Cliff Richard BiographyBritain's answer to Elvis Presley, Richard (born Harry Webb) dominated the pre-Beatles British pop scene in the late '50s and early '60s. An accomplished singer with a genuine feel for the music, Richard's artistic legacy is nonetheless meager, as he was quickly steered toward a middle-of-the-road pop direction. Several of his late-'50s recordings, however, were genuinely exciting Presley-esque rockers - especially his first hit, "
Move It " (1958) - and gave British teenagers their first taste of genuine homegrown rock & roll talent. Backed by the Shadows - clean-cut instrumental virtuosos who became legends of their own - Richard embarked on a truly awesome string of hit singles in Britain, scoring no less than 43 Top 20 hits between 1958 and 1969. One of these, although it was by no means one of the more successful, was an actual Mick Jagger/Keith Richards composition (the ballad "
Blue Turns to Grey ").
In his homeland, Richard's popularity was diminished only slightly by the rise of the Beatles, but in his prime, he had a much rougher time in the U.S., hitting the Top 40 only three times (with "
Living Doll " in 1959, "
It's All in the Game " in 1963, and "
Devil Woman " in 1976). Richard belatedly cracked the U.S. Top Ten in 1976 with "
Devil Woman ", and racked up a few other hits ("
We Don't Talk Anymore ", "
Dreaming ", "
A Little in Love ") in a mainstream pop/rock style. He remains an institution in Britain, where he is one of the nation's most popular all-around entertainers of all time.
Biography by allmusic.com
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Love - The Album 2007
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Two's Company: The Duets 2006
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Wonderful Life 2005
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Somethings Goin On 2004
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Stronger 2004
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World Tour Live 2004
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My Songs 2003
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Cliff At Christmas 2002
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Every Face Tells a Story 2002
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Platinum Collection (CD1) 2002
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Platinum Collection (CD2) 2002
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Platinum Collection (CD3) 2002
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The Singles Collection (CD 6) - 1991 To 2002 2002
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The Singles Collection (CD1) - 1958 To 1964 2002
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When in Spain-Kinda Latin 2002
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When in Spain-Kinda Latin (CD1) 2002
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Me and My Shadows 2001
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Me and My Shadows-Listen to Cliff 2001
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Summer Holiday 2001
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Wanted 2001
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Cliff Richard - Whole Story: His Greatest Hits CD1 2000
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Cliff Richard - Whole Story: His Greatest Hits CD2 2000
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Cliff 1998
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Real as I wanne be 1998
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Real As I Wanna Be 1997
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Heathcliff Live (The Show) CD1 1996
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Heathcliff Live (The Show) CD2 1996
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Songs From Heathcliff 1995
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40 Golden Greats CD1 1993
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40 Golden Greats CD2 1993
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The Album 1993
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My Kinda Life 1992
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When In Rome 1992
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The Singles Collection (CD 5) - 1985 To 1991 1991
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The Young Ones 1988
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Always Guaranteed 1987
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The Singles Collection (CD 4) - 1978 To 1985 1985
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Love Songs 1981
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I'm No Hero 1980
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The Singles Collection (CD 3) - 1971 To 1978 1978
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The Singles Collection (CD 2) - 1964 To 1971 1971
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The Singles Collection (CD 1) - 1958 To 1964 1964
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32 Minutes and 17 Seconds 1962
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21 Today 1961
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Listen To Cliff 1961
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Clif Sings 1959
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40 Golden Greatest
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Famous
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