"My Pretty One" is a song recorded by English singer

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and released in the UK in June 1987 as the

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from his ''

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'' album. The song reached number 6 in the

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. The song was written by

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who had previously written some of Richard's most successful tracks since his 1976 renaissance, including " We Don't Talk Anymore", " Dreamin'", " A Little in Love" and "

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". The song was originally recorded and released by Jamie Rae in 1985 as Pretty One.

Track listing

UK 7" Single (EM 4) #"My Pretty One" #"Love Ya" UK 12" Single (12EM 4) #"My Pretty One" (Extended Version) #"Love Ya" #"Under the Gun"

Chart performance

References

1987 singles 1987 songs Cliff Richard songs Songs written by Alan Tarney Song recordings produced by Alan Tarney {{1980s-pop-song-stub