''Sweet Inspiration'' is Cilla Black's fifth solo studio album, released in 1970 by

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. The album peaked at number 42 in the

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Re-release

On September 7, 2009, EMI Records released a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings re-mastered by Abbey Road Studios from original 1/4" stereo master tapes. A

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containing original

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, detailed track information and rare photographs will be available from iTunes with purchases of the entire album re-issue.

Track listing

Side one # " Sweet Inspiration" ( John Cameron) # "

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" ( Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers,

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) # "

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" ( Burt Bacharach,

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) # "I Can't Go on Living Without You" ( Elton John, Bernie Taupin) # " From Both Sides Now" ( Joni Mitchell) # " Across the Universe" (

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) Side B # "Black Paper Roses" (Belle Gonzalez) # "Mysterious People (Det Gåtfulla Folket)" (Olle Adolphson,

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) # "Dear Madame" ( Les Reed, Geoff Stephens) # "Oh Pleasure Man" ( Roger Cook,

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) # "Little Pleasure Acre" (Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook) # "

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" (Orlando Murden, Ron Miller) # "

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Personnel

* Cilla Black - lead vocals *

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- producer * Caroline Arber - album cover photography

Charts

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