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[[Cliff Richard]]'s second album '''''Cliff Sings''''' was released in November 1959 through [[EMI Columbia Records]] and recorded at [[Abbey Road Studios]] |
[[Cliff Richard]]'s second album '''''Cliff Sings''''' is his first conventional [[studio album]]. It was released in November 1959 through [[EMI Columbia Records]] and recorded at [[Abbey Road Studios]]. It reached No. 2 in his native the UK. The album is split between [[Rock and roll|rock 'n' roll]] and [[Traditional pop music|traditional pop standard]] covers. It was recorded in both stereo and mono but only originally released in mono on LP. No singles were released from the album in the UK, as was often the case prior to the 1970s. |
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This album lays down a starting post marker for a repeated pattern during Richard's career during the 1960s in which the Shadows would eventually be marginalized out of his career as a backing group by his producer [[Norrie Paramor]]. From this album onwards, for the interim until the mid-1960s, the Shadows and the Norrie Paramor orchestra would jointly share backing duties 50:50. |
This album lays down a starting post marker for a repeated pattern during Richard's career during the 1960s in which the Shadows would eventually be marginalized out of his career as a backing group by his producer [[Norrie Paramor]]. From this album onwards, for the interim until the mid-1960s, the Shadows and the Norrie Paramor orchestra would jointly share backing duties 50:50. [[Tony Meehan]] was used as a session drummer for tracks backed by orchestra. |
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This album was also marketed on the EP format into four EPs: ''Cliff Sings no.1 to 4'' (both mono and stereo). |
This album was also marketed on the EP format into four EPs: ''Cliff Sings no.1 to 4'' (both mono and stereo). |
Revision as of 16:43, 18 July 2018
Cliff Sings | ||||
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Studio album by Cliff Richard with The Shadows | ||||
Released | November 1959 | |||
Recorded | 7–9 September 1959 | |||
Genre | Rock 'n' roll, pop, pop standards | |||
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 Richard's second album Cliff Sings is his first conventional studio album. It was released in November 1959 through EMI Columbia Records and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. It reached No. 2 in his native the UK. The album is split between rock 'n' roll and traditional pop standard covers. It was recorded in both stereo and mono but only originally released in mono on LP. No singles were released from the album in the UK, as was often the case prior to the 1970s.
This album lays down a starting post marker for a repeated pattern during Richard's career during the 1960s in which the Shadows would eventually be marginalized out of his career as a backing group by his producer Norrie Paramor. From this album onwards, for the interim until the mid-1960s, the Shadows and the Norrie Paramor orchestra would jointly share backing duties 50:50. Tony Meehan was used as a session drummer for tracks backed by orchestra.
This album was also marketed on the EP format into four EPs: Cliff Sings no.1 to 4 (both mono and stereo).
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | With | Length |
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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 |
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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