Love... The Album
Love... The Album is a hybrid, part compilation, part new studio, recordings album by British singer Cliff Richard, released by EMI on 12 November 2007 in the UK. The five new studio tracks were produced by Michael Omartian. It reached No. 13 in the UK Albums Chart.[1]
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| Released | 12 November 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1963–2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop, easy listening | |||
| Length | 57:50 (CD version), 56:45 (Digital download version) | |||
| Label | EMI Records | |||
| Producer | Michael Omartian, Norrie Paramor, Bruce Welch, Cliff Richard, Richard Hewson, Craig Pruess, Monroe Jones, Paul Moessl, Alan Tarney | |||
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There are two versions of this album, the CD version and the digital download version. The difference is on track 12, the CD version is "For Life" whilst the digital download version is "My Pretty One".
The album launched only one single a cover of Leo Sayers, "When I Need You" which reached no. 38 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The album has sold over 220,000 copies worldwide.
New songs
The five new recordings on the album are cover songs:
- "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (originally by Foreigner (1981)
- "If You're Not The One" (originally by Daniel Bedingfield (2002)
- "When I Need You" (originally recorded by Leo Sayer (1978)
- "When You Say Nothing at All" (originally by Keith Whitley)
- "All Out of Love" (originally by Air Supply, 1980)
Fans have control over album costs
On 30 October 2007, before releasing the CD version of Love... the Album, EMI and the Cliff Richard Organisation decided that for 2 weeks, if there is a high enough demand for the digital download version of the album (which was 400 copies), then the price will drop from £7.99 to £3.99. For each album being downloaded, the price of the album drops by 1 pence.[2]
During the two-week period, Richard said:
As artists we face a stark choice. We either keep one step ahead of the technology which is changing our industry so radically - or we throw our hands and quit. Personally I'm not for quitting! [3]
On 8 November 2007, it was announced that the £3.99 price tag for the album has been secured and that all people who have downloaded it during the two-week period would all pay £3.99 instead of the original price. All copies downloaded contributed to the first week of the UK Albums Chart.[4]
Track listing
CD version EMI 5093702
| # | Title | Time |
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| 1. | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" Writers: Foreigner, L. Gramm, M. Jones Producer: M. Omartian | 4:15 |
| 2. | "It's All in the Game" Writers: C. Dawes, G. Sigman Producer: N. Paramor | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Miss You Nights" Writer: D. Townsend Producer: B. Welch | 3:56 |
| 4. | "If You're Not the One" Writer: D. Bedingfield Producer: M. Omartian | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Constantly" Writers: S. Seracini, V. D'Acquisto Producer: N. Paramor | 2:39 |
| 6. | "The Best of Me" Writers: J. Lubbock, D. Foster, R. Marx Producer: C. Richard | 4:11 |
| 7. | "When I Need You" Writers: C. Bayer Sager, A. Hammond Producer: M. Omartian | 4:14 |
| 8. | "True Love Ways" Writers: N. Petty, B. Holly Producers: C. Richard, R. Hewson | 3:18 |
| 9. | "The Twelfth of Never" Writers: J. Livingstone, F. Webster Producer: N. Paramor | 2:44 |
| 10. | "When You Say Nothing at All" Writers: P. Overstreet, D. Schlitz Producer: M. Omartian | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Ocean Deep" Writers: R. Trott, J.Sweet Producers: C. Pruess, C. Richard | 5:19 |
| 12. | "For Life" Writers: C. Eaton, B. Huff Producer: M. Jones | 5:01 |
| 13. | "All Out of Love" Writers: G. Russell, C. Davis Producer: M. Omartian | 3:23 |
| 14. | "I Still Believe in You" Writers: D. Pomeranz, Pitchford Producer: P. Moessi | 3:45 |
| 15. | "Some People" Writer: A. Tarney Producer: A. Tarney | 3:52 |
Digital download version
| # | Title | Time |
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| 1. | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" Writers: Foreigner, L. Gramm, M. Jones Producer: M. Omartian | 4:15 |
| 2. | "It's All in the Game" Writers: C. Dawes, G. Sigman Producer: N. Paramor | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Miss You Nights" Writer: D. Townsend Producer: B. Welch | 3:56 |
| 4. | "If You're Not the One" Writer: D. Bedingfield Producer: M. Omartian | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Constantly" Writers: S. Seracini, V. D'Acquisto Producer: N. Paramor | 2:39 |
| 6. | "The Best of Me" Writers: J. Lubbock, D. Foster, R. Marx Producer: C. Richard | 4:11 |
| 7. | "When I Need You" Writers: C. Bayer Sager, A. Hammond Producer: M. Omartian | 4:14 |
| 8. | "True Love Ways" Writers: N. Petty, B. Holly Producers: C. Richard, R. Hewson | 3:18 |
| 9. | "The Twelfth of Never" Writers: J. Livingstone, F. Webster Producer: N. Paramor | 2:44 |
| 10. | "When You Say Nothing at All" Writers: P. Overstreet, D. Schlitz Producer: M. Omartian | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Ocean Deep" Writers: R. Trott, J.Sweet Producers: C. Pruess, C. Richard | 5:19 |
| 12. | "My Pretty One" Writer: A. Tarney Producer: A. Tarney | 3:56 |
| 13. | "All Out of Love" Writers: G. Russell, C. Davis Producer: M. Omartian | 3:23 |
| 14. | "I Still Believe in You" Writers: D. Pomeranz, Pitchford Producer: P. Moessi | 3:45 |
| 15. | "Some People" Writer: A. Tarney Producer: A. Tarney | 3:52 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
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Studio or Compilation album?
Fans have been divided into whether this album was a studio or compilation album as 10 of the 15 tracks were previously released from Cliff Richard from other albums. On 5 December 2007, Cliff admitted on The Paul O'Grady Show that it was "unfair" to release the same music more than once.
References
- "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- BBC News - Cliff fans 'control album cost'
- ""Love Cliff Richard" website". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- BBC News - Sir Cliff fans secure £3.99 album
- "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – Love... The Album". Hung Medien.
- "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2007". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Love - The Album". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Love - The Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
