''Me and My Shadows'' is the second
studio album
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by singer
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 s ...
and third album overall. Recorded with
The Shadows
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and produced by
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 Ri ...
, it was released through
Columbia Records
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in October 1960 and reached No. 2 in the UK album chart. The album was recorded at
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music c ...
.
No singles were to be officially released in the UK from the album. A pairing of album tracks "
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 Char ...
" and "I Cannot Find a True Love" was pressed as an export single intended for
continental Europe
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but high demand in the UK meant it charted in March 1961 and eventually reached #4 in the
UK singles chart
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. Although very popular for an import, this single broke what would have been a run of 15 consecutive top 3 singles in the UK, although it helped give Richard a record 16 back to back top 5 hits.
This album is the 2nd of only 5 albums
liff, Me & My Shadows, 21 Today, Finders Keepers, Established 1958recorded by Richard with exclusive backing by the Shadows during the 1960s. All the others the backing duties are shared between The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Orchestra.
This album was then re-marketed on the EP format into 3 EPs in mono only, Me and My Shadows no.1, Me and My Shadows no.2 and Me and My Shadows no.3.
Track listing
Release formats
*Vinyl LP mono & stereo.
*Reel to Reel Tape.(?) mono.
*Cassette.(stereo)
*CD mono
*CD mono/stereo
Personnel
;Cliff Richard and the Shadows
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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 s ...
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lead vocals
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Hank Marvin
Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is widely known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the ba ...
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lead guitar
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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 ...
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rhythm guitar
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Jet Harris
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bass guitar
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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. ...
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drums
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;Production
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Produced by
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 Ri ...
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Engineered by Malcolm Addey
References
Cliff Richard albums
The Shadows albums
1960 albums
Albums produced by Norrie Paramor
EMI Columbia Records albums
British rock-and-roll albums
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