Background and release
Cliff Richard and the Shadows were chosen to open The ABC Theatre in Blackpool after it was rebuilt and renamed from the old Hippodrome Theatre with a summer season stage show. The production, named Holiday Carnival, also featured other acts such as actress Carole Gray, ventriloquist Arthur Worsley, double act Dailey & Wayne, and comedian Norman Collier. Set in the style of a travelogue, the show took the audience to various entertainment, holiday and showbusiness places, starting at ABC's Elstree Studios in London, before visiting Paris, Palma de Majorca, Hollywood, Las Vegas and New York. [2] [3] The production lasted for sixteen weeks, ending on 21 September.
Prior to the commencement of the summer show, an extended play featuring several songs from the show was released in early May, also called Holiday Carnival. It features covers of two popular standards, "Moonlight Bay" and "Some of These Days", as well as a cover of "Carnival" from the film Black Orpheus , and the Richard and Shadows' guitarist Bruce Welch penned song "For You, For Me". [4]
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