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"A Sign of the Times" was the followup to Petula Clark's #1 US hit "My Love", continuing her association with writer/producer Tony Hatch Jackie Trent though with a more percussive sound than was evident on Clark's previous singles – or would be evident on her later ones.〔Simon Frith ''Popular music. Vol. 4: Music and identity'' 2004- Page 287 ".."Who Am I?" was the fourth in a remarkable series of songs which established the American career of Petula Clark. Released in 1966 and preceded the year before by "Sign of the Times" and "My Love," it laid to rest any uncharitable notion ..."〕〔Paul Simpson ''The Rough guide to cult pop'' 2003- Page 133 "Much of the other pop he produced and/or co-wrote is listenable, though some is risible. Many songs, like Petula Clark's Sign Of The Times, are almost too infectious. The hook is ruthless, the backing so bright and breezy you almost forget it's ..."〕〔''Billboard'' 22 Oct 1966 - Page 15 SIGN OF THE TIMES-Petula Clark, Warner Bros. 5802〕〔Georges Leroux ''Partita for Glenn Gould: An Inquiry Into the Nature of Genius'' 2010 Page 221 "It was in a truck stop along Highway 17 that Gould discovered Petula Clark's songs: first “Who Am I?,” then “Sign of the Times,” “My Love,” and finally “Downtown.” He stayed in a motel in Marathon and listened to them all. I am attracted to this ..."〕 ==Single== The song was recorded at the Pye Studios in Marble Arch in a session which featured guitarist Big Jim Sullivan and the Breakaways vocal group. Clark introduced "A Sign of the Times" on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' broadcast of February 27, 1966. The single would debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 dated March 26, 1966 and reached its peak of #11 that April 23. It peaked at #2 on ''Billboards "Easy Listening" survey. Beginning with her American breakout "Downtown", Clark's singles had all had higher chart peaks in the US than the UK. (The 1966 #23 UK hit "You're the One" was not released in the US.) "A Sign of the Times" became the most extreme example of this discrepancy by spending only one week – that of April 23, 1966 – in the UK Top 50 at #49. Although this trend was reversed with Clark's next single: "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" (UK #6/US #9), Clark's last two 1966 single releases: "Who Am I?" (US #21)and "Colour My World" (US #16) both failed to rank in the UK Top 50. "A Sign of the Times" was a hit in Australia (#11) and South Africa (#2). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sign of the Times (Petula Clark song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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