The Shadows were a pioneering English instrumental rock band who scored more than twenty UK Top 10 hits—five of them No. 1s—and served as a catalyst for the emergence of the self-contained British rock group, establishing the twin-guitar format that influenced The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and countless 1960s beat and rock acts. Formed in […]
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 […]
Cliff Richard (born Oct. 14, 1940) is an English pop vocalist with a career that has spanned more than 60 years, starting in the late 1950s amid the U.K.’s initial wave of home-grown rock performers. Between 1958 and 1963, he enjoyed teen-idol fame and a series of hits with his backing band The Shadows. In […]
Cliff Richard (born Oct. 14, 1940) is an English pop vocalist with a career that has spanned more than 60 years, starting in the late 1950s amid the U.K.’s initial wave of home-grown rock performers. Between 1958 and 1963, he enjoyed teen-idol fame and a series of hits with his backing band The Shadows. In […]
Silver is the 26th studio album by Cliff Richard, released on October 3, 1983, on EMI Records. The titles derives from the opening cut, “Silver’s Home Tonight,” but also references Cliff’s “Silver Jubilee,” as 1983 marked his 25th year in the music business. In the U.K., the album was briefly issued as a double album […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Two a Penny is a soundtrack album by English vocalist/actor Cliff Richard, released in August 1968 on Columbia/EMI. A1. “Two a Penny” 2:44 | The lyrics are an aggressive declaration of self-worth and ambition, asserting the narrator’s unique drive and determination to succeed, while dismissing everyone else as common and unmotivated. I’m not two a […]
