Although she was born in the USA, P. P. Arnold became a United Kingdom’s national treasure soon after she left her position as an Ikette and became an integral part of the British rock scene, recording the first version of Cat Stevens’ “The First Cut Is The Deepest” and working alongside SMALL FACES. There were many feats in the singer’s life, including an unreleased album produced by Barry Gibb and featuring Eric Clapton and taking part in multiple prominent platters, and a lot of those adventures found their place on the pages of Patricia’s 2022 autobiography “Soul Survivor” – which lends its title now to the chanteuse’s box set.
Following up on her first-ever concert document, “Soul Survivor: A Life In Song” that will be out on February 21st on three CDs and less-impressive quantity-wise two LPs has been compiled by P. P. from many sources, so pieces from the veteran’s own records rub shoulders here with numbers she sung on from albums by the likes of Steve Howe and Roger Waters as well as previously unheard cuts and a demo. Essential.
Soul Survivor: A Life In Song
CD 1:
1. (If You Think You’re) Groovy
2. Am I Still Dreaming
3. Though It Hurts Me Badly
4. The First Cut Is The Deepest
5. Everything Is Gonna Be Alright
6. The Time Has Come
7. Treat Me Like A Lady
8. Come Home Baby – with Rod Stewart
9. God Only Knows
10. Eleanor Rigby
11. Angel Of The Morning
12. It’ll Never Happen Again
13. To Love Somebody
14. Is That What I Get For Loving You
15. A Likely Piece Of Work
16. May The Winds Blow
17. Medicated Goo
18. If This Were My World
19. Spinning Wheel
20. Bury Me Down By The River
21. Children Of The Last War
22. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
23. You Can’t Always Get What You Want
CD 2:
1. Will You Love Me Tomorrow – with Andy Gibb
2. Belle The Sleeping Car
3. Electric Dreams (International Dateline Mix)
4. A Little Pain (extended version)
5. Smile
6. Supergrass
7. This House Is Haunted
8. Leave Right Now – with PRESSURE POINT
9. Burn It Up – with THE BEATMASTERS (7-inch edit)
10. Make Me Feel – with THE BEATMASTERS
11. Dynamite (Radio Mix Two)
12. The Human Heart
13. Salobrena
14. Take Me To The Top
15. God In U, God In Me
16. Which Side You On?
CD 3:
1. Perfect Sense Part 1 – with Roger Waters
2. I Believe
3. It’s A Beautiful Thing – with OCEAN COLOUR SCENE (radio edit)
4. I’m Only Dreaming – with Steve Cradock (demo)
5. Well Well Well – with Steve Howe
6. Temptation – with Chip Taylor
7. Five In The Afternoon – with Dr. Robert
8. I Saw Something – with Dr. Robert
9. Stay Now – with Dr. Robert
10. Satellite – with Dr. Robert
11. Beautiful Song
12. The Love Is Gone – with THE MIXTURE
13. Baby Blue
14. Different Drum
15. When I Was Part Of Your Picture
16. Take Me Away (live, May 2012)
17. Like An Old Fashioned Waltz (live, May 2012)
18. Soul Survivor
