Every Face Tells a Story | ||||
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Released | 18 March 1977 | |||
Recorded | September 1976, January 1977 | |||
Studio | Abbey Road | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Label | EMI, Rocket | |||
Producer | Bruce Welch | |||
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Singles from Every Face Tells a Story | ||||
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Every Face Tells a Story is the nineteenth studio album by Cliff Richard. Released in March 1977,it followed up Richard's comeback album, I'm Nearly Famous. The album peaked at No.8 during a 10-week run on the UK Album Chart and spawned three hit singles. "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" was released as the first lead single in November 1976 and reached number 31 in the UK Singles Chart. "My Kinda Life" was released as a single in late February 1977 and peaked at number 15 in the UK. The third single,"When Two Worlds Drift Apart" was released in late June and reached number 46 in the UK. [2]
The album was released in the US with alternative artwork and an edited version of the closing track "Spider Man" (shortened by nearly four minutes). "Don't Turn Out the Light" was the first single released in the US and reached number 57 in the Billboard Hot 100. "Try a Smile" was also released as a single and reached number 48 in what was then known as the Billboard Easy Listening chart. [3]
NOTE:On original North American pressings,"Don't Turn the Light Out" is the first song on side 2,before "Hey Mr. Dream Maker".
Terence Ernest Britten is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer,who has written songs for Tina Turner,Cliff Richard,Olivia Newton-John,Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others. Britten won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1985 for "What's Love Got to Do with It".
"We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard,written by Alan Tarney and produced by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist,Bruce Welch. It was released in 1979 as a single and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1979,remaining there for four weeks,Richard's tenth UK number one and his first since "Congratulations" in 1968.
Tarney/Spencer Band were a rock band formed in London in 1975 with Trevor Spencer on drums and Alan Tarney on lead guitar,bass guitar and lead vocals. Both had been in Australian bands,including James Taylor Move,prior to relocating to the United Kingdom,where they formed the duo. The group issued three albums,Tarney and Spencer (1976),Three's a Crowd (1978) and Run for Your Life (1979). Their single,"No Time to Lose" (1979),received airplay in the United States on album-oriented rock radio stations. It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in both 1979 and again in 1981 upon re-issue. By the end of 1979,Tarney/Spencer Band had broken up and both founders undertook careers as songwriters,session musicians and record producers.
Always Guaranteed is the 28th studio album by Cliff Richard,released in 1987. The album peaked at number 5 in the UK Albums Chart,and spent a total of 24 weeks on the chart over 1987–88. The album was certified Platinum by the BPI and achieved sales over 1.3 million globally. The album was produced by Alan Tarney who had produced two of Richard's previous albums,Wired for Sound and I'm No Hero in the early 1980s and written Richard's highest selling single "We Don't Talk Anymore" in 1979. Tarney wrote all but one track on the album.
Alan Tarney is an English record producer and musician. He was born in Northside,Workington,Cumberland,but spent his teenage years in Adelaide,Australia,where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer. He is best known for his association with Cliff Richard and producing "Take On Me" by A-ha.
I'm Nearly Famous is the eighteenth studio album by Cliff Richard,released in May 1976.
Green Light is the 21st studio album by Cliff Richard,released in September 1978.
Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile is the 22nd studio album by Cliff Richard,released in 1979. It featured his biggest-ever single,"We Don't Talk Anymore",which was a UK No. 1 hit and the No. 4 hit "Carrie".
I'm No Hero is the 23rd studio album by Cliff Richard,released in 1980. The album includes three hit singles,of which "Dreamin'" and "A Little in Love" were top 20 hits in both the UK and the US.
"Devil Woman" is a 1976 single by British singer Cliff Richard from his album I'm Nearly Famous.
Silver is the 26th studio album by Cliff Richard. It was released in October 1983 to mark his 25th anniversary in music. The North American version was titled Give a Little Bit More and had a revised track list.
"There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" is a song best known for the 1974 recording by American country music artist Conway Twitty,who took it to number 1 on the Hot Country Singles chart. The song was written by Troy Seals and Denny Rice and originally released on Troy Seals' 1973 debut album Now Presenting Troy Seals.
Stronger is the 29th studio album by British singer Cliff Richard,released in October 1989. The album was produced by Alan Tarney and includes the singles "The Best of Me"(UK No. 2),"I Just Don't Have the Heart","Lean on You" and "Stronger Than That". The album reached platinum,peaking at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.
"My Kinda Life" is a song by Cliff Richard from his album Every Face Tells a Story and the second single from the album following the debut single "Hey Mr. Dream Maker". It was released as a single in 1977 reaching No. 15 on the UK singles chart. It peaked at No. 61 in Australia,No. 19 in Belgium,No. 38 in Germany and No. 18 in the Netherlands.
"Hey Mr. Dream Maker" is a song by Cliff Richard from his album Every Face Tells a Story and the first single to be released from the album. It was released as a single in 1976 reaching number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. It was a top ten hit in South Africa reaching number 6.
Dressed for the Occasion is an album by English singer Cliff Richard,recorded live with the accompaniment of the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in November 1982. It was released in May 1983 on the EMI label and reached No. 7 in the UK Albums Chart and No. 30 in Australia. It was certified Silver in the UK.
Stronger Thru the Years is a compilation album by Cliff Richard,released in 2017.
The Whole Story:His Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Cliff Richard,released in 2000. It includes 46 of Richard's biggest hits,from his first single "Move It" to his then most recent single,"The Millennium Prayer". The album reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart.
"I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard,released as the third single from his album I'm Nearly Famous in July 1976. It reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart and number 80 in the Billboard Hot 100. It also did particularly well in Ireland,reaching number 2.
"Help It Along" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard,released as a four-track maxi single. It peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.