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I Remember Me - The First 25 years

Frank Ifield Autobiography - Volume One

PREFACE (from the book)

This biographic book depicts my first 25 years; the full story has taken more than a decade to write and has turned out far too large for one volume.

Yet even this first part might not have materialised at all had it not been for my friend and musical director Bob Howe. Bob loved to hear 'behind the scenes' stories and urged me to write them down as the story of my life. Non-stop touring around the world made my life too hectic back then to attempt such a mind-boggling project. Then fate intervened and during an enforced recuperation following my hospitalisation in Australia, my brother Colin took upon himself an important role as 'Dr Fix-it'. He believed, quite rightly, that jotting down my memoirs, while teaching me to use a computer, would also prove therapeutic for my grey-matter; the therapy worked and although it was done purely for that reason, it nevertheless spawned the book's humble beginnings.

Enter Pauline Halford (herself a professional author). She made a timely approach from England with a desire to write a biography about me, and I felt comfortable that we could achieve it together, despite the tyranny of the distance between us.

We have tried to faithfully sketch in the background of my formative years, coloured by my own emotional feelings and as seen through my eyes at the age I was at the time. My beloved home countries of Britain and Australia may well have changed much with the passage of time, yet my love and pride in them both has remained constant.

Now, having entered the 21st century, my wife Carole and I have been further blessed in the role of grandparents to a bright-eyed, eager-to-lean young lad by the name of Jack. So I feel it may be good for us all to reflect upon our yesterdays, if only to pass on for perpetuity the good things we have been privileged to learn from our experiences. By adhering to the positives in our individual lives, I hope we all might find inspiration together, allowing us to face the uncertain world of tomorrow with strength, greeting a brand new unwritten chapter of life as a positive challenge.

Frank Ifield

SPECIAL: For each book purchased, a free copy of the CD "THEREBY HANGS A TALE" will be supplied.

If you would like Frank to personally autograph your copy, please enter details in the "Comments/Special Instructions:" section at the bottom of the last entry page, of the shopping cart.

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Also available through Sydney Wellbeing Centre, are a number of Frank's CDs, as below.

SOMETHING RARE & WONDERFUL
(Double CD)

A new 2-CD compilation of, in Frank's own words..." rare and mainly hitherto unavailable material of mine, recorded around the world; spanning three decades from the sixties to the nineties." Includes the much sought after Crystal (I Can See Through You), Yesterday Just Passed My Way Again and Crawling Back, plus tracks from the Hickory, Spark and MAM labels, and recordings with UK band Barbary Coast. Includes album notes by Frank and by noted writer and broadcaster Paul Hazell.

Track Listing:

CD1 - 1. Roots & Rafters 2. Crystal (I Can See Thru You) 3. Silver Wings 4. Hearts On Fire 5. Close The Door 6. A Little Bit Of Push 7. I Remember You 8. Isn't It Always Love 9. God Made Love 10. California Cotton Fields 11. Daddy -You Know What? 12. (I'll Be Your) Hold Me Tight 13. Play Waltzing Matilda Again 14. Lonesome Jubilee 15. The Loving & The Leaving 16. Good Hearted Woman 17. You Only Live Once in a While 18. Beautiful Love 19. (Her Name Was) Joanne 20. Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

CD2 - 1. Hurdy-Gurdy 2. Painting Myself Into A Corner 3. Who Am I to Say 4. Praised Be 5. Paint The World With Love 6. Broken Lady 7. You'll Never Be Missed 8. Till I Waltz Again With You 9. The Loneliness Of Ruby's Eyes 10. The Rise & Fall Of Soli Glick 11. Crawling Back 12. Something Rare & Wonderful 13. Lay In Your Arms 14. Rolling Stone 15. Angry At The Big Oak Tree 16. Love Ain't Worth The Living When It Dies 17. If Love Must Go 18. Yesterday Just Passed My Way Again 19. Teach Me Little Children 20. Please

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FRANK IFIELD
Remembers The Great Favourites
(Double CD)

Released by EMI Australia on the 3rd April, 2000.

A fabulous Double CD set which marks Frank's 50th anniversary in Showbiz! This collection features 36 of the finest melodies of the 20th Century, all in the inimitable Ifield style. Everything from 'I Remember You' to 'The Days Of Wine and Roses, and from 'San Antone Rose' to 'Waltzing Matilda'. Many of the tracks are from Frank's albums and appear on CD for the first time.

Track Listing:

CD1 - 1. Please 2. Daybreak 3. I'll Be Around 4. The Days of Wine and Roses 5. Stardust 6. You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere) 7. Don't Blame Me 8. My Blue Heaven 9. Mood Indigo 10. Half As Much 11. Heart and Soul 12. Confessing (That I Love You) 13. What's New 14. Why Try To Change Me Now 15. Once In A While 16. Crazy 17. Say It Isn't So 18. Love Walked In

CD2 - 1. I Remember You 2. I'm A Fool To Care 3. Another Cup of Coffee 4. Just One More Chance 5. Tumbling Tumbleweeds 6. When Sunny Gets Blue 7. I'll String Along With You 8. I Should Care 9. Did I Remember 10. I Don't Know Enough About You 11. Dream 12. Paradise 13. Brazil 14. Close To You 15. San Antonio Rose 16. I'm A Dreamer (Aren't We All) 17. The Glory of Love 18. Waltzing Matilda

If you would like Frank to personally autograph your copy, please enter details in the "Comments/Special Instructions:" section at the bottom of the last entry page, of the shopping cart.

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THE COMPLETE A-SIDES & B-SIDES
BOX SET

Released May 2005, this 3-CD major compilation "The Complete A-Sides & B-Sides" is the first time that all of Frank's UK Columbia "A" and "B" sides have been presented together in one collection. Added, for your additional pleasure, are four bonus tracks. Firstly, there are three of his big hits from the early days, recorded in German. Then finally, a new update of Frank's original hit version of I Remember You. This has a new musical backing as Frank would liked to have heard it, back then, with some subtle but delightful country steel guitar. That's 64 tracks on 3 CDs - value plus.

SPECIAL: For each copy of this CD purchased, a free copy of the CD "THEREBY HANGS A TALE" will be supplied. (see below for information on the CD).

If you would like Frank to personally autograph your copy, please enter details in the "Comments/Special Instructions:" section at the bottom of the last entry page, of the shopping cart.

To purchase through Sydney Wellbeing Centre:
On-line now, go to SWC On-Line Shopping.

Or, Send Enquiry for information on other products.

THEREBY HANGS A TALE

A COLLECTION OF THREE GREAT MONOLOGUES