"My Pretty One" | ||||
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Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
from the album Always Guaranteed | ||||
B-side | "Love Ya" | |||
Released | 8 June 1987 [1] | |||
Recorded | September 1986 | |||
Studio | RG Jones, London | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alan Tarney | |||
Producer(s) | Alan Tarney | |||
Cliff Richardsingles chronology | ||||
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"My Pretty One" on YouTube | ||||
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"My Pretty One" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard and released in the UK in June 1987 as the lead single from his Always Guaranteed album. The song reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. [2] The song was 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". The song was originally recorded and released by Jamie Rae in 1985 as Pretty One.
UK 7" Single (EM 4)
UK 12" Single (12EM 4)
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 56 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] | 20 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] | 36 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] | 31 |
Ireland (IRMA) [7] | 4 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] | 92 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [9] | 10 |
UK Singles (OCC) [2] | 6 |
"Pop Ya Collar" is a single by American recording artist Usher,released to US radio on October 17,2000. It was written by himself,Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs,and Kandi Burruss. The song was produced for his cancelled third studio album All About U. The project was abandoned following the leak of the song and several other tracks onto online music store Napster,several months prior to its release of October 31,2000. The song was instead later included on non-US editions of his official third studio album,8701.
"We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard that reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1979,remaining there for four weeks. Produced by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist,Bruce Welch,and written by Alan Tarney,it was Richard's tenth UK number one and his first since "Congratulations" in 1968.
"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.
"The Twelfth of Never" is a popular song written in 1956 and first recorded by Johnny Mathis the following year. The title is a popular expression,which is used as the date of a future occurrence that will never come to pass. In the case of the song,"the 12th of Never" is given as the date on which the singer will stop loving his beloved,thus indicating that he will always love her.
"True Love Ways" is a song attributed to Norman Petty and Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly's original was recorded with the Dick Jacobs Orchestra in October 1958,four months before the singer's death. It was first released on the posthumous album The Buddy Holly Story,Vol. 2,in March 1960. The song was first released as a single in Britain in May 1960,reaching number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. It was released the following month in the US,but did not make the charts. In 1988,a UK re-release of the recording by MCA,the single reached no. 65 on the UK singles chart in a 5 week chart run.
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.
"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. and also India.
"When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" is a 1961 hit by Cliff Richard written by the songwriting team of Sid Tepper and Roy Bennett who would contribute fifteen songs to the Cliff Richard canon including his career record "The Young Ones". Produced by Richard's regular producer Norrie Paramor,"When the Girl in Your Arms..." featured backing by the Norrie Paramor Orchestra. Richard's own group the Shadows backed him on the B-side "Got a Funny Feeling".
"Some People" is a song by English singer Cliff Richard,released in August 1987 as the second single from his 1987 studio album,Always Guaranteed. The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments over 250,000. The song reached the top 10 in several other countries as well.
"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".
"The Only Way Out" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard,released in 1982 as the lead-single for his album Now You See Me,Now You Don't. The song was written by British guitarist Ray Martinez. The song reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 20 in Australia,Belgium,Finland,Ireland,the Netherlands and Switzerland.
"Wired for Sound" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard,released in 1981 as the lead single for his album of the same name. The song reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver by the BPI for sales over 250,000. The song reached number 2 in Australia and South Africa,and was a hit in a number of European countries. The song was written by Alan Tarney and B.A. Robertson.
"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.
"Carrie" is a song performed by Cliff Richard and released in December 1979 as the third single lifted from Richard's album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile. It reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and became an international hit.
"Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" is a song by Cliff Richard that was released in the UK in May 1983 as the lead single from Richard's 25th Anniversary 1983 album Silver. The song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart,and did better in Norway in reaching number 9 and in Sweden reaching number 13.
"A Little in Love" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard,released as the second single from his 1980 album,I'm No Hero.
"Early in the Morning" is a song by British band Vanity Fare,released as a single in June 1969. It became an international hit,peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was awarded a gold disc for sales over one million.
"All My Love" is a song first recorded in English by Cliff Richard and released as a single in November 1967. The song is an adaption of the Italian song "Solo Tu",written by Federico Monti Arduini and first released by Orietta Berti in April 1967. The song was adapted to English by Peter Callander.
"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.
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.