Cliff Richard discography
Sir Cliff Richard is a British singer and actor who made his professional debut in August 1958. His discography consists of 45 studio albums, seven soundtrack albums, 11 live albums, three stage show cast albums, 15 mainstream compilation albums, seven box sets, eight gospel compilation albums, 46 EPs and 146 singles. It also includes numerous budget/mid-price compilation albums, repackaged albums and one remix album. These figures are based on Richard's releases in his native UK plus a small number of new music releases for specific markets such as France, West Germany, Japan, and the United States. There have been many additional compilation albums and singles released outside the UK that are too numerous to include; however, some of the more successful or notable singles released outside the UK have been included in the [|Singles] section.
History and background
It is claimed Cliff Richard's worldwide sales are 260 million, which makes him the second highest selling British male solo artist worldwide of all time, after Sir Elton John. Richard, together with his backing band The Shadows, were particularly dominant in the UK from 1958 to 1963 during the pre-Beatles era. Richard's sales of singles within the UK itself make him the highest selling British male solo artist of singles of all time. In the rock and roll era in which Richard's career began, singles were the dominant sales medium, generally far ahead of album sales.Richard's debut single "Move It" released in August 1958 reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and spent 17 weeks on the chart. However, it was his fifth single "Living Doll", that reached number 1 in August 1959, spending 6 weeks at the summit and becoming the UK's highest selling single of 1959. From then, through to December 1963, Richard achieved 19 consecutive top 4 singles, including 7 number ones and a further 6 peaking at number 2. Richard accumulated a total of 28 weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in this period. His biggest hit of this period was "The Young Ones", which debuted at number one on the UK charts, spent a total of 6 weeks at number one and went on to achieve the rare feat in the UK alone, of sales of over a million - it was only the sixth million seller in the UK and remains his highest selling single in the UK. From 1964, despite the emerging dominance of the Beatles and beat music, Richard continued achieving top 10 hits throughout the 1960s although the frequency of top 5 hits dropped off. In 1968, the track "Congratulations" was chosen to be his first Eurovision Song Contest entry - although it came second in the contest, it became his biggest hit of the last half of the sixties, reaching number one in the UK and a number of European countries.
For the first half of the 1970s, Richard struggled to achieve big hits, apart from his Eurovision Song Contest entry "Power to All Our Friends". It was not until 1975 that Richard changed the focus of his recording career from singles to albums, beginning with the recording of the I'm Nearly Famous album. Ironically it produced two of the best singles of his career, first the lead single "Miss You Nights", released late 1975 and "Devil Woman", which became his first US top 10 hit and biggest US hit. From this time, the singles were generally lifted from the albums. In 1979, Richard's single "We Don't Talk Anymore" became the highest selling record of his career achieving worldwide sales over 4 million. From the late 1970s through the 1980s and into the 1990s Richard not only continued to have many top 10 hit singles, he had a string of hit studio, compilation and live albums, giving him the best album sales of his career. Although from the mid-1990s Richard has suffered a lack of radio air-play, he still has continued to have top 10 and top 5 hit albums, even still managing to have top 5 singles throughout the first decade of the 2000s, up until song downloads began to be included in the UK Singles Chart.
Richard has achieved 14 number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, including the unique distinction of having two versions of the same song hitting number-one on the singles chart. "Living Doll" first topped the charts in 1959, then again 26 years later in a re-recording for the Comic Relief charity with the cast of The Young Ones . Richard also has the distinction of being the only artist to have achieved UK number-one singles in five consecutive decades, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Richard has also achieved 7 number one albums on the UK Albums Chart in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and has amassed 28 top 5 albums and 44 top 10 albums.
Richard's debut single "Move It", written by his original guitarist Ian Samwell, was the first truly home-grown British rock and roll hit. Richard released his 103rd album in 2018, and his first of new recordings in 14 years titled "Rise Up" and recorded after a battle with the BBC, coincidently it coincide's with Richard's 60th year in the industry and seventh decade
Albums
Richard's debut album Cliff was recorded live at Abbey Road Studios before a small invited audience. It was released in April 1959 and reached No. 4 on the UK Album Chart. It is listed under [|Live albums].Studio albums
Notes:Soundtracks
Notes:- Gospel album or album predominately made up of gospel or Christian songs.
- A Refer to note under Studio albums.
Live albums
- Gospel album or album predominately made up of Gospel or Christian songs.
- A Japan double-album release; not released in the UK in its original form. Retitled as Cliff Goes East for release in Southeast Asia and New Zealand. Subsequently, repackaged in 1976 as a single album titled Live! in numerous countries, including the UK. Eventually released in the UK on 10 April 2010 with original title, sleeve and track-listing.
- B Japan double-album release; not released in the UK in its original form. Eventually released in the UK on 6 April 2009 with original title, sleeve and track-listing.
- C Includes two studio-recorded tracks and a heavily remixed version of "We Don't Talk Anymore".
Musical theatre cast albums
Remix album
Compilation albums
Notes:Budget compilation albums
Albums released on dedicated budget album labels or released at prices less than full price product. Also includes notable albums released by specialist re-issue record labels. These notable albums usually contain previously unreleased material or material previously unreleased on CD.Gospel compilation albums
Albums dedicated to gospel tracks only, or released by Christian music labels for the Contemporary Christian music market.Box sets
Repackaged albums
Previously released albums, typically retitled, given a new cover and released with the same or predominantly the same track listing.Notes:
- A Includes many live tracks not included in the original release; drops two studio-recorded tracks, a remixed track and the duet with Aswad. Uses original album cover.
German studio albums
Foreign compilation albums
Other appearances (albums)
For duets with other artists, please see [|Duets] section.| Year | Song | Album |
| 1958 | "TV Hop" "Rockin' Robin" "High School Confidential" "Early in the Morning" "King Creole" "I'll Try" "Somebody Touched Me" | Jack Good's 'Oh Boy! |
| 1979 | "Yes He Lives" | Greenbelt Live! |
| 1985 | "Born to Rock 'n' Roll" "She's So Beautiful" "It's in Every One of Us" | Dave Clarke's Time: The Album |
| 1986 | "The Bellman's Speech" "The Escapade" with Deniece Williams | The Hunting of the Snark |
| 1990 | "On the Beach" with The Shadows "Do You Wanna Dance" with The Shadows | Live at Knebworth |
| 1995 | "Devoted to You" with Denise Black | The Coronation St Album |
| 1997 | "All that Matters" | ' |
| 1998 | "November Night" | Words & Music |
| 1999 | "The Lord's Prayer" | Hopes & Dreams: A New Musical for a New Millennium |
| 2001 | "Indian Sun" | The Dalit Drum |
| 2002 | "Move It" featuring S Club 7 and Brian May | Party at the Palace |
| 2003 | "Watch Me Come Alive" | The Chicken Shed Album |
| 2010 | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" "We Don't Talk Anymore" | Night of the Proms 10'' |
EPs
Singles
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Since the 1980s, Cliff Richard has not charted on the US, Canadian, Norwegian or Swedish singles charts.2000s
2010s
From 2010 through to 2017, Richard's singles were only released as downloads. His last single released on physical media before this was 2009's "Singing the Blues". His next single released on physical media was "Rise Up" which topped the UK Official Vinyl Singles Chart in October 2018.German language
The German language singles were primarily released in German-speaking countries.Other appearances (singles)
Duets
Cliff Richard has duetted on singles and albums with many singers during his career:| Year | Song | Collaborator | Album |
| 1968 | "Passing Strangers" | Cilla Black | ' |
| 1969 | "The Look of Love/Walk On By" | Cilla Black | The Definitive Collection |
| 1969 | "Throw Down a Line" | Hank Marvin | rowspan="2" |
| 1970 | "The Joy of Living" | Hank Marvin | - |
| 1971 | "Don't Move Away" | Olivia Newton-John | |
| 1980 | "Suddenly" | Olivia Newton-John | Xanadu |
| 1983 | "Drifting" | Sheila Walsh | War of Love |
| 1983 | "She Means Nothing to Me" "I'll Mend Your Broken Heart" | Phil Everly | Phil Everly |
| 1984 | "Two to the Power of Love" | Janet Jackson | Dream Street |
| 1986 | "All I Ask of You" | Sarah Brightman | For cast version: Phantom of the Opera |
| 1986 | "Only You" | Sarah Brightman | Love Changes Everything, 2005 |
| 1986 | "Slow Rivers" | Elton John | Leather Jackets |
| 1989 | "Share a Dream" | Aswad | Stronger |
| 1989 | "Whenever God Shines His Light" | Van Morrison | Avalon Sunset |
| 1990 | "To A Friend" | Alexander Mežek | Presented to the Heart |
| 1993 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Cilla Black | Through the Years |
| 1994 | "This Love" | Tammy Wynette | Without Walls |
| 1995 | "We Being Many" | Helen Shapiro | Nothing But the Best |
| 1995 | "Move It" | Hank Marvin | Hank Plays Cliff |
| 1995 | "Had to Be" "Dream Tomorrow" "I Do Not Love You Isabella" * "Choosing when it's too Late" "Marked with Death" | Olivia Newton-John
| Songs from Heathcliff |
| 1996 | "If Ever I Would Leave You" | Helen Hobson | Hobson's Choice |
| 1997 | "Move It" | Hank Marvin | Hank Plays Live |
| 1998 | "Vita Mia" | Vincenzo La Scola | Real as I Wanna Be, Vita Mia |
| 1999 | "My Love""If it Were Up to Me" | Vincenzo La Scola | Vita Mia |
| 1999 | "The Twelfth of Never" | Michelle Wolf | |
| 1999 | "If it Were Up to Me" "Different is Beautiful" | Vincenzo La Scola Coolio, Jennifer Paige, Michelle Wolf, Steve Lukather, Vincenzo La Scola | Progression |
| 2002 | "Reunited" | Lulu | Together |
| 2002 | "Let It Be Me" | Olivia Newton-John | 2 |
| 2003 | "Imagine" | Cilla Black | ' |
| 2003 | "Danny Boy" | Helmut Lotti | Pop Classics In Symphony |
| 2003 | "Mary's Boy Child" | Helmut Lotti | Cliff at Christmas |
| 2004 | "Miss You Nights" "Let It Be Me" | Elaine Paige | |
| 2006 | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | Dionne Warwick | Two's Company The Duets |
| 2006 | "Fields of Gold" | Barry Gibb | Two's Company The Duets |
| 2006 | "Let There Be Love" | Matt Monro | Two's Company The Duets |
| 2006 | "Miss You Nights" | G4 | Two's Company The Duets |
| 2006 | "Move It" | Brian May and Brian Bennett | Two's Company The Duets |
| 2006 | "Yesterday Once More" | Daniel O'Donnell | Two's Company The Duets |
| 2008 | "Find a Little Faith" | Olivia Newton-John | A Celebration in Song |
| 2008 | "Look Up Look Down" | Olsen Brothers | Respect |
| 2009 | "I Could Be Persuaded" | The Bellamy Brothers | The Anthology, Vol. 1 |
| 2010 | "He Knows, She Knows" | Majella O'Donnell | By Request |
| 2010 | "The Air That I Breathe" | Albert Hammond | Legend |
| 2011 | "Saving a Life" | Freda Payne | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "Go On and Tell Him" "She Looked Good" * | Dennis Edwards & The Temptations Review
| Soulicious |
| 2011 | "Do You Ever" | Brenda Holloway | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "Teardrops""This Time with You" | Candi Staton | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "When I was Your Baby" | Roberta Flack | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "Are You Feeling Me" | Deniece Williams | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "Oh How Happy" | Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "Every Piece of My Broken Heart" | Valerie Simpson | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "How We Get Down" | Russell Thompkins Jr & The New Stylistics | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "I'm Your Puppet" | Percy Sledge | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "Always and Forever" | Billy Paul | Soulicious |
| 2011 | "Birds of a Feather" | Peabo Bryson | Soulicious |
| 2012 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta | This Christmas |
| 2014 | "Since I Lost My Baby" | Engelbert Humperdinck | Engelbert Calling |
| 2016 | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Elvis Presley | Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll |
| 2017 | " Okay" | The Piano Guys | So Far So Good |
| 2018 | "This Old Heart of Mine" / "My World Is Empty Without You" | Lamont Dozier | Reimagination |
| 2018 | "You're My World" | Cilla Black | Cilla |
| 2019 | "Taking Control" | Bonnie Tyler | Between The Earth and The Stars |
| 2019 | "Samstag Nacht" | Howard Carpendale | Symphonie Meines Lebens |
| 2020 | "It is Well" | Sheila Walsh | Braveheart Worship |