Cliff Sings
| Cliff Sings | ||||
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| Studio album by Cliff Richard with The Shadows | ||||
| Released | 6 November 1959[1] | |||
| Recorded | 7–9 September 1959 | |||
| Length | 36:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia 1959 Vinyl – SX1192 (mono) 1992 CD – 0777780417 26 - 2 on 1 with "Me And My Shadows" 1998 CD – 495 4392 (mono / stereo) 2001 CD – 5346002 (Stereo) - 2 on 1 with "Cliff" | |||
| Producer | Norrie Paramor | |||
| Cliff Richard chronology | ||||
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Cliff Sings is the second album by British Cliff Richard and his first studio album. It was released in November 1959 through EMI Columbia Records and recorded at Abbey Road Studios.[2] It reached No. 2 in the UK album chart.[3] No singles were released from the album in the UK (as was often the case prior to the 1970s).
The album is the beginning of a repeated pattern in Richard's career until the mid-1960s, in which the Shadows and the Norrie Paramor orchestra would alternately share backing duties. The back cover of the album states that it was at the suggestion of the album's recording engineer, Malcolm Addy, that influenced Norrie Paramor to alternate Richard's backing between the Shadows and the string orchestra for this album.[4] Tony Meehan from the Shadows was the session drummer for all tracks backed by the orchestra on this album.
While backing duties were shared equally on this album, Richard's next album, Me and My Shadows, would be backed entirely by the Shadows, while its successor, Listen to Cliff!, would have the Norrie Paramor orchestra on backing duties for all but one track.
Cliff Sings was recorded in both stereo and mono but originally only released in mono on LP. From February 1960, the album was also progressively marketed on the EP format, into four EPs, Cliff Sings No.1 through to Cliff Sings No.4, in both mono and stereo.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | With | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Carl Perkins | The Shadows | 1:45 |
| 2. | "The Snake and the Bookworm" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | The Shadows | 2:10 |
| 3. | "I Gotta Know" | Matt Williams, Paul Evans | The Shadows | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Here Comes Summer" | Jerry Keller | The Shadows | 2:15 |
| 5. | "I'll String Along With You" | Al Dubin, Harry Warren | The Norrie Paramor Orchestra | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Embraceable You" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | The Norrie Paramor Orchestra | 2:37 |
| 7. | "As Time Goes By" | Herman Hupfeld | The Norrie Paramor Orchestra | 2:25 |
| 8. | "The Touch of Your Lips" | Ray Noble | The Norrie Paramor Orchestra | 2:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | With | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Twenty Flight Rock" | Ned Fairchild, Eddie Cochran | The Shadows | 1:43 |
| 2. | "Pointed Toe Shoes" | Carl Perkins | The Shadows | 1:50 |
| 3. | "Mean Woman Blues" | Claude Demetrius | The Shadows | 2:26 |
| 4. | "I'm Walkin'" | Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | The Shadows | 1:49 |
| 5. | "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" | Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert | The Norrie Paramor Orchestra | 1:56 |
| 6. | "Little Things Mean a Lot" | Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman | The Norrie Paramor Orchestra | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Somewhere Along the Way" | Sammy Gallop, Kurt Adams | The Norrie Paramor Orchestra | 2:37 |
| 8. | "That's My Desire" | Helmy Kresa, Carroll Loveday | The Norrie Paramor Orchestra | 2:35 |
Release formats
- Vinyl LP mono
- Reel to Reel Tape.(?)
- CD mono
- CD mono/stereo
Personnel
- Cliff Richard and the Shadows
- Cliff Richard – lead vocals
- Hank Marvin – lead guitar
- Bruce Welch - rhythm guitar
- Jet Harris – bass guitar
- Tony Meehan – drums
- Production
- Produced by Norrie Paramor
- Engineered by Malcolm Addey
References
- ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1991). Cliff Richard The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990. London: Blandford. pp. 23, 24, 166. ISBN 0-7137-2242-8.
- ^ "Cliff Richard UK Chart History". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
- ^ Cliff Richard (1959). Cliff Sings (LP record). Great Britain: Columbia (EMI).
