Dressed for the Occasion (Cliff Richard album)

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Dressed for the Occasion
Richard Hewson
Cliff Richard chronology
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
(1982) 		Dressed for the Occasion
(1983) 		Silver
(1983)
Singles from Dressed for the Occasion
  1. "True Love Ways"
    Released: 8 April 1983
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Dressed for the Occasion is an album by English singer Cliff Richard, recorded live with the accompaniment of the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in November 1982. It was released in May 1983 on the EMI label and reached No. 7 in the UK Albums Chart and No. 30 in Australia.[3][4] It was certified Silver in the UK.[1]

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Billboard Rhythm and Blues Chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Top 100, but only No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart.[6][7][8]

The album also includes orchestral versions of several of Richard's hits since his 1976 renaissance, "Miss You Nights", "Devil Woman", "Green Light", "We Don't Talk Anymore" and "Carrie".

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Green Light" (Alan Tarney) – 4:11
  2. "We Don't Talk Anymore" (Alan Tarney) – 4:34
  3. "True Love Ways" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 3:11
  4. "Softly, as I Leave You" (Giorgio Calabrese, Tony De Vita, Hal Shaper) – 3:28
  5. "
    B.A. Robertson
    ) – 3:25
  6. "Miss You Nights" (Dave Townsend) – 4:04

Side two

  1. "Galadriel (Spirit of Starlight)" (Hank Marvin, John Farrar) – 5:36
  2. "Maybe Someday" (Dean Klevatt, Karel Fialka) – 3:31
  3. "Thief in the Night" (Paul Field) – 4:07
  4. "Up in the World" (Clifford T. Ward) – 2:40
  5. "The Treasure of Love" (Joe Shapiro, Lou Stallman) – 2:02
  6. "Devil Woman" (Terry Britten, Christine Holmes) – 4:36

Additional (previously unreleased) live tracks from the concert (2004 re-issue):

  1. "
    The Golden Days are Over
    " (Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin) – 4:04
  2. "You, Me and Jesus" (Cliff Richard) – 2:06
  3. "Discovering" (
    Chris Eaton
    ) – 3:40
  4. "Daddy's Home (James Sheppard, William H. Miller) – 2:40
  5. "Little Town" (Chris Eaton) – 3:50

Personnel

  • Cliff Richard – lead and backing vocals
  • Richard Hewson
  • David Cooke – synthesizer
  • Mark Griffith – bass guitar
  • Graham Jarvis – drums
  • Steve Gray – piano
  • Tony Rivers – backing vocals
  • Tony Harding – backing vocals
  • Stu Calver – backing vocals
  • John Perry – backing vocals

Technical personnel

  • Producers – Cliff Richard and Richard Hewson
  • Conductor – Richard Hewson
  • Arrangement – Richard Hewson
  • Engineer – John Kurlander
  • Mixing – Keith Bessey (at Strawberry Studios South)
  • Recording – Doug Hopkins (using Pumacrest Mobile)

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and the book Cliff Richard – The Complete Recording Sessions 1958–1990.[9][10]

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ a b c "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Dressed for the Occasion". British Phonographic Industry.
  2. AllMusic
    . Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  5. ^ "Softly, as I Leave You - Matt Monro - UK Singles Chart". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
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  7. ^ "Treasure of Love - Billboard Top 100 chart run". song-database.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Treasure of Love - UK Singles Chart". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  9. ^ Dressed for the Occasion (2004 remastered edition) (liner notes). Cliff Richard. EMI Records. 2004. 7243-583404-2-6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ISBN 0-7137-2242-8
    .

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