We Don't Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song)

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"We Don't Talk Anymore"
We Don't Talk Anymore (Cover).jpg
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile
B-side "Count Me Out"
Released6 July 1979 (1979-07-06) [1]
Recorded29 May 1979 [1]
Studio RG Jones, London, UK
Genre
Length
  • 4:13
  • 3:40 (US 7-inch version)
  • 6:54 (European 12-inch version)
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Alan Tarney
Producer(s) Bruce Welch
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Green Light"
(1979)		"We Don't Talk Anymore"
(1979)		"Hot Shot"
(1979)
Cliff Richard (US/Europe/Australia)singles chronology
"Green Light"
(1979)		"We Don't Talk Anymore"
(1979)		"Carrie"
(1980)

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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.

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