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Where Is Petula Clark's Music? A Study of What's Missing from the Digital Era

The following, presents the findings of our comprehensive assessment into the digital availability of Petula's recorded catalogue in the United Kingdom. This research was conducted by the archivists here at the Fan Archive Collection.

Although every recording listed here has been issued on CD at some point (having first originally been issued on LP), these releases are now long out of print. As a result, Petula's back catalogue has not transitioned into the digital era in a consistent or comprehensive way. Despite her enduring legacy and decades-spanning discography, a significant portion of her recorded output remains absent from today's streaming and download platforms. This stands in stark contrast to the catalogues of her contemporaries such as Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Marianne Faithfull, and Sandie Shaw, whose core albums and key recordings are widely available across all major digital platforms. Petula's absence is therefore not reflective of her stature or relevance, but of a long-standing gap in catalogue management and digital preservation.

Our findings indicate that 64% of Petula's album-track catalogue is currently unavailable in the UK, either through physical reissues or digital platforms. The situation is particularly stark in the UK, where the overwhelming majority of her 1960s albums, the period most associated with her international success, are no longer accessible in any official digital form. Internationally, the situation is even more dire: in several key markets, including Europe and North America, many of these albums have never been made available digitally at all, leaving large portions of her global audience unable to access core parts of her catalogue.

A notable omission in the UK is Petula's 1970 album Memphis, widely regarded by fans and critics as one of her strongest 1970s albums. In the UK, only three tracks from this album are available digitally; the remainder remain locked away, unheard by new audiences and inaccessible to collectors. It represents a significant gap in her musical legacy.

This listing focuses on Petula's English-language albums, excluding hits compilations. The picture becomes even more incomplete when considering tracks issued solely on singles and EPs or scattered across various collections.

There is no justifiable reason for this continued absence, particularly given that all of the material has already been digitised for previous CD releases. While the likelihood of new physical reissues is limited, largely due to commercial constraints and a lack of interest from reissue labels, digital availability remains a practical and meaningful path forward.

Methodology
This assessment was undertaken as part of our review of Petula's recorded legacy and its representation on modern digital platforms. The research focused on identifying the current availability of her officially released recordings, with attention to album tracks only.

To establish an accurate picture of the catalogue's digital footprint, we cross-referenced multiple sources, including historical discographies, label release schedules, out-of-print CD editions, and current digital platform listings. Although all recordings included in this study have been issued on CD at some point, those physical releases are now unavailable. This study therefore distinguishes between historical availability (past CD issues) and current accessibility (what can be streamed or downloaded today).

A track was counted as "available" only if it is currently accessible on major digital platforms in an officially licensed form. Grey-market uploads, unauthorised releases, and region-restricted anomalies were excluded.

Using this methodology, the dataset comprises 289 recordings, of which 106 (36.9%) are currently available in digital form. The remaining 183 recordings (63.1%) are unavailable on any official UK digital platform.

Criteria Used
Timeframe

• 1957 - 1978, representing Petula's core English-language studio / live output during her most commercially active period

Language & Territory

• English language recordings only

• U.K. album releases only

Format Inclusion / Exclusion

• Included: Album tracks

Excluded

• Tracks issued only as singles

• EP-only tracks

• B-sides not included on U.K. albums

• Various artist compilation exclusives

• Unreleased recordings

Digital Availability Definition

• A track is counted as "available" only if it appears on major digital platforms in an officially licensed form

Historical Availability

• All recordings in this dataset have been issued on CD at some point, but these editions are now out of print

Scope & Limitations

• This study does not include Petula's extensive French, German, Italian, or Spanish catalogues

• It does not include soundtrack appearances, guest features, or non-album singles

• Regional digital anomalies were excluded to maintain UK-centric consistency

• It does not include releases pre 1957 or post 1978 - to have included these, the situation becomes even more dire

• Availability reflects the landscape as of 15 March 2026

Key Findings
Overall Catalogue Availability

• Total recordings assessed: 289

• Available digitally: 106 (36.9%)

• Unavailable: 183 (63.1%)

Album-Level Availability

• Total albums assessed: 25

• Albums from the 1960s: 13 (Petula's most commercial period)

• 1960s albums available digitally: 2 out of 13

• Percentage available: 15%

• Percentage unavailable: 85%

Critical Context

The only two 1960s albums currently available in full: In Hollywood and In Other Words, are accessible solely because they have entered the public domain. Their availability does not reflect any active curation, licensing effort, or catalogue management by rights holders.

This assessment provides the clearest picture to date of the digital status of Petula's English-language album catalogue. By examining 25 albums and 289 individual recordings released between 1957 and 1978, we have identified a substantial and ongoing gap in the availability of her work on modern platforms. Despite Petula's cultural impact, chart success, and enduring legacy, 64% of her album-track recordings remain unavailable in any official digital format.The findings are particularly stark for the 1960s, the decade most closely associated with her international prominence. Of the 13 albums issued during this period, only two are currently available, and these survive solely because they have entered the public domain, not through any active preservation or reissue strategy. The remainder, including several landmark albums, are inaccessible to both new listeners and long-time fans.

This absence is not due to lost masters or technical barriers. Every recording in this study has already been digitised for past CD releases, all of which are now out of print. The issue is one of rights management, commercial prioritisation, and a lack of coordinated catalogue stewardship. As a result, a significant portion of Petula's artistic legacy remains effectively hidden from the digital era.

The research presented here is intended as both documentation and advocacy. By identifying what is missing, where it originally appeared, and how much of the catalogue remains unavailable, we aim to support renewed attention to Petula's recorded legacy. Digital release represents the most practical and sustainable path forward, one that benefits fans, researchers, rights holders, and Petula herself.

Until these recordings are restored to circulation, the picture of her career available to the public will remain incomplete. This study underscores the importance of addressing that gap and ensuring that Petula's remarkable body of work is preserved, accessible, and discoverable for generations to come.

Petula currently reaches 845,375 monthly listeners on Spotify, despite having access to only a fraction of her recorded output. With such a limited selection generating this level of engagement, the potential impact of restoring her full catalogue to digital platforms is clear: audience reach, discovery, and cultural visibility would increase dramatically.

At a Glance:

Total number of tracks considered 289	Total number of albums considered 25
Number of tracks currently available 106	Total number of tracks NOT available 183

Total percentage of Petula's back catalogue available on authorised UK digital platforms 36%

The albums and tracks:

Track titles marked in bold* denote those currently accessible on digital platforms in the UK. All remaining titles are, at present, unavailable in any officially released digital format.

You Are My Lucky Star - 1957 1. It's Foolish But It's Fun* 2. Sonny Boy* 3. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart* 4. Alone* 5. I Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi* 6. Goodnight My Love* 7. I Wish I Knew* 8. Slumming On Park Avenue* 9. As Time Goes By* 10. It's The Natural Thing To Do* 11. Afraid To Dream* 12. You Are My Lucky Star* Available digitally solely through labels operating under UK public-domain provisions, rather than through any coordinated rights-holder release.

In Hollywood - 1960 1. Day In Day Out* 2. Darn That Dream* 3. Mama's Talking Soft* 4. For The Very First Time* 5. That's How It Feels* 6. Where Are You (Now That I Need You)* 7. I Love A Violin* 8. I'm In Love Again* 9. A Doodlin' Song* 10. There's A Small Hotel* 11. Lucky* 12. Too Darn Hot* Available digitally solely through labels operating under UK public-domain provisions, rather than through any coordinated rights-holder release.

In Other Words - 1962 1. I Love To Sing* 2. Be Anything (But Be Mine)* 3. On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fé* 4. George* 5. Gotta Have Me Go WIth You* 6. For Every Man There's A Woman* 7. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes* 8. In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)* 9. There's Nothing More To Say* 10. I Get Along Without You Very Well* 11. Mademoiselle De Paris* 12. Just You, Just Me* 13. All Through The Day* 14. When Lights Are Low* 15. Nighty-Night* Available digitally solely through labels operating under UK public-domain provisions, rather than through any coordinated rights-holder release.

Downtown - 1965 1. True Love Never Runs Smooth* 2. Baby It's Me* 3. Now That You've Gone 4. Tell Me (That It's Love) 5. Crying Through A Sleepless Night* 6. In Love 7. Music 8. Be Good To Me 9. This Is Goodbye* 10. Let Me Tell You* 11. You Belong To Me* 12. Downtown*	The New Petula Clark ... - 1965 1. Dancing In The Street* 2. Strangers And Lovers 3. Everything In The Garden 4. The "In" Crowd 5. Heart* 6. You're The One* 7. A Foggy Day 8. Gotta Tell The World 9. Every Little Bit Hurts* 10. Call Me* 11. Goin' Out Of My Head 12. I Know A Place*	The International Hits - 1965 1. Never On Sunday 2. You Can't Keep Me From Loving You 3. What Now My Love* 4. Why Don't They Understand 5. Have I The Right 6. Volare* 7. One More Sunrise 8. I Want To Hold Your Hand* 9. Love Me With All Your Heart 10. Boy From Ipanema* 11. I (Who Have Nothing) 12. Hello Dolly*
My Love - 1966 1. My Love* 2. Hold On To What You've Got 3. We Can Work It Out* 4. Time For Love* 5. Just Say Goodbye* 6. The Life And Soul Of The Party* 7. A Sign Of The Times* 8. The Thirty-first Of June 9. Where Did We Go Wrong* 10. I Can't Remember (Ever Loving You) 11. Dance With Me* 12. If I Were A Bell	I Couldn't Live ...  - 1965 1. Strangers In The Night 2. A Groovy Kind Of Love 3. Rain* 4. Wasn't It You 5. There Goes My Love, There Goes My Life* 6. Monday, Monday 7. Bang Bang 8. Homeward Bound* 9. Two Rivers* 10. Come Rain Or Come Shine 11. Elusive Butterfly 12. I Couldn't Live Without Your Love*	Colour My World - 1967 1. England Swings 2. Cherish* 3. Please Don't Go 4. What Would I Be 5. While The Children Play 6. Who Am I* 7. Winchester Cathedral* 8. Las Vegas 9. Reach Out, I'll Be There* 10. Special People 11. Here, There, And Everywhere* 12. Colour My World*
These Are My Songs - 1967 1. This Is My Song* 2. Groovin' 3. Lover Man 4. San Francisco* 5. Eternally* 6. Resist 7. Don't Sleep In The Subway* 8. Imagine 9. Love Is Here 10. How Insensitive 11. I Will Wait For You 12. On The Path Of Glory	The Other Man's Grass  - 1968 1. Smile 2. Black Coffee 3. The Last Waltz 4. Answer Me My Love* 5. The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener* 6. Today, Tomorrow 7. I Could Have Danced All Night* 8. At The Crossroads 9. L'ile De France 10. The Cat In The Window* 11. For Love 12. Ballad Of A Sad Young Man	Petula - 1968 1. Don't Give Up* 2. Have Another Dream On Me 3. Your Love Is Everywhere 4. One In A Million 5. Beautiful In The Rain 6. This Girl's In Love With You* 7. Kiss Me Goodbye* 8. The Sun Shines Out Of Your Shoes 9. We're Falling In Love Again 10. Days* 11. Why Can't I Cry 12. The Good Life
Portrait of Petula - 1969 1. Happy Heart* 2. If Ever You're Lonely 3. Games People Play* 4. Love Is The Only Thing 5. When I Was A Child 6. The Ad 7. My Funny Valentine 8. Lovin' Things 9. When I Give My Heart 10. Let It Be Me* 11. Some 12. The Windmills Of Your Mind	Just Pet  - 1969 1. The Lights Of Night 2. Fill The World With Love 3. Houses 4. Happy Together 5. Things Bright And Beautiful 6. Hey Jude* 7. For Those In Love 8. Butterfly 9. If I Only Had Time 10. The Fool On The Hill* 11. No One Better Than You*	Memphis - 1970 1. I Wanna See Morning With Him 2. Nothing's As Good As It Used To Be 3. Goodnight Sweet Dreams 4. Right On 5. Neon Rainbow* 6. It Don't Matter To Me* 7. How We Gonna Live To Be A Hundred Years Old Together 8. When The World Was Round 9. That Old Time Feeling 10. That's What Life Is All About 11. People Get Ready*
The Song Of My Life - 1971 1. Let Me Be The One 2. Loss Of Love 3. Cry Like A Baby* 4. Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So* 5. For Free 6. Maybe I'm Amazed* 7. The Song Of My Life* 8. Beautiful 9. Time And Love 10. I've Got My Eyes On You 11. Couldn't Sleep 12. I Just Can't Wait To Hold You	Today - 1971 2. After The Hill 3. Close To You 4. Spring In September 5. I've Got To Know 6. City Lights 7. Gotta Be Better Than This 8. After You 9. Today 10. Marie De Vere* 11. Coming Back To You Tracks 1 and 12 have been omitted, as they appear earlier in the catalogue and this research avoids double-counting. Interestingly, since The Guardian article appeared, City Lights has now vanished from UK digital platforms.	Petula '71 - 1971 1. Tears Of A Clown 2. He Made Me A Woman 3. Man In A Million 4. For All We Know 5. One Step Behind 6. I Know What Love Is About 7. If* 8. It Can Happen 9. Wind Of Change 10. Looking At Life 11. The World Song* 12. Song Went Wrong
Now - 1972 1. Wedding Song (There Is Love) 2. Solitaire 3. Don't Hide Your Love 4. Shelter 5. Mother Of Us All 6. Baby, I'm Yours 7. My Guy* 8. Your Heart Is Free Just Like The Wind 9. Nothing Succeeds Like Success 10. Song Without End 11. It's A Musical World	Live At The RAH - 1972 1. This Girl's In Love With You 2. Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In 3. Don't Sleep In The Subway 4. My Name Is Petula 5. Call Me 6. I Couldn't Live Without Your Love 7. Medley From "My Fair Lady" 8. Un Enfant 9. Hey Jude 10. Downtown	Come On Home - 1974 1. The Gypsy 2. I've Got To Learn To Live Without You 3. In The Old Fashioned Way 4. Till 5. Killing Me Softly 6. Baby I'm A Want You - Everything I Own 7. I Can See Clearly Now 8. Come On Home 9. Half As Much 10. Until It's Time For You To Go 11. Here Comes That Rainy day Feeling - If You Could Read My Mind 12. Without You
Live In London - 1974 1. I Can See Clearly Now 2. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 3. Alone Again Naturally / Get Down 4. Where Do I Begin 5. Music 6. Yesterday Once More 7. G.I. Jive 8. Your Cheatin' Heart 9. The Man That Got Away 10. You've Got A Friend 11. What The World Needs Now	Just Petula - 1975 2. Silver Spoon 4. C'Est Ça, Ma Chanson 7. Let's Sing A Love Song 9. Fixing To Live Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11 have been omitted, as they appear earlier in the catalogue and this research avoids double-counting.	I'm The Woman You Need - 1975 1. Brand New Day 2. And You Love Me 3. No Such Thing As A Miracle 4. Loving Arms 5. Your Cheatin' Heart 6. I'm The Woman You Need 7. To Give 8. I Can't Remember 9. Will My Love Be You (Eres Tu) 10. Every Step Of The Way 11. You Don't Need Me 12. Never Been A Horse

Destiny - 1978

1. I'm Not In Love 2. Smiley 3. I Really Didn't Mean To Write This Song Today 4. When You're Gone 5. What Am I Doing Here 6. Songbird 7. You're My Destiny 8. When The Going Gets Rough 9. If You Leave Me Now 10. Put A Little Sunbeam In Your Life 11. I Feel The Love Go Round 12. Put It Back Together

This research is correct as of 15 March 2026

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