From a Distance: The Event

From a Distance: The Event
Original 1990 release
Live album by Cliff Richard
Released	5 November 1990
Recorded	16–17 June 1989
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Genre	Rock and roll pop
Label	EMI
Cliff Richard chronology
Stronger (1989) From a Distance: The Event (1990) Together with Cliff Richard (1991)
Singles from From a Distance: The Event
"Silhouettes" Released: 13 August 1990 "From a Distance" Released: 1 October 1990 "Saviour's Day" Released: 26 November 1990
Alternative cover
2005 release

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From a Distance: The Event is a live album by Cliff Richard, released in 1990 by EMI. The album was recorded in June 1989 at Richard's "The Event" concert, held at Wembley Stadium in London.^[2]

Content

The album comprises two sets from Richard's "The Event" concert plus two new studio tracks. The first set is a tribute to

The second set comprises cuts of old and new songs from Richard's main show, including the singles "

The Christmas song "Saviour's Day" was one of two new studio tracks, while the other is the ballad "All the Time You Need", a track that had become popular with Richard's fans since he had first performed it in concerts a few years prior, but had only been available on Richard's video album Live & Guaranteed 1988!

Singles

Three singles were released from the album. "

From a Distance: The Event peaked at number 3 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified double platinum in the UK.^[4][5]

Track listing

Original 1990 release

The original release was of a double-LP, double-cassette, but a single CD. To fit on a single CD, five tracks were excluded.

1. Medley: "
   It's My Party" / "C'mon Everybody
   " / "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"
2. "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" (The Dallas Boys)
3. "Always"
4. "When" (Kalin Twins)
5. "The Glory of Love" *
6. "Hoots Mon" * (Oh Boy! band)
7. "Don't Look Now But" (The Vernons Girls)
8. "The Girl Can't Help It"
9. "Sea Cruise"
10. Medley: "
    Do You Wanna Dance" / "Chantilly Lace" / "At the Hop" / "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Stay
    "
11. "From a Distance"
12. "Some People"
13. "We Don't Talk Anymore"
14. "Shake Rattle and Roll"
15. "Silhouettes"
16. "Move It" (with Jet Harris and Tony Meehan)
17. "Summer Holiday" *
18. "The Young Ones" (with The Shadows)
19. "In the Country" * (with The Shadows)
20. "
    Good Golly Miss Molly
    " *
21. "Fighter"/"Thief in the Night"
22. "Share a Dream" (with
    Aswad
    )
23. "All the Time You Need"
24. "Saviour's Day"

* Included in the original LP and cassette release, but not the original CD release.

2005 Re-release

The album was re-released in 2005 as a double-CD set. The first CD comprises the full Oh Boy! set plus the two tracks with The Shadows. The second CD comprises Richard's original full main show only. It excludes the two studio tracks, the duet with Aswad and the remixed version of "We Don't Talk Anymore".

Charts and certifications

References