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    Nothing Comes Easy (Box)

    11/01/2004

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    All Music Guide Review

    Four CDs and 101 songs may seem like more Sandie Shaw than most listeners would want to own, much less hear -- that's what this reviewer thought, until he started going song by song through this set, and damned if there was not one song in this collection, covering her complete single A- and B-sides from 1964 through 1988, that wasn't worth hearing. Indeed, there are revelations throughout, starting with the superb sound and the use of proper first-generation masters on everything here, and the digital production to back it up with a warm, rich sound that's quietly intoxicating and seductive. The evolution of Shaw's style and approach to singing is so gradual that it catches you unaware when she shifts from one style to another -- her 1980s sides may be far removed from the British Invasion sides in style, but you hardly notice the incremental moves, from being surrounded by electric rhythm guitars to accompanied by synthesized drums, and she's pretty powerful in either mode. The sound is amazingly crisp throughout, making up for a multitude of sins evident in past compilations of Shaw's work. The fourth disc is made up of rare tracks that, for a change, can be taken as simply more good music by the casual listener, as much as savored by the true fan. The accompanying booklet would also make a pretty good core for a serious hardcover book on Shaw. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • As Long As You're Happy, Baby (Mono Version)
  • 2:47
  • 2
  • Ya-Ya-Da-Da (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:20
  • 3
  • (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me (New Stereo Remix)
  • 2:45
  • 4
  • Don't You Know (New Stereo Remix)
  • 2:11
  • 5
  • I'd Be Far Better off Without You
  • 3:00
  • 6
  • Girl Don't Come
  • 2:12
  • 7
  • I'll Stop at Nothing
  • 3:00
  • 8
  • You Can't Blame Him
  • 2:39
  • 9
  • Long Live Love
  • 2:41
  • 10
  • I've Heard About Him
  • 2:26
  • 11
  • Message Understood
  • 3:00
  • 12
  • Don't You Count On It
  • 2:29
  • 13
  • How Can You Tell
  • 2:41
  • 14
  • If Ever You Need Me
  • 3:08
  • 15
  • Tomorrow (New Stereo Remix)
  • 2:55
  • 16
  • Hurting You (Mono Version)
  • 2:31
  • 17
  • Nothing Comes Easy (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:30
  • 18
  • Stop Before You Start
  • 2:02
  • 19
  • Run (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:37
  • 20
  • Long Walk Home
  • 2:28
  • 21
  • Think Sometimes About Me
  • 2:21
  • 22
  • Hide All Emotion
  • 3:05
  • 23
  • I Don't Need Anything (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:38
  • 24
  • Keep in Touch
  • 2:44
  • 25
  • Puppet on a String
  • 2:23
  • 26
  • Tell the Boys
  • 2:56
  • 27
  • Tonight in Tokyo
  • 2:39
  • 28
  • You've Been Seeing Her Again (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:04
  • 29 (2)
  • You've Not Changed
  • 2:19
  • 30 (2)
  • Don't Make Me Cry (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:38
  • 31 (2)
  • Today
  • 2:19
  • 32 (2)
  • London (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:22
  • 33 (2)
  • Don't Run Away (Mono Version)
  • 2:38
  • 34 (2)
  • Stop (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:52
  • 35 (2)
  • Show Me (Mono Version)
  • 2:43
  • 36 (2)
  • One More Lie (Mono Version)
  • 2:14
  • 37 (2)
  • Together (New Stereo Remix)
  • 2:21
  • 38 (2)
  • Turn On the Sunshine (Mono Version)
  • 2:53
  • 39 (2)
  • Those Were the Days (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:58
  • 40 (2)
  • Make It Go (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:52
  • 41 (2)
  • Monsieur Dupont (Mono Version)
  • 2:53
  • 42 (2)
  • Voice in the Crowd (First UK Stereo Release)(Version)
  • 2:26
  • 43 (2)
  • Think It All Over
  • 3:04
  • 44 (2)
  • Send Me a Letter
  • 2:56
  • 45 (2)
  • Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now
  • 2:39
  • 46 (2)
  • So Many Things to Do (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:08
  • 47 (2)
  • By Tomorrow (Mono Version)
  • 2:56
  • 48 (2)
  • Maple Village (Mono Version)
  • 3:02
  • 49 (2)
  • Wight Is Wight
  • 2:51
  • 50 (2)
  • That's the Way He's Made (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:39
  • 51 (2)
  • Rose Garden
  • 3:11
  • 52 (2)
  • Maybe I'm Amazed
  • 3:44
  • 53 (2)
  • Show Your Face (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:26
  • 54 (2)
  • Dear Madame (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:26
  • 55 (3)
  • Where Did They Go? (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:48
  • 56 (3)
  • Look at Me (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:35
  • 57 (3)
  • Father and Son (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:27
  • 58 (3)
  • Pity the Ship Is Sinking (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:17
  • 59 (3)
  • One More Night
  • 3:26
  • 60 (3)
  • Still So Young
  • 4:27
  • 61 (3)
  • Just a Disillusion
  • 4:07
  • 62 (3)
  • Your Mama Wouldn't Like It
  • 3:37
  • 63 (3)
  • Anyone Who Had a Heart
  • 3:13
  • 64 (3)
  • Anyone Who Had a Heart (Instrumental)
  • 3:24
  • 65 (3)
  • Wish I Was
  • 3:19
  • 66 (3)
  • Life Is Like a Star
  • 3:01
  • 67 (3)
  • Hand in Glove
  • 2:58
  • 68 (3)
  • I Don't Owe You Anything
  • 4:07
  • 69 (3)
  • Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?
  • 3:42
  • 70 (3)
  • Steven (You Don't Eat Meat)
  • 3:49
  • 71 (3)
  • Frederick
  • 3:27
  • 72 (3)
  • Go Johnny Go!
  • 3:02
  • 73 (3)
  • Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness
  • 2:11
  • 74 (3)
  • Lover of the Century
  • 5:13
  • 75 (3)
  • Nothing Less Than Brilliant
  • 3:41
  • 76 (3)
  • I Love Peace
  • 3:16
  • 77 (4)
  • As Long As You're Happy, Baby (Remake)(#)
  • 3:01
  • 78 (4)
  • It's All Over (Guardo Te Che Te Ne Vai) (#)
  • 3:02
  • 79 (4)
  • I'll Cry Myself to Sleep (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:35
  • 80 (4)
  • Had a Dream Last Night
  • 2:38
  • 81 (4)
  • Ask Any Woman (First Stereo Release)
  • 3:07
  • 82 (4)
  • So This Is Love (Mono Version)(#)
  • 2:54
  • 83 (4)
  • Gypsy Eyes (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:19
  • 84 (4)
  • Don't Run Away (Early Version)(#)
  • 2:50
  • 85 (4)
  • Every Day (Mono Version)
  • 2:22
  • 86 (4)
  • Now (Mono Version)(#)
  • 2:21
  • 87 (4)
  • Toy (First Stereo Release)
  • 2:24
  • 88 (4)
  • Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere (Mono Version)
  • 2:55
  • 89 (4)
  • I Must Be Lucky (Mono Version)(#)
  • 2:07
  • 90 (4)
  • Surround Yourself With Sorrow (Mono Version)(#)
  • 2:54
  • 91 (4)
  • I Can't Go On Living Without You (Mono Version)(#)
  • 3:09
  • 92 (4)
  • The Fool on the Hill (Mono Version)(#)
  • 3:31
  • 93 (4)
  • The Comedy (Arlecchino) (#)
  • 3:43
  • 94 (4)
  • It's Affecting My Mind (Che Effetto Mi Fa) (#)
  • 2:45
  • 95 (4)
  • Love Is for the Two of Us
  • 2:52
  • 96 (4)
  • She's Such a Beauty (#)
  • 2:18
  • 97 (4)
  • Strawberry Pie (#)
  • 2:53
  • 98 (4)
  • Sour Grapes (#)
  • 3:35
  • 99 (4)
  • Be My Baby (#)
  • 3:13
  • 100 (4)
  • Wish I Was (#)(Demo Version)
  • 2:43
  • 101 (4)
  • Sentimental Again (#)
  • 4:52

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    Credits

    • Tristram Penna
    • Liner Notes, Mixing, Interviewer, Compilation Producer


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