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CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS "travellin' light" b/w "dynamite" 1959
Cliff's second UK #1 hit,
"a" side has that Ricky Nelson type sound to it again, i dont love this track but its still pretty good IMO
"b" side is more of a rock song,its good also
single only managed #57 here
"travellin' light" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca800tcy-B8 live
"dynamite" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F16dD0u6VAs audio
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CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS "please dont tease" b/w "where is my heart" 1960
the fourth of twelve singles in my Cliff boxset, and Cliff's third UK #1 hit...
again, the "a" side sounds a lot like the pin-up boy pop from that period...
i love this Cliff Richard song...
"b" side isnt too bad, but its not a patch on the "a" side
single reached #2 here
"please dont tease" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MKNxLj9oTM live
"where is my heart" **
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the last single from my boxset of ska singles is a cover of an old reggae track...
i love this "a" side, ive heard the original a couple of times but i prefer this version...
"b" side is a track off their debut album, love that one also, infact, i love the album as a whole also
single did chart here reaching #29, it did however peak at #1 in the UK
"a message to you rudy" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntvEDbagAw video
"niteclub" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGOFoR1H4p4 audio
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CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS "the next time" b/w "bachelor boy" 1962
single #5 from the boxset...
Cliff's fifth UK #1 hit with this double-A sided hit,strange because his fourth UK #1 hit "i love you" isnt in this set for some reason...
"a" side here is a ballad, its not bad, but i love the "b" sided track which,again, sounds very Ricky Nelson...
single peaked at #9 here
"the next time" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rDjvEk-XrI movie clip
"bachelor boy" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUE_EuXm7j0 live performance
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CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS "summer holiday" b/w "dancin' shoes" 1962
Cliff's sixth UK #1 was the title of his first movie...
stange thing is, his fifth UK #1 hit('i love you') isnt in this set of singles!
love the "a" side,one of his best tracks IMO...
"b" side isnt too bad either
single reached #3 here
"summer holiday" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbajf_rHzys movie clip
"dancin' shoes" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ILkD7TUQQ movie clip
"a" side here is my pick of the day for you guys to hear
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CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS "the young ones" b/w "we say yeh" 1962
Cliff's seventh UK #1 hit single is single #7 in this boxset...
love the "a" side but dont like the "b" side...
single is from his second cinematic movie of the same name,
again,Rick Nelson could have sung this "a" side...
single reached #6 here
"the young ones" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JKtHcM05Dk movie clip
"we say yeh" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyVCPIpXn8o movie clip
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CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS "wind me up(let me go)" b/w "the night" 1965
single #40 for Sir Cliff is a ballad-cum-lullaby, its simple drivel,but not as bad the the stupid lullaby stuff Elvis was releasing from his movies around the same time!
"b" side is slightly more uptempo,its an average track also, but not too bad
single peaked at #40 here, but got to #2 on the UK charts...i think the #40 is about what it deserved.
"wind me up(let me go)" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rscwQYfcwA0 tv performance
"the night" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDgSECms_VI audio
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CLIFF RICHARD "congratulations" b/w "high and dry" 1968
Cliff's 49th single release and his nineth UK #1 hit...
"a" side is a cringeworthy sing-a-long piece of crap...
Cliff was the UK's "eurovision" representative in 1968 and this song(prior to its release) was the song he performed in the competition...
as a footnote, Cliff and "congratulations came runner up, which is, IMO, embarrassing for a proffessional muso to lose to rank amateurs!
"b" side is similar in vein to the other side, as it too, was one of the songs he sung on that talent show, but its slightly better than the other "a" side
single reached #5 here
"congratulations" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us3dQ0nnlHY 'eurovision' performance
"high and dry" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w8ZJL9F3XU 'eurovision' performance
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CLIFF RICHARD "miss you nights" b/w "love is enough" 1975
Cliff's 74th single release and one of my favourite singles by him...
"a" side is a superb ballad,yet this one failed to sell in vast quantities for some reason, it peaked at a low #15 in the UK and olny reached #100 on our charts here!
"b" side is,IMO,another great piano balled from Sir Cliff,and as you guys know, im not a huge fan of of his music
"miss you nights" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvJmOCuL8vQ video
"love is enough" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQS8iucJ4G4 audio
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CLIFF RICHARD "devil woman" b/w "love on" 1976
Cliff's 75th single release and #11 of 12 in this boxset...
Cliff goes almost disco on us with this one and i still like it, "a" side has sort of a Little River Band feel to it...
"b" side is a ballad, i dont like this one...
single peaked at #9 in his homeland but reached #3 on the charts here
"devil woman" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTp_Yy9QHBw video
"love on" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Rj4m8nvYE audio
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