The Shadows discography | |
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Studio albums | 21 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 35 |
Video albums | 4 |
EPs | 25 |
Singles | 67 |
The solo discography of British rock group the Shadows consists of 21 studio albums, five live albums, 25 EPs and 67 singles. They are known for having been the backing group for Cliff Richard in the 1950s and 1960s; however, they were also extremely successful without Richard, and had several number-one hits, notably their first "Apache" in 1960.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2] | FIN [3] | GER [4] | NL [5] | NZ [6] | |||
The Shadows |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Out of the Shadows |
| 1 | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
Dance with the Shadows |
| 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | |
The Sound of the Shadows |
| 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Shadow Music |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jigsaw |
| 8 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | |
From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shades of Rock | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Rockin' with Curly Leads |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Specs Appeal |
| 30 | — | 29 | — | — | — | |
Tasty |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
String of Hits |
| 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | |
Change of Address |
| 17 | — | 16 | — | 33 | — |
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Hits Right Up Your Street |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Life in the Jungle |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
XXV |
| 34 | 38 | — | — | — | 33 | |
Guardian Angel |
| 98 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Moonlight Shadows |
| 6 | — | — | — | 65 | 3 |
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Simply Shadows |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
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Steppin' to the Shadows |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
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Reflection |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [1] | DEN [12] | ||
"Live" in Japan |
| — | — |
Live at the Paris Olympia |
| — | — |
Live at Abbey Road |
| — | — |
The Final Tour |
| 37 [upper-alpha 1] | 5 |
Live at the BBC |
| — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2] | FIN [3] | NL [5] | NZ [6] | |||
The Shadows Greatest Hits |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | |
20 Golden Greats |
| 1 | 6 | — | 2 [upper-alpha 2] | 26 [upper-alpha 3] | |
Another String of Hot Hits |
| 16 | — | 7 | 39 | — |
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At Their Very Best |
| 12 | — | 28 | — | — |
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Themes and Dreams |
| 21 | — | — | — | — |
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Shadows in the Night |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | |
50 Golden Greats |
| 35 | — | — | — | — |
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Complete Singles As & Bs 1959–1980 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
Life Story – The Very Best of the Shadows |
| 7 | — | — | — | — |
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Platinum Collection |
| 30 | — | — | 8 [upper-alpha 4] | — | |
The First 60 Years |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details |
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Somethin' Else!! |
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Mustang |
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The Shadows at the Movies |
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Rock on with the Shadows |
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The Shadows Live |
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Silver Album |
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The EP Collection |
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The EP Collection Volume Two |
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The EP Collection Volume Three |
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The Best of the Shadows |
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The Very Best of the Shadows |
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Essential Collection |
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The Collection |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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DEN [13] | GER [4] | NL [5] | NOR [14] | NZ [6] | ||
The Shadows' Bestsellers |
| — | 11 | — | — | — |
The Great Shadows |
| — | 19 | — | — | — |
Brilliant Shadows – Brilliant Songs |
| — | 20 | — | — | — |
Space Hits |
| — | — | 22 | — | — |
20 Golden Greats Volume 2 |
| — | — | — | — | 7 |
The Shadows Collection |
| — | — | — | — | 14 |
Guitars in Love |
| — | — | 41 | — | — |
The Definitive Guitar Album |
| — | — | 66 | — | — |
Wonderful Shadows |
| 5 | — | — | — | — |
Kon Tiki: De Beste 1960–1980 |
| — | — | — | 3 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details |
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The Shadows Collection |
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The Shadows Collection |
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The Early Years |
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The Shadows Complete |
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Original Album Series |
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Boxing the Shadows 1980–1990 |
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Title | Album details |
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The Shadows Live |
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At Their Very Best Live |
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The Final Tour |
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Live in Liverpool |
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Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [15] | ||
The Shadows |
| 1 |
The Shadows to the Fore |
| 1 |
Spotlight on the Shadows |
| 1 |
The Shadows No. 2 |
| 12 |
The Shadows No. 3 |
| 13 |
Wonderful Land of the Shadows |
| 6 |
The Boys |
| 1 |
Out of the Shadows |
| 3 |
Dance On with the Shadows |
| 16 |
Out of the Shadows No. 2 |
| 20 |
Foot Tapping with the Shadows |
| 7 |
Los Shadows |
| 4 |
Shindig with the Shadows |
| 8 |
Those Brilliant Shadows |
| 6 |
Rhythm & Greens |
| 8 |
Dance with the Shadows |
| — |
Dance with the Shadows No. 2 |
| — |
Themes from Aladdin |
| 14 |
Dance with the Shadows No. 3 |
| 16 |
Alice in Sunderland |
| — |
The Sound of the Shadows |
| — |
The Sound of the Shadows No. 2 |
| — |
The Sound of the Shadows No. 3 |
| — |
Those Talented Shadows |
| 9 |
On Stage and Screen |
| — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications [upper-alpha 5] | Album | |||||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2] | BEL (FLA) [17] | GER [4] | IRE [18] | NL [5] | NZ [19] [20] | NOR [21] | SPA [22] | SWE [23] | ||||
"Feelin' Fine" b/w "Don't Be a Fool (With Love)" As the Drifters | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Jet Black" b/w "Driftin'" As the Drifters | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lonesome Fella" b/w "Saturday Dance" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Apache" b/w "Quatermasster's Stores" | 1960 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 8 | — |
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"Man of Mystery" b/w "The Stranger" | 5 | — 88 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — |
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"F.B.I." b/w "Midnight" | 1961 | 6 | 60 | 18 | — | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | — |
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"The Frightened City" b/w "Back Home" | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
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"Kon-Tiki" b/w "36-24-36" | 1 | 4 | — | 29 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | — | — | |||
"Shadoogie" [upper-alpha 6] b/w "Blue Star" / "Quatermasster's Stores" (non-album track) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Shadows | ||
"The Savage" b/w "Peace Pipe" | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | The Young Ones | ||
"Wonderful Land" b/w "Stars Fell on Stockton" | 1962 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Non-album singles |
"Guitar Tango" b/w "What a Lovely Tune" | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
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"The Boys" [upper-alpha 7] b/w "The Girls" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||
"Dance On!" b/w "All Day" | 1 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
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"Foot Tapper" b/w "The Breeze and I" (from Somethin' Else!!) | 1963 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Summer Holiday |
"Atlantis" b/w "I Want You to Want Me" | 2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| Non-album singles | |
"Shindig" b/w "It's Been a Blue Day" | 6 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 24 | — | 5 | — | 14 | |||
"Geronimo" b/w "Shazam" | 11 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 29 | — | 10 | 18 | — | |||
"Theme for Young Lovers" b/w "This Hammer" (non-album track) | 1964 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 15 | Wonderful Life | |
"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" b/w "It's a Man's World" | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 13 | Non-album singles | ||
"Rhythm & Greens" b/w "The Miracle" | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Genie with the Light Brown Lamp" b/w "Little Princess" | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Mary Anne" b/w "Chu-Chi" | 1965 | 17 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Stingray" b/w "Alice in Sunderland" | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Don't Make My Baby Blue" b/w "My Grandfather's Clock" | 10 | 39 | — | — | — | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | |||
"The War Lord" b/w "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur" | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Met a Girl" b/w "Late Night Set" | 1966 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"A Place in the Sun" b/w "Will You Be There" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Dream I Dream" b/w "Scotch on the Socks" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Maroc 7" b/w "Bombay Duck" | 1967 | 24 | — 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Tomorrow's Cancelled" b/w "Somewhere" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dear Old Mrs Bell" b/w "Trying to Forget the One You Love" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" b/w "Midnight Cowboy" (Hank Marvin solo track) | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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UK [1] | BEL (FLA) [17] | FIN [3] | GER [4] | IRE [18] | NL [5] | NOR [21] | SPA [22] | ||||
"River Deep Mountain High" [upper-alpha 8] b/w "Lucille" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shades of Rock | |
"Turn Around and Touch Me" b/w "Jungle Jam" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rockin' with Curly Leads | |
"Let Me Be the One" b/w "Stand Up Like a Man" | 1975 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 47 | 10 | — | 2 | 14 | Specs Appeal | |
"Run Billy Run" b/w "Honorable Puff-Puff" (from Specs Appeal) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"It'll Be Me Babe" b/w "Like Strangers" (from Specs Appeal) | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Another Night" b/w "Cricket Bat Boogie" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tasty | |
"Love Deluxe" b/w "Sweet Saturday Night" | 1978 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" b/w "Montezuma's Revenge" (from Tasty) | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| String of Hits | |
"Theme from 'The Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)" b/w "Bermuda Triangle" (from Tasty) | 1979 | 9 | 1 | 10 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||
"Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez" b/w "Song for Duke" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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UK [1] | FIN [3] | IRE [18] | NZ [6] | |||
"Riders in the Sky" b/w "Rusk" (non-album track) | 1980 | 12 | 21 | 6 | — | String of Hits |
"Heart of Glass" b/w "Return to the Alamo" (from Tasty) | — | — | — | — | ||
"Equinoxe (Part V)" b/w "Fender Bender" (non-album track) | 50 | — | — | — | Change of Address | |
"Mozart Forte" b/w "Fender Bender" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Black Is Black" [upper-alpha 9] b/w "Return to the Alamo" (from Tasty) | — | 29 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"The Third Man" b/w "The Fourth Man" | 1981 | 44 | — | — | — | Hits Right Up Your Street |
"Telstar" b/w "Summer Love '59" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Imagine/Woman" b/w "Hats Off to Wally" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Chi Mai" [upper-alpha 10] b/w "Summer Love '59" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Theme from Missing " b/w "The Shady Lady" (non-album track) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | Life in the Jungle |
"Treat Me Nice" b/w "Spot the Ball" (non-album track) | — | — | — | — | ||
"Chariots of Fire" [upper-alpha 11] b/w "Life in the Jungle" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Diamonds" b/w "Elevenis" (non-album track) | 1983 | 132 [24] | — | — | — | XXV |
"Going Home (Theme from Local Hero) " b/w "Cat 'n' Mouse" | 112 [24] | — | — | — | ||
"On a Night Like This" b/w "Thing-Me-Jig" (from Hits Right Up Your Street) | 1984 | 107 [25] | — | — | — | Guardian Angel |
"How Do I Love Thee" [upper-alpha 12] b/w "Johnny Staccato" | — | — | — | 34 | ||
"Hammerhead" [upper-alpha 13] b/w "Can't Play Your Game" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | |
"Moonlight Shadow" b/w "Johnny Staccato" (from Guardian Angel) | 1986 | 108 [26] | — | — | — | Moonlight Shadows |
"Dancing in the Dark" b/w "Turning Point" (from Guardian Angel) | 175 [26] | — | — | — | ||
"Themes from EastEnders and Howards' Way " b/w "No Dancing" (from Life in the Jungle) | 86 | — | — | — | Simply Shadows | |
"Pulaski" (Theme from the BBC TV series) b/w "Change of Address" (from Change of Address) | 1987 | 108 [27] | — | — | — | |
"Walking in the Air" b/w "Outdigo" (from Change of Address) | 116 [27] | — | — | — | ||
"Mountains of the Moon" b/w "Stack-It" | 1989 | 108 | — | — | — | Steppin' to the Shadows |
"Shadowmix" (medley) b/w "Arty's Party" (from Change of Address) | 81 | — | — | — | Reflection | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
All the hit (& misses) singles e.g. Apache (et al.) were published as individual (2xA4 page) sheet music during the release of the single until the late 1970s when publishers switched to books featuring multiple hits.
Hank Brian Marvin is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows.
Terence "Jet" Harris was an English rock and roll musician. He was an original member of Cliff Richard's backing band the Shadows, serving as the bass guitarist from the group's inception until April 1962, after which he had success as a soloist and as a duo with that band's drummer Tony Meehan.
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.
Bruce Welch is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a founding member of the Shadows.
"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 a British singer to chart on the American Billboard charts before the British Invasion occurred.
"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" is an instrumental by British group the Shadows. It peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Foot Tapper" is an instrumental by British guitar group the Shadows, released as a single in February 1963. It went to number one in the UK Singles Chart, and was the Shadows' last UK number-one hit.
"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.
The Young Ones is a soundtrack album by Cliff Richard and the Shadows to the film of the same name. It is their first soundtrack album and Richard's sixth album overall. It was produced by Norrie Paramor, with music by Ronald Cass and Stanley Black. The album topped the UK Albums Chart for six weeks and charted for 42 weeks in total when the chart was a top twenty. The album became the first UK soundtrack to sell more than one million copies in total, combining UK and international sales.
"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.
"Apache" is a song written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded by Bert Weedon. Lordan played the song on ukulele to the Shadows while on tour and, liking the song, the group released their own version which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in mid-1960. The Shadows' guitarist Hank Marvin developed the song's distinctive echo and vibrato sound. After hearing the Shadows' version, Danish guitarist Jørgen Ingmann released a cover of the song in November 1960 which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
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.
"Don't Talk to Him" is a song by Cliff Richard and The Shadows, released as a single in November 1963. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.
"Nine Times Out of Ten" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in September 1960. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and also received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.
This is the discography of British multi-instrumentalist Hank Marvin as a solo artist. For information about works with the Shadows, see The Shadows discography and with Marvin, Welch & Farrar, see Marvin, Welch & Farrar § Discography.
"I'm the Lonely One" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in January 1964. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
"I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in November 1964 from their album Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.
"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.
Expresso Bongo is an EP by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released in January 1960. It contains all the songs by the group sung in the film of the same name in which Richard also stars.
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.