"Please Don't Tease" is a 1960 song recorded by

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and

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. Recorded in March and released as a single in June, the song became their third No. 1 on the

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spending three weeks at the summit. The song was written by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist

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together with

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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

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and

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. 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 ''Cliff's Hit Album'' is Cliff Richard's first compilation album and ninth album overall. It was released in July 1963 and reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. The album contains 14 songs from his singles released between August 1958 and M ...

'', released July 1963. In 1978, the song was revisited in a contemporary arrangement and added to his live repertoire. It was played without the Shadows at their reunion concerts in March 1978 (as recorded on '' Thank You Very Much''), and recorded in the studio and released as the

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of "Please Remember Me" in July 1978.

Track listing

# "Please Don't Tease" – 2:59 # "Where Is My Heart" – 2:12

Personnel

– vocals *

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– lead guitar *

– rhythm guitar *

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– 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

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 1960 singles 1960 songs Cliff Richard songs Song recordings produced by Norrie Paramor Songs written by Bruce Welch UK Singles Chart number-one singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand Number-one singles in Norway Columbia Graphophone Company singles