Tina Charles: The CBS Years 1975-1980, 2CD Digipack Edition

• 2CD DIGIPAK EDITION features the four studio albums recorded by UK singer and performer, Tina Charles during a very successful spell signed to CBS Records during the mid to late 1970s.

• Brings together for the first time all four of her CBS albums, ‘I Love To Love’ (1976), ‘Dance Little Lady’ (1976), ‘Heart ‘N’ Soul’ (1977) and ‘Just One Smile’ (1980).

• With 15 tracks appearing on CD for the first time.

• Sourced from the restored original production masters, presenting them in the order they were originally released, with many tracks appearing on CD in Europe for the very first time.

Tina Charles scored four UK single hits in 1976, including the #1 smash ‘I Love To Love’ and two Top 10’s with ‘Dance Little Lady Dance’ and ‘Dr. Love’. She also released two albums in the same year, and became a massive artist in Europe. Two further albums were released on CBS in 1977 and 1980. Ever present was the producerwriter Biddu, guiding and developing her sound over the four albums.

Tina Charles also scored her highest chart hit in the US in 2006 with a national Billboard top five, ‘Higher’ by Sanny featuring Tina Charles, raising her profile yet further.

CD 1 is centred around her ten-track debut album, ‘I Love To Love’ and her nine-song follow up, ‘Dance Little Lady’ both released in 1976. Tracks include the hits ‘I Love To Love’, ‘Dance Little Lady’ and ‘Dr. Love’.

CD 2 features the ‘Heart ‘N’ Soul’ album originally released in 1977 and ‘Just One Smile’ from 1980. Included are the singles ‘Fallin’ In Love In Summertime’, ‘Love Bug Sweets For My Sweet’, ‘I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me’, ‘Fire Down Below’ and ‘Makin’ All The Right Moves’. Also featured is Sondheim and Bernstein’s West Side Story classic ‘Somewhere’.

The Digipak edition features a 20-page booklet that includes a UK Discography and sleeve notes written by Lois Wilson.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE
I LOVE TO LOVE + DANCE LITTLE LADY
1 I LOVE TO LOVE
2 YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE (PART 1)
3 HEY BOY
4 TAKE ALL OF ME
5 LOVE ME LIKE A LOVER
6 WHY
7 HOLD ME
8 DISCO FEVER
9 YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE (PART 2)
10 DISCO LOVE
11 IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE OF HEART
12 DR. LOVE
13 ALL COMES BACK TO YOU
14 FALLIN’ IN LOVE WITH A BOY
15 DANCE LITTLE LADY
16 AMAZING GRACE
17 WHEN YOU GOT LOVE
18 BOOGIETHON
19 HALFWAY TO PARADISE

DISC TWO
HEART ‘N’ SOUL + JUST ONE SMILE
1 A. LOVE BUG B. SWEETS FOR MY SWEET
2 I’LL GO WHERE YOUR MUSIC TAKES ME
3 STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME +
4 RENDEZVOUS
5 FALLIN’ IN LOVE IN SUMMERTIME
6 I GOTTA DANCE WITH YOU +
7 I’LL BE YOUR LIGHT (IN YOUR MOMENT OF DARKNESS) +
8 AIN’T GONNA HIDE MY LOVE
9 GO +
10 JUST ONE SMILE +
11 I’M JUST AS BAD AS YOU +
12 LOVER BOY +
13 DANCE WITH ME +
14 MAKIN’ ALL THE RIGHT MOVES +
15 YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE +
16 AFTER ALL THAT WE’VE BEEN THROUGH +
17 SOMEWHERE +
18 LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING +
19 SECRET LOVE +
20 FIRE DOWN BELOW +
21 BOOGIE ROUND THE CLOCK
+ Denotes appearing on CD for the first time