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The 30th anniversary of Cliff Richard's entry into the music industry was marked in 1988, and the year fittingly found him experiencing one of his most successful spells ever. "Mistletoe and Ivory" became the biggest-selling single of the year, while the follow-up, the number two hit "The Best of Me," established him as the first British artist to release 100 singles. The Private Collection 1979-1988, a compilation of a decade's worth of hits, topped the chart, and Stronger, the first new album of his fourth decade, was to spin off no less than four hit singles, including "Just Don't Have the Heart," a dynamic collaboration with producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman. The album itself represents one of the most eclectic of Richard's entire career, a fact signposted by his union with British reggae band Aswad for the wonderful "Share a Dream." The aforementioned "The Best of Me" stands as one of the loveliest ballads he'd cut in years, and if Stronger has any serious shortcomings, it's the reliance on machines, not men, for the drum sounds. Even at his weakest, Richard's records had rarely lacked for emotion, but the robotic percussion saps the soul from far too much of the music. Indeed, if the selection of songs had been any weaker, Stronger might well have collapsed altogether. Instead, the likes of "Everybody Knows," "Better Day," and "Lean on You" conspire to raise it so high that many fans regard Stronger as one of the strongest of all Richard's post-Shadows albums.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Alan Tarney, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Keith Bessey, Masterer - Cliff Richard, Featured Vocalist, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Bishop, Saxophone - Mick Mullins, Background Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Sonia Morgan, Background Vocals - Keith Murrell, Background Vocals
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1989, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Hudson, Engineer - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Drums, Programmer - Sonia Morgan, Vocals - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Noel Rafferty, Engineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jeremy Lubbock, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - DAVID FOSTER, Writer - Keith Bessey, Masterer, Programmer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Marx, Writer - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Bishop, Saxophone - Mick Mullins, Background Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Arranger, Programmer - Keith Murrell, Background Vocals
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1989, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Cooke, Writer - John Hudson, Engineer - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Chris Turner, Writer - Noel Rafferty, Engineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1989, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Background Vocals - Ben Robbins, AssistantEngineer - Cliff Richard, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Bishop, Saxophone - Mick Mullins, Background Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Sonia Morgan, Background Vocals - Keith Murrell, Background Vocals
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Hudson, Engineer - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Drums, Programmer - Sonia Morgan, Vocals - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Noel Rafferty, Engineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Phil Harding, Mixer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Miriam Stockley, Vocals - Matt Aitken, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Pete Waterman, Producer, Writer - Mike Stock, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mae McKenna, Vocals - Karen Hewitt, Engineer - Yoyo, Engineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Chris Eaton, Writer - Alan Tarney, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Hudson, Engineer - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Drums, Programmer - Sonia Morgan, Vocals - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Noel Rafferty, Engineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1989, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Bishop, Saxophone - John Hudson, Engineer - Mick Mullins, Backing Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Sonia Morgan, Backing Vocals - Keith Murrell, Backing Vocals - Noel Rafferty, Engineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Hudson, Engineer - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Drums, Programmer - Sonia Morgan, Vocals - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Noel Rafferty, Engineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Bishop, Saxophone - Mick Mullins, Backing Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Drum Programmer - Sonia Morgan, Backing Vocals - Keith Murrell, Backing Vocals
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Angus Gaye, Drums, Backing Vocals - Tony Robinson, Bass - Cliff Richard, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Brinsley Forde, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Aswad, Producer, Arranger - Godwin Logie, Engineer - Jon Sweet, Writer - Rod Trott, Writer - Richard Osborne, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Drums, Programmer - Sonia Morgan, Vocals - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Judith Walmsley, Writer - Martin Abbott, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Phil Harding, Mixer - Cliff Richard, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Matt Aitken, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Pete Waterman, Producer, Writer - Mike Stock, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Karen Hewitt, Engineer - Yoyo, Engineer - A. Linn, Drums
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1989, 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Hudson, Engineer - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Drums, Programmer - Sonia Morgan, Vocals - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Noel Rafferty, Engineer
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Bishop, Saxophone - Mick Mullins, Background Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Drums - Sonia Morgan, Background Vocals - Keith Murrell, Background Vocals
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Writer - Trevor Spencer, Writer - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Keith Bessey, Remastering Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Mick Mullins, Background Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Synthesizer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Alan Park, Piano - Pete Howarth, Background Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Keith Murrell, Background Vocals
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Albumbeschreibung
The 30th anniversary of Cliff Richard's entry into the music industry was marked in 1988, and the year fittingly found him experiencing one of his most successful spells ever. "Mistletoe and Ivory" became the biggest-selling single of the year, while the follow-up, the number two hit "The Best of Me," established him as the first British artist to release 100 singles. The Private Collection 1979-1988, a compilation of a decade's worth of hits, topped the chart, and Stronger, the first new album of his fourth decade, was to spin off no less than four hit singles, including "Just Don't Have the Heart," a dynamic collaboration with producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman. The album itself represents one of the most eclectic of Richard's entire career, a fact signposted by his union with British reggae band Aswad for the wonderful "Share a Dream." The aforementioned "The Best of Me" stands as one of the loveliest ballads he'd cut in years, and if Stronger has any serious shortcomings, it's the reliance on machines, not men, for the drum sounds. Even at his weakest, Richard's records had rarely lacked for emotion, but the robotic percussion saps the soul from far too much of the music. Indeed, if the selection of songs had been any weaker, Stronger might well have collapsed altogether. Instead, the likes of "Everybody Knows," "Better Day," and "Lean on You" conspire to raise it so high that many fans regard Stronger as one of the strongest of all Richard's post-Shadows albums.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:13
- Main artists: Cliff Richard
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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