Demon Music Group has recently celebrated the career of Scottish singer Lulu with projects including 2018's Decade, a definitive chronicle of her first ten years in music. Now, Demon's Crimson Productions imprint is releasing the first comprehensive, career-spanning anthology for Lulu as part of its ongoing, budget-priced but music-packed Gold series.

Lulu's Gold volume encompasses a generous 60 songs on three CDs, and most significantly, is cross-licensed to include tracks from her various label associations over the years.  The first disc covers the 1960s and her tenures at Decca and the U.K. Columbia label, including such hits as "Shout," "Here Comes the Night," "Leave a Little Love," "Try to Understand," "Me, the Peaceful Heart," "I'm a Tiger," "Boom Bang-a-Bang," and the international smash "To Sir with Love."  All of Lulu's charted U.K. singles from this period are featured here.

The second disc of Gold begins with Lulu's sojourn to the U.S. Atlantic Records label with eight selections spanning late 1969 through 1972.  Among these selections are "Melody Fair," co-written by Lulu's then-husband Maurice Gibb, and "Oh Me, Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" produced by Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, and Jerry Wexler at Muscle Shoals in Alabama.  The latter southern soul-infused cut gave Lulu her third-biggest U.S. hit ever.  This disc continues with the artist's 1973-1976 period at Chelsea Records, one which saw her collaborate with David Bowie to record his songs "The Man Who Saw the World" and "Watch That Man."  (Her Chelsea years were collected in full by Demon in 2017.)  Disc 2 concludes with rare cuts from Lulu's time on Elton John's Rocket label and on Alfa Records.  Most of this 1979-1981 material has never previously been available on CD, making its inclusion here particularly delightful.  "I Could Never Miss You More Than I Do," from Lulu's Rocket album Don't Take Love for Granted, became her fourth and final U.S. Top 40 hit when it peaked at an impressive No. 18.  It registered less strongly in the U.K., reaching No. 62.

The third and final disc begins with Lulu's cover of Chris Rea's "I Will Do It for Your Love" from her second album for Alfa, 1981's Take Me to Your Heart Again.  While the vocalist spent much of the 1980s away from the recording studio, she returned with a vengeance in the 1990s and is still recording today.  This disc brings her story up to date, including tracks from the Dome, Parlophone, RCA, Mercury, Globe, and Decca labels with numerous rare and dancefloor-ready mixes.  Highlights here include her 1993 U.K. No. 1 reinvention of Dan Hartman's "Relight My Fire" with Take That, a duet with Irish singer Ronan Keating on Bob Seger's "We've Got Tonight," her interpretation of Jackie DeShannon's "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," and her own powerful 2015 rendition of "I Don't Wanna Fight," the song she co-wrote that became a chart-topping international hit for Tina Turner in 1993.

Look for Lulu's Gold, compiled by Big Break Records' Wayne Dickson, on May 7 from Crimson Productions.  You'll find the track listing and pre-order links below!

Lulu, Gold (Crimson Productions, 2021) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1

1. Shout (Decca single F 11884, 1964)
2. Can't Hear You No More (Decca single F 11965, 1964)
3. Here Comes the Night (Decca single F 12017, 1964)
4. I'll Come Running Over (Parrot single PAR 9714, 1965)
5. Surprise, Surprise (Decca single F 12128, 1965)
6. Leave a Little Love (Decca single F 12169, 1965)
7. Try to Understand (Decca single F 12214, 1965)
8. Tell Me Like It Is (Decca single F 12254, 1965)
9. Call Me (Decca single F 12326, 1966)
10. The Boat That I Row (from Love Loves to Love Lulu, Columbia LP SCX 6201, 1967)
11. To Sir with Love (from Love Loves to Love Lulu, Columbia LP SCX 6201, 1967)
12. Let's Pretend (from Love Loves to Love Lulu, Columbia LP SCX 6201, 1967)
13. Love Loves to Love Love (from Love Loves to Love Lulu, Columbia LP SCX 6201, 1967)
14. You and I (from Love Loves to Love Lulu, Columbia LP SCX 6201, 1967)
15. Best of Both Worlds (from Love Loves to Love Lulu, Columbia LP SCX 6201, 1967)
16. Me, the Peaceful Heart(Columbia single DB 8358, 1968)
17. Boy (Columbia single DB 8425, 1968)
18. Morning Dew (Epic single 5-10367, 1968)
19. I'm a Tiger (Columbia single DB 8500, 1968)
20. Boom Bang-a-Bang (Columbia single DB 8550, 1969)

CD 2

1. Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby) (from New Routes, Atco LP SD 33-310, 1970)
2. Feelin' Alright (from New Routes, Atco LP SD 33-310, 1970)
3. Hum a Song (From Your Heart) (from Melody Fair, Atco LP 33-330, 1970)
4. After the Feeling Is Gone (from Melody Fair, Atco LP 33-330, 1970)
5. Melody Fair (from Melody Fair, Atco LP 33-330, 1970)
6. Everybody's Got to Clap (Atco single 45-6819, 1971)
7. To the Other Woman (I'm the Other Woman) (from Melody Fair, Atco LP 33-330, 1970)
8. It Takes a Real Man (To Bring Out the Woman in Me) (Atco single 45-6885, 1972)
9. Make Believe World (from Lulu, Chelsea LP BCL1-0144, 1973)
10. The Man Who Sold the World (from Heaven and Earth and the Stars, Chelsea LP CHL 518, 1976)
11. Watch That Man (from Heaven and Earth and the Stars, Chelsea LP CHL 518, 1976)
12. The Man with the Golden Gun (from Heaven and Earth and the Stars, Chelsea LP CHL 518, 1976)
13. Take Your Mama for a Ride (from Heaven and Earth and the Stars, Chelsea LP CHL 518, 1976)
14. Boy Meets Girl (from Heaven and Earth and the Stars, Chelsea LP CHL 518, 1976)
15. Heaven and Earth and the Stars (from Heaven and Earth and the Stars, Chelsea LP CHL 518, 1976)
16. Don't Take Love for Granted (from Don't Take Love for Granted, Rocket LP TRAIN 8, 1979)
17. I Love to Boogie (from Don't Take Love for Granted, Rocket LP TRAIN 8, 1979)
18. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) (from Don't Take Love for Granted, Rocket LP TRAIN 8, 1979)
19. If I Were You (from Lulu, Alfa LP ALF 85388, 1981)
20. Who's Foolin' Who (from Lulu, Alfa LP ALF 85388, 1981)

CD 3

1. I Will Do It for Your Love (from Take Me to Your Heart Again, Alfa LP ALF 85628, 1981)
2. Independence (Brothers in Rhythm Mix) (Dome/Parlophone single 7243 8 80476 23. 1993)
3. I'm Back for More (Single Version) (Dome single 1002, 1993)
4. Let Me Wake Up in Your Arms (from Independence, Dome DOMECD1, 2003)
5. How 'Bout Us (Single Version) (Dome single CDDOME 1007, 1993)
6. Relight My Fire - Take That feat. Lulu (Radio Version) (RCA single 74321167722, 1993)
7. Goodbye Baby and Amen (Brothers in Rhythm Mix) (Dome single CDDOME 1011, 1994)
8. Every Woman Knows (Radio Mix) (Dome single CDDOMES 1013, 1994)
9. Better Get Ready (Single Version) (Mercury single 562 585-2, 1999)
10. Hurt Me So Bad (Damien Mendis Radio Edit) (Mercury/Rocket single 572 613-2, 1999)
11. Where the Poor Boys Dance (Almighty Mix) (Mercury single 156 845-2, 2000)
12. We've Got Tonight - Ronan Keating feat. Lulu (from Together, Mercury CD 0630212, 2002)
13. All the Love in the World (from Back on Track, Mercury CD 9866136, 2004)
14. Keep Talkin'...I'm Listening (Single Mix) (Mercury single KEEPCJ1, 2004)
15. Put a Little Love in Your Heart (from A Little Soul in Your Heart, Globe CD 9872859, 2005)
16. Just One Look (from A Little Soul in Your Heart, Globe CD 9872859, 2005)
17. Faith in You (from Making Life Rhyme, Decca CD 4719607, 2015)
18. Cry (from Making Life Rhyme, Decca CD 4719607, 2015)
19. Hypnotised (from Making Life Rhyme, Decca CD 4719607, 2015)
20. I Don't Wanna Fight (2015 Version) (from deluxe edition of Making Life Rhyme, Decca CD 4719607, 2015)