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The prototype for the later Cliff Richard Collection U.S. release, Private Collection is, in fact, a dramatically public one, compiling 24 of Cliff Richard's 31 British chart entries spanning the decade 1979-1988. Chronologically, "Green Light" and the monster "We Don't Talk Anymore" open the show; the festive "Mistletoe and Wine" closes it, and in between times, Richard's journey through some distinctly Elton John/Billy Joel-shaped territory finds him alternately unleashing some startlingly memorable material, and some surprisingly lackluster muck -- just like Elton and Billy, in fact. From 1981, the awful "Daddy's Home" would not have been out of place flapping around his late '60s dog days; from 1980, "Carrie" stands proudly among his finest ever performances. Sadly, if not unexpectedly, there is no room for the revision of "The Young Ones" recorded with the TV comedy team of the same name -- that performance, incidentally, brought him his first number one of the 1980s. However, duets with Phil Everly, Olivia Newton-John, Sarah Brightman, and Elton John, and a tremendous version of Buddy Holly's "True Love Ways," recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, offer more than enough variety, while Richard's own practiced ability to swing from ballads to rockers ensures that even when the sometimes-contemporary production techniques fail, his own contributions are faultless. Compared to the Greatest Hits/Best Of compilations which littered the 1960s and early '70s, Private Collection falls somewhat short of the mark -- too many omissions, too few surprises. As an easy entry into a tumultuously successful fourth decade in show business, however, it hits the spot with unerring accuracy.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Alan Tarney, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals, Bass - Ben Robbins, Engineer - Keith Bessey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - John Hudson, Mixer - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Produced by, Bass, Guitarra - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Michael Boddicker, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Ian Little, Engineer - B. A. Robertson, Writer - Graham Jarvis, Drums
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1981 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, Producer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Lyricist - Sarah Brightman, Vocals, MainArtist - Charles Hart, Lyricist - Martin Levan, Engineer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 The Really Useful Group Ltd
Terry Britten, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Herbie Flowers, Bass - Haydn Bendall, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Tony Clark, Engineer - Peter Skellern, Mellotron - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Bill Livesey, Keyboards - Madeline Bell, Vocals - Brian Alexander Robertson, Writer - Tristan Fry, Percussion - Martin Dobson, Saxophone
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Buddy Holly, Writer - Norman Petty, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - John Kurlander, Engineer - Mark Griffiths, Bass - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Richard Hewson, Conductor, Producer - John Perry, Background Vocals - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Steve Gray, Piano - Tony Rivers, Background Vocals - Stuart Calver, Background Vocals - Tony Harding, Background Vocals - David Cooke, Synthesizer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1983 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Producer, Arranger, Backing Vocals, Writer, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Michael Boddicker, Synthesizer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, Backing Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Glennie-Smith, Synthesizer - Leo Sayer, Writer - Ashley Howe, Engineer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Phil Everly, Vocals, MainArtist - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - John David, Composer - Stuart Colman, Producer - Rod Houlson, Engineer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 Capitol Records Nashville
Alan Tarney, Producer, Writer, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Michael Boddicker, Synthesizer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Nick Glennie-Smith, Synthesizer - Ashley Howe, Engineer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
William Miller, Writer - James Sheppard, Writer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Clark, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Tony Rivers, Vocals - Graham Todd, Keyboards
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1981 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Producer, Produced by - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1979 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Britten, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Michael Boddicker, Keyboards - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - John Hudson, Mixer, Engineer - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Sue Shifrin, Writer - Martin Drover, Trumpet - Ronnie Asprey, Saxophone
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1983 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
JOHN WALKER, Engineer - Steve Cook, Engineer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Ray Martinez, Writer - Dave Cooke, Synthesizer - John Clark, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Mart Jenner, Guitar - Craig Pruess, Producer - Gordon Vicary, MasteringEngineer - Graham Todd, Piano
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bernie Grundman, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - John Farrar, Producer, Writer - Cliff Richard, Engineer, Engineer & Mixer, FeaturedArtist - Olivia Newton-John, Engineer, Engineer & Mixer, MainArtist - Chris Platel, Engineer - Cliff Richard With Olivia Newton John, Mixer, Engineer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 MCA Records
Michael Winfield, Oboe - Laurie Lewis, Violin - TOM KELLY, Clarinet - Cliff Richard, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Anthony Pleeth, Cello - Mike Batt, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Writer, Background Vocals - STEVE Churchyard, Mixer, Engineer - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Paul Kegg, Cello - Eddie Roberts, Violin - Graham Jarvis, Drums - ALAN PARKER, Guitar - Barry Griffiths, Violin - Jonathan Snowden, Flute - Raymond Keenlyside, Violin - Ray Russell, Guitar - Frank McDonald, Bass - Tony Carr, Percussion - Howard Ball, Violin - Pat Halling, Violin - Derek Solomons, Violin - Michael Brittain, Upright Bass - MAURICE ISAACS, Violin - Clive Anstee, Cello - David Randall, Violin - Dick Lewsey, Engineer - Ian Rhodes, Violin - John Ronayne, Violin - Geoff Palmer, Violin - Michael Cookson, Viola - Basil Smart, Violin - Paul Frowde, Violin
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1983 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Chris Eaton, Writer - Howard Gray, Assistant Mixer - JOHN WALKER, Engineer - Martyn Ford, Conductor - Steve Cook, Engineer - Traditional, Writer - Chris Laurence, Double Bass - Keith Bessey, Mixer, MasteringEngineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Crispian Steele-Perkins, Trumpet - John Kurlander, Engineer - Ian Anderson, Double Bass - Phillips Brooks, Writer - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Nigel Perrin, Vocals - Tony Rivers, Vocals, VocalArranger - Steve Saunders, Bass Trombone - Craig Pruess, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bells, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, Sequencer Programmer - Michael Laird, Trumpet - Gordon Vicary, MasteringEngineer - Mark Emney, Trumpet - Phillip Eastop, French Horn - John Wilbraham, Trumpet - Jeff Bryant, French Horn - Robin Davies, French Horn - Tony Richards, Engineer - Michael Brittain, Double Bass - Chris Larkin, French Horn - David Whitson, Tenor Trombone - Dave Arnold, Chimes, Timpani - John Iveson, Tenor Trombone - Roger Brenner, Tenor Trombone - Gerry Ruddock, Trumpet - Simon Ferguson, Trumpet - Michael Hext, Tenor Trombone - Geoff Perkins, Bass Trombone - Ted Hobart, Trumpet - Dave Purser, Tenor Trombone - John Pigneevy, French Horn - John Rooke, French Horn - Paul Beer, Tenor Trombone - Paul Cosh, Trumpet
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Chris Eaton, Vocals - Alan Tarney, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, Writer, Bass - Keith Bessey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - John Hudson, Mixer, Engineer & Mixer - Gerry Kitchingham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1987 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gavyn Wright, Violin - Martyn Ford, Conductor, Arranger - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Martin Loveday, Cello - Liz Edwards, Violin - David Woodcock, Violin - Paul Kegg, Cello - Eddie Roberts, Violin - Bill Benham, Violin - John Perry, Background Vocals - John Clark, Guitar - Graham Jarvis, Drums - Peter Oxer, Violin - Tony Rivers, Background Vocals - Alan Park, Piano - Craig Pruess, Producer, Arranger, Programmer, Synthesizer - Jon Sweet, Writer - Rod Trott, Writer - Stu Calver, Background Vocals - Simon Whistler, Viola - Jim Archer, Violin - James Handy, French Horn - John Kitchen, Violin - Clive Anstee, Cello - Timothy Good, Violin - Norris Bosworth, Viola - Geoff Palmer, Violin - Michael Baines, French Horn - Chris Wellington, Viola - Will Gibson, Violin - Andy Babynchuck, Violin - Benjamin Kennard, Cello - Chris Hirons, Violin - Daniel Daggers, Viola - Jonothan Strange, Violin
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1983 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stevie Wonder, Producer, All Instruments, Performed by - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Hans Poulsen, Writer
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1985 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Dave Clark Productions Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Ben Robbins, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Gerry Kitchingham, Engineer - James Rainbird, Vocals - Jeremy Paul, Writer - Keith Strachan, Writer - Leslie Stewart, Writer - Paul Moessl, Conductor, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programmer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Peter Howarth, Vocals - Sonia Morgan, Vocals - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Barry Castle, Horns Arranger - Jack Rothstein, Conductor, String Arranger
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
The prototype for the later Cliff Richard Collection U.S. release, Private Collection is, in fact, a dramatically public one, compiling 24 of Cliff Richard's 31 British chart entries spanning the decade 1979-1988. Chronologically, "Green Light" and the monster "We Don't Talk Anymore" open the show; the festive "Mistletoe and Wine" closes it, and in between times, Richard's journey through some distinctly Elton John/Billy Joel-shaped territory finds him alternately unleashing some startlingly memorable material, and some surprisingly lackluster muck -- just like Elton and Billy, in fact. From 1981, the awful "Daddy's Home" would not have been out of place flapping around his late '60s dog days; from 1980, "Carrie" stands proudly among his finest ever performances. Sadly, if not unexpectedly, there is no room for the revision of "The Young Ones" recorded with the TV comedy team of the same name -- that performance, incidentally, brought him his first number one of the 1980s. However, duets with Phil Everly, Olivia Newton-John, Sarah Brightman, and Elton John, and a tremendous version of Buddy Holly's "True Love Ways," recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, offer more than enough variety, while Richard's own practiced ability to swing from ballads to rockers ensures that even when the sometimes-contemporary production techniques fail, his own contributions are faultless. Compared to the Greatest Hits/Best Of compilations which littered the 1960s and early '70s, Private Collection falls somewhat short of the mark -- too many omissions, too few surprises. As an easy entry into a tumultuously successful fourth decade in show business, however, it hits the spot with unerring accuracy.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:32
- Main artists: Cliff Richard
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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