Petula is a female given name of only occasional usage but well-known on account of British entertainer Petula Clark.
Petula may also refer to:
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Petula is a 1968 Pye Records album release by Petula Clark leased to Warner Bros. in the USA.
The two albums precedent to Petula: These Are My Songs and The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener had been primarily produced by Sonny Burke with Tony Hatch, the producer/songwriter who'd established Clark as a top recording star in 1964, contributing only one track to each album. With Petula Hatch again became Clark's exclusive producer overseeing all the album's tracks. Petula would prove to be the last Petula Clark album of original material produced by Hatch.
The first advance single from Petula: the Les Reed/Barry Mason composition "Kiss Me Goodbye" had reached #15 US in April 1968, becoming the first hit single for Clark produced but not written by Hatch. Of the eleven additional tracks which would comprise Petula, seven were written by Hatch and Jackie Trent. Hatch also had Clark cover "Days", "The Good Life" and "This Girl's in Love with You" and recorded Clark singing "Why Can't I Cry" which had been written by arranger Johnny Harris and wife Kim Clark. The song was also recorded by Tom Jones.
1. We-he-he-hell, little things you say and domake me want to be with yo-hu-hu.
Rave on, it's a crazy feeling andI know it's got me reelin',
when you say : I love you ! Rave on.
2. The way you dance and hold me tight,
the way you kiss and say goodni-hi-hight,
rave on, it's a crazy feeling andI know it's got me reelin',
when you say : I love you ! Rave on
Well, rave on it's a crazy feeling,
and I know, it's got me reelin',
I'm so glad that you're leaving you love for me.Rave on, rave on and tell me, tell me not to be lonely,