"Colour My World" (Color My World on U.S. Release) is a song written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, and recorded by Petula Clark in 1966.

Background

While overall conforming to the hit formula Hatch had come up with for Clark with "Downtown" – and being especially reminiscent of Clark's 1965 #1 hit "My Love – "Colour My World" acknowledged the sound of the later 1960s by featuring a riff played on the sitar. Recorded in New York City, "Colour My World" was rush released in December 1966 in an attempt to counteract the disappointing performance of Clark's preceding single "Who Am I?" which had fallen short of the US Top 20 and more seriously had become the first Petula Clark single since "Downtown" (1964) to not rank in the UK Top 50. Billboard magazine's original review of the song predicted it would make the top 20 of the Hot 100. "Chalk up another chart topper in this intriguing Hatch-Trent rhythm number featuring the popular Indian sitar sound and exceptional Clark vocal work."

Chart performance

Although it did return Clark to the top twenty on the US pop charts in early-1967 and was also an Australian top ten hit, "Colour My World" became the second consecutive single by Clark to fall short of the UK Top 50, peaking at number 52.

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