwriter-singer Rod McKuen in France during the 1960s, they became fast friends. Petula, of course, was one of the biggest music stars in the world and in the midst of a long string of hits in both English and French. For his part, McKuen was a huge fan of Petula, naming her his favorite female vocalist; and by the mid-1970s, they had performed together on several television programs. Inspired by Petula’s recorded versions of his dramatic environmental anthem "The Wind of Change" and the tender ballad "I Think of You," McKuen resolved to put together an entire album of his compositions for Petula just like he had done with Frank Sinatra on his 1969 release A Man Alone.

The project was announced, but it took a few decades to come to fruition; finally, after her acclaimed runs with the musicals Blood Brothers and Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and in London, and national tours across the United States, Petula and Rod were able to synchronize their schedules in 2005. Multiple sessions at Hollywood's Private Island Trax studio and an overdub session in Geneva would yield 20 favorites from the McKuen songbook, passionately and poignantly sung by England's most successful female singer of the 20th century. A limited-edition, 14-track CD available from Rod's website and Petula's fan club quickly sold out, and now SOLITUDE & SUNSHINE - The Songs of Rod McKuen is coming to retail for the first time in a newly expanded edition including 6 bonus tracks, 5 unreleased! The CD includes extensive liner notes written by both Rod and Petula along with rare photos. A huge find for fans of either artist!

Tracklist
1 Petula Clark– Rock Gently
Written-By – Rod McKuen
2 Petula Clark– People Change
Written-By – Rod McKuen
3 Petula Clark– Love's Been Good To Me
Written-By – Rod McKuen
4 Petula Clark, Rod McKuen– The Importance Of The Rose
Written-By – Gilbert Bécaud, Rod McKuen
5 Petula Clark– I Never Go There Anymore
Written-By – Marty Paich, Rod McKuen
6 Petula Clark– Moving Day
Written-By – Rod McKuen
7 Petula Clark– Listen To The Warm
Written-By – Rod McKuen
8 Petula Clark– It's Raining
Written-By – Rod McKuen
9 Petula Clark– The Single Woman
Written-By – Rod McKuen
10 Petula Clark, Rod McKuen– Where Are We Now
Written-By – Rod McKuen
11 Petula Clark– Seasons In The Sun
Written-By – Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen
12 Petula Clark– As I Love My Own
Written-By – Rod McKuen
13 Petula Clark– About The Time
Written-By – Léo Ferré, Rod McKuen
14 Petula Clark– Solitude's My Home
Written-By – Georges Moustaki, Rod McKuen
Bonus Tracks
15 Petula Clark– Simple Gifts
16 Petula Clark, Rod McKuen– Love Is
17 Petula Clark– Three
18 Petula Clark– Song Without Words
19 Petula Clark, Rod McKuen– The Silver Apples Of The Moon
20 Petula Clark– If You go Away