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Anthony Newley left Decca Records after five years in 1964 and signed to RCA Victor. But his star continued to rise, notably with the success of his musical The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd, and Decca here cobbles together a Newley compilation album largely out of tracks that previously appeared only on singles. It's not a hits collection, although it does contain the chart hits "Strawberry Fair," "And the Heavens Cried," and "Pop Goes the Weasel," after leading off with one of Newley's standards, "What Kind of Fool Am I," from the musical Stop the World -- I Want to Get Off. Among the curiosities is Newley's take on the Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There," which shows just how much of a rocker he really was (i.e., not much). The many sides of his musical talent are on display in a generous selection of 16 tracks, many of them new to LP, so neophytes will get a good idea of his range and fans will want to pick this up. Nevertheless, it is not, as it appears to be, an album of all new recordings. Newley's current record label promptly mocked it by issuing an album pointedly titled Newley Recorded. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide