Monday 25 March 2024

Cliff Richard – 21 Today (LP 1961)




Cliff Richard – 21 Today (LP Columbia – 33SX 1368, October 14, 1961).
Producer : Norrie Paramor.
Genre : Pop/Rock.


“ 21 Today ” is British singer Cliff Richard 's fourth studio album and fifth album overall. The LP features The Shadows on every track. It was recorded between September 1960 and July 1961 and released by EMI Columbia Records on October 14, 1961, the exact date of Cliff Richard's 21st birthday. The record was his first number 1 on the UK albums chart.
Sir Harry Rodger Webb, better known as Cliff Richard (born in Lucknow/British India, on 14 October 1940) is a British singer. With his backing band The Shadows, he dominated the British pop/rock music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before the emergence of the Beatles. Although he was never able to achieve a significant impact in the United States, Cliff remained very popular in Britain, both in music and in films and television. During the last six decades, Richard has had more than 100 hit singles and holds the record (along with Elvis Presley) for being the only artist to be on the best-selling list throughout his entire career (from the 1950s to today). Richard has sold more than 250 million records. Cliff Richard has been in business since 1958 to the present. More information about this excellent British singer is already included on this blog.


Tracks/Tracklist:

A1 - Happy Birthday To You (Hill) - 1:38
A2 - Forty Days (To Come Back Home) (Berry) - 2:49
A3 - Catch Me (Tepper, Bennett) - 2:31
A4 - How Wonderful To Know (D'ESposito, Goell) - 2:42
A5 - Tough Enough (Otis) - 2:18
A6 - Fifty Years For Every Kiss (Bella) - 2:34
A7 - Night Is So Lonely (Vincent, Simmons) - 2:46
A8 - Poor Boy (McEntire) - 2:59
B1 - Y'Arriva (Welsh, Marvin) - 3:39
B2 - Outsider (Tepper, Bennett) - 2:45
B3 - Tea For Two (Youmans, Cassar) - 2:19
B4 - To Prove My Love For You (Wolf, Raleigh) - 1:55
B5 - Without You (Richard, Marvin, Welch) - 2:09
B6 - Mighty Lonely Man (Curtis) - 2:18
B7 - My Blue Heaven (Whiting, Donaldson) - 2:31
B8 - Shame On You (Welch, Marvin, Jacobson) - 2:08

Musicians / Musicians:

Cliff Richard and the Shadows:

Cliff Richard – Lead vocals
Hank Marvin – lead guitar
Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
Jet Harris – bass guitar
Tony Meehan – Drums
The Shadows and Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra - Accompaniment.

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