Los Bravos Black Is Black: Anthology 1966-1969 CD

2017 two CD set. Spanish Beat band Los Bravos shot to fame in 1966 with the Motown-styled blue-eyed soul classic 'Black Is Black', which was a huge hit across the world (# 2 in the UK and # 4 in the States), selling over a million copies. This success prompted a prolific output of singles and albums from the Madrid-based band, some of them issued on Decca in the UK but many more restricted to domestic release in their native Spain on Columbia. Follow-up single 'I Don't Care' reached #16 in the UK charts. Additionally, 'Going Nowhere' and 'Bring A Little Lovin' were minor hits in the US and Australia. The band were formed out of the ashes of two other Spanish bands, Los Sonor and The Runaways, and were fronted by a German singer, Mike Kogel (alias Mike Kennedy). A sixty-track double CD, Black Is Black is the first comprehensive retrospective of Los Bravos, mopping up the lion's share of their recordings from 1966-1969, including all their singles A's and B's, key album tracks and rarities. All their albums are featured: Los Bravos (recorded in London with Ivor Raymonde, 1966), reworked outside Spain as Black Is Black, the film soundtrack Los Chicos Con Las Chicas (1967), Las Canciones de la Pel?cula Dame Un Poco de Amor (alias Bring A Little Lovin') (1968) and Ilustrisimos (1969). In 1967, the band participated in the San Remo Music Festival with the song 'Uno Come Noi'. In their home country, they were huge stars, prompting two films based around them. The package also boasts exhaustive sleeve-notes and a host of photos and rare images, offering a long-overdue reappraisal of Los Bravos' prolific output during the second half of the '60s.

1. Black Is Black (Negro Es Negro) 2. No Se Mi Nombre (I Want a Name) 3. Will You Always Love Me (Has de Amarme Siempre) 4. Quiero Gritar 5. Una Flor Corte 6. Recopilacion 7. I Want a Name 8. Trapped (Prisionero) 9. Baby, Baby (Vive) 10. Make It Easy for Me (Don Felip??N) 11. She Believes in Me (Me Espera) 12. Stop That Girl (La Parada Del Autob??S) 13. Give Me a Chance (Dame Una Oportunidad) 14. I'm Cuttin' Out (Se Acab??) 15. Two Kinds of Lovers (Dos Clases de Enamorados) 16. You Won't Get Far (La Primera Amistad) 17. Baby, Believe Me (La Moto) 18. I Don?T Care 19. Don't Be Left Out in the Cold 20. Uno Come Noi 21. Going Nowhere 22. Brand New Baby 23. I'm All Ears (Soy Todo Oidos) 24. You'll Never the Chance Again (No Volver?üS a Tener Suerte) 25. Like Nobody Else (Como Nadie Mas) 26. I'm Wearing a Smile (Ll??Vala Una Sonrisa) 27. Te Quiero As?ì (Like She Feels Tonight) 28. Bye Bye Baby 29. Don't Get in My Way (Sigue Tu Camino) 30. Come When I Call (Ven Cuando Te Llame) 31. Show Me (Ens????Ame) 32. Sympathy (Simpat?ìA) 33. I?Ve Been Hearing Things 34. Then the Sun Goes Down 35. Get Out of My Life 36. This Way, That Way (Donde Estes) 37. Down Down 38. Bring a Little Lovin' 39. Make It Last 40. Play with Fire and You'll Get Burned 41. You Got Until the Morning 42. I'll See You Through 43. Deeper Roots 44. Yakipo 45. She's My Girl 46. Dime Donde Estoy 47. If I Were a River 48. Just Holding on 49. We'll Make It Together 50. Save Me, Save Me 51. Baby I Love You 52. Cool It 53. Individuality 54. Viva la Vida 55. Amor y Simpatia (Love and Sympathy) 56. Dirty Street 57. Live Girl 58. Wait a Minute 59. Como Superman 60. Two People in Me