I'm Nearly Famous
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I'm Nearly Famous is a 1976 album by Cliff Richard
.
The album was released in May 1976 and was seen very much as a comeback. The album is today considered one of his finest works and is held as the album which brought about Cliff Richard's revival as a major chart act in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
" - regarded by many as his best ever song - and made the charts in early 1976, peaking at No.15.
The follow-up, "Devil Woman
" showed a new harder-edged side to Richard's music and became one of his biggest worldwide hits, peaking at No.9 in the UK and becoming his first ever top 10 hit in the US. Third single, "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" completed the hat-trick of top 20 entries, while the album itself reached No.5 and remained in the charts for 21 weeks - his most successful album for over a decade. It was also his first hit album in the US (peaking at No.76).
The album received rave reviews in the press and received kudos from celebrities such as Elton John
and Elizabeth Taylor
who wore T-shirts emblazoned with the I'm Nearly Famous logo. Melody Maker
was particularly enthusiastic about the album :
The album was remastered and re-issued on Compact disc in 2001, where it again received rave reviews from Q Magazine and Record Collector
among others.
Side Two
Bonus tracks (2001 re-issue):
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
.
The album was released in May 1976 and was seen very much as a comeback. The album is today considered one of his finest works and is held as the album which brought about Cliff Richard's revival as a major chart act in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Background
Cliff Richard's career had seen a downward slump in the 1970s compared to his success in the previous decade, culminating in his not hitting the chart at all in 1975 - the first year of his career not to do so. The lead single on the album was "Miss You NightsMiss You Nights
In 1994, Cliff Richard released a new version of the song as a double A side single as "All I Have To Do Is Dream/Miss You Nights"."All I Have to Do Is Dream" originally by The Everly Brothers was recorded as a live duet with Phil Everly, and "Miss You Nights" as a live solo version...
" - regarded by many as his best ever song - and made the charts in early 1976, peaking at No.15.
The follow-up, "Devil Woman
Devil Woman
"Devil Woman" is a 1976 hit single for Cliff Richard culled from his album I'm Nearly Famous.-Background:"Devil Woman" was written by Terry Britten and Christine Holmes and first recorded by Holmes under the name Kristine....
" showed a new harder-edged side to Richard's music and became one of his biggest worldwide hits, peaking at No.9 in the UK and becoming his first ever top 10 hit in the US. Third single, "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" completed the hat-trick of top 20 entries, while the album itself reached No.5 and remained in the charts for 21 weeks - his most successful album for over a decade. It was also his first hit album in the US (peaking at No.76).
The album received rave reviews in the press and received kudos from celebrities such as Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
and Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...
who wore T-shirts emblazoned with the I'm Nearly Famous logo. Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
was particularly enthusiastic about the album :
Cliff Richard has at last made the sort of album he could, and should, have been making for years. It is with some incredulity that I have to say that for the past ten days I've been playing two albums constantly. One is Marvin Gaye's I Want You. The other is I'm Nearly Famous. The renaissance of Richard, for that is what I believe this album heralds, is long overdue...It is the best album of new songs ever
The album was remastered and re-issued on Compact disc in 2001, where it again received rave reviews from Q Magazine and Record Collector
Record Collector
Record Collector is the United Kingdom's longest-running monthly music magazine. It distributes both within the UK and worldwide. It started in 1979.-The early years:...
among others.
Track listing
Side One- "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" (Ken Gold & Michael Denne) 2:50
- "It's No Use Pretending" (Michael Allison & Peter Sills) 3:22
- "I'm Nearly Famous" (Michael Allison & Peter Sills) 3:54
- "Lovers" (Mickey NewburyMickey NewburyMickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
) 2:58 - "Junior Cowboy" (Michael Allison & Peter Sills) 2:54
- "Miss You NightsMiss You NightsIn 1994, Cliff Richard released a new version of the song as a double A side single as "All I Have To Do Is Dream/Miss You Nights"."All I Have to Do Is Dream" originally by The Everly Brothers was recorded as a live duet with Phil Everly, and "Miss You Nights" as a live solo version...
" (Dave TownsendDave TownsendDave Townsend was a vocalist for The Alan Parsons Project in 1977 on the album I Robot and in 1979 on the album Eve. Very little is known about his biographical data, as he was in no major bands.He most notably wrote tracks for:...
) 3:57
Side Two
- "I Wish You'd Change Your Mind" (Terry BrittenTerry BrittenTerry Britten is a prolific English singer-songwriter, who has written songs for Tina Turner and Sir Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo, Michael Jackson and many others.-Career:...
) 3:04 - "Devil WomanDevil Woman"Devil Woman" is a 1976 hit single for Cliff Richard culled from his album I'm Nearly Famous.-Background:"Devil Woman" was written by Terry Britten and Christine Holmes and first recorded by Holmes under the name Kristine....
" (Terry Britten & Christine Holmes) 3:41 - "Such is the Mystery" (John Dawson ReadJohn Dawson ReadJohn Dawson Read is an English singer-songwriter.Born in Wokingham, Berkshire, England, Read first came to prominence in 1975 with his debut album A Friend of Mine Is Going Blind, released on Chrysalis Records. The album's title song was written by Read for a friend of his who suffered from...
) 5:11 - "You've Got to Give Me All Your Lovin'" (Ken Gold & Michael Denne) 3:06
- "If You Walked Away" (David PomeranzDavid PomeranzDavid Pomeranz is an American singer, composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theatre. He is also ambassador for Operation SmileBorn in Reno and raised on Long Island, Pomeranz expressed interest in music from an early age, singing in the synagogue choir, learning to play the piano, guitar, and...
) 3:02 - "Alright, it's Alright" (Michael Allison & Peter Sills) 2:33
Bonus tracks (2001 re-issue):
- "It's Only Me You've Left Behind" (Hank MarvinHank MarvinHank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...
& John FarrarJohn FarrarJohn Farrar is a music producer, songwriter, music arranger, singer and guitarist who is best known for his work with Olivia Newton-John with whom he wrote and produced many hit songs....
) 3:07 - "You're the One" (Alan TarneyAlan TarneyAlan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...
& Trevor Spencer) 3:42 - "Honky Tonk Angel" (Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
& Denny Rice) 3:03 - "Wouldn't You Know It" (Alan Tarney & Trevor Spencer) 3:03
- "Love Enough" (Tim MooreTim Moore (singer, songwriter)Tim Moore is an American singer and songwriter who recorded five albums for David Geffen's Asylum record label. A self-taught musician, Moore grew up in Philadelphia where he went to art school and began to play his self-penned songs at local coffee houses. His rock career began as guitarist-singer...
) 2:50 - "Love On (Shine On)" (Cliff RichardCliff RichardSir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
) 3:04
Chart performance
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| January 1976 | "Miss You Nights" | 15 | - | 100 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1976 | "Devil Woman" | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1976 | "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" | 17 | 80 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| May 1976 | I'm Nearly Famous | 5 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||