Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows

Last updated

Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Reunited (Cliff Richard & The Shadows album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 September 2009
Recorded2009
Genre Rock and roll
Length69:22
Label EMI Records
Producer Brian Bennett, Warren Bennett
Cliff Richard & The Shadows chronology
The 50th Anniversary Album
(2008)
Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
(2009)
Bold as Brass
(2010)
Singles from Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  1. "Singing the Blues"
    Released: 14 September 2009

Reunited is a 2009 studio album by British pop singer Cliff Richard and his original backing band the Shadows. The album celebrates the 50th anniversary of Cliff's first recordings and performances with The Shadows, and is their first studio collaboration for forty years. It features re-recordings of their hits from the late 1950s and early 1960s, plus three rock and roll era songs not previously recorded by them; "C'mon Everybody", "Sea Cruise" and the album's only single "Singing the Blues". [1]

Contents

It is Richard's 32nd studio album and 70th album release overall. It is also the Shadows' 73rd album release overall and features Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett.

Track listing

  1. I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You) (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, John Rostill, Brian Bennett)
  2. The Young Ones (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett)
  3. Move It (Ian Samwell)
  4. Living Doll (Lionel Bart)
  5. Bachelor Boy (Bruce Welch, Cliff Richard))
  6. Nine Times Out of Ten (Blackwell)
  7. C'mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran)
  8. Travellin' Light (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett)
  9. It'll Be Me (Jack Clement)
  10. In the Country (Marvin, Welch, Rostill, Bennett)
  11. On the Beach (Marvin, Welch, Richard)
  12. The Next Time (Buddy Kaye)
  13. Please Don't Tease (Bruce Welch, Peter Chester)
  14. Sea Cruise (Huey "Piano" Smith)
  15. Willie and the Hand Jive (Johnny Otis)
  16. Summer Holiday (Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett)
  17. Do You Wanna Dance? (Bobby Freeman)
  18. Don't Talk to Him (Bruce Welch, Cliff Richard)
  19. Time Drags By (Marvin, Welch, Rostill, Bennett)
  20. Gee Whizz It's You (Hank Marvin, Pete Chester)
  21. Lucky Lips (Leiber and Stoller)
  22. Singing the Blues *single (Melvin Endsley)

The limited edition 2-CD set also includes: [1]

  1. I'm the Lonely One (Gordon Mills)
  2. A Girl Like You (Jerry Lordan)
  3. I Love You (Bruce Welch)

Personnel

Production

Charts and certifications

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hank Marvin</span> English musician; guitarist for the Shadows

Hank Brian Marvin is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Shadows</span> English instrumental rock group

The Shadows were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the pre-Beatles era from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. They served as the backing band for Cliff Richard from 1958 to 1968, and have joined him for several reunion tours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruce Welch</span> English musician

Bruce Welch is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a founding member of the Shadows.

Marvin, Welch & Farrar were a 1970s British and Australian popular music group formed by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, both members of The Shadows – as a change of direction manoeuvre during 1970 to 1973 – and John Farrar. The distinction was that while The Shadows were famous for their instrumental work, Marvin Welch & Farrar were a trio, vocal harmony group. They have been favourably compared to USA folk close harmony group Crosby Stills Nash and Young and The Hollies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Theme for Young Lovers</span> 1964 single by the Shadows

"Theme for Young Lovers" is an instrumental by British group the Shadows, released as a single in February 1964. It peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

<i>Wonderful Life</i> (Cliff Richard album) 1964 soundtrack album by Cliff Richard with The Shadows

Wonderful Life is a soundtrack album by Cliff Richard with The Shadows to the 1964 film Wonderful Life. It is their third film soundtrack album and Richard's eleventh album overall. The album reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart, spending 8 weeks in the top 3 and 23 weeks on in the top 20, but was a marked decline from their previous soundtrack album Summer Holiday that had spent 14 weeks at number 1.

<i>Hits from the Young Ones</i> 1962 EP by Cliff Richard & The Shadows

Hits from The Young Ones is an EP by Cliff Richard and The Shadows, released in 1962. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono with the catalogue number Columbia SEG 8159. The record was the number-one EP in the UK for two weeks starting June 2, 1962.

<i>The Sound of The Shadows</i> 1965 studio album by The Shadows

The Sound of The Shadows is the fourth rock album by British instrumental group The Shadows, released in July 1965 through EMI Records. The album was re-released by Capitol Records of Canada in stereo on 4 October 1965.

<i>Thank You Very Much</i> (album) 1979 live album by Cliff Richard and The Shadows

Thank You Very Much is an album of the March 1978 reunion concerts at the London Palladium by English singer Cliff Richard and the group that backed him in the 1950s and 1960s The Shadows. It was released in February 1979 on the EMI label and reached No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart.

<i>Rhythm & Greens</i> 1964 EP by The Shadows

Rhythm & Greens is an extended play record released by The Shadows in September 1964. It served as the soundtrack to the short film of the same name produced and directed by Christopher Miles. The film, which features narration by Robert Morley in place of dialogue, was the Shadows' first major acting project without Cliff Richard. The EP reached number 8 on the British EP charts and stayed on the chart for 14 weeks.

<i>Themes from Aladdin</i> 1965 EP by The Shadows

Themes from Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is an extended play 45 rpm record released in 1965 by The Shadows. It was released on Columbia Records/EMI Records as SEG 8396 in mono and reached No. 14 in the UK EP charts in March 1965. The songs on the EP are excerpts from the London Palladium pantomime Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp.

<i>Love Is Forever</i> (Cliff Richard album) 1965 studio album by Cliff Richard

Love Is Forever is the ninth studio album by Cliff Richard released in 1965. The album reached number 19 in the UK Album Charts, returning him to the chart after the failure of his last album When in Rome, and is primarily made up of pop standards such as "Long Ago ", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", and "Someday ".

<i>Stronger Thru the Years</i> 2017 compilation album by Cliff Richard

Stronger Thru the Years is a compilation album by Cliff Richard, released in 2017.

<i>The Whole Story: His Greatest Hits</i> 2000 greatest hits album by Cliff Richard

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>Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp</i> (Cliff Richard and the Shadows album) 1964 pantomime cast album by Cliff Richard and the Shadows

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is a 1964 pantomime cast album by Cliff Richard, the Shadows, the Norrie Paramor orchestra and other members of the pantomime cast. It is Richard's twelfth album. The album reached number 13 in the UK Album Charts in a 5-week run in the top 20.

<i>Cinderella</i> (Cliff Richard and the Shadows album) 1967 pantomime cast album by Cliff Richard and the Shadows

Cinderella is a 1967 pantomime cast album by Cliff Richard, the Shadows, the Norrie Paramor orchestra and other members of the pantomime cast. The album is Richard's nineteenth album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">In the Country (song)</span> 1966 single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows

"In the Country" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in December 1966. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don't Forget to Catch Me</span> 1968 single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows

"Don't Forget to Catch Me" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in November 1968 from their album Established 1958. It peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Time in Between (song)</span> 1965 single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows

"The Time in Between" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in August 1965. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Catch Me (Jeri Lynne Fraser song)</span> 1960 song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennet

"Catch Me" is a song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett and was first recorded in 1960 by American teenage singer Jeri Lynne Fraser and released as the B-side of her single "Poor Begonia " in August 1960.

References

  1. 1 2 "Reunited Album – Product Description". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. "Australiancharts.com – Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Reunited - 50th Anniversary Album". Hung Medien.
  3. "Danishcharts.dk – Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Reunited - 50th Anniversary Album". Hung Medien.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Reunited - 50th Anniversary Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  5. "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Reunited - 50th Anniversary Album". Hung Medien.
  6. "Swedishcharts.com – Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Reunited - 50th Anniversary Album". Hung Medien.
  7. "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  8. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2015". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. "British album certifications – Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Reunited". British Phonographic Industry.