The Hit List (Cliff Richard album)

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The Hit List
Cliff Richard The Hit List album cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Cliff Richard
Released3 October 1994
Genre
Label EMI
Cliff Richard chronology
The Album
(1993)		The Hit List
(1994)		 Songs from Heathcliff
(1995)
Singles from The Hit List
  1. "Miss You Nights"
    Released: 28 November 1994

The Hit List, released with the subtitle The Best of 35 Years, is a compilation album by English singer Cliff Richard. Released in October 1994, the album reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum in the UK. [1] [2] The album celebrates Richard's 35th anniversary in the music industry and compiled all of Richard's top 5 UK hit singles, which coincidentally totalled 35 at the time. Two bonus tracks were also chosen by Richard for the album – "Miss You Nights", at the request of fans for a re-release, and "Green Light" a favourite of Richard's. [3]

Contents

Partially in support of the album, the double A-side single "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Miss You Nights" was released in late November. Although "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (a live recording with Phil Everly) was not included on the album, "Miss You Nights" was. The single reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "Move It" (with The Drifters)
  2. "Living Doll" (with The Drifters)
  3. "Travellin' Light" (with The Shadows)
  4. "A Voice in the Wilderness" (with The Shadows)
  5. "Fall in Love with You" (with The Shadows)
  6. "Please Don't Tease" (with The Shadows)
  7. "Nine Times Out of Ten" (with The Shadows)
  8. "I Love You" (with The Shadows)
  9. "Theme for a Dream" (with The Shadows)
  10. "Gee Whiz It's You" (with The Shadows)
  11. "A Girl Like You" (with The Shadows)
  12. "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" (with Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra)
  13. "The Young Ones" (with The Shadows)
  14. "Do You Wanna Dance" (with The Shadows)
  15. "It'll Be Me" (with The Shadows)
  16. "The Next Time" (with The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings)
  17. "Bachelor Boy" (with The Shadows)
  18. "Summer Holiday" (with The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings)
  19. "Lucky Lips" (with The Shadows)
  20. "It's All in the Game"

Disc 2

  1. "Don't Talk to Him" (with The Shadows)
  2. "Constantly"
  3. "The Minute You're Gone"
  4. "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)"
  5. "Congratulations"
  6. "Power to All Our Friends"
  7. "We Don't Talk Anymore"
  8. "Carrie"
  9. "Wired for Sound"
  10. "Daddy's Home"
  11. "Some People"
  12. "Mistletoe and Wine"
  13. "The Best of Me"
  14. "I Just Don't Have the Heart"
  15. "Saviour's Day"
  16. "Miss You Nights"
  17. "Green Light"

Charts and certifications

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cliff Richard - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – The Hit List". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Hit List in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  3. ↑ Cliff Richard (1994). The Hit List(CD) (Booklet (CD)). United Kingdom: EMI Records.{{cite AV media}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  4. ↑ "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – The Hit List - The Best Of 35 Years". Hung Medien.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – The Hit List - The Best Of 35 Years" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – The Hit List - The Best Of 35 Years". Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ UK Best Selling Albums of 1994
  9. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Cliff Richard – The Hit List". Recorded Music NZ.
  11. ↑ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006. Maurienne House. ISBN   978-1-877443-00-8.
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