Stronger (Cliff Richard album)

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Stronger
Studio album by
Released30 October 1989
Recorded1988–1989[1]
Studio
  • RG Jones
    , London
  • PWL
    Studios
  • Battery, London
Aswad
Cliff Richard chronology
Private Collection: 1979–1988
(1988)
Stronger
(1989)
From a Distance: The Event
(1990)
Singles from Stronger
  1. "The Best of Me"
    Released: May 1989
  2. "I Just Don't Have the Heart"
    Released: August 1989
  3. "Lean on You"
    Released: October 1989
  4. "Stronger Than That"
    Released: February 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Stronger is the 29th

UK No. 2), "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (UK No. 3), "Lean on You" (UK No. 17) and "Stronger Than That" (UK No. 14). The album reached platinum,[3] peaking at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Stronger Than That" (Alan Tarney) – 4:42
  2. "Who's in Love" (Alan Tarney) – 4:31
  3. "The Best of Me" (David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, Richard Marx) – 4:11
  4. "Clear Blue Skies" (Dave Cooke, Chris Turner) – 2:54
  5. "Lean on You" (Alan Tarney) – (5:03)
  6. "Keep Me Warm" (Alan Tarney) – (4:24)
  7. "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (Stock, Aitken, Waterman) – 3:27
  8. "Joanna" (
    Chris Eaton
    ) – 3:52
  9. "Everybody Knows" (Alan Tarney) – 3:48
  10. "Forever You Will Be Mine" (Alan Tarney) – 4:25
  11. "Better Day" (Alan Tarney) – 4:49
  12. "Share a Dream" (with
    Aswad
    ) (Rod Trott, Jon Sweet, Richard Osborne) – 4:30

2004 remastered CD bonus tracks

  1. "Wide Open Space" (Judith Walmsley, Martin Abbot) – 4:37
  2. "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (Instrumental) – 4.00
  3. "Hey Mister" (Alan Tarney) – 3:56
  4. "Lindsay Jane" (Cliff Richard) – 4:44
  5. "Marmaduke" (Trevor Spencer, Alan Tarney) – 5:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 16
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[6] 2
German Albums (
Official Top 100)[7]
53
Irish Albums (IRMA)[6] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 38

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. .
  2. ^ "Stronger - Cliff Richard - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ^ "UK certification Database". BPI. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – Stronger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Top 3 Albums in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 25 November 1989. p. vii. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. Media Control. Charts.de. Archived from the original
    on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – Stronger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  10. ^ UK Best Selling Albums of 1989
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  12. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Cliff Richard – Stronger". Recorded Music NZ.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Stronger". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Stronger in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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