The Album (Cliff Richard album)

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The Album
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Studio album by
Released19 April 1993 (19 April 1993)
RecordedMay – October 1992
Studio
  • RG Jones, London, UK
  • Westside, London
  • Nomis, London [1]
Genre
Length62:45
Label EMI
Producer
Cliff Richard chronology
Together with Cliff Richard
(1991)
The Album
(1993)
The Hit List
(1994)
Singles from The Album
  1. "I Still Believe in You"
    Released: 23 November 1992
  2. "Peace in Our Time"
    Released: 15 March 1993
  3. "Human Work of Art"
    Released: 1 June 1993
  4. "Never Let Go"
    Released: 20 September 1993
  5. "Healing Love"
    Released: 6 December 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Album is the 31st studio album by English singer Cliff Richard. Released in 1993, it peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, [4] becoming Richard's first non-compilation or non-film soundtrack album to reach the top spot since 21 Today in 1961.

Contents

It features five UK top 40 hit singles: "I Still Believe in You" (UK No. 7), "Peace in Our Time" (UK No. 8), "Human Work of Art" (UK No. 24), "Never Let Go" (UK No. 32) and "Healing Love" (UK No. 19). [5]

Track listing

  1. "Peace in Our Time" (Peter Sinfield, Andy Hill) – 5:46
  2. "Love Is the Strongest Emotion" (Mick Leeson, Peter Vale) – 4:12
  3. "I Still Believe in You" (David Pomeranz, Dean Pitchford) – 3:43
  4. "Love's Salvation" (Cliff Richard, Paul Moessl) – 4:12
  5. "Only Angel" (Barry Williams) – 5:30
  6. "Handle My Heart with Love" (John Daniels, Phil Thomson) – 4:24
  7. "Little Mistreater" (John Wilson, Alan Gorrie, Steve Pigott) – 3:55
  8. "You Move Heaven" (Moessl, Steve Glen) – 4:18
  9. "I Need Love" (Wilson) – 3:44
  10. "Hold Us Together" (Richard, Moessl) – 4:45
  11. "Human Work of Art" (Leeson, Vale) – 4:38
  12. "Never Let Go" (Wilson, Gorrie) – 4:08
  13. "Healing Love" (Nik Kershaw, Dennis Morgan) – 5:01
  14. "Brother to Brother" (Moessl, Glen) – 4:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for The Album
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 72
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [7] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 1

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for The Album
Chart (1993)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 50

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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