1964 Cilla Black: You're My World

In a word, shrill: I'm afraid Cilla used up all my goodwill back on 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' and this English language version of "Il Mio Mondo" fails for the very reason the previous song succeeded; the common touch does not suit this time and Black doesn't have the chops to deliver a heartfelt ballad the way it should be sung. Her full stretch grasps at the high notes are brave, but they fail to reach any of the good fruit and the overly piecing orchestra stabs do nothing to compensate. Booming and blustering - surprise surprise, Dionne Warwick would have done this so much better.