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Listen to Cliff! is the fourth album by singer Cliff Richard
. It was released in April 1961 and reached No. 2 in the UK album chart, charting for 26 consecutive weeks and re-entering twice.
No singles were to be officially released from the album. None of the 1961 single releases are available on this album. The album mainly features covers of musicals and popular 30's and 40's songs. "Blue Moon" was issued as an export single. Tony Meehan was used as a session drummer with the NP orchestra.
This album was then re-marketed on the EP format into 2 EPs:
Side two
Production
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
. It was released in April 1961 and reached No. 2 in the UK album chart, charting for 26 consecutive weeks and re-entering twice.
No singles were to be officially released from the album. None of the 1961 single releases are available on this album. The album mainly features covers of musicals and popular 30's and 40's songs. "Blue Moon" was issued as an export single. Tony Meehan was used as a session drummer with the NP orchestra.
This album was then re-marketed on the EP format into 2 EPs:
- Listen to Cliff no.1 (mono)
- Listen to Cliff no.2 (mono).
Track listing
Side one- "What'd I SayWhat'd I SayAccording to Charles' autobiography, "What'd I Say" was accidental when he improvised it to fill time at the end of a concert in December 1958. He asserts that he never tested songs on audiences before recording them, but "What'd I Say" is an exception...
" - Cliff Richard & the Shadows - "Blue MoonBlue Moon (song)"Blue Moon"'s first crossover recording to rock and roll came from Elvis Presley in 1956. His cover version of the song was included on his self-titled debut album Elvis Presley....
" - Cliff Richard & the Norrie Paramor Orchestra - "True Love Will Come To You" - Cliff Richard & the Shadows
- "LoverLover (song)"Lover" is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers, with words by Lorenz Hart. It was featured in the movie Love Me Tonight . Les Paul's version was a guitar instrumental released by Capitol Records in 1948. It has a french title Partout Toi...
" - Cliff Richard & the Norrie Paramor Orchestra - "Unchained MelodyUnchained Melody"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
" - Cliff Richard & the Shadows - "Idle Gossip" - Cliff Richard & the Norrie Paramor Orchestra
- "First Lesson In Love" - Cliff Richard & the Shadows
- "Almost Like Being In LoveAlmost Like Being in Love"Almost Like Being in Love" is a popular song published in 1947. The music was written by Frederick Loewe, and the lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner....
" - Cliff Richard & the Norrie Paramor Orchestra
Side two
- "Beat Out Dat Rhythm On A Drum" - Cliff Richard
- "Memories Linger On" - Cliff Richard
- "TemptationTemptation (1933 song)"Temptation" is a popular song, published in 1933, with music written by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed. The song was used in the film Singin' in the Rain and later in the 1983 musical based on the film, and is prominently featured in Valerio Zurlini's Violent Summer .The song was...
" - Cliff Richard - "I Live For You" - Cliff Richard
- "Sentimental JourneySentimental Journey (song)"Sentimental Journey" is a popular song, published in 1944. The music was written by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by Arthur Green.-History:...
" - Cliff Richard - "I Want You To Know" - Cliff Richard
- "We Kiss In A ShadowWe Kiss in a Shadow"We Kiss in a Shadow" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I.In this song, Tuptim and Lun Tha declare their love for each other, even though they fear that the King of Siam would know about it....
" - Cliff Richard - "It's You" - Cliff Richard
Personnel
Cliff Richard and the Shadows- Cliff RichardCliff RichardSir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
– lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the... - Hank MarvinHank MarvinHank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure... - Bruce WelchBruce WelchBruce Welch OBE, is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of The Shadows.-Biography:...
– rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together... - Jet HarrisJet HarrisJet Harris, MBE was an English musician. He was the bass guitarist of The Shadows until April 1962, and had subsequent success as a soloist and as a duo with the drummer Tony Meehan....
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Tony MeehanTony MeehanDaniel Joseph Anthony "Tony" Meehan was a founder member of the British group The Shadows with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- ProducedRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Norrie ParamorNorrie ParamorNorrie Paramor was a British record producer, composer, arranger, and orchestral conductor.Although the term "producer" was not in circulation at the time Paramor started producing records , he effectively began this role in 1952 when he became Recording Director for EMI's Columbia... - EngineeredAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
by Malcolm Addey