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Recorded, oddly, in Lisbon, Portugal, When in Rome was originally cut for Cliff Richard's Italian audience, with the U.K. Top Ten success of the earlier When in Spain ensuring a simultaneous domestic release for this set. Lightning, however, was not going to strike twice. When in Rome became the artist's first ever non-charting album and not, perhaps, without reason. Brutally, Richard's grasp on Italian is non-existent. He sings utterly soullessly, devoid of emotion, feeling, or even the vaguest hint of understanding -- all the factors, in fact, which would make anyone want to buy one of his records in the first place. His assault on "Arriverderci Roma" is laughable, his "Volare" is embarrassing, but it is "Dicitencello Vuie" which best summarizes his predicament. Half the song is performed in Italian, half in English, and you can almost feel Richard's relief as he slides out of one into the other. Most of the performances were recorded specifically for this release; several, however, took earlier backing tracks and grafted translations into place, and here, too, the misguided nature of the project rings loud. Unless, of course, you really need to endure heinously parrot-fashioned revisions of "House Without Windows" and "Don't Talk to Him." There are worse Italian language performances out there by this artist, although -- mercifully -- "The Day I Met Maria" and "On the Beach" would remain unreleased outside of Italy until 1997 brought Bear Family's On the Continent box set. There, too, When in Roma can be experienced in its entirety. One does not, however, recommend it.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Recorder - Cliff Richard, MainArtist - Mario Panzeri, Writer - VINCENZO DI PAOLA, Writer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Ron Hill, Engineer - Sandro Taccani, Writer - John Lee, Producer - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Terry Birch, Engineer - M Di Ponti, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Francesco Migliacci, Writer - Domenico Modugno, Writer - Ron Hill, Engineer - John Lee, Producer - Terry Birch, Engineer - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra, Orchestra - Mansueto Di Ponti, Producer, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Recorder - Cliff Richard, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Ron Hill, Engineer - Danpa, Writer - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Terry Birch, Engineer - Camillo Bargoni, Writer - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra, Orchestra - M Di Ponti, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Remastering Engineer - Mogol, Writer - Ron Hill, Remastering Engineer - John Lee, Producer - Edoardo Vianello, Writer - Terry Birch, Remastering Engineer - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra, Orchestra - Mansueto Di Ponti, Producer, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Bruce Welch, Guitar - Malcolm Addey, RecordingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Remastering Engineer - Mogol, Writer - Hank Marvin, Guitar - Brian Bennett, Drums - Carlos Lyra, Writer - Ron Hill, Remastering Engineer - Terry Birch, Remastering Engineer - Brian Locking, Bass
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Bruce Welch, Writer - The Shadows, Drums, Guitar, Bass - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Remastering Engineer - Ron Hill, Remastering Engineer - John Lee, Producer - Terry Birch, Remastering Engineer - Cassia, Writer - Mansueto Di Ponti, Producer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Recorder - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Ron Hill, Engineer - Rodolfo Falvo, Writer - Enzo Fusco, Writer - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Terry Birch, Engineer - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra, Orchestra - M Di Ponti, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Recorder - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Carl Sigman, Writer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Renato Rascel, Writer - Ron Hill, Engineer - John Lee, Producer - Pietro Garinei, Writer - Sandro Giovannini, Writer - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Terry Birch, Engineer - M Di Ponti, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Recorder - Cliff Richard, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Ron Hill, Engineer - R. Poes, Writer - Alberto Testa, Writer - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Terry Birch, Engineer - Cliff Richards, Vocals - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra, Orchestra - M Di Ponti, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Ron Hill, Engineer - John Lee, Producer - Gianni Marchetti, Writer - Terry Birch, Engineer - Nico Fidenco, Writer - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra, Orchestra - Mansueto Di Ponti, Producer, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Fred Tobias, Writer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Recorder - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - The Mike Sammes Singers, Vocals - Peter Mew, Engineer - Ron Hill, Engineer - Lee Pockriss, Writer - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Terry Birch, Engineer
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Vito Pallavicini, Writer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Recorder - Cliff Richard, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Ron Hill, Engineer - John Lee, Producer - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Terry Birch, Engineer - Mansueto De Ponti, Writer - M Di Ponti, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Remastering Engineer - Ron Hill, Remastering Engineer - John Lee, Producer - Umberto Bertini, Writer - Terry Birch, Remastering Engineer - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra, Orchestra - Domenico Ravasani, Writer - Mansueto Di Ponti, Producer, Director
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Recorded, oddly, in Lisbon, Portugal, When in Rome was originally cut for Cliff Richard's Italian audience, with the U.K. Top Ten success of the earlier When in Spain ensuring a simultaneous domestic release for this set. Lightning, however, was not going to strike twice. When in Rome became the artist's first ever non-charting album and not, perhaps, without reason. Brutally, Richard's grasp on Italian is non-existent. He sings utterly soullessly, devoid of emotion, feeling, or even the vaguest hint of understanding -- all the factors, in fact, which would make anyone want to buy one of his records in the first place. His assault on "Arriverderci Roma" is laughable, his "Volare" is embarrassing, but it is "Dicitencello Vuie" which best summarizes his predicament. Half the song is performed in Italian, half in English, and you can almost feel Richard's relief as he slides out of one into the other. Most of the performances were recorded specifically for this release; several, however, took earlier backing tracks and grafted translations into place, and here, too, the misguided nature of the project rings loud. Unless, of course, you really need to endure heinously parrot-fashioned revisions of "House Without Windows" and "Don't Talk to Him." There are worse Italian language performances out there by this artist, although -- mercifully -- "The Day I Met Maria" and "On the Beach" would remain unreleased outside of Italy until 1997 brought Bear Family's On the Continent box set. There, too, When in Roma can be experienced in its entirety. One does not, however, recommend it.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:03
- Main artists: Cliff Richard
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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