In the Wind/Are You Ready for This?

Interesting journey as she tries to find a style truly suitable for her. She should have been bigger but , as you will hear, she jumps from genre to genre. Sometimes smoothly and sometimes not so smoothly.In the Wind and Are You Ready for This are nice and she pulls off some good performances. New Image and What the World Needs Now Is Love are ok in some instances and not so good in others. In fact there is repetition in What the World... with the other albums. If you are following her career then this set is a bargain. Her Atlantic material is actually the best style for her, I recommend that collection before this but this is how she got there.

Great Recording...

a great way to experience Jackie.......thanks heaps

The Brits do it again: showing up the US record market.Four of her first LPs -- one absolutely can't go wrong at this price!And do a search on "deshannon singles" and see whut ya find . . .

A short review of the 48 tracks (originally from 4 of Jackie's 60s LPs)...'IN THE WIND': most here had actually originally been previously released on Jackie's 1963 LP 'JACKIE DESHANNON' and highlights are the aptly titled 'Blowin In The Wind', 'Walking Down The Line' (outstanding), 'Don't Think Twice', 'If I Had A Hammer' (brilliant), 'Needles & Pins', '500 Miles' (highlight), & 'Puff (The Magic Dragon)' (magical), 'Don't Turn Your Back On Me' (excellent) i.e. most of them (are highlights that is) (9/10);ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?: highlights are 'Music & Memories' (reminds of Supremes), 'Windows & Doors' (a slow start but then soars), 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me' (not as good as Dusty but still good), 'To Wait For Love' (pretty), 'Call Me' (Petula did it slightly better though)...generally though this LP is a little too much like The Supremes style & does not really suit Jackie's folk voice. (8/10)'NEW IMAGE': this one is a little too MOR sophisticated jazz cocktail pop but it does contain three fine numbers in 'I'll Be Seeing You', 'Time' & 'Where Does The Sun Go' (8/10).'WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE': this was in fact a compilation from the 60s and of the 12 songs then 2 are from 'THIS IS' including 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' itself? 1 is from 'IN THE WIND'; 5 from 'ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?'; 1 from 'NEW IMAGE'; 3 from 'FOR YOU'. Of the 12 tracks included on this 2CD then 8 are sublime including 'It's All In The Game' & 'Changin' My Mind' from 'FOR YOU'. (strange though to include the same 7 tracks twice on this 2CD compilation) (8/10)Overall a 5 because there are just so many gems included here.

Beat Goes On of the UK (BGO) touched on Jackie DeShannon's fab Sixties output back in August 2005 when they combined her "Don't Turn Your Back On Me" album (1964 on Liberty Records) with her 3rd LP "This Is Jackie DeShannon" (1965 on Imperial Records) plonking both onto 1 CD (Beat Goes On BGOCD 684). This complimentary 2015 two-disc set gives us four STEREO albums on Imperial put onto 2CDs and all of it in their customary tasty reissue style (card wrap, extensive booklet, quality remasters of Stereo and Mono mixes). Here are the details and the love what the world needs right now...UK released March 2015 - "In The Wind/Are You Ready For This?/New Magic/What The World Needs Now Is Love" by JACKIE DeSHANNON on Beat Goes On BGOCD 1176 (Barcode 5017261211767) breaks down as follows:Disc 1 (62:03 minutes):1. Blowin' In The Wind2. Walkin' Down The Line3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right4. If I Had A Hammer5. Jailer Bring Me Water6. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down7. Needles And Pins [Side 2]8. Little Yellow Roses9. 500 Miles10. Oh Sweet Chariot (Mono)11. Puff (The Magic Dragon)12. Don't Turn Your Back On MeTracks 1 to 12 are her 4th album "In The Wind" - released 1965 in the USA on Imperial LP-9296 (Mono) and LP-12296 (Stereo). The Stereo mix is used except for track 10 "Oh Sweet Chariot"13. I Can Make It With You14. Music And Memories15. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Mono)16. Are You Ready For This17. To Be Myself (Mono)18. Love Is Leading Me19. Windows And Doors (Mono) [Side 2]20. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me21. So Long Johnny22. To Wait For Love (Is To Waste Your Life Away)23. Call Me24. Find Me LoveTracks 13 to 24 are her 5th album "Are You Ready For This?" - released 1966 in the USA on Imperial LP-9328 (Mono) and LP-12328 (Stereo). The Stereo mix is used except for tracks 15, 17 and 19 - which are Mono.Disc 2 (68:05 minutes):1. Come On Down (From The Top Of That Hill)2. The Carnival Is Closed Today3. I'll Be Seeing You4. A Sunday Kind Of Love5. The Wishing Well (from the motion picture Hawaii) (Mono)6. Night And Day7. I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do8. Time9. A Proper Girl10. Where Does The Sun Go?11. That's The Name Of The Game12. Poor SomeoneTracks 1 to 12 are her 6th album "New Image" - released 1967 in the USA on Imperial LP-9344 (Mono) and LP-12344 (Stereo). The Stereo mix is used except for track 5 - which is Mono.13. What The World Needs Now Is Love14. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (Io Che Non Vivo)15. It's All In The Game16. So Long Johnny17. Changin' My Mind18. Windows And Doors (Mono)19. A Lifetime Of Loneliness20. Everything Under The Sun21. To Wait For Love22. Where Does The Sun Go?23. Little Yellow Roses24. Call MeTracks 13 to 24 are her 7th album "What The World Needs Now Is Love" - released 1968 in the USA on Imperial LP-12404 (Stereo only) except for Track 18 - which is Mono.The 16-page booklet has superb liner notes by noted writer and musicologist JOHN TOBLER as well as album credits, black and white publicity photos and original LP liner notes where available. Between it and the card wrap - you get a very classy feel to this reissue. But the real goodies come with the Stereo mixes of the albums which sound utterly brill thanks to quality remasters from BGO's resident go-to Engineer ANDREW THOMPSON. I've sung this guy's praises before and he's done the business by these records. There are (as you can see from above) some instances where the Mono take is replaced by the Stereo version and the audio definitely takes a dip for the worse - but these Universal licenced tapes are clearly in great shape.With the winds of change and social upheaval going through American society like a dose of salts - it's clear that like so many others - the wallop of Bob Dylan's albums and his thought-provoking consciousness hit out Jackie hard. She opens "In The Wind" with no less than three Dylan covers in a row sounding like she means every word - then taps into Pete Seeger's "If I Had A Hammer" and Eric Von Schmidt's "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" (another Dylan favorite complete with harmonica fills that ape BD's style). Even Bobby Darin's "Jailer Bring Me Water" is made to sound like a Folky anthem. I could probably live without her saccharine cover of Peter, Paul & Mary's "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and the Mono cut of the Traditional "Oh Sweet Chariot" doesn't do much for me either. Better is her lone composition on the album "Don't Turn Your Back On Me" - an excellent and hooky Pop hit that would give Goffin/King a run for their Brill Building money. Vanguard Records folky Hedy West provides the lonesome and lovely "500 Miles" - another highlight on a very strong album.Returning to the melodrama of Phil Spector strings and girls - the "Are You Ready For This?" LP opens strongly with the Dusty Springfield sounding "I Can Make It With You" (another winner penned by Chip Taylor). But the album sees DeShannon's songwriting talent start to shine through big time. The title track "Are You Ready For This?" is the first of four self-penned songs to kick in ("To Be Myself", "Love Is Leading Me" and "Find Me Love" are the other three) which combined with "Windows And Doors", "So Long Johnny" and "To Wait For Love" by Bacharach and David - give the album a strong edge by virtue of such strong material. "To Be Myself" and "Love Is Leading Me" give a musical nod towards the girl group sound of Motown and are so catchy - she even gives it a brassy stab at Tony Hatch's "Call Me" - a huge hit in the UK for Petula Clark.Things take a more decidedly Pop turn with the "New Image" album - very upbeat and cheery in that Summer Of Love kind of a way - epitomised by the opener "Come On Down (From The Top Of That Hill)". The audio quality on "The Carnival Is Closed Today" is truly fabulous. Things getting decidedly soppy with "A Sunday Kind Of Love" but "The Wishing Doll" is dreadful film dross (made worse by dreary Mono). Things pick up with her chipper version of Cole Porter's "Night And Day". Both "Time" and "Poor Someone" are great upbeat/mid-tempo Sixties Pop but even better are her own two contributions - "Where Does The Sun Go?" and "That's The Name Of The Game".Probably her most famous and beloved song - Bacharach & David's "What The World Needs Now Is Love" still has that eternally optimistic Sixties magic about it. Another B&D winner comes in the shape of "So Long Johnny" while her own "Where Does The Sun Go?" gets another version that is so Bobbie Gentry in its delivery. "Little Yellow Roses" (with surprisingly deep lyrics) and Hatch's "Call Me" end it in style.It's not all genius of course but for lovers of Jackie DeShannon and her Sixties Sound this is yet another great reissue from BGO. Fans should dig in right away and enjoy - especially given the superb audio and presentation...

Four Jackie DeShannon albums from the mid to late 60's (1965 to 1968) - 'In the wind', 'Are you ready for this', 'New Image' and 'What the world needs now' on 2 cd's. There are 12 tracks on each album, so 48 tracks in all - what a bargain. The albums are presented in stereo with one or two tracks across the 4 albums being in Mono. The whole package is nicely presented - the cd comes in a slipcase, there is a 16 page informative booklet. The sound quality is very good.Cd 1. Contains the albums: 'In the wind' & 'Are you ready for this'. The first 12 tracks (In the Wind) contain mostly folk covers and standards, opening with 3 Bob Dylan tracks but there are 2 originals that truly standout - 'Needles and pins' and the self-penned 'Don't turn your back on me'. 7/10.As for the second album (Are you ready for this) it's in stark contrast to 'In the wind'. It's one of my favourite albums of hers. Nearly all the songs are gems. 4 tracks are self-penned and all are fantastic - the title track, To be myself, Love is leading me and the northern soul sounding 'Find me love'. 9.5/10.Cd 2. Contains the albums: 'New Image' & 'What the world needs... the tracks of 'New image' are a mixed bag of originals and standards/covers. I feel Jackie was always at her best when writing for herself or using songs of quality from her contemporaries like - Goffin/King and Burt Bacharach. 5/10.The album 'What the world need now' is quite good, containing many David/Bacharach songs, a Tony Hatch song and 'Where does the sun go' by Jackie herself which is very good. 8/10.Overall, a mix of styles from 1940's standards, folk covers to pop originals but as I've said already - 48 tracks on 2 cd's is a bargain. Well done BGO records.

A short review of the 48 tracks (originally from 4 of Jackie's 60s LPs)...'IN THE WIND': most here had actually originally been previously released on Jackie's 1963 LP 'JACKIE DESHANNON' and highlights are the aptly titled 'Blowin In The Wind', 'Walking Down The Line' (outstanding), 'Don't Think Twice', 'If I Had A Hammer' (brilliant), 'Needles & Pins', '500 Miles' (highlight), & 'Puff (The Magic Dragon)' (magical), 'Don't Turn Your Back On Me' (excellent) i.e. most of them (are highlights that is) (9/10);ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?: highlights are 'Music & Memories' (reminds of Supremes), 'Windows & Doors' (a slow start but then soars), 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me' (not as good as Dusty but still good), 'To Wait For Love' (pretty), 'Call Me' (Petula did it slightly better though)...generally though this LP is a little too much like The Supremes style & does not really suit Jackie's folk voice. (8/10)'NEW IMAGE': this one is a little too MOR sophisticated jazz cocktail pop but it does contain three fine numbers in 'I'll Be Seeing You', 'Time' & 'Where Does The Sun Go' (8/10).'WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE': this was in fact a compilation from the 60s and of the 12 songs then 2 are from 'THIS IS' including 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' itself? 1 is from 'IN THE WIND'; 5 from 'ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?'; 1 from 'NEW IMAGE'; 3 from 'FOR YOU'. Of the 12 tracks included on this 2CD then 8 are sublime including 'It's All In The Game' & 'Changin' My Mind' from 'FOR YOU'. (strange though to include the same 7 tracks twice on this 2CD compilation) (8/10)Overall a 5 because there are just so many gems included here.

Die beiden frühen alben aud dieser doppel-CD sind vieleicht noch nichts besonderes . Aber das 3. Album und vor Allem das letzte ist einfach klasse. Von all den 60s Girls ist Jackie eine meiner aller liebsten, auch wenn Sie stimmlich nicht ganz die reichweite hat , wie manche andere , aber mir ist die Stimme einfach sympatisch . Man merkt das es kein dummes Girly ist. Die Texte der Songs sind deutlich überdurchschnittlich und die Produktion des Albums von 68 ist hervoragend. Einfach Toll !

Takes me back a bit. I love it (and Jackie).

very good