Petula Clark Singing Her Songs Again

NEW YORK (PetulaClark Official Website) - After spending more than two years touring with the musical "Sunset Boulevard,'' Petula Clark says it's nice to be able to sing her own songs again.

The British singer, best known for hits such as "Downtown,'' is featured this week in her own PBS special, "Petula Clark in Concert: A Sign of the Times'' (check local listings). Clark finished up a U.S. tour of "Sunset Boulevard'' last year.
"In the (United) States over the last few years, I've been doing more sort of like theater than concerts,'' Clark told The Associated Press. "The idea of doing a concert, a live concert show in the States seemed to be quite appealing.''

Besides the concert, Clark has been working on a new album she hopes to release sometime next year, and plans to perform several shows with Richard Carpenter.

More recently, Clark appeared at another concert: She was among the dozens of stars who were called on stage for the "We Are the World'' finale at friend Michael Jackson's 30th anniversary bash at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 7.

Critics said the finale was disorganized, an assessment Clark laughingly agrees with.
"That was totally, totally unrehearsed; none of us had any idea of what we were doing on there,'' she said. "I asked Michael what we were supposed to do, and he said, `Don't look at me, I don't know.'''

"Apart from that, it was a pretty amazing evening.''