In the second half of the fifties the United States had Elvis, Buddy Holly and Little Richard, they had Rock 'n Roll! Cliff Richard had to become the U.K.'s answer to this U.S. rock idols. The first album titled "Cliff" contains cover versions of Willie Dixon's "My Babe", Roy Orbison's "Down The Line", Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes", Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day" Phil Spector's "Spanish Harlem" and Cliffs first single "Move It" which went No. 2 on the U.K. charts, (and credited by John Lennon as the first British rock record). Cliff Richard was backed by Hank Marvin & Bruce Welch' instrumental group "The Shadows".
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In the second half of the fifties the United States had Elvis, Buddy Holly and Little Richard, they had Rock 'n Roll! Cliff Richard had to become the U.K.'s answer to this U.S. rock idols. The first album titled "Cliff" contains cover versions of Willie Dixon's "My Babe", Roy Orbison's "Down The Line", Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes", Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day" Phil Spector's "Spanish Harlem" and Cliffs first single "Move It" which went No. 2 on the U.K. charts, (and credited by John Lennon as the first British rock record). Cliff Richard was backed by Hank Marvin & Bruce Welch' instrumental group "The Shadows".
Disk: 1
1. Apron strings
2. My babe
3. Down the line
4. I got a feeling
5. Jet black
6. Baby I don't care
7. Donna
8. Move it
9. Ready teddy
11. Don't bug me baby
12. Driftin'
13. That'll be the day
14. Be-bop-a-lula
15. Danny
16. Whole lotta shakin' goin' on
17. Blue suede shoes
18. The snake and the bookworm
19. I gotta know
20. Here comes summer
21. I'll string along with you
22. Embraceable you
23. As time goes by
24. The touch of your lips
25. Twenty flight rock
26. Pointed toe shoes
27. Mean woman blues
28. I'm walkin'
29. I don't know why (I just do)
30. Little things mean a lot
31. Somewhere along the way
32. That's my desire - Richard,Cliff
Disk: 2
1. I'm gonna get you
2. You and I
3. I cannot find a true love
4. Evergreen tree
5. She's gone
6. Left of again
7. You're just the one to do it
8. Lamp of love
9. Chappin' 'n' changin'
10. We have it made
11. Tell me
12. Gee whiz it's you
13. I love you so
14. I'm willing to learn
15. I don't know
16. Working after school
17. Happy brithday to you
18. Forty days (to come back home)
19. Catch me
20. How wonderful to know
21. Tough enough
22. 50 years for every kiss
23. The night is so lonely
24. Poor boy
25. Y'arriva
26. Outsider
27. Tea for two
28. To prove my love for you
29. Without you
30. A mighty lonely man
31. My blue heaven
32. Shame on you
Disk: 3
1. What'd I say
2. Blue moon
3. True love will come to you
4. Lover
5. Unchained melody
6. Idle gossip
7. First lesson in love
8. Almost like being in love
9. Beat out dat rythm on a drum
10. Memories linger on
11. Temptation
12. I live for you
13. Sentimental journey
14. I want you to know
15. We kiss in a shadow
16. It's you
17. It'll be me
18. So I've been told
19. How long is forever
20. I'm walkin' the blues
21. Turn around
22. Blueberry hill
23. Let's make a memory
24. When my dream boat comes home
25. I'm on my way
26. Spanish Harlem
27. You don't know
28. Falling in love with love
29. Who are we to say
30. I wake up cryin'
I have all these songs on the original vinyl but its brilliant to be able to play them on the CD player, A fantastic collection from a FANTASTIC artist!
- Christine Hicks
- Anthony Marshall