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Billed as Sir Cliff's 100th album (compilations and live records are added into the equation), The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook finds Richard going back, way back, to the birth of rock & roll. Richard was there at the start, turning into the first genuine British rock & roll star to emerge in the wake of Elvis Presley, so this collection of '50s standards is a return to roots of sorts. The difference is, Richard isn't quite interested in reviving the renegade spirit of early rock & roll (nor is he bothering to dabble with the sound of the long-departed Shadows): he's in it for the memories. This is enough of a nostalgia fest that Cliff Richard dotted its 15 songs with sock-hop bop and sweet, slow paeans to puppy love. When placed next to "Poetry in Motion" and "Sealed with a Kiss," "School Days" and "Stood Up" have their adolescent themes accentuated but Sir Cliff doesn't sound teenaged, not in the slightest. He's not rebellious, he's jovial, delighted to be taking this magical history trip -- and while this may be too clean, crisp, and conventional to convince doubters, this happy party will please many fans who've stood by Cliff through the last 99 albums. The old men know what the little girls don't understand.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Robert Blackwell, Writer - Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer - John Marascalo, Writer - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Keith Bessey, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Max Abrams, Saxophone - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Background Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Gunnar Nelson, Background Vocals - Andy Childs, Background Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Background Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Background Vocals - Sandy Goans, Background Vocals - Steve Mandile, Guitar, Background Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Felice Bryant, Writer - Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Boudleaux Bryant, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Vince Gill, Backing Vocals - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Andy Childs, Backing Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Background Vocals - Paul Kaufman, Writer - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Keith Bessey, MasteringEngineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Mike Anthony, Writer - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Background Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Gunnar Nelson, Background Vocals - Andy Childs, Background Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Background Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Background Vocals - Sandy Goans, Background Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - Gary Geld, Writer - Peter Udell, Writer - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Chuck Tilley, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Vocals - Gunnar Nelson, Vocals - Erma Herrold, Writer - Dub Dickerson, Writer - Andy Childs, Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Vocals - Sandy Goans, Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
LINCOLN CHASE, Writer - Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Gunnar Nelson, Vocals - Andy Childs, Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Vocals - Sandy Goans, Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Chuck Berry, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Chuck Tilley, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Lee Rosenberg, Writer - Bernie Lowe, Writer - Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Kal Mann, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Dave Bryant, Keyboards - Bernard Weinman, Writer - weinman, Writer - Chuck Tilley, Drums
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Lee Rosenberg, Writer - Bernie Lowe, Writer - Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Kal Mann, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Max Abrams, Saxophone - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Gunnar Nelson, Vocals - Andy Childs, Vocals - weinman, Writer - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Vocals - Sandy Goans, Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Bobby Darin, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Max Abrams, Saxophone - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Gunnar Nelson, Vocals - Andy Childs, Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Vocals - Sandy Goans, Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - AARON SCHROEDER, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Gunnar Nelson, Vocals - Andy Childs, Vocals - John Leslie McFarland, Writer - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Vocals - Sandy Goans, Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Bernie Lowe, Writer - Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Backing Vocals - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Kal Mann, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Max Abrams, Saxophone - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Backing Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Andy Childs, Backing Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Gunner Nelson, Backing Vocals - Teea Goans, Backing Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Backing Vocals - Sandy Goans, Backing Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Background Vocals - Sonny West, Writer - Norman Petty, Writer - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Keith Bessey, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Background Vocals - Bill Tighman, Writer - Gunnar Nelson, Background Vocals - Andy Childs, Background Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Background Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Background Vocals - Sandy Goans, Background Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Background Vocals - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Chuck Berry, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Masterer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Background Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Gunnar Nelson, Background Vocals - Andy Childs, Background Vocals - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Background Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Background Vocals - Sandy Goans, Background Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Steve Mandile, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Background Vocals - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Engineer - Keith Bessey, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - John Howard, Bass - Seth Morton, Engineer - Matt Nelson, Background Vocals - Dane Bryant, Keyboards - Gunnar Nelson, Background Vocals - Andy Childs, Background Vocals - Stephen Mandile, Writer - Andrew Childs, Writer - Chuck Tilley, Drums - Teea Goans, Background Vocals - Reagan Mandile, Background Vocals - Sandy Goans, Background Vocals
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. ℗ 2013 Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive licence to [Rhino Records a division of] Warner Music UK Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Billed as Sir Cliff's 100th album (compilations and live records are added into the equation), The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook finds Richard going back, way back, to the birth of rock & roll. Richard was there at the start, turning into the first genuine British rock & roll star to emerge in the wake of Elvis Presley, so this collection of '50s standards is a return to roots of sorts. The difference is, Richard isn't quite interested in reviving the renegade spirit of early rock & roll (nor is he bothering to dabble with the sound of the long-departed Shadows): he's in it for the memories. This is enough of a nostalgia fest that Cliff Richard dotted its 15 songs with sock-hop bop and sweet, slow paeans to puppy love. When placed next to "Poetry in Motion" and "Sealed with a Kiss," "School Days" and "Stood Up" have their adolescent themes accentuated but Sir Cliff doesn't sound teenaged, not in the slightest. He's not rebellious, he's jovial, delighted to be taking this magical history trip -- and while this may be too clean, crisp, and conventional to convince doubters, this happy party will please many fans who've stood by Cliff through the last 99 albums. The old men know what the little girls don't understand.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:50
- Main artists: Cliff Richard
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2013 Warner Music UK Limited. 2013 ℗ Vox Rock Limited, under exclusive license to Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music UK Limited.
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