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The 1989 From a Distance oldies festival at London's Wembley Stadium was (as its full title suggests) an incredible event, highlighted not only by Cliff Richard's performance, but also by appearances from the Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and more. For obvious reasons, the CD recaptures the headliner alone, but it nevertheless stands as one of the definitive live documents in Richard's entire catalog -- primarily because that is what it revisits. The show opened with a tribute to the 1950s TV show Oh Boy, Richard's own musical alma mater. With guest appearances from period peers the Dallas Boys, the Vernon Girls, and the Kalin Twins, all of whom were likewise regulars on the show, and the stage decked out to resemble the old television set, a full half-hour broadcast is reconstructed. Richard's performances of "Always," "The Girl Can't Help It," and "The Glory of Love," meanwhile, turn the clock back as expertly as the environment, and a fiery closing medley simply has to be heard (or, on DVD, seen) to be believed. That, however, is merely the appetizer. The bulk of the performance was turned over to an extraordinarily powerful 20-song set, aimed less at tugging the nostalgia strings than evidencing just how true Richard has remained to his earliest rocking instincts. Of course there's another clutch of rock & roll ("Shake, Rattle and Roll," "Good Golly Miss Molly") thrown in here, but the show is all the more remarkable for the thunderous rearrangements that grace even the most familiar of his later hits. "Wired for Sound" is implausibly rock-oriented; "We Don't Talk Anymore" is dramatically danceable; and material from his most recent album, Stronger, sounds a lot harder and heavier than the vinyl itself did. Add impassioned renderings of "The Best of Me" and "Dreaming" along with a handful of gospel numbers ("From a Distance" itself is the best of these) and there is not a facet of his career that is not touched upon as the concert rolls on. As the show finally ends, it's hard to believe that the man had just entered his fifth decade in rock & roll. Younger veterans should be so lucky.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Felice Bryant, Writer - Dave Williams, Writer - Sunny David, Writer - John Gluck, Writer - Sonny West, Writer - Jessie Robinson, Writer - Ben Robbins, Mixer - Norman Petty, Writer - Boudleaux Bryant, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Jessie Mae Robinson, Writer - Eddie Cochran, Writer - Wally Gold, Writer - Bill Tilghman, Writer - Cy Crane, Writer - John Gluck JR, Writer - Jerry Capehart, Writer - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Kalin Twins, Vocals - The Kalin Twins, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Herbert Wiener, Writer - Seymour Gottlieb, Writer - The Dallas Boys, Vocals, MainArtist - The 'Oh Boy!' Backing Vocals, Vocals - Oh Boy! Band, Vocals - The Vernons Girls, Vocals, MainArtist - Walter Gold, Writer - The 'Oh Boy! Band', FeaturedArtist - C Crane, Writer
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ben Robbins, Mixer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - James Hanley, Composer - Mick McKenna, Engineer - The Dallas Boys, Vocals, MainArtist - The 'Oh Boy!' Backing Vocals, Vocals - Oh Boy! Band, Vocals - The 'Oh Boy! Band', Featured Vocalist
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ben Robbins, Mixer - Irving Berlin, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - The 'Oh Boy!' Backing Vocals, Vocals - Oh Boy! Band, Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ben Robbins, Mixer - Jack Reardon, Composer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Paul Evans, Composer, Writer - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Kalin Twins, Vocals - The Kalin Twins, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - The 'Oh Boy!' Backing Vocals, Vocals - Oh Boy! Band, Vocals - The 'Oh Boy! Band', FeaturedArtist
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ben Robbins, Mixer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - John Gluck JR, Composer - Mick McKenna, Engineer - The 'Oh Boy!' Backing Vocals, Vocals - Oh Boy! Band, Vocals - The Vernons Girls, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - The 'Oh Boy! Band', FeaturedArtist
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ben Robbins, Mixer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals - Bob Troup, Writer - Mick McKenna, Engineer - The Dallas Boys, Lead Vocals - The 'Oh Boy!' Backing Vocals, Vocals - Oh Boy! Band, Vocals - The 'Oh Boy! Band', FeaturedArtist - Cliff Richard/The Dallas Boys, MainArtist
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Huey Smith, Writer - Ben Robbins, MixingEngineer - Keith Bessey, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mick McKenna, Engineer - The 'Oh Boy!' Backing Vocals, Vocals - Oh Boy! Band, Vocals - The Vernons Girls, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - The 'Oh Boy! Band', FeaturedArtist
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Dave White, Composer - Ben Robbins, MixingEngineer - Arthur Singer, Composer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Keith Bessey, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals - Bobby Freeman, Composer - Warren Davis, Composer - George Malone, Composer - Charles Patrick, Composer - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Kalin Twins, Lead Vocals - John Medora, Composer - J P Richardson, Composer - The Dallas Boys, Lead Vocals - The 'Oh Boy!' Backing Vocals, Vocals - Oh Boy! Band, Vocals - The Vernons Girls, Lead Vocals - The 'Oh Boy! Band', FeaturedArtist - The Vernons Girls/The Dallas Boys/The Kalin Twins/Cliff Richard, MainArtist
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ben Robbins, Mixer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Tessa Niles, Vocals - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Mixer - Julie Gold, Writer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Tessa Niles, Background Vocals - Mick Mullins, Background Vocals - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Background Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Background Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Background Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Tessa Niles, Vocals - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Danton Supple, Mixer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Vocals - Phil Harding For PWL, Remixer, Remix Mixer - Ian Curnow For PWL, Remixer, Remix Mixer
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Tessa Niles, Backing Vocals - Mick Mullins, Backing Vocals - Danton Supple, Mixer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Charles Calhoun, Writer - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Backing Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Backing Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Backing Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
FRANK SLAY, Writer - Bob Crewe, Writer - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Tessa Niles, Backing Vocals - Mick Mullins, Backing Vocals - Danton Supple, Mixer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Backing Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Backing Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Backing Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Tessa Niles, Vocals - Jet Harris, Bass - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Danton Supple, Mixer - Tony Meehan, Drums - Ian Samwell, Writer - John Clark, Engineer - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roy Bennett, Writer - Bruce Welch, Rhythm Guitar - The Shadows, Vocals - Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Mark Griffiths, Bass - Hank Marvin, Guitar - Sid Tepper, Writer - Brian Bennett, Drums - Danton Supple, Mixer - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Cliff Hall, Keyboards
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Field, Writer - Tessa Niles, Vocals - Graham Kendrick, Writer - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Danton Supple, Mixer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Keith Bessey, Mixer, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Danton Supple, Mixer - Jonathan Sweet, Composer - Aswad, Vocals, MainArtist - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Rod Trott, Writer - Richard Osborne, Writer
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Chris Eaton, Writer - Ben Robbins, Mixer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Tessa Niles, Vocals - Mick Mullins, Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Mixer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Mick McKenna, Engineer - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Chris Eaton, Writer - Ben Robbins, Mixer - Cliff Richard, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Tessa Niles, Backing Vocals - Mick Mullins, Backing Vocals - Gerry Kitchingham, Mixer - John Clark, Guitar - Paul Moessl, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Steve Stroud, Bass - Alan Park, Keyboards - Peter Howarth, Backing Vocals - Sonia Jones-Morgan, Backing Vocals - Steve Lauri, Guitar - Ray Beavis, Saxophone - Peter May, Drums - Keith Murrell, Backing Vocals
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
The 1989 From a Distance oldies festival at London's Wembley Stadium was (as its full title suggests) an incredible event, highlighted not only by Cliff Richard's performance, but also by appearances from the Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and more. For obvious reasons, the CD recaptures the headliner alone, but it nevertheless stands as one of the definitive live documents in Richard's entire catalog -- primarily because that is what it revisits. The show opened with a tribute to the 1950s TV show Oh Boy, Richard's own musical alma mater. With guest appearances from period peers the Dallas Boys, the Vernon Girls, and the Kalin Twins, all of whom were likewise regulars on the show, and the stage decked out to resemble the old television set, a full half-hour broadcast is reconstructed. Richard's performances of "Always," "The Girl Can't Help It," and "The Glory of Love," meanwhile, turn the clock back as expertly as the environment, and a fiery closing medley simply has to be heard (or, on DVD, seen) to be believed. That, however, is merely the appetizer. The bulk of the performance was turned over to an extraordinarily powerful 20-song set, aimed less at tugging the nostalgia strings than evidencing just how true Richard has remained to his earliest rocking instincts. Of course there's another clutch of rock & roll ("Shake, Rattle and Roll," "Good Golly Miss Molly") thrown in here, but the show is all the more remarkable for the thunderous rearrangements that grace even the most familiar of his later hits. "Wired for Sound" is implausibly rock-oriented; "We Don't Talk Anymore" is dramatically danceable; and material from his most recent album, Stronger, sounds a lot harder and heavier than the vinyl itself did. Add impassioned renderings of "The Best of Me" and "Dreaming" along with a handful of gospel numbers ("From a Distance" itself is the best of these) and there is not a facet of his career that is not touched upon as the concert rolls on. As the show finally ends, it's hard to believe that the man had just entered his fifth decade in rock & roll. Younger veterans should be so lucky.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:17
- Main artists: Cliff Richard
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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