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1-Caroline 2-You've Got Your Troubles 3-Here It Comes Again 4-This Golden Ring 5-You Gave Me Somebody To Love 6-Silent Street 7-Is It Realy Worth Your While 8-Our Love Has Gone 9-The Idol 10-Loving Cup 11-Seasons In The Sun 12-Celebration Of The Year 13-Ballad Of The Alamo 14-Books And Films 15-That Same Old Feeling 16-Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again 17-I Gotta Dream 18-Freedom Come Freedom 19-Storm In A Teacup 20-Baby By The Way 21-Everything Is Out Of Season 22-Wait Until September 23-Secret Love 24-Whenever It's A Sunday (1998/BR) 24 tracks
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Contains 24 of The Fortunes original A sides from the period 1964 to 1973 - including their 5 UK chart entries in 'You've Got Your Troubles', 'Here It Comes Again', 'This Golden Ring', 'Freedom Come Freedom Go', and 'Storm In A Teacup' (65wks in total - a chart life hardly comparable to their durability). There was much more as witnessed by the rest of the tracks 'Caroline', 'You Gave Me Somebody To Love', 'Silent Street', 'Is It Really Worth Your While', 'Our Love Has Gone', 'The Idol', 'Loving Cup', 'Seasons In The Sun', 'The Celebration Of The Year', 'The Ballad Of The Alamo', 'Books And Films', 'That Same Old Feeling', 'Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again', 'People I've Gotta Dream', 'Baby By The Way', 'Everything Is Out Of Season', 'Wait Until September', 'Secret Love' and 'Whenever It's A Sunday' featuring an array of symphonic ballads, happy fun sounds, magnificent harmonies, and Rod Allen - one of that rare breed of being both a great bass player & vocalist! The most famous version of the group was probably Rod Allen, Barry Pritchard, Glen Dale, David Carr, and Andy Brown - in fact they only existed together during a very short period from Sept '64 to June '66 (less than two years - part of the Decca years) before Glen Dale left. Shel MacRae came in from 'Is It Really Worth Your While' on. Dave Carr left after 'Seasons In The Sun' and George McAllister replaced him a year later! Even with 24 A sides there are still some missing (from the period) including 'Summertime Summertime', 'Come On Girl', 'Look Homeward Angel', 'Just Another Dream', 'Fire Brigade' and the brilliant 'Power & The Glory'. Highlights here are 'Storm In A Teacup' the beautiful 'Loving Cup' and the progressive 'The Idol'. A great compilation complete with a fine picture disc and a 12 page booklet & probably their best CD release to date! Well produced performed positive happy solid vocal 60s pop sounds, with many beautiful gems. Quiet brilliance.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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The Fortunes emerged in mid-sixties Britain with their debut single, Caroline, which failed to chart but was adopted as the theme song of the famous pirate radio station, Radio Caroline. This gave them plenty of publicity and they went on to have five UK chart hits, four of which made the top ten. Of these, the one they are best remembered for is You've got your troubles, their biggest hit. It peaked at number two in Britain and made the top ten in America. The follow-up, Here it comes again, made the top five in Britain and the top thirty in America. Following these two, their next single, This golden ring, was a comparative disappointment, failing to reach the UK top ten and being only a minor American hit. Worse was to follow, as they were unable to chart again for a few years.
Changes of label eventually yielded more hits, these being That same old feeling (a minor USA hit, in direct competition with the original by Pickettywitch), Here comes that rainy day feeling again (USA top twenty), Freedom come freedom go (UK top ten, a minor USA hit) and Storm in a teacup (UK top ten hit). So ended the chart career of the Fortunes.
This compilation contains all these hits together with all the intermediate failed singles. Moreover, these are all the original recordings - something not always true of re-issues of Fortunes music.
If you enjoy the music of the Hollies and the Tremeloes, you might give the Fortunes a listen.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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The United Artists single " The Idol " is one of the most overlooked singles of the late 60's.
The Fourtunes were on the slide then, their hit parade days long past, but on this single they showed what a great band they were.
The Fourtunes were on the slide then, their hit parade days long past, but on this single they showed what a great band they were.
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If you're "into" 60s music then buy this !!!
My title says it all. The Fortunes were one of the truly great vocal groups of the mid 60s-mid 70s who, although didn't acheive top success, were in their own way a unique... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Aremess
Originals!
Thanks to the reviews from others I learned what to look for when searching for the original recordings. Many thanks!
Published 14 months ago by Musicfan
Just as I remembered them!
For anyone who was around in the 60s and saw the Fortunes live, as well as those who would like to listen to many superb 'original' 60s tracks, this is a MUST purchase, I have... Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by J. Cook
60's pop at its best
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