Musical Compositions

Most connoisseurs of important popular music are well aware of Petula Clark's remarkable recording career, with successes spanning continents and decades--after all, she has been performing since she was barely tall enough to sing into a microphone. But there is much more to Petula Clark than Downtown and her long list of other hit records. Few are aware of Petula's substantial accomplishments as a composer and lyricist despite the fact that she has created and contributed to dozens of songs.
--From sleeve notes written by Jim Pierson for the "Beautiful Sounds: the Petula Clark Songbook" CD, that features 25 Petula penned compositions.

Listed below in alphabetical order are many of the songs that Petula has written. Some have been composed by Petula in their entirety. Others are collaborations with other composers and lyricists in a variety of languages. Still others have been written by Petula under the songwriting pseudonym, Al Grant. Each one showcases the artistry of the multi-faceted Petula Clark.

[Originally compiled by Bob De Reimer]

FR=French; DE=German; IT=Italian; SP=Spanish

  • L'Agent Secret
    (Petula Clark, Georges Aber) FR 1966
  • All Over Now
    (Petula Clark)
  • All Through The Years "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Amen "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • L'amour avec un grande "A"
    (Al Grant / Frank Gerald) 1966
  • L'amour sennuie
    (Al Grant / Michel Columbier / Catherine Desage) 1970
  • L'Angleterre
    (Petula Clark) 2009
  • Another Christmas Without You
    (Petula Clark) 2009
  • Ascenseur FR (Instrumental) À Couteaux Tirés
    (Petula Clark) 1964

  • Beautiful Sounds
    (Al Grant, Michael Colombier) 1970
  • Because I Love Him
    (Petula Clark)) 1981
  • Be Good To Me
    (Petula Clark, M Anthony) 1963
  • Better Late Than Never (Petula Clark) 1996
  • Big Love Sale (Al Grant) 1970
  • Blue Lady (Petula Clark) 1975
  • Butterfly in the Snow (Petula Clark) 2009

  • A Carousel (Petula Clark) FR 1977
  • Celebrate (Petula Clark) 2000
  • Close Your Eyes (Petula Clark) 1971
    Ferme Les Yeux et Pense a Moi (Al Grant) FR 1971
  • Les Colimacons
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1962
  • Colour My World
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch) FR 2000
  • Come Along with Me
    (Petula Clark & Grant Sturiale) 2008
  • Come On Home
    (Petula Clark, Faith Amatangelo) 1974
  • Cross The Border
    (Petula Clark, Siegfried Fietz) 1995


  • Dance With Me
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch) 1966
    Danse Avec Moi
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, H Ballay) FR 1965
    Komm Tanz Mit Mir
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Ballay, Montague) DE 1967
  • Dans La Ville
     (Petula Clark, Debadie) FR 1973
  • Dans Le Train De Nuit
     (Petula Clark, Cour) FR 1962
  • Darkness (Petula Clark) 1981
  • Darling Cheri
    (Petula Clark, Gaunay, Pitkowsky, M Anthony) FR/English 1963
    Darling Cheri
    (Petula Clark, Gaunay, Pitkowsky, Kurt Hertha) DE 1963
    Darling Cheri
    (Petula Clark, Gaunay, Pitkowsky, GC Testoni) IT 1962
  • Don't Stop The Music (Petula Clark) 1978

  • Easy
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Empty Spaces "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • End Game
    (Petula Clark/John Owen Williams) 2017
  • Every Time I See A Rainbow
    (Al Grant, Jackie Trent) 1968

  • The Fight "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Forgetting You
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch) 1964
    E' Finito Tutto
    (Petula Clark, Vito Pallavicini) IT 1964
    J'ai Tout Oublie
    (Petula Clark, P Cour) FR 1963
  • For Love (Al Grant) 1968
    Amor (Al Grant / Luciano Giacotta) IT 1970
    Wie Du (Al Grant, Gisela Zimber) DE 1970
  • From Now On
    (Petula Clark/Vincent Degiorgio/Paul Visser/John Owen Williams) 2017


  • Getting The Right Thing Wrong "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Golden Guinea (Petula Clark)1959
  • Gotta Tell The World
    (Petula Clark, Delanoe) 1965
    Donne-Moi Des Fleurs
    (Petula Clark, Delanoe) FR 1965
    Du Bist Fur Mich Ein Mann
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe, P Stroem) DE 1968
  • Green Hills "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989

  • Happiness
    Music and Lyrics: Petula Clark
    French translation: Petula Clark & Alain Boublil 2017
  • Heart
    (Petula Clark, Georges Aber) 1965
    Le Coeur Qui Bat
    (Petula Clark, G Aber) FR 1965
    Ma ...
    (Petula Clark, Calimero) IT 1965
  • Heaven's Door
    (Petula Clark) 2008
  • Here Comes The Morning
    (Petula Clark, Jackie Trent) 1967
  • Here For You (Petula Clark) 1998
  • Here We Are "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Hold On To What You've Got
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Delanoe) 1966
    Le Ciel De Mon Pays
    (aka: Le Ciel Est Doux Dans Mon Pays)
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, P Delanoe) FR 1965
  • Home Is Where The Heart Is "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989

  • I Am What You Need "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • I Believe In Love (Petula Clark) 1975
  • I Knew You'd Be My Lover
    (Franceska Aeschlimann, Petula Clark, David Hadzis) 2002
    La chanson de Gainsbourg
    (Franceska Aeschlimann, Petula Clark, David Hadzis, Frédéric Laumont) 2002
  • I Love You Ti Amore
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1990
  • I Won't Care
    (Petula Clark & Grant Sturiale) 2013
  • Il N'a Chante Qu'un Soir "A Couteaux Tires"
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1964
  • Il N'y A Qu'une Femme
    (Petula Clark, J Plante) FR 1964
  • Il Y A Tellement De Filles
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1963
  • I'm Begging You (Take Me Home Again)(Petula Clark) 1967
  • I'm Not Afraid
    (Petula Clark & David Hadzis) 2000
  • I've Got Love Going For Me (Petula Clark) 1968
  • I'm The Woman You Need (Petula Clark) 1974
  • In the City (Petula Clark & Grant Sturiale) 2008
  • Into the Light "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • L'isle De France
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) English/FR 1967
  • It's a Big, Big Country "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark / Dee Shipman) 1990
  • It's OK (I Believe In You)
    (Petula Clark) 2008

  • Jack And John
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch) 1965
    Jack Et John
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Vidalin) FR 1965
  • Jamain adieu
    (Nelson Minville & Petula Clark) FR 2018
  • Les James Dean
    (Petula Clark, Georges Aber) FR 1964
  • Just Say Goodbye
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Delanoe) 1966
    Io Resto Qui
    (Petula Clark, V Pallavicini, P Delanoe) IT 1965
    Regardez-Les
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1965

  • La Premiere Fois (Bernard Pichon, Al Grant, Petula Clark, David Hadzis) - 2002
    La premiere fois (Bernard Pichon, Al Grant, David Hadzis) FR 1987
  • Las Vegas
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Delanoe) 1965
    Las Vegas
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Delanoe, G Magenta) FR 1965
  • Liberty "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Life Is A Song
    (Petula Clark) 1983
  • Little Bit of Lovin' (Al Grant) 1972
  • Living for Today (Petula Clark & Grant Sturiale) 2017
  • Looking At Life
    (Petula Clark, John Bromley) 1971
  • Look To The Sky (Petula Clark, Jackie Trent) 1968
  • Look Where The Journey Led "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Love Is A Long Journey (Petula Clark) 1966
  • Love Is Here (Al Grant) 1967
  • Love Is The Only Thing (Al Grant) 1969
  • Love is the Thing "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989

  • La Mer Est Comme Toi
    (Petula Clark, Georges Aber) FR 1966
  • Miracle to Me (Petula Clark) 2017
  • Music People (Petula Clark) 1983
  • My Love Will Never Die (Petula Clark) 1990
  • My Name Is Petula (Petula Clark) 1966

  • Never Enough
    (Petula Clark/Paul Visser/John Owen Williams) 2017
  • Never Let Go
    (Petula Clark/Stephen Large/Paul Visser/John Owen Williams) 2017
  • Now That You've Gone
    (Petula Clark, H Ballay, N Newell) 1965
    Darling Verzeih
    (Petula Clark, Vidal, Weber) DE 1965
    Puisque Tu Pars
    (Petula Clark, H Ballay) FR 1964
    Se Te Ne Vai (Now That You've Gone)
    (Petula Clark, H Ballay, Calimero) IT 1964

  • On The Path Of Glory
    (Petula Clark, Shaper) 1967
    La Collne Au Whisky
    (Petula Clark, Shaper, P Delanoe, G Magenta) FR 1965
  • On With The Show
    (Petula Clark, D Shipman) 1983

  • Pauvre Cherie
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1966
  • Picking Up The Pieces "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Pierrot Pendu
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1966
  • Plastic Roses
    (Petula Clark, J Marx) FR 1966
  • Please Don't Go
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Ballay) 1966
    Meme Encore Maintenant
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Ballay, P Delanoe) FR 1966
  • Pour Etre Aime De Toi
    (Petula Clark & Charles Aznavour) FR 2016
  • Pourquoi Dis-Tu Pourquoi?
    (Petula Clark, H Ballay) FR 1966
  • Prelude to Love
    (Petula Clark, Grant Sturiale) 1994
  • Prends Garde A Toi "A Couteaux Tires"
    (Petula Clark, G Aber) FR 1964
  • Put A Little Sunbeam In Your Life
    (Petula Clark, Galbraith) 1978

  • Que Fais-Tu La, Petula?
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1965

  • The Rainbow
    (Petula Clark & Tony Hatch) 2017
  • Reflections
    (Petula Clark/James Hallawell/John Owen Williams) 2017
  • Rebecca
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1967
  • Resist (Al Grant) 1967
  • Right On (Al Grant) 1970
  • The Road (Petula Clark)
    Cantando Al Camminar
    (Petula Clark, H Shaper, G Segura) SP 1964
    Ich Suche Einen Mann
    (Petula Clark, Gunter Loose) DE 1962
    Je Chante Doucement
    (Petula Clark, H Shaper, Gaunay) FR 1961

  • Sacrifice My Heart
    (Petula Clark/Sarah Naghshineh/Paul Visser/John Owen Williams) FR 2017
  • La Seine et la Tamise "All Over Now"
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1961
  • The Show Is Over
    (Petula Clark) 1967
    Lass Keinen Tag Vergeh'n (The Show Is Over)
    (Petula Clark, Rudi Lindt) DE 1968
  • Si C'est Oui, C'est Oui (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1961
  • Some (Al Grant) 1969
    La Dove Muore Il Sole (Some)
    (Al Grant, Tuminelli, Tortorella) IT 1969
  • Someone Like You "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Songbird (Petula Clark) 1978
  • Song Went Wrong (Petula Clark) 1971
  • Song Without End (Petula Clark) 1972
  • Special People
    (Petula Clark, Frank Owens) 1967
  • Starting All Over Again
    (Petula Clark, David Hadzis) 2002
    Recommencer a zero
    (Petula Clark, Olivier Beranger, David Hadzis)FR 2002
  • Super Loving Lady (Petula Clark) 1975
  • Swiss Valley (Petula Clark, Mikaele) 1973
    Swiss Valley (Petula Clark, Mikaele) FR 1973

  • Tell Me (That It's Love)
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Ballay) 1965
    Est-ce L'Amour Qui Veut Ca
    (Petula Clark, R Bernet) FR 1963
  • There Goes My Love, There Goes My Life
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent, H Ballay) 1966
    Que Faut-il Faire Pour Oublier?
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent, H Ballay) FR 1965
  • Things Bright And Beautiful (Al Grant) 1969
  • This Is Goodbye
    (Petula Clark, G Aber, M Anthony)
    Elle Est Finie (La Belle Historie)
    (Petula Clark, Georges Aber, Anthony) 1963
    Es Ist Vorbei
    (Petula Clark, Georges Aber, Hans Bradtke) DE 1963
    La Nostra Storia
    (Petula Clark, Vito Pallavicini, Georges Aber) IT 1963
  • Three Time Loser "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • Time For Love
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch V Pallavicini) 1966
    L'Amour Avec Un Grand "A"
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Vito Pallavicini, F Gerald) FR 1966
    Non Mi Guardi Mai
    (Petula Clark, Vito Pallavicini) IT 1964
    Schade
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, V Pallavicini, Heckscher) DE 1967
  • To Memphis
    (Petula Clark) 2008
  • Le Train Des Neiges
    (Petula Clark, J Plante) FR 1963
  • Two Rivers (Petula Clark) 1965

  • What Am I Doing Here (Petula Clark) 1978
  • What You've Got "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • When You're Gone (Petula Clark) 1977
  • Where Am I Going
    (Petula Clark) 1966
    Cosa Cerchi Nel Mondo
    (Petula Clark, Vito Pallavicini) IT 1966
  • Where Did We Go Wrong?
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch) 1966
    Wunderschon Wie Heut'
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, De Aviles) DE 1966
  • While The Children Play
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Georges Aber) 1967
    Tu M'as Quittee
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Georges Aber) FR 1966
  • The Women's Credo "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • The World Song (Petula Clark, Bromley) 1970

  • You'll Sail In The Sun
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
    Tu Trouveras L'Horizon
    (Petula Clark, Marc Desjardins) FR 1989
  • You're My Destiny (Petula Clark) 1978
  • Young'Un "Someone Like You"
    (Petula Clark, Dee Shipman) 1989
  • You're The One
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, G Aber) 1965
    Deine Liebe Ist Wunderbar
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, Montague) DE 1966
    Un Mal Pour Un Bien
    (Petula Clark, Tony Hatch, G Aber) FR 1965
  • Your Way Of Life (Petula Clark) 1966
    C'est Ton Affaire
    (Petula Clark, P Delanoe) FR 1966