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The Hit List (Cliff Richard Album)
''The Hit List'', released with the subtitle ''The Best of 35 Years'', is a compilation album by English singer Cliff Richard. Released in October 1994, the album reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum in the UK. The album celebrates Richard's 35th anniversary in the music industry and compiled all of Richard's top 5 UK hit singles, which coincidentally totalled 35 at the time. Two bonus tracks were also chosen by Richard for the album – "Miss You Nights", at the request of fans for a re-release, and " Green Light" a favourite of Richard's. Partially in support of the album, the double A-side single "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Miss You Nights" was released in late November. Although "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (a live recording with Phil Everly) was not included on the album, "Miss You Nights" was. The single reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listing Disc 1 #"Move It" (with The Drifters) #" Living Doll" (with The Drifters) #"T ... [...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] |
Living Doll (song)
"Living Doll" is a song written by Lionel Bart made popular by Cliff Richard and the Shadows (then still 'the Drifters') in 1959. It was the top selling single in the UK in 1959. It has topped the UK charts twice: in its original version in 1959 (their first number 1 single) and a new version recorded in 1986 in aid of Comic Relief. It is one of the few songs released by an English singer to chart on the American Billboard charts before the British Invasion occurred. Worldwide sales *1959 version: 1.86 million *1986 version: 1.50 million Background and composition "Living Doll" was written for the film ''Serious Charge''. Lionel Bart had been approached by film producer Mickey Delamar to write songs for the film. The idea for the song came on a Sunday morning in October 1958 while reading a newspaper and seeing an advert for a child's doll. The doll was said to "kneel, walk, sit and sing". Bart recounted, "I was looking at the back pages and there was a small advert for a doll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Want To 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 Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Top 100 Sides Pop music, pop chart and No. 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, ''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 demo (music), demos. These included "Do You Want to Dance", which was heard by a visiting record label execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Ones (song)
"The Young Ones" is a single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The song, written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, is the title song to the 1961 film '' The Young Ones'' and its soundtrack album. With advance orders of over 500,000, it was released in January 1962 on the Columbia (EMI) label and went straight to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the first British single to do so since Elvis Presley's " It's Now or Never" in November 1960. It held that position for six weeks and spent 20 weeks in the chart. It has sold 1.06 million copies in the UK, and 2.6m worldwide. "The Young Ones" was also included on Cliff Richard and the Shadows No. 1 EP '' Hits from the Young Ones''. Personnel * Cliff Richard – lead vocals * Hank Marvin – lead guitar * Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar * Jet Harris – bass guitar * Tony Meehan – drums Chart performance In popular culture In the 1980s, it became the theme song to the alternative comedy sitcom '' The Young Ones''. See also *Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrie Paramor
Norman William Paramor (15 May 1914 – 9 September 1979), known professionally as Norrie Paramor, was a British record producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and orchestral conductor. He is best known for his work with Cliff Richard and the Shadows, both together and separately, steering their early careers and producing and arranging most of their material from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Paramor was a composer of studio albums, theatrical productions, and film scores. Producer Although the term "producer" was not in circulation at the time Paramor started producing records (the usual term being Artiste and Repertoire Manager, or A&R man), he effectively began this role in 1952 when he became Recording Director for EMI's Columbia Records. As well as being producer for Cliff Richard and the Shadows, he produced records for Ruby Murray, Eddie Calvert, Michael Holliday, Helen Shapiro, Frank Ifield, Frankie Vaughan, the Mudlarks, the Avons, and Ricky Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Girl Like You (Cliff Richard And The Shadows Song)
"A Girl Like You" is a song written by Jerry Lordan and recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows in June 1961. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listing # "A Girl Like You" – 2:31 # "Now's the Time to Fall in Love" – 2:08 Personnel * Cliff Richard – vocals * Hank Marvin – lead guitar * Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar * Jet Harris – bass guitar * Tony Meehan Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan (2 March 1943 – 28 November 2005), professionally known as Tony Meehan, was a founder member of the British group the Drifters, with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which would evolve into the Shadows. ... – drums Charts References 1961 songs 1961 singles Cliff Richard songs Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Songs written by Jerry Lordan Song recordings produced by Norrie Paramor Columbia Graphophone Company singles {{1960s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gee Whizz It's You
"Gee Whizz It's You" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in March 1961 from their album ''Me and My Shadows''. Despite not initially being officially released in the UK, it peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Release "Gee Whizz It's You" was initially only intended for release in Continental Europe and, described as being export only, not released in the UK because it was included on the album ''Me and My Shadows'' and because "Theme for a Dream" has been released as a single towards the end of February. However, record dealers were able to order overseas records and due to demand from fans, thousands of copies were imported into the UK. After the single entered the UK top-20, the label "recognised its potential and belatedly released it as Cliff's 13th single". It was the first European single to chart in the UK. Track listing # "Gee Whizz It's You" – 2:08 # "I Cannot Find a True Love" – 2:34 Personnel * Cliff Richard – vocals * Hank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theme For A Dream
"Theme for a Dream" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in February 1961. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and also received a silver disc for 250,000 sales. Release and reception "Theme for a Dream" was the first song by Richard to feature a female chorus, sung by the Mike Sammes Singers. When Richard and the Shadows got the song they "liked it, but it wasn't really us … but we did it because we felt it was a change of direction as far as we were concerned". The single exceeded 200,000 advance sales in the UK. However, in Spain, it was banned because of its supposedly suggestive lyrics due to the Francoist censorship. The B-side, "Mumblin' Mosie", was written and originally recorded by American Johnny Otis in 1960 and had been a minor hit for him on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Richard had previously recorded another of Otis' songs, "Willie and the Hand Jive", which he had released as the B-side to "Fall in Love with You". Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love You (Cliff Richard Song)
"I Love You" is the fourth UK number-one hit single (and the second of the 1960s) by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. It was written by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch. Released in November 1960, it was a Christmas No. 1 and stayed at the chart summit for two weeks, although it did not carry a traditional holiday theme. The song also reached No. 1 in New Zealand. It took until 1977 before another song entitled " I Love You" entered the UK Singles Chart. It was recorded by Donna Summer. Track listing # "I Love You" – 2:02 # "'D' in Love" – 2:29 Personnel * Cliff Richard – vocals * Hank Marvin – lead guitar * Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar * Jet Harris – bass guitar * Tony Meehan Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan (2 March 1943 – 28 November 2005), professionally known as Tony Meehan, was a founder member of the British group the Drifters, with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which would evolve into the Shadows. ... – drums Charts References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Times Out Of Ten
"Nine Times Out of Ten" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in September 1960. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and also received a silver disc for 250,000 sales. Background and release In a vote by a panel of teenagers to decide from a selection of Richard's unreleased tracks which ones should be released as singles, "Nine Times Out of Ten" came second to "Please Don't Tease. Both Richard and his producer Norrie Paramor thought "Nine Times Out of Ten" would be the number one choice, as they both preferred the song. "Nine Times Out of Ten" was co-written by American rock and roll influence Otis Blackwell, known for co-writing songs such as "Great Balls of Fire", " All Shook Up" and "Fever". The B-side, "Thinking of Our Love", was written by the Shadows' Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin "at three o'clock in the morning in Oklahoma City". The single set a new record for the number of advance sales of the single in the UK, with around 180,000 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Don't Tease
"Please Don't Tease" is a 1960 song recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Recorded in March and released as a single in June, the song became their third No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart spending three weeks at the summit. The song was written by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch together with Pete Chester. Release To decide upon the release of this track as a single, Richard's record company recruited a teenage panel to listen to and vote on a selection of his unreleased tracks. "Please Don't Tease" won the vote and was duly released, "Nine Times Out of Ten" came second and was the follow-up single.British News notes: British News notes: The single also reached number 1 in India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Thailand. The single sold 1.59 million copies worldwide. "Please Don't Tease" was included on the EP '' Cliff's Silver Discs'', released December 1960. Its first inclusion on an LP was ''Cliff's Hit Album'', released July 1963. In 1978, the song was revisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
