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Cliff Richard's third movie was his first to be simultaneously granted a full soundtrack album, as opposed to the four-track EPs which accompanied Serious Charge and Expresso Bongo. It was, however, also the first to be conceived as a full-fledged musical, and the soundtrack captures the sheer exuberance and joy of that concept. The story of a millionaire's pop-singing son who helps save a local youth club from closure, The Young Ones was promoted upon release as "the first film ever to have three hits in the Top 10" -- a stupendous claim which actually sold itself short. Richard's "When the Girl in Your Arms" and the million-selling title track were joined not only by the Shadows' "The Savage," but also by the inclusion of "Living Doll" in the vaudeville routine. Aside from the Shadows (appearing in both instrumental and vocal roles), Richard is also accompanied by singer Grazina Frame -- the pair duet on "Nothing Is Impossible," while Frame alone performs "No-One for Me But Nicky." The implausibly polite-sounding Michael Sammes Singers, too, throw their considerable weight behind several performances, including "Mambo" and the aforementioned vaudeville routine, an eight-minute medley of corny jokes and light-hearted music which, unfortunately (but hardly surprisingly) works a lot better on film than on record. As a listening experience, then, the highlights of The Young Ones tend to be those you would expect -- Richard's solo performances ("Got a Funny Feeling," "We Say Yeah," "Lessons in Love") and the hit singles. Nevertheless, it remains an historic release, as its title track became the first single by a British artist ever to enter the chart at number one (on January 11, 1962), and only the fourth overall. Another domestic record was set by the song's six-week tenure in the pole position, a record which Richard retained until the Shadows, of all people, snatched it for themselves. The soundtrack itself topped the chart for a further six weeks, and spent longer on the U.K. listings than any other Cliff Richard album before or since. And finally, The Young Ones itself remains one of the highest-grossing homegrown music films in British cinema history. Just don't expect the album to be as much fun as the movie.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - The Mike Sammes Singers, Vocals - Peter Myers, Composer - Mike Sammes Singers, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Stanley Black, Arranger, Director - ABS Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Ronald Cass, Composer - Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra - The Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra - ABS Orchestra & The Mike Sammes Singers, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Bruce Welch, Writer - The Shadows, Vocals - Keith Bessey, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Max Harris, Piano - Hank Marvin, Writer - Cliff Richard & The Shadows, MainArtist - Norman Smith, Engineer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Producer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Keith Bessey, Engineer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Keith Bessey, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Myers, Writer - Stanley Black, Director - Ronald Cass, Writer - Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra - Grazina Frame, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - The Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roy Bennett, Writer - Norrie Paramor, Producer - The Shadows, Vocals - Keith Bessey, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Sid Tepper, Writer - Cliff Richard & The Shadows, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Keith Bessey, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - The Mike Sammes Singers, Vocals - Peter Myers, Writer - Mike Sammes Singers, Backing Vocals - Stanley Black, Director - Ronald Cass, Writer - The Cast of 'The Young Ones', Vocals - The Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - The Shadows, Vocals - Keith Bessey, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard & The Shadows, MainArtist - Sy Soloway, Writer - Shirley Wolfe, Writer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Peter Myers, Composer - Stanley Black, Arranger, Director - Ronald Cass, Composer - Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra - Grazina Frame, Vocals, MainArtist - The Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Harry Woods, Writer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Lionel Bart, Writer - Alan Kane, Engineer - Peter Myers, Writer - John O'Neill, Vocals - Stanley Black, Director - Bert Lee, Writer - Ronald Cass, Writer - George Arthurs, Writer - The Cast of 'The Young Ones', Vocals - Mike Redway, Vocals - George Bastow, Writer - Paul Cunningham, Writer - Michael Sammes, Vocals - James Rolmaz, Writer - Fred Leigh, Writer - The Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra - Harry Norris, Writer - Ross Gilmour, Vocals - Irene King, Vocals - Enid Heard, Vocals - Bert Rule, Writer - Valerie Bain, Vocals - Marion Gay, Vocals - Mel Todd, Vocals - Keirn J. Brennan, Writer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roy Bennett, Composer - Norrie Paramor, Producer - Keith Bessey, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, MainArtist - Sid Tepper, Composer - Mike Sammes Singers, Vocals - Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra, Orchestra - The Norrie Paramor Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - The Mike Sammes Singers, Vocals - Black, Composer - Peter Myers, Composer - Mike Sammes Singers, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Stanley Black, Arranger, Director - ABS Orchestra, Lead Vocals - Ronald Cass, Composer - Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra - The Associated British Studio Orchestra, Orchestra - ABS Orchestra & The Mike Sammes Singers, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Composer, Producer - The Shadows, MainArtist - Keith Bessey, Engineer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961, 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Bruce Welch, Writer - The Shadows, Vocals - Keith Bessey, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Hank Marvin, Writer - Cliff Richard & The Shadows, MainArtist - Peter Gormley, Writer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - The Shadows, Vocals - Keith Bessey, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Peter Vince, Engineer - Cliff Richard, MainArtist - Max Harris, Piano - The Mike Sammes Singers, Vocals - Mike Sammes Singers, Backing Vocals
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roy Bennett, Writer - Norrie Paramor, Producer - The Shadows, Performance - Keith Bessey, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Performance - Sid Tepper, Writer - Cliff Richard & The Shadows, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Bruce Welch, Writer - The Shadows, Vocals - Keith Bessey, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Max Harris, Piano - Hank Marvin, Writer - Cliff Richard & The Shadows, MainArtist - Norman Smith, Engineer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Cliff Richard's third movie was his first to be simultaneously granted a full soundtrack album, as opposed to the four-track EPs which accompanied Serious Charge and Expresso Bongo. It was, however, also the first to be conceived as a full-fledged musical, and the soundtrack captures the sheer exuberance and joy of that concept. The story of a millionaire's pop-singing son who helps save a local youth club from closure, The Young Ones was promoted upon release as "the first film ever to have three hits in the Top 10" -- a stupendous claim which actually sold itself short. Richard's "When the Girl in Your Arms" and the million-selling title track were joined not only by the Shadows' "The Savage," but also by the inclusion of "Living Doll" in the vaudeville routine. Aside from the Shadows (appearing in both instrumental and vocal roles), Richard is also accompanied by singer Grazina Frame -- the pair duet on "Nothing Is Impossible," while Frame alone performs "No-One for Me But Nicky." The implausibly polite-sounding Michael Sammes Singers, too, throw their considerable weight behind several performances, including "Mambo" and the aforementioned vaudeville routine, an eight-minute medley of corny jokes and light-hearted music which, unfortunately (but hardly surprisingly) works a lot better on film than on record. As a listening experience, then, the highlights of The Young Ones tend to be those you would expect -- Richard's solo performances ("Got a Funny Feeling," "We Say Yeah," "Lessons in Love") and the hit singles. Nevertheless, it remains an historic release, as its title track became the first single by a British artist ever to enter the chart at number one (on January 11, 1962), and only the fourth overall. Another domestic record was set by the song's six-week tenure in the pole position, a record which Richard retained until the Shadows, of all people, snatched it for themselves. The soundtrack itself topped the chart for a further six weeks, and spent longer on the U.K. listings than any other Cliff Richard album before or since. And finally, The Young Ones itself remains one of the highest-grossing homegrown music films in British cinema history. Just don't expect the album to be as much fun as the movie.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:01
- Main artists: Cliff Richard
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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