Go Away Little Girl: The Pye Anthology

• Artist: Mark Wynter
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• Release Date: January 30, 2001
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Mark Wynter, like Marty Wilde and Craig Douglas, specialized in covering American pop and rock hits for the British market. Critics often dismiss such artists without considering the unique characteristics of their recordings -- the quality of the vocal performances, the instrumental arrangements, and so forth. In the case of Mark Wynter, any such dismissal is made at the listener's peril because Wynter's Pye recordings rank among the most gorgeous teen idol concoctions England had to offer in the early '60s. Wynter could shut out Steve Lawrence's recording of "Go Away Little Girl" -- a stateside chart-topper -- simply by covering it, and place a minor American hit like the Cascades' "Shy Girl" in the U.K. Top 30. His cover of "Venus in Blue Jeans" was the hit version in England, and his originals, such as "Running to You" and "Happy with You," are first-rate. His cover songs are interesting, such as the forgotten Tony Bennett hit "Cinammon Sinner," and he was also a capable songwriter, penning solid fare such as "I'm a Lucky Guy" and "It's Love You Want." Wynter's orchestrated pop style is comparable to Jerry Keller, whose "Here Comes Summer" Wynter covers. Go Away Little Girl: The Pye Anthology compiles Wynter's complete Pye recordings from 1962-1974, including all of his chart hits for the label. Wynter mostly stayed with his established style into the late '60s, at which point he would have been categorized as an adult contemporary vocalist similar to Bobby Vinton. His first Pye period ended in 1968, but he recorded a one-off single in 1974 that is indistinguishable from his earlier efforts except for the more modern-sounding instrumentation. Before recording for Pye, Wynter scored a few hits on Decca in the early '60s, and those recordings are compiled on a Dutton Vocalion anthology, The Warmth of Wynter. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Venus in Blue Jeans	Howard Greenfield, Jack Keller	Mark Wynter	(2:11)
Please Come Back to Me		Mark Wynter	(2:23)
Go Away Little Girl	Carole King, Gerry Goffin	Mark Wynter	(2:13)
That Kinda Talk		Mark Wynter	(1:38)
Aladdin's Lamp	VanDyke	Mark Wynter	(2:18)
It Can't Happen Any Day		Mark Wynter	(2:16)
Happy with You		Mark Wynter	(1:55)
Vote for Me		Mark Wynter	(2:01)
Shy Girl	Barry De Vorzon	Mark Wynter	(2:18)
Because of You	Mark Wynter	Mark Wynter	(1:51)
Running to You		Mark Wynter	(2:28)
Don't Cry	Mark Wynter	Mark Wynter	(2:39)
In Summer		Mark Wynter	(2:25)
To Love and Be Loved		Mark Wynter	(2:09)
I'm a Lucky Guy	Mark Wynter	Mark Wynter	(2:23)
I Can't Remember Her Name		Mark Wynter	(2:09)
It's Almost Tomorrow	Wade Buff, Eugene H. Adkinson	Mark Wynter	(2:27)
Music to Midnight		Mark Wynter	(2:02)
A Fellow Needs a Girl	Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II	Mark Wynter	(2:34)
Cinnamon Sinner		Mark Wynter	(2:36)
The Boy You're Kissin'		Mark Wynter	(2:16)
I Learned a Lot from You		Mark Wynter	(2:08)
Only You (And You Alone)	Buck Ram, Ande Rand	Mark Wynter	(2:04)
It's Love You Want	Mark Wynter	Mark Wynter	(2:23)
Answer Me	Carl Sigman, Gerhard Winkler	Mark Wynter	(2:23)
I Wish You Everything		Mark Wynter	(2:24)
Love Hurts	Boudleaux Bryant	Mark Wynter	(2:29)
Can't Help Forgiving You	Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley	Mark Wynter	(2:13)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
And I Love Her	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Mark Wynter	(2:39)
Forever and a Day		Mark Wynter	(2:28)
I'm Coming Back to You	Diane Warren	Mark Wynter	(2:09)
In My Imagination	Ben Raleigh, Mark Barkan	Mark Wynter	(2:01)
Lookin' for Me		Mark Wynter	(2:07)
Cindy's Gonna Cry	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	Mark Wynter	(2:31)
Can I Get to Know You Better	Sloan, Steve Barri	Mark Wynter	(2:22)
Am I Living a Dream	Mark Wynter	Mark Wynter	(2:36)
Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)	Jimmie Hodges	Mark Wynter	(2:08)
Here Comes the Summer	Jack Keller	Mark Wynter	(2:09)
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You	Anne Bredon, Paul Bennett, Edward Darling	Mark Wynter	(2:56)
The Very Thought of You	Ray Noble	Mark Wynter	(2:30)
Before Your Time		Mark Wynter	(2:35)
There's Something About You	B. Russell	Mark Wynter	(2:26)
We'll Sing in the Sunshine	Gale Garnett	Mark Wynter	(2:25)
Pencil and Paper		Mark Wynter	(2:39)
One Girl	B. Russell, Norman Meade	Mark Wynter	(2:26)
You Made Me What I Am		Mark Wynter	(2:35)
Please Love Me Forever	J.J. Malone, Ollie Blanchard	Mark Wynter	(2:41)
The Best Thing in My Life Is You	Mark Wynter	Mark Wynter	(2:40)
Another Tear Falls	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	Mark Wynter	(2:27)
Land of Dreams		Mark Wynter	(2:55)
She's a Woman Now	Peter Callander	Mark Wynter	(2:21)
Bless Your Little Heart	Peter Callander	Mark Wynter	(2:31)
For All We Know	John Frederick Coots, Sam M. Lewis	Mark Wynter	(2:05)
Love Is a Sweet Thing		Mark Wynter	(3:00)
You Turn Me On	Neil Sedaka	Mark Wynter	(3:26)
He'll Have to Go		Mark Wynter	(3:00)

Credits

Andrew Loog Oldham (Producer), J. Arthey (Arranger), John Reed (Coordination), John X. Reed (Coordination), Roger Dopson (Compiled), Paul Bevoir (Artwork), Paul Bevoir (Design), Roger Dopson (Compilation), Roger Dopson (Coordination), John X. Reed (Compilation), Hackson Charlatance (Liner Notes)