Cliff Richard

2 LPs ON 1 CD

Cliff Richard was a pioneer of rock & roll and experimental pop who dominated the pre-Beatles British pop scene in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. During that era, Richard adopted Presley-like dress and hairstyle. In performance he struck a pose of rock attitude, rarely smiling or looking at the audience or camera.

This quintessential release includes two of Cliff Richard’s finest LPs: Listen to Cliff! and 21 Today, both released on Columbia records in 1961. On the majority of the songs included here, Cliff was expertly accompanied by his backup band, The Shadows, who were highly influential on subsequent generations of musicians. Here you will find rock & roll favorites from the beginning of Richard’s career, such as “I Want You to Know”, “Tough Enough”, and “Shame on You”, as well as ballads and great covers of "What’d I Say”, “Unchained Melody”, “Blue Moon”, and “Forty Days”, among others. Both albums have been remastered and packaged together in this very special collector’s edition. This is some of the best and most rocking material of Cliff Richard’s discography – primal British beat from one of the pioneers of the genre.

PERSONNEL:

CLIFF RICHARD, lead vocals, plus:

THE SHADOWS:
Hank Marvin (lead guitar)
Bruce Welch (rhythm guitar)
Jet Harris (bass), Tony Meehan (drums).

Also featuring The Norrie Paramor Orchestra & The Bernard Ebbinghouse Band.

Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, between 1960 and 1961.
Original recordings produced by Norrie Paramor.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

LISTEN TO CLIFF!
01. WHAT’D I SAY 3:01
02. BLUE MOON 3:31
03. TRUE LOVE WILL COME TO YOU 2:57
04. LOVER 1:47
05. UNCHAINED MELODY 3:29
06. IDLE GOSSIP 2:52
07. FIRST LESSON IN LOVE 1:54
08. ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE 2:03
09. BEAT OUT DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM 1:58
10. MEMORIES LINGER ON 2:39
11. TEMPTATION 2:23
12. I LIVE FOR YOU 2:14
13. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY 2:07
14. I WANT YOU TO KNOW 2:27
15. WE KISS IN A SHADOW 3:20
16. IT’S YOU 3:19

21 TODAY
17. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU 1:33
18. FORTY DAYS 2:45
19. CATCH ME 2:28
20. TOUGH ENOUGH 2:14
21. 50 TEARS FOR EVERY KISS 2:30
22. THE NIGHT IS SO LONELY 2:43
23. POOR BOY 2:58
24. Y’ARRIVA 3:35
25. OUTSIDER 2:42
26. TEA FOR TWO 2:16
27. TO PROVE MY LOVE FOR YOU 1:50
28. WITHOUT YOU 2:05
29. A MIGHTY LONELY MAN 2:14
30. MY BLUE HEAVEN 2:26
31. SHAME ON YOU 2:08

TOTAL TIME: 78:27