Surround Yourself with Sorrow

"Surround Yourself with Sorrow" is a song by English singer Cilla Black, written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter and released on February 7th 1969.^[1]^[2]

Sandie Shaw recorded the song before Black, but disliked her version and rejected it, saying, "It's in the wrong key - It's not mine. I shouldn't have done it - so I gave it back - and they gave it to Cilla."^[3] Her version was eventually released on November 8th 2004^[4] as the fourteenth track on the fourth CD of the Nothing Comes Easy boxed set.^[5]

Non-English versions

French: "Une ombre sur mon cœur" (lyrics by Jacques Plante)

References

[1] 45cat - Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow / London Bridge - Parlophone - UK - R 5759

[2] Tracks on Surround Yourself with Sorrow - Cilla Black (February 7, 1969) | SecondHandSongs

[3] CD Album - Sandie Shaw - Nothing Comes Easy - EMI - Europe

[4] 'Another comeback? No thanks | Music | The Guardian

[5] ttps://www.discogs.com/release/1294177-Sandie-Shaw-Nothing-Comes-Easy/image/SW1hZ2U6NzgyODAzMw==

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