| "A Girl like You" | ||||
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| Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows | ||||
| B-side | "Now's the Time to Fall in Love" | |||
| Released | 16 June 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 28 January 1961 | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
| Label | Columbia (EMI) 45-DB 4667 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Lordan | |||
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
| Cliff Richard and the Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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"A Girl Like You" is a song written by Jerry Lordan and recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows in June 1961. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] | 22 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] | 15 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] | 50 |
| Hong Kong [5] | 1 |
| India (The Voice, Calcutta) [6] | 1 |
| Ireland (Evening Herald) [7] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] | 7 |
| Norway (VG-lista) [9] | 2 |
| South Africa (South African & Lourenço Marques Radio) [10] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [11] | 4 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [1] | 1 |
"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States Billboard Top 100 Sides pop chart and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart. Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a B-side. The Beach Boys' version reached No. 12 as "Do You Wanna Dance?" in the United States in 1965, and a 1972 cover by Bette Midler reached No. 17.
"Living Doll" is a song written by Lionel Bart made popular by Cliff Richard and the Shadows in 1959. It was the top selling single in the UK in 1959. It has topped the UK charts twice: in its original version in 1959 and a new version recorded in 1986 in aid of Comic Relief. It is one of the few songs released by an English singer to chart on the American Billboard charts before the British Invasion occurred.
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"I Love You" is the fourth UK number-one hit single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. It was written by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch. Released in November 1960, it was a Christmas No. 1 and stayed at the chart summit for two weeks, although it did not carry a traditional holiday theme. The song also reached No. 1 in New Zealand.
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"Daddy's Home" is a famous song by American doo-wop group Shep and the Limelites. The song was written by the three members of the band, James "Shep" Sheppard (1935–1970), Clarence Bassett (1936–2005) and Charles Baskerville. The group recorded the original version of "Daddy's Home" on February 1, 1961, and it was released on Hull Records in March 1961 with the B-side being "This I Know".
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"Guitar Tango" is a song originally recorded in French in 1961 as "Guitare-Tango". It was written by Georges Liferman, Norman Maine and Jacques Plaint and there were versions recorded by Dario Moreno, Tino Rossi and Maya Casabianca. However, the song is best known for the instrumental version released the following year by British group the Shadows which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
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