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Cliff Richard was on the brink of a most unexpected comeback when he arrived in Japan in October 1974. "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" had proven a massive hit, as he finally put the last few years of MOR meanderings behind him, and looked instead towards securing a credible niche in the adult listening marketplace; and a band that boasted the likes of Kevin Peek, Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer, and Terry Britten was offering him the most sympathetic backing he'd had in years, at the same time as positively refusing to allow him to tread water any longer. If there was ever a great time to record a new live album, this was it. Japan Tour 1974 was Richard's third album to be recorded in that country (following on from 1968's Cliff in Japan and 1972's Live in Japan) and, like those earlier sets, it was recorded in Tokyo, this time at the Shinjuku Koseinenkin hall. Two nights were taped, and the vast majority of the performance made it onto record; indeed, only four songs went unreleased ("Living in Harmony," "Nothing to Remind Me," "The Next Time," and "Wind Me Up,") as Richard and his band turned in a phenomenal performance, sparking with energy and excitement at every turn. Much of the set comprised recent material -- "Hangin' On" is an early highlight, while even such lackluster 45s as "Power to All Our Friends" and "Sing a Song of Freedom" sound strong here. Richard's eye for great covers is sharp as well, as a pair of Walker Brothers oldies meet "Get Back," "Higher Ground," and a spine-tingling "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," while three medleys -- one devoted to hits, one to gospel, and one to old rock & roll numbers -- allow him to show off every side of his career. All in all, then, Japan Tour 1974 rates among Richard's finest-ever live albums -- which could only make his European and American fans curse ever louder. The set was initially released only in the Far East.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Terry Britten, Guitar - Alan Tarney, Bass - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Tony Clark, Engineer - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Tony Cole, Writer - David Mackay, Producer, Arranger - Mike Jarrett, Engineer - David Macrae, Keyboards - Bob Bertlez, Saxophone
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Backing Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Bobby Freeman, Writer - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Backing Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Backing Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Lamont Dozier, Writer - Eddie Holland, Writer - Brian Holland, Writer - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Backing Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Bob Crewe, Writer - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Robert Gaudio, Writer - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Harold Lane David, Writer - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Vocals - John Lennon, Writer - Paul Mccartney, Writer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Vocals - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roy Bennett, Writer - Bruce Welch, Guitar - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Guitar - Sid Tepper, Writer - Jet Harris, Bass - Tony Meehan, Drums
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bill Graham, Writer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Vocals - Mike Leander, Writer - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Vocals - Eddie Seago, Writer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Vocals - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Tony Cole, Writer - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Doug Flett, Writer - Bill Martin, Writer - John Rostill, Writer - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Hank Marvin, Writer - Brian Bennett, Writer - Phil Coulter, Writer - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Guy Fletcher, Writer - Barrie Guard, Conductor - Cliff Hall, Keyboards - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Background Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Saverio Seracini, Writer - Michael Julien , Writer - Barrie Guard, Piano - Vincenzo D'Acquisto, Writer - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Backing Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Barry Mann, Writer - Cynthia Weil, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Writer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Backing Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Weatherly, Writer - Traditional, Writer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Pierre Darjean, Writer - Michel Hamburger, Writer
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Backing Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Backing Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Hawkshaw, Piano - Alan Tarney, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Percussion - Bruce Welch, Writer - John Farrar, Bass - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Olivia Newton-John, Backing Vocals - Hank Marvin, Guitar - Brian Bennett, Drums - Pat Carroll, Backing Vocals
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Background Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Background Vocals - J.P. Richardson, Writer - Doc Pomus, Writer - Mort Shuman, Writer - Bernie Taupin, Writer - Elton John, Writer - LARRY WILLIAMS, Writer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Bobby Freeman, Writer - Kevin Peek, Classical Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - J P Richardson, Writer - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Background Vocals - Toshiba EMI, Producer - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Background Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Background Vocals - Traditional, Writer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Guitar - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Background Vocals - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Hawkshaw, Piano - Alan Tarney, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Percussion - Doug Flett, Writer - John Farrar, Bass - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Olivia Newton-John, Vocals - Hank Marvin, Guitar - Brian Bennett, Drums - Guy Fletcher, Writer - Pat Carroll, Vocals
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Norrie Paramor, Producer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer - Cliff Richard, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - The Mike Sammes Singers, Vocals - Paul Ferris, Writer - Bernard Ebbinghouse, Conductor, Arranger - The Bernard Ebbinghouse Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Alan Tarney, Background Vocals, Bass - Trevor Spencer, Drums - Doug Flett, Writer - Bruce Welch, Guitar, Background Vocals - Cliff Richard, Vocals, MainArtist - Kevin Peek, Classical Guitar - Guy Fletcher, Writer - Barrie Guard, Conductor, Piano - Cliff Hall, Piano - Brian Lewis, Guitar, Background Vocals - Toshiba EMI, Producer - The Barrie Guard Orchestra, Orchestra
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Cliff Richard was on the brink of a most unexpected comeback when he arrived in Japan in October 1974. "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" had proven a massive hit, as he finally put the last few years of MOR meanderings behind him, and looked instead towards securing a credible niche in the adult listening marketplace; and a band that boasted the likes of Kevin Peek, Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer, and Terry Britten was offering him the most sympathetic backing he'd had in years, at the same time as positively refusing to allow him to tread water any longer. If there was ever a great time to record a new live album, this was it. Japan Tour 1974 was Richard's third album to be recorded in that country (following on from 1968's Cliff in Japan and 1972's Live in Japan) and, like those earlier sets, it was recorded in Tokyo, this time at the Shinjuku Koseinenkin hall. Two nights were taped, and the vast majority of the performance made it onto record; indeed, only four songs went unreleased ("Living in Harmony," "Nothing to Remind Me," "The Next Time," and "Wind Me Up,") as Richard and his band turned in a phenomenal performance, sparking with energy and excitement at every turn. Much of the set comprised recent material -- "Hangin' On" is an early highlight, while even such lackluster 45s as "Power to All Our Friends" and "Sing a Song of Freedom" sound strong here. Richard's eye for great covers is sharp as well, as a pair of Walker Brothers oldies meet "Get Back," "Higher Ground," and a spine-tingling "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," while three medleys -- one devoted to hits, one to gospel, and one to old rock & roll numbers -- allow him to show off every side of his career. All in all, then, Japan Tour 1974 rates among Richard's finest-ever live albums -- which could only make his European and American fans curse ever louder. The set was initially released only in the Far East.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:25
- Main artists: Cliff Richard
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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