Track Listing

1. 1994-1969 Singles: Terry
2. 1994-1969 Singles: The Boy Of My Dreams
3. 1994-1969 Singles: Golden Lights
4. 1994-1969 Singles: Ain't Nobody Home But Me
5. 1994-1969 Singles: Tommy
6. 1994-1969 Singles: So Sad
7. 1994-1969 Singles: Tommy (German Language Version)
8. 1994-1969 Singles: A Lonely Singing Doll
9. 1994-1969 Singles: Unhappy Boy
10. 1994-1969 Singles: Poor Old Johnny
11. 1994-1969 Singles: I Need Your Hand In Mine
12. 1994-1969 Singles: The End Of The World
13. 1994-1969 Singles: Take Me To The Dance
14. 1994-1969 Singles: What Am I Doing Here With You
15. 1994-1969 Singles: Now I Have You
16. 1994-1969 Singles: Micky
17. 1994-1969 Singles: Darby And Joan
18. 1994-1969 Singles: Soldier's Dream (Unreleased Recording 1969)
19. 'Michael Hannah' LP: Days
20. 'Michael Hannah' LP: Caroline
21. 'Michael Hannah' LP: Radio Station Lady
22. 'Michael Hannah' LP: Little Piece Of Heaven
23. 'Michael Hannah' LP: I'm A Women Your A Man
24. 1984 Single: For Sale

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #156944 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Enhanced, Import, Limited Edition

Album Description
A specially expanded version of the compilation that has all Twinkles 60's singles, now including the very rare German language version of 'Tommy', plus film footage of her performing the major hit 'Terry' in 1965. Also includes the rescued tracks from her abandoned 1974 LP and a bonus enhanced CD track featuring Twinkle at the 1965 NME Poll Winners concert performing 'Terry'. Digipak. 2001.

Album Details
Expanded to include her complete recordings, includes 7 extra tracks.

Customer Reviews

Twinkle - the endearing Mod and clever girl sings!
The thing you really have to love about "Twinkle" (Lynn Ripley - now with a married name), was her downright HONESTY in her early recording days! Unlike the Lulus, Sandie Shaws, Helen Shapiros, Julie Grants and other Brit pop "ingenues" that had the voices to convince us they were actually as old as their songs, Twinkle was believable as what she actually was at the time - a young British Mod teen! Not a great voice, but very child-like and hopeful. Since she wrote many of her own tunes, her lyrics came across like a somewhat lovesick young girl singing to her favorite male pop idol and this was just great and fun to share the feelings. Like she was reading you her diary of crushes. This release with its additional cuts also has a grainy video clip of her performing at the New Music Exchange, and hauntingly enough looking back on her day (Ripley coming first), a current-day Brittney Spears bears a striking resemblance, IMO. Overall, with very few exceptions this is a must-have collection for rare career study of musical prodigies that fascinate us. Many people I've played her music to have enjoyed it thoroughly and are surprised to learn that her version of "Golden Lights" preceded The Smiths'!

A brief but dazzling pop career
Twinkle actually had two British hits - Terry and Golden lights - but Terry is the song anybody ever remembers, unless they own any of her other music. Terry is a song about a motorbike rider who commits suicide, so there are inevitable comparisons with Leader of the pack by the Shangri-las. Actually, they are completely different songs. Golden lights, the follow-up, was a brilliant song about a lost boyfriend, but it was only a minor hit, just making the British top 20.

With those two hits behind her, Twinkle (real name Lynn Ripley) looked set for a glittering career, especially as she wrote many of her own songs. It was not to be, but this collection of Twinkle's music is well worth listening to. Twinkle did record a cover of The end of the world, which she doesn't like at all, but I think it is OK, if unexceptional. Perhaps the best of the other tracks is What am I doing here with you.

This is a re-packaging of an earlier Twinkle compilation, with more tracks, including an unreleased track from 1969, five tracks from an aborted 1973 album and her 1984 single, For sale.

When I listen to this collection, I wonder just what Twinkle might have achieved. Many less talented people have achieved far longer lasting success. Twinkle was never short of money and seems happy with her life, so it may be that she lacked ambition. Nevertheless, she made some great music and everything that the record company could find has been included on this CD.

Great,underrated '60s female pop!
My,my.I first heard Twinkle via the song TERRY,her only top 10 hit in england(she was totally ignored here in the U.S.)I loved the song and her voice immediately.I'm a big fan of 60s girl pop,and I thought it tragic I never,until then,heard her music.In 1993 the british record label RPM put out a brilliant compilation cd of her 60s singles called GOLDEN LIGHTS.In 2001 RPM put out this revised edition.It has all the songs on the previous cd,plus 7 more:a german version of TOMMY,5 tracks from her abandoned 1974 album,a song from 1984,and video footage of Twinkle performing Terry.A brilliant artist.