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The 50th Anniversary Album
''The 50th Anniversary Album'' is a compilation album by Cliff Richard. The album was released by EMI on 3 November 2008 to mark his 50th Anniversary as a recording artist. The album features 50 tracks across two CDs. It includes Richard's 50th anniversary single "Thank You for a Lifetime" which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in September 2008. Track listing ; CD one # "Move It" (August 1958, No. 2) # " Living Doll" (July 1959, No. 1) # "Travellin' Light" (October 1959, "No. 1) # "Please Don't Tease" (June 1960, No. 1) # "Nine Times Out of Ten" (September 1960, No. 3) # " I Love You" (December 1960, No. 1) # " The Young Ones" (January 1962, No. 1) # " I'm Looking Out the Window" (May 1962, No. 2) # "Do You Wanna Dance?" (May 1962, No. 2 as B-side of "I'm Looking Out the Window") # " It'll Be Me" (August 1962, No. 2) # "The Next Time" (November 1962, No. 1) # "Bachelor Boy" (November 1962, No. 1) # " Summer Holiday" (February 1963, No. 1) # "Lucky Lips" (May 1963, No. 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song. In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous screen career with films including '' The Young Ones'', '' Summer Holiday'' and '' Wonderful Life'' and his own television show at the BBC. Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music led t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Wanna Dance?
"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States ''Billboard'' Top 100 Sides pop chart and No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a B-side. The Beach Boys' version reached No. 12 as "Do You Wanna Dance?" in the United States in 1965, and a 1972 cover by Bette Midler ("Do You Want to Dance?") reached No. 17. A different song called "Do You Wanna Dance?" was a UK hit for Barry Blue in 1973. Bobby Freeman version San Francisco-born teenager Bobby Freeman had been a member of doo-wop groups the Romancers and the Vocaleers. When asked by a local DJ if he had written any songs, he wrote several and recorded them as solo demos. These included "Do You Want to Dance", which was heard by a visiting record label executive, Mortimer Palitz of Jubilee Records. He signed Freeman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Minute You're Gone
"The Minute You're Gone" is a song written by Jimmy Gateley (often miscredited as "Gately" or "Gatelie"), a Nashville, Tennessee based fiddle player and singer, for Sonny James in 1963. This song originally made No. 95 in the US charts and No. 9 in the country charts for Sonny James in 1963. Cliff Richard recorded it in 1964 and his single spent a week at number one in the UK Singles Chart in April 1965. It was also recorded by Al Martino, Faron Young and Loretta Lynn. Cliff Richard version Richard's recording of the song had come about with the involvement of Richard's American label Epic Records, which wanted to present Richard in the US with more American songs. Bob Morgan, executive A&R producer from Epic met with Richard's A&R producer Norrie Paramor and Richard to map out recording plans and brought 50 songs of US origin for them to screen. About 15 songs were selected and plans were made to record in New York, Nashville and Chicago according to the different styles of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Could Easily Fall (In Love With You)
"I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in November 1964 from their album ''Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp''. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and received a silver disc for 250,000 sales. Release "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" was written by all four members of the Shadows, who had been commissioned to write the score for the 1964 London pantomime ''Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp''. "I Could Easily Fall (in Love with You)" was the lead single from the show and album and was backed by another song from the album, "I'm in Love with You", which featured the Norrie Paramor Strings and backing vocals by the Mike Sammes Singers. In May 1965, Richard released a German-language version of "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You), titled "Es war keine so wunderbar wie du", with the B-side being a German-language version of " The Minute You're Gone", titled "Es könnte schon morgen sein". Track l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twelfth Of Never
"The Twelfth of Never" is a popular song written in 1956 and first recorded by Johnny Mathis the following year. The title is a popular expression, which is used as the date of a future occurrence that will never come to pass. In the case of the song, "the 12th of Never" is given as the date on which the singer will stop loving his beloved, thus indicating that he will always love her. Mathis initially disliked the song, which was released as the flip side to his number 1 hit single " Chances Are". It was written by Jerry Livingston and Paul Francis Webster, the tune (except for the bridge) being adapted from "The Riddle Song" (also known as "I Gave My Love a Cherry"), an old English folk song. Mathis's original version reached number 9 on what is now called the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the USA in 1957. A version by Cliff Richard was released in 1964 and reached number 8 in the UK. Donny Osmond's version, produced by Mike Curb and Don Costa, was his second number 1 singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Beach (Cliff Richard Song)
"On the Beach" is a 1964 hit song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. It was taken from and released in the lead up to the release of the film '' Wonderful Life'' and its soundtrack. It become an international hit for Richard, reaching number 7 in the UK Singles Chart and charting in Australia (No. 4), Ireland (No. 6), Norway (No. 4), South Africa (No. 2) and Sweden (No. 12). Track listing 7": Columbia / DB 7305 # "On the Beach" – 2:58 # "A Matter of Moments" – 2:56 Personnel * Cliff Richard – vocals * Hank Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocals * Bruce Welch Bruce Welch (born 2 November 1941 as Bruce Cripps) is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a founding member of the Shadows. Biography Welch's parents (Stan Cripps and Grace Welch) moved him to 15 B ... – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Brian Locking – bass guitar * Brian Bennett – drums Chart performance References {{Cliff Richard si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Edera (song)
"L'Edera" is an Italian language song, written by Saverio Seracini and Vincenzo D'Acquisto. The song premiered at the 8th Sanremo Music Festival in January 1958, being performed first by Nilla Pizzi and then Tonina Torrielli, with separate performances, and placing second in the competition, behind " Nel blu dipinto di blu" by Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli. "L'Edera" was later recorded by several Italian artists, including Claudio Villa. "Constantly (L'Edera)" In 1964, the song was revived by Cliff Richard in an English language song with music based on "L'Edera". The single, a non-album release officially titled "Constantly (L'Edera)" is more commonly known as just "Constantly". The music is still credited to Saverio Seracini, who composed the music for "L'Edera". The new English lyrics to the song were written by Michael Julien. The recording was arranged and conducted by Norrie Paramor. The British single reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart and was an internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's All In The Game (song)
"It's All in the Game" is a pop song whose most successful version was recorded by Tommy Edwards in 1958. Carl Sigman composed the lyrics in 1951 to a wordless 1911 composition titled "Melody in A Major", written by Charles G. Dawes, who was later Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge. It is the only No. 1 single in the U.S. to have been co-written by a U.S. Vice President or a Nobel Peace Prize laureate (Dawes was both). The song has become a pop standard, with cover versions by dozens of artists, some of which have been minor hit singles. Edwards' song ranked at No. 47 on the 2018 list of "The Hot 100's All-Time Top 600 Songs". "Melody in A Major" Dawes, a Chicago bank president and amateur pianist and flautist, composed the tune in 1911 in a single sitting at his lakeshore home in Evanston. He played it for a friend, the violinist Francis MacMillen, who took Dawes's sheet music to a publisher. Dawes, known for his federal appointments and a United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Lips
Lucky Lips is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by Ruth Brown in 1956 and was successfully covered by Cliff Richard in 1963. Ruth Brown and early cover versions The song was first recorded by the R&B singer Ruth Brown for Atlantic Records in New York in September 1956, and was released as a single in early 1957. It was her second hit on the US pop chart, after " (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" in 1953, reaching number 25 on the pop chart and number 6 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. The song was covered by the white singer Gale Storm, as the B-side of her single "On Treasure Island", for Dot Records. Storm's recording reached number 77 on the ''Billboard'' pop chart. The song was also covered by Dottie Evans for Bell Records. In Britain, it was recorded by Alma Cogan as the B-side of "Whatever Lola Wants", which reached number 26 on the UK singles chart, also in 1957. Cliff Richard version In 1963 the song was recorded by Cliff Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Holiday (song)
"Summer Holiday" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, written by rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch and drummer Brian Bennett. It is taken from the film of the same name, and was released as the second single from the film in February 1963. It went to number one in the UK Singles Chart for a total of two weeks. After that, the Shadows' instrumental "Foot Tapper"—also from the same film—took over the top spot for one week, before "Summer Holiday" returned to the top spot for one further week. The track is one of Richard's best known titles and it remains a staple of his live shows. It was one of six hits Richard performed at his spontaneous gig at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships when rain stopped the tennis. The melody of the song is used in the chorus of the 1986 rap tune "Holiday Rap", by the Dutch duo MC Miker G & DJ Sven MC Miker G & DJ Sven were a hip hop duo from the Netherlands. The duo consisted of Lucien Witteveen and Sven van Veen (DJ Sven). The 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Boy
"Bachelor Boy" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, written by Richard and Bruce Welch (from the Shadows). It became a hit when it was released as the B-side of Richard's single "The Next Time". Both sides of the single were regarded as having chart potential so both sides were promoted and in many markets "Bachelor Boy" became the bigger hit. The single spent three weeks at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1963 and was a major hit internationally, although it only reached No. 99 in the US. Both sides of the single were included on the accompanying soundtrack album ''Summer Holiday (album), Summer Holiday''. On the soundtrack album the Michael Sammes Singers were credited as backing singers, although they were not credited on the single. In the UK, the single was the first of three number 1 hit singles from Richard's musical film, ''Summer Holiday (1963 film), Summer Holiday'', the other two being "Summer Holiday (song), Summer Holiday" and "Foot Tapper". The film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
