Love... The Album

2007 studio album by Cliff Richard

Love... The Album
Studio album by
Cliff Richard
Released12 November 2007
Recorded1963–2007
GenrePop, easy listening
Length57:50 (CD version), 56:45 (Digital download version)
LabelEMI Records
Producer
  • Michael Omartian
  • Norrie Paramor
  • Bruce Welch
  • Cliff Richard
  • Richard Hewson
  • Craig Pruess
  • Monroe Jones
  • Paul Moessl
  • Alan Tarney
Cliff Richard chronology
Two's Company The Duets
(2006)
Love... The Album
(2007)
And They Said It Wouldn't Last (My 50 Years In Music)
(2008)
Singles from Love... The Album
  1. "When I Need You"
    Released: 29 October 2007

Love... The Album is a hybrid compilation/studio 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]

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 five new recordings on the album are cover songs: "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (originally by Foreigner), "If You're Not The One" (originally by Daniel Bedingfield), "When I Need You" (originally recorded by Leo Sayer), "When You Say Nothing at All" (originally by Keith Whitley) and "All Out of Love" (originally by Air Supply). The album launched only one single, a cover of Leo Sayer's "When I Need You" which reached no. 38 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Background

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)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Waiting for a Girl Like You"
Michael Omartian4:15
2."It's All in the Game"Norrie Paramor3:13
3."Miss You Nights"Dave TownsendBruce Welch3:56
4."If You're Not the One"Daniel BedingfieldOmartian4:30
5."Constantly"
  • Saverio Seracini
  • Vincenzo D'Acquisto
Paramor2:39
6."The Best of Me"Cliff Richard4:11
7."When I Need You"Omartian4:14
8."True Love Ways"3:18
9."The Twelfth of Never"Paramor2:44
10."When You Say Nothing at All"Omartian3:30
11."Ocean Deep"
  • Rod Trott
  • Jon Sweet
5:19
12."For Life"
  • Chris Eaton
  • Bobby Huff
Monroe Jones5:01
13."All Out of Love"Omartian3:23
14."I Still Believe in You"Paul Moessl3:45
15."Some People"Alan TarneyTarney3:52

Digital download version

# Title Time
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
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. Moessl
3:45
15. "Some People"
Writer: A. Tarney
Producer: A. Tarney
3:52

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2007−08) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[1] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
United Kingdom (OCC)[6] 95

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  2. ^ BBC News - Cliff fans 'control album cost'
  3. ^ ""Love Cliff Richard" website". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ BBC News - Sir Cliff fans secure £3.99 album
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – Love... The Album". Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2007". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Love - The Album". British Phonographic Industry.
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