The James Taylor Move was an Australian psychedelic rock band from Adelaide that issued two singles in 1967 on Festival Records, followed by a stint behind blues singer Wendy Saddington. Guitarist Kevin Peek and rhythm players Alan Tarney and Trevor Spencer moved to the UK, where they teamed with fellow Aussie Terry Britten in Quartet. […]
The Tarney–Spencer Band (alternately billed as Tarney & Spencer) was the Australian pop-rock duo of multi-instrumentalist Alan Tarney and drummer Trevor Spencer. They released a self-titled 1976 album on Bradley’s, followed by the 1978–79 A&M albums Three’s a Crowd and Run for Your Life. “No Time to Lose” remains an FM wildcard in select US […]
I’m Nearly Famous is the eighteenth studio album by Cliff Richard, released on May 7, 1976, on EMI Records. It features his comeback single “Devil Woman,” a strident rocker that became his first US Top 10 hit. This was his first of three secular studio albums produced by Bruce Welch, the rhythm guitarist and co-founder […]
Every Face Tells a Story is the nineteenth studio album by Cliff Richard, released on March 18, 1977, on EMI. This was his second consecutive album produced by Shadows rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch, the mastermind behind Richard’s recent comeback. The album continued the artistic direction of its predecessor, blending diverse British pop-rock arrangements with American roots […]
Wired for Sound is the 24th studio album by Cliff Richard, released on September 14, 1981, on EMI. This was his second of two straight albums produced and largely written by Alan Tarney. Production Sessions spanned May 27 through June 9 at Gallery Studio, London, where Alan Tarney produced ten tracks for the finished album, […]
Run for Your Life is the third album by the Tarney/Spencer Band, produced by David Kershenbaum and released in 1979 on A&M. The album features two of the duo’s most popular songs — the Firefall-esque cult classic “No Time to Lose” and the power ballad “A Heart Will Break Tonight,” which Cliff Richard rendered on […]
Rock ‘N’ Roll Juvenile is the 22nd studio album by Cliff Richard, released on September 7, 1979, on EMI. Marked by a hard-edged modern rock sound, the album spawned three singles: “Hot Shot,” “Carrie,” and “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” Richard’s biggest global hit. The album was largely a project between Richard and Terry Britten, an […]
Three’s a Crowd is the second album by the Australian pop/rock duo of songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Alan Tarney and co-writer/drummer Trevor Spencer, released in 1978 on A&M. The album includes the duo’s second recording of “It’s Really You,” which appeared in a different arrangement on their 1976 Bradleys longplayer. Tracklist: A1. “Bye Bye Now My Sweet Love” […]
Green Light is the 21st studio album by Cliff Richard, released on September 29, 1978, on EMI. This was his third of three secular albums produced by Bruce Welch, the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of Richard’s erstwhile backing band, The Shadows. Songwriters Terry Britten — who wrote two songs on I’m Nearly Famous, three on Every […]
For the Children is the fourth album by English singer/songwriter Labi Siffre, released in 1973 on Pye Records. Tracklist: A1. “Somesay” (3:50) A2. “Children of Children” (6:17) A3. “Entertainment Value” (4:05) A4. “Odds And Ends” (4:52) A5. “Prayer” (1:50) B1. “Lets Pretend” (8:45) B2. “Someday” (4:25) B3. “If You Have Your Faith” (3:58) B4. “For […]
I’m No Hero is the 23rd studio album by Cliff Richard, released on September 1, 1980, on EMI Records. It was the first of Richard’s two consecutive albums produced by Alan Tarney, who wrote eight of the ten songs. Tarney wrote Cliff’s prior hit “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” a UK #1 that consolidated the singer’s […]
The Barbara Dickson Album is the sixth solo album by Scottish folk/pop singer Barbara Dickson, produced by Alan Tarney and released in 1980 on Epic/Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “January-February” (3:44) A2. “In the Night” (3:47) A3. “It’s Really You” (3:34) A4. “Day and Night” (4:00) A5. “Can’t Get By Without You” (3:52) B1. “Anytime You’re Down […]
Living in a Fantasy is the eighth album by English vocalist/entertainer Leo Sayer, produced by Alan Tarney and released in 1980 on Chrysalis and Warner Bros. Tracklist: A1. “Time Ran Out on You” (3:50) A2. “Where Did We Go Wrong” (3:55) A3. “You Win – I Lose” (3:43) A4. “More Than I Can Say” (3:41) […]
Alan Tarney (born Nov. 19, 1945) is an English-born musician and songwriter who first emerged in the Australian pop-psych band the James Taylor Move, which also included his long-time musical partner Trevor Spencer. The pair later emerged in Cliff Richard‘s backing band and formed their own namesake duo, recording three albums on Bradley’s and A&M […]
Peter Doyle (1949–2001) was an Australian singer who scored seven native Top 40 hits on Sunshine during the mid-1960s. After stints with Grandma’s Tonic and the Virgil Brothers, he settled in the UK with the New Seekers. While there, he resumed his solo career with the 1977 RCA release Skin Deep, produced by Alan Tarney. […]
