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The Rock Connection was originally released in 1984, some 26 years into Cliff Richard's career. Along with the Rock 'n' Roll Silver album from the prior year, this record constituted Richard's back-to-basics phase, working virtually live in the studio with a loud five-piece band built around John Clark on guitars, Mark Griffiths on bass, and Dave Cook and Alan Park on keyboards, with Stuart Tosh and Graham Jarvis alternating on drums. The resulting album was decidedly uneven -- much of it came off as a loud, lean, crisp mix of rock & roll and power pop, Richard's voice surrounded by (and often immersed beneath) in-your-face electric guitars and synthesizers. On most of those numbers, Richard tried hard but, apart from a few moments, particularly on the synthesizer-laden ballad "La Gonave," he's overwhelmed by the sheer wattage of the sound around him -- not so much his voice as whatever personality he brings to it seems buried beneath the guitars and drums, so that even where the melody comes through, as on the haunting middle section of "Lovers and Friends," his singing seems mechanical. And the squeaky, beeping synthesizers on what starts out as the minimalist version of "Lucille" (before turning into very brittle noise) added nothing to the song -- Richard actually comes close to doing something with this number, except that he sings too loudly and ends up trying too hard. But "Be Bop A Lula" ended up rather better, exuding raw power and no ultramodern distractions. And then there was "Donna," which receives a soaring, powerful, yet eloquent performance and is one of Richard's few reconsiderations of his classic recordings that comes off better than his original. And the highlight was a song that had been Richard's May 1983 single, "She Means Nothing to Me" -- the track straddled several decades and an ocean, written by Dave Edmunds' bassist John David and featuring the best vocals on the album, no surprise there as it is a duet between Richard and Phil Everly and is worth the price of admission by itself. The 2004 CD reissue improves what was good about the original LP, bringing up the impact of the instruments and boosting the volume, which brings up the impact of the best songs (which were good enough to carry the original LP) -- the bonus tracks boost it up a notch in value; the remake of "Move It" is a waste of time, lacking the original's depth and passion, but "Teddy Bear" done as a slow ballad, and bracing renditions of "Little Bitty Pretty One" and "Tutti Frutti" are a delight, the latter oozing energy out of every seam; and as the perfect closer, the producers have included the stunning harmony ballad "I'll Mend Your Broken Heart," Richard's other duet (in conjunction with "She Means Nothing to Me") with Everly.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Terry Britten, Writer - Dave Cook, Keyboards - Keith Bessey, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Clark, Guitar - Sue Shifrin, Writer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Stuart Tosh, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Producer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Johnny Otis, Writer - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Cooke, Keyboards - John Clark, Guitar - Alan Park, Keyboards - Stuart Tosh, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Cooke, Keyboards - John Clark, Guitar - Alan Park, Keyboards - Rod Trott, Writer - Stuart Tosh, Drums - John Sweet, Writer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Producer, Bass - Martin Jenner, Producer, Guitar - Dave Cooke, Producer, Keyboards - John Perry, Producer, Background Vocals - John Clark, Producer, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Producer, Drums - Thomas Baker Knight, Writer - Tony Rivers, Producer, Background Vocals - Stuart Calver, Producer, Background Vocals - Alan Park, Producer, Keyboards
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Clark, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Craig Pruess, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Producer, Engineer, Remastering Engineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Cooke, Keyboards - John Clark, Guitar - Alan Park, Keyboards - David Cooke, Writer - Stuart Tosh, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roger Greenaway, Writer - Keith Bessey, Producer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Cooke, Keyboards - John Clark, Guitar - Alan Park, Keyboards - Stuart Tosh, Drums - Richard Giles, Writer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Cooke, Keyboards - John Clark, Guitar - Stuart Tosh, Drums - Drew McCulloch, Writer - Alan Parke, Keyboards
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Albert Collins, Writer - Richard Penniman, Writer - Keith Bessey, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Producer, Bass - Dave Cooke, Producer, Keyboards - John Perry, Producer, Background Vocals - John Clark, Producer, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Producer, Drums - Tony Rivers, Producer, Background Vocals - Mart Jenner, Producer, Guitar - Alan Park, Producer, Keyboards - Stu Calver, Producer, Background Vocals
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gene Vincent, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Martin Jenner, Guitar - Dave Cooke, Keyboards - John Perry, Backing Vocals - John Clark, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Thunder, Producer, Arranger - Tony Rivers, Backing Vocals - Stuart Calver, Backing Vocals - Alan Park, Keyboards - Sheriff Tex Davis, Writer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Bruce Welch, Guitar - RITCHIE VALENS, Writer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - The Mike Sammes Singers, Backing Vocals - Hank Marvin, Guitar - Jet Harris, Bass - Tony Meehan, Drums
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Arranger, Backing Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Michael Boddicker, Synthesizer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ian Samwell, Writer - Nick Glennie-Smith, Synthesizer - Ashley Howe, Engineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Phil Everly, Vocals, MainArtist - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - John David, Writer - Stuart Colman, Producer - Rod Houlson, Engineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982, 2004 Capitol Records Nashville. All rights reserved.
Keith Bessey, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Producer, Writer, Bass - Dave Cooke, Producer, Keyboards - Graham Lyle, Writer - John Perry, Producer, Background Vocals - John Clark, Producer, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Producer, Drums - Tony Rivers, Producer, Background Vocals - Mart Jenner, Producer, Guitar - Alan Park, Producer, Keyboards - Stu Calver, Producer, Background Vocals
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Ian Samwell, Writer - John James, Engineer - Steve Stroud, Bass - Peter Howarth, Guitar, Vocals - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Mike Warren, Engineer - Mike Haughton, Trumpet - Keith Hayman, Vocals
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bernie Lowe, Writer - Kal Mann, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer, Masterer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Producer, Bass - Dave Cooke, Producer, Keyboards - John Perry, Producer, Background Vocals - John Clark, Producer, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Producer, Drums - Tony Rivers, Producer, Background Vocals - Stuart Calver, Producer, Background Vocals - Mart Jenner, Producer, Guitar - Alan Park, Producer, Keyboards
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jack Clement, Writer - Keith Bessey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Dave Cooke, Keyboards - John Perry, Vocals - John Clark, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Tony Rivers, Vocals - Stuart Calver, Vocals - Mart Jenner, Guitar - Alan Park, Keyboards
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Robert Byrd, Writer - Keith Bessey, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Producer, Bass - Dave Cooke, Producer, Keyboards - John Perry, Producer, Background Vocals - John Clark, Producer, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Producer, Drums - Tony Rivers, Producer, Background Vocals - Stuart Calver, Producer, Background Vocals - Mart Jenner, Producer, Guitar - Alan Park, Producer, Keyboards
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Richard Penniman, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Producer, Bass - Martin Jenner, Producer, Guitar - Dave Cooke, Producer, Keyboards - Joe Lubin, Writer - John Perry, Producer, Background Vocals - John Clark, Producer, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Producer, Drums - Dorothy La Bostri, Writer - Tony Rivers, Producer, Background Vocals - Stuart Calver, Producer, Background Vocals - Alan Park, Producer, Keyboards
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Phil Everly, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Rod Houison, Engineer - Neil King, Engineer - Stuart Colman, Producer - Oscar Stewart Blandamer, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1983, 2004 Capitol Records Nashville. All rights reserved.
Chronique
The Rock Connection was originally released in 1984, some 26 years into Cliff Richard's career. Along with the Rock 'n' Roll Silver album from the prior year, this record constituted Richard's back-to-basics phase, working virtually live in the studio with a loud five-piece band built around John Clark on guitars, Mark Griffiths on bass, and Dave Cook and Alan Park on keyboards, with Stuart Tosh and Graham Jarvis alternating on drums. The resulting album was decidedly uneven -- much of it came off as a loud, lean, crisp mix of rock & roll and power pop, Richard's voice surrounded by (and often immersed beneath) in-your-face electric guitars and synthesizers. On most of those numbers, Richard tried hard but, apart from a few moments, particularly on the synthesizer-laden ballad "La Gonave," he's overwhelmed by the sheer wattage of the sound around him -- not so much his voice as whatever personality he brings to it seems buried beneath the guitars and drums, so that even where the melody comes through, as on the haunting middle section of "Lovers and Friends," his singing seems mechanical. And the squeaky, beeping synthesizers on what starts out as the minimalist version of "Lucille" (before turning into very brittle noise) added nothing to the song -- Richard actually comes close to doing something with this number, except that he sings too loudly and ends up trying too hard. But "Be Bop A Lula" ended up rather better, exuding raw power and no ultramodern distractions. And then there was "Donna," which receives a soaring, powerful, yet eloquent performance and is one of Richard's few reconsiderations of his classic recordings that comes off better than his original. And the highlight was a song that had been Richard's May 1983 single, "She Means Nothing to Me" -- the track straddled several decades and an ocean, written by Dave Edmunds' bassist John David and featuring the best vocals on the album, no surprise there as it is a duet between Richard and Phil Everly and is worth the price of admission by itself. The 2004 CD reissue improves what was good about the original LP, bringing up the impact of the instruments and boosting the volume, which brings up the impact of the best songs (which were good enough to carry the original LP) -- the bonus tracks boost it up a notch in value; the remake of "Move It" is a waste of time, lacking the original's depth and passion, but "Teddy Bear" done as a slow ballad, and bracing renditions of "Little Bitty Pretty One" and "Tutti Frutti" are a delight, the latter oozing energy out of every seam; and as the perfect closer, the producers have included the stunning harmony ballad "I'll Mend Your Broken Heart," Richard's other duet (in conjunction with "She Means Nothing to Me") with Everly.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 20 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:09:46
- Artistes principaux : Cliff Richard
- Compositeur : Oscar Stewart Blandamer
- Label : Parlophone UK
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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