''The First Cut – The Immediate Anthology'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

P.P. Arnold PP, pp or Pp may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Pianissimo'', a music term meaning ''very quiet'', from musical dynamics * Production code for the 1967–1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Enemy of the World'' *Police Procedural - a subgenr ...

. It includes all her recordings for

Immediate Records Immediate Records was a British record label, started in 1965 by The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham and Tony Calder, and concentrating on the London-based blues and R&B scene. History Immediate Records was started in 1965. Signed ...

from 1966 to 1968: two albums, ''

The First Lady of Immediate The First Lady of Immediate is the debut album by American soul singer P. P. Arnold, released in 1968 on the Immediate Records label. History By the time the album was released, P. P. Arnold, then known as Pat Arnold, left the Ikettes after ...

'' (1967) and '' Kafunta'' (1968), plus singles and rarities. The Small Faces provide the instrumental music on "(If You Think You're) Groovy". Mick Jagger produced "Though It Hurts Me Badly", "Am I Still Dreaming?" and "Treat Me Like a Lady", backed by The Nice.

Track listing

# "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" ( Andrew Loog Oldham, David Skinner) # "Life Is But Nothing" ( Andrew Rose, David Skinner) # " The First Cut Is the Deepest" (

Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later in ...

) # "Speak to Me" (

Arthur Greenslade Arthur Greenslade (4 May 1923 – 27 November 2003) was a British conductor and arranger for films and television, as well as for a number of performers. He was most musically active in the 1960s and 1970s. Greenslade was born in Northfle ...

, Mike Hurst, Andrew Loog Oldham) # "The Time Has Come" (

Paul Korda Paul Korda (born Paul Kunstler, 1948 – 11 March 2020) was a Singaporean songwriter, singer, musician, and actor. He wrote and performed music from the 1960s onwards, and his songs have been covered by artists such as Roger Daltrey, Dave ...

) # "If You See What I Mean" (Mike Hurst) # "(If You Think You're) Groovy" ( Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane) # "Though It Hurts Me Badly" (Arnold) # "Something Beautiful Happened" (Paul Korda) # "Born to Be Together" (

Barry Mann Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman; February 9, 1939) is an American songwriter and musician, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil. He has written or co-written 53 hits in the UK and 98 in the US. Early li ...

, Phil Spector,

Cynthia Weil Cynthia Weil (born October 18, 1940) is an American songwriter who wrote many songs together with her husband Barry Mann. Life and career Weil was born in New York City, and was raised in a Conservative Jewish family. Her father was Morris Wei ...

) # "Am I Still Dreaming?" (Arnold) # "Treat Me Like a Lady" (Arnold) # "Would You Believe" (Jeremy Paul) # " Angel of the Morning" ( Chip Taylor) # "Letter to Bill" (Mark) # "Kafunta One" # " God Only Knows" (

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...

, Tony Asher) # " Eleanor Rigby" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney) # " Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) # "It'll Never Happen Again" ( Tim Hardin) # "Kafunta Two" # " As Tears Go By" ( Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Loog Oldham) # "Kafunta Three" # " To Love Somebody" (

Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his o ...

, Barry Gibb) # "Dreamin'" (Arnold) # "Kafunta Four" # "Welcome Home" (Chip Taylor) # "Is This What I Get for Loving You" ( Phil Spector,

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the List of Billboard number-one ...

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...

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References

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