Even if you're in the
Sandie Shaw cult, you might be disappointed, even aghast, at the quality of her debut LP. From every standpoint, it betrayed hasty execution--wafer-thin production, shoddy original material (none of her early singles are included), lousy covers of American and British pop and rock hits, and one-dimensional vocalizing and interpretive skills from
Sandie herself. The British public didn't care, sending it to #3 in the charts; in fact, it was her most successful album in the U.K. The LP was reissued in its entirety as part of the 55-track 64/67 Complete Sandy Shaw, where listeners can easily skip it or program its omission if they want to stick with the singles. ~ Richie Unterberger