"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979,the track is included on their 1980 album The Game,and also appears on the band's compilation album Greatest Hits in 1981. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979 and became the group's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in 1980,remaining there for four consecutive weeks. It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks. It was the band's final single release of the 1970s.
Brenda Holloway is an American soul singer who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the hits "Every Little Bit Hurts","When I'm Gone",and "You've Made Me So Very Happy". The latter,which she co-wrote,was later widely popularized when it became a Top Ten hit for Blood,Sweat &Tears. She left Motown after four years,at the age of 22,and largely retired from the music industry until the 1990s,after her recordings had become popular on the British "Northern soul" scene.
Xanadu is the soundtrack to the 1980 musical film of the same name,featuring the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John and the British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released in June 1980 on MCA Records in the United States and July 1980 by Jet Records in the United Kingdom. The original LP release featured on side one the songs of Newton-John,and on side two the songs of ELO. In 2008 the soundtrack album was digitally remastered as a bonus CD as part of the film's DVD release titled Xanadu:Magical Musical Edition.
"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.
"The Best of Me" is the debut solo single by David Foster,released in February 1983. The ballad was later included as the title track for his debut solo album with the same title,released in November 1983. The song was composed in 1982 by Foster,Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx. It has since been recorded by numerous artists,the most notable being Olivia Newton-John,whom Foster chose as his duet partner when he re-recorded the track in 1986,and Cliff Richard,who chose it for his 100th single milestone in 1989.
Endless Love:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The album was released worldwide by Mercury Records and PolyGram in 1981.
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.
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.
Wired for Sound is the 24th studio album by Cliff Richard,released in September 1981. The album peaked at number 4 in the UK album charts upon release,and spent a total of 25 weeks on the chart in 1981–82. The album was certified Platinum by the BPI,and achieved global sales of over one million.
"Devil Woman" is a 1976 single by British singer Cliff Richard from his album I'm Nearly Famous.
"Dreamin'" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard from his 1980 album,I'm No Hero. The track was the first of three singles released and was the biggest hit from the album,becoming a top-ten hit in numerous countries including the UK and the US where it became his third and last top ten hit.
"A Little in Love" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard,released as the second single from his 1980 album,I'm No Hero.
"Green light" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard and released as a single in February 1979. It was the third single and title track taken from his 1978 studio album Green Light. The song is written by Alan Tarney who went on to write some of Richard's biggest hits,such as the follow-up single "We Don't Talk Anymore","Dreamin'" (1980),"Wired for Sound" (1981) and "Some People" (1987).
"Remember Me" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard and released in October 1987 as the third single from his Always Guaranteed album. The song reached number 35 in the UK Singles Chart and the top 20 in Germany and Ireland.
"Two Hearts" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard and released in February 1988 as the fourth single from his 27th studio album,Always Guaranteed (1987). The song reached number 34 in the UK Singles Chart and number 21 in Ireland. It is written by Alan Tarney who had previously written some of Richard's most successful tracks since his 1976 renaissance,including "We Don't Talk Anymore","Dreamin'","A Little in Love" and "Wired for Sound".
"Dynamite" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows,first released in October 1959 as the B-side to the number one hit "Travellin' Light".
The singles discography of English singer Cliff Richard consists in excess of 200 singles,of which 159 singles have been released in the UK in varying vinyl,CD,cassette and digital formats. Listed alongside the UK singles in the discography below are a further 20 singles which were released in other territories,as well as 22 singles which were sung in German and only released in German-speaking countries.
