''The Best of Cilla Black'' is a compilation album by Cilla Black. It was first released in 1968 and originally included 14 of her biggest hit singles, a selection of

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and album tracks, released between 1963 and 1968. Many of these tracks had not been previously available on an album. It was usual in this period for artists to record songs exclusively for single release only. The album reached number 21 on the

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Re–release

The stereo sound recordings from ''The Best of Cilla Black'' were

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d on CD in 2002. This release also included 11 bonus tracks, again all singles, that had been released between 1969 and 1977.CillaBlack.com – 1968 Hits LP is re-issued on CD
The first 17 tracks were produced by

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the " Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the ...

, after 1972 David Mackay was the chosen producer for Cilla Black's remaining albums at EMI, with exception of the 1978 album ''

Modern Priscilla ''Modern Priscilla'' is the tenth solo studio album by English singer Cilla Black and her last to be completed before the end of her 15-year contract with the EMI group. The release of this album with its two singles completed the long-term pa ...

'' which was produced by Mike Hurst. On 7 September 2009, EMI Records released a special mono collector's 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" mono master tapes. A

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containing original

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

Track listing

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Love of the Loved "Love of the Loved" is a song written mainly by Paul McCartney, credited to Lennon–McCartney. It is one of his earliest compositions and featured in the Beatles live act in their early days. The group recorded the song at their 1962 audition fo ...

" (

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

) 1963 single release peaked at No. 35 in the UK Charts # " Anyone Who Had a Heart" ( Burt Bacharach,

Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David ...

) 1964 single release peaked at No. 1 in the UK Charts # "

You're My World "You're My World" is a ballad originally recorded in 1963 as "Il mio mondo" ("My World") by Umberto Bindi, who co-wrote the Italian version with Gino Paoli. Subsequently, an English version was commissioned, and the lyrics were written by Carl S ...

" (Il Mio Mondo) (

Umberto Bindi Umberto Bindi (12 May 1932 – 23 May 2002) was an Italian singer-songwriter. He is especially known for the popular song he co-wrote with Gino Paoli, ''Il Mio Mondo'' (" You're My World"), which he recorded in Italian in 1963. It was later perfo ...

, Gino Paoli, Carl Sigman) 1964 single release peaked at No. 1 in the UK Charts # "

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin is a song by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, first recorded in 1964 by the American vocal duo the Righteous Brothers, whose version was also produced by Spector and is cited by some music critics as ...

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Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by ...

, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 1965 single release peaked at No. 2 in the UK Charts # "Love's Just A Broken Heart" (L'Amour Est Ce Qu'il Est) (

Mort Shuman Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as " ...

Kenny Lynch Kenneth Lynch, OBE (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019) was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor. He appeared in many variety shows in the 1960s. At the time, he was among the few black singers in British pop music. He was app ...

, Michele Vendome) 1966 single release peaked at No. 5 in the UK Charts # "

Alfie Alfie may refer to: Theatre and film * ''Alfie'' (play), a 1963 play by Bill Naughton * ''Alfie'' (1966 film), a film based on the play starring Michael Caine * ''Alfie'' (2004 film), a remake of the 1966 film * ''Alfie'' (2013 film), an Indi ...

" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 1966 single release peaked at No. 9 in the UK Charts # "I Only Live to Love You" (Cosa Si Fa Stasera) (Gene Colonnello,

Norman Newell Norman Newell (25 January 1919 – 1 December 2004) was an English record producer, who was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also the co-writer of many notable songs. As an A&R manager for EMI, he worked with musicians such as Shi ...

) 1967 single release peaked at No. 26 in the UK Charts # "What Good Am I?" (Mort Shuman, Kenny Lynch) 1967 single release peaked at No. 24 in the UK Charts # "

Step Inside Love "Step Inside Love" is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited as "Lennon–McCartney") for Cilla Black in 1967 as a theme for her TV series '' Cilla'', which first aired on 30 January 1968. Background In late 1967 Paul McCartney was appro ...

" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 1968 single release peaked at No. 8 in the UK Charts # "Where is Tomorrow?" (Non c'è Domani) (

, Mason) 1968 single release peaked at No. 39 in the UK Charts # " Sing a Rainbow" (

Arthur Hamilton Arthur Hamilton Stern (born October 22, 1926),Stern, Arthur “Art”
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) 1966 issued on the album '' Cilla Sings a Rainbow'' # " It's for You" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 1964 issued on the EP ''It's for You'' peaked at No. 12 in the UK Charts # " Yesterday" (Lennon–McCartney) 1966 B-side of "Love's Just A Broken Heart" (L'Amour Est Ce Qu'il Est) # "

Goin' Out of My Head "Goin' Out of My Head" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, initially recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials in 1964. Randazzo, a childhood friend of the group, wrote the song especially for them, having also supplied ...

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Teddy Randazzo Alessandro Carmelo "Teddy" Randazzo (May 13, 1935 – November 21, 2003) was an American pop songwriter, singer, arranger and producer, who composed hit songs such as " Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", " Pretty Blue Eyes", ...

, Bobby Weinstein) 1965 issued on the album '' Cilla''

2002 CD bonus tracks

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Surround Yourself with Sorrow "Surround Yourself with Sorrow" is a song recorded by the English pop singer Cilla Black, which was released as a single and on the album ''Surround Yourself with Cilla'' in 1969. The song spent 12 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3,< ...

" (Bill Martin, Phil Coulter) 1969 single release peaked at No. 3 in the UK Charts # "Conversations" (

Roger Greenaway Roger John Reginald Greenaway, (born 23 August 1938) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook. His compositions have included "You've Got Your Troubles" and the transatlantic mill ...

, Roger Cook,

Jerry Lordan Jerry Lordan (born Jeremiah Patrick Lordan, 30 April 1934 – 24 July 1995) was an English songwriter, composer and singer. He achieved 3 hit singles on the UK Singles Chart before focusing purely on songwriting. Amongst his songwriting c ...

) 1969 single release peaked at No. 7 in the UK Charts # "

Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight) "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)" is a song by English recording artist Cilla Black, released in 1971. Background Written by songwriters Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook, "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight ...

" (Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook) 1971 single release peaked at No. 3 in the UK Charts # "Baby We Can't Go Wrong" (J. Dunning) 1974 single release peaked at No. 36 in the UK Charts # "Someone" (Tony Cole, Steve Wolf) 1974 B-side of "Baby We Can't Go Wrong" # "I'll Have to Say I Love You in A Song" (

Jim Croce James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to p ...

) 1974 single release # "He Was A Writer" (Gloria Sklerov, Molly-Ann Leiken) 1974 single release # "Alfie Darling" ( Alan Price) 1975 single release # "It's Now" (Walt Meskell, Tim Martin) 1976 B-side of "Little Things Mean a Lot" # "

I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" is a soul song co-written and performed by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder and Yvonne Wright, for Wonder's fifteenth studio album '' Talking Book'' (1972). The song is featured in the 2 ...

" ( Stevie Wonder,

Yvonne Wright Yvonne Lowrene Wright (October 31, 1951 – January 26, 2016) was an American songwriter and vocalist best known for co-writing with Stevie Wonder in the 1970s. Their songs appear on the albums ''Music of My Mind'', ''Talking Book'', ''Fulfilli ...

) 1976 B-side of "Easy in Your Company" # "I Wanted to Call it Off" (Stevenson, Henn) 1977 single release

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