Cilla (album)

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Cilla
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Studio album by
Released25 January 1965
Recorded1964
Genre Pop, merseybeat, soul
Label Parlophone
Producer George Martin
Cilla Black chronology
Cilla
(1965)
Cilla Sings a Rainbow
(1966)
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Review scores
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Cilla is the debut studio album by British singer Cilla Black, released on 25 January 1965 by Parlophone Records. The album was a commercial success, reaching No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart. [2] The tracks were directed by John Scott, Johnnie Spence and George Martin. Sounds Incorporated accompany her on "Love Letters".

Contents

Re-release

A mono sound edition of this album was re-issued on CD in 2002 by EMI Records with Cilla Sings a Rainbow . [3]

On 7 September 2009, EMI released a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings and four bonus tracks, re-mastered by Abbey Road Studios from original 1/4" stereo master tapes. A digital booklet containing original album artwork, detailed track information and rare photographs will be available from iTunes with purchases of the entire album re-issue.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Goin' Out of My Head" Teddy Randazzo, Robert Weinstein 2:14
2."Every Little Bit Hurts" Ed Cobb 2:36
3."Baby It's You" Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams 2:46
4."Dancing in the Street" Ivy Jo Hunter, William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye 2:26
5."Come to Me" George Martin, Bobby Willis 2:35
6."Ol' Man River" Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II 2:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Little Voice (Uno Di Voi)"Mario Fu Luigi Coppola, Anelio Elio Isola, Hal Shaper 3:04
2."I'm Not Alone Anymore"Clive Westlake, Kenny Lynch 2:22
3."Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" Doris Troy, Gregory Carroll 2:32
4."Love Letters" Edward Heyman, Victor Young 3:15
5."This Empty Place" Hal David, Burt Bacharach2:41
6."You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" Cole Porter 2:22
2009 Digital download bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" (take 2)Terry Thompson1:58
14."You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)" (alternate take) Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli, Carl Sigman 2:57
15."(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr. 2:08
16."Some Things You Never Get Used To" Van McCoy 2:52

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1965)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 5

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References

  1. "Cilla album review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  2. www.Official Charts Company Cilla Black Cilla Official Charts Company
  3. Allmusic entry for 2on1 CD re-issue

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