Those Were the Days (Greatest Hits)

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Mary Hopkin

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First, let's clear up the confusion about Mary's discovery. She appeared on British TV singing Turn turn turn. Among the viewers was Twiggy, who let Paul McCartney know that she might be a bit special. Paul eventually signed her to Apple records. However, even if he hadn't signed her, Mary would probably have got a record deal anyway because of the TV exposure.

The CD itself contains all Mary's hits, both British and American, but the one song which stands out is Those were the days, which was #1 in Britain and #2 in America. Mary's first love was folk music and that is the basis of her music, although there are pop influences. These had faded by the end of her short career with Apple. The Earth songs album, represented here by the last three songs, was all folk music.

Think about your children is an interesting song which ought to make parents everywhere do just that. Jefferson is a country-flavored song with some banjo. Knock knock who's there was Mary's entry in the Eurovision song contest - it didn't win but I think it came second.

This is a fascinating collection of music by a singer who's career was all too brief.

A lot of hits collections do not assemble all the artist's chart singles...but this one does. All six of Mary's U.S. chart singles are here: THOSE WERE THE DAYS, GOODBYE, TEMMA HARBOUR, QUE SERA SERA, THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN and KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE. Paul McCartney produced TWTD and GOODBYE as well as three others on the cd. (Paul did NOT discover Hopkin as some think - she was discovered by Twiggy!) It's a bit pricy, as it is an import, but it's a hard-to-find collection you may need (and it's still on the original Apple label). Plus it's a kick to hear GOODBYE again after all these years!