"Outsider" is a song by

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with backing by Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra, released on Richard's fourth studio album ''

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''.

Background and release

Songwriters

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and

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were commissioned by music publisher Cyril Simons to write three songs for the film '' The Young Ones''. These were " The Young Ones", "Outsider" and one they had already written " When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart". "Outsider" was recorded, but it was decided not to be used in the film as "nobody was 100 per cent sold on it". Instead, it was included on Richard's fourth studio album ''

'', released in October 1961. "Outsider" was released as a single in several countries. It was first released in South Africa with the B-side "Y'Arriva" in January 1962, entering the charts at number 7, before peaking at number 1 several weeks later. It was then released in India with the B-side a cover of the standard "

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", peaking at number 2 in March 1962. It was lastly released in Australia in November 1962 also with the B-side "Blue Moon", peaking at number 22 according David Kent's retrospective chart.

Track listing

7" (South Africa) # "Outsider" – 2:37 # "Y'Arriva" – 3:37 7" (Australia and India) # "Outsider" – 2:37 # "

" – 3:25

Personnel

– vocals * Norrie Paramor Orchestra – all instrumentation *

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– backing vocals

Charts

References

{{authority control Cliff Richard songs 1962 singles Songs written by Sid Tepper Songs written by Roy C. Bennett Columbia Graphophone Company singles Song recordings produced by Norrie Paramor 1961 songs