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Uploaded: 26/11/02

Cliff Has World's Second Favourite Song

Sir Cliff Richard has emerged ahead of the Beatles, Queen and John Lennon in a poll to find the world's most popular song. His 1979 hit We Don't Talk Any More is currently second in a poll compiled by the BBC World Service, ahead of such classics as The Beatles' Yesterday and John Lennon's Imagine. The poll is still currently underway.
Top of the list is the Tamil song Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu, reflecting the fact that India has submitted the most votes.
We Don't Talk Anymore sold over 3.5million copies worldwide, and topped the charts around the world in countries such as Britain, Germany, Hong Kong and Australia. It is also one of only three Cliff songs to reach the US top ten, peaking at #7 after becoming one of the first ten videoclips to be broadcast on the fledgling MTV.

To help support Cliff, visit the following URL and vote for WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE as you're favourite song. Final results will be announced December 21st.

Vote For Cliff
Uploaded: 26/11/02

Ticketek Australia Offers Fans Opportunity To Meet Cliff

Buy your tickets to Cliff Richard's show at Sydney SuperDome, WIN Entertainment Centre, AIS Arena, Brisbane Entertainment Centre or Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park on Ticketek online before December 4th, and you'll go into the draw to WIN the chance to meet the man himself with a pre-show meet and greet for 2 people, plus, a 5 CD Box Set of Cliff Richard Recordings.
There are five of these prizes to give away with one lucky winner from each venue.
Fans who bought tickets through Ticketek Online for any of those shows prior to the competition being announced will also automatically go into the draw.

More Information: Ticketek Online

Uploaded: 26/11/02

New Christmas Album Planned For 2003

The tour program for Wanted On Tour states that Cliff plans to release a Christmas album in 2003 featuring a mixture of old and new material.
It also states that EMI and Cliff's management are requesting suggestions from fans as to an appropriate title.
Uploaded: 26/11/02

More Details About Cliff: The Musical Revealed

The Bournemouth Echo has revealed that Cliff: The Musical will open in London's West End next year before embarking on a nation-wide tour of the UK.
The show is writen by Mike Read  Trevor Payne and Colin Rozee of That'll be the Day fame. Read will play an 80 year-old 'Lord Cliff', and secret auditions have already been held for the three other Cliff's.
Uploaded: 26/11/02

Westlife Postpone Release of Cliff Cover

The release of Irish Boyband Westlife's cover of the 1976 Cliff classic Miss You Nights has been delayed.
The single was initially to be released to compete for the coverted UK Christmas No.1 spot. However, due to competition the band have decided to delay the release until after Christmas due to strong competition from a single to be released by contestants on the popular Popstars TV series.
Uploaded: 14/11/02

Two New Australian Concert Dates Announced

It has leaked out that two new tour dates are planned for the Australian leg of Cliff Richard Wanted On Tour 2003.
The concerts will take place in Wollongong on the 9th of February and Canberra on the 13th of February 2003. Tickets for the former go on sale this Monday 18th of November, with Canberra tickets on sale Tuesday 26th November.

More Information: Wanted On Tour 2003

Uploaded: 2/11/02

Singapore Date Announced, More South-East Asian Dates Coming

The first date of the South-East Asian leg of Wanted On Tour 2003 has been announced.
Cliff will perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on February 28th 2003, the first time he's visited that country since the 1995 Hit List tour.
A Singaporean newspaper has also reported that Cliff will continue on from Singapore to dates in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. We will update the site as more details come to hand

More Information: Wanted On Tour 2003

Uploaded: 2/11/02

Cliff Single Among Princess Diana's Possessions Hoarded By Butler

Paul Burrell, the former royal butler to Princess Diana, has just been cleared of all charges of theft relating to items belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales, that were found in his possession.
A complete list of items held by Burrell has been released. Among Diana's belongings was 45rpm record All I Ask of You , a UK No.3 hit for Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman in 1986. The single had been signed by Cliff and Sarah.
Uploaded: 29/10/02

Cliff One Of Top 100 Britons

A BBC Poll of 30,000 people across the UK has found Cliff ranked among the greatest Britons of all time.
Cliff was ranked No.56 on the list, which included such luminaries as William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer and Sir Winston Churchill. Other entries from the world of entertainment included U2 frontman Bono (No.86), Robbie Williams (No.77), George Harrison (No.62), Freddie Mercury (No.58), David Bowie (No.29) and Paul McCartney (No.19). The only entertainer to make the top ten was John Lennon.
John Lydon from The Sex Pistols was also on the list at No.87, and he revealed that the first concert he had seen was a Cliff Richard concert.
Cliff said of the honour, "To be nominated for something like this is an unbelievable accolade. Win it or not the fact that you are even thought of is fantastic. I don't take it too seriously because I don't think I've done things which have moulded the nation."
Uploaded: 29/10/02

Sunday Times Plans Cliff Article

Cliff fans in the US should keep an eye on the Sunday Times in coming weeks, as a rather sizable article on Cliff and his fans should be appearing sometime in November.
A journalist travelled with fans to see Cliff in Cardiff, and was granted an interview with him before one of the Cardiff shows.
The article should be several pages long and feature photos of Cliff and Cliff fans.
Uploaded: 29/10/02

New Rockspell Album Released

UK music company Kingsway have just released an album of Cliff's spiritually-themed music called Rockspell.
The tracklist is as follows:
The Only Way Out/Every Face Tells a Story/Peace in our Time/Reunion of the heart/Butterfly Kisses/Such is the mystery/Walking in the Light/Summer Rain/Discovering/The Winner/Yes He Lives/Lost in a Lonely World/Under the Gun/La Gonave/Fighter/Thief in the Night/Where do we go from here/Better than I know myself/From a Distance

It can be ordered from Kingsway by calling +44 (0)1323 437755 or e-mail
direct@kingsway.co.uk for further information.
It's also available from Leo's Den

Uploaded: 29/10/02

Cliff Voted Most Clean-Cut Man In Rock

A poll by Internet company Blueyounder has seen Cliff voted the most clean-cut man in rock.
At the other end of the spectrum, Ozzy Ozborne saw off Mick Jagger and Sid Vicious to be named rock's greatest hellraiser.
Uploaded: 29/10/02

Flame Of Hope Snuffed Out

An eternal flame, lit as a torch for world peace by Sir Cliff Richard at the start of the millennium, has been extinguished and may never be re-kindled.
The Flame of Hope in Birmingham's Centenary Square was the idea of a group of churches across the city - Birmingham Churches Together.
The group donated the flame at a cost of £72,000 and it was unveiled by Sir Cliff Richard to mark the millennium.
Birmingham City Council took over the funding from the group at the beginning of 2001 but it says it cannot afford to pay the £12,000 a year running costs.
Uploaded: 16/10/02

Cliff Kicks Off Wanted On Tour

Cliff last night kicked off his six month Wanted world tour in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
This tour features a mix of tracks from the new album, Cliff's biggest hits over the years and a large amount of rock'n'roll classics. The set is also said to be rather eye-catching.
While he doesn't plan to stop touring, Cliff told last week's Ireland's Sunday Independent newspaper, "I probably won't do a tour like this ever again."

Full Report: Belfast, October 15th 2002

Uploaded: 16/10/02

Wanted On DVD

Cliff has announced on the official website that a 'fly-on-the-wall' video/DVD is planned of his upcoming Wanted tour.
Cameras will follow Cliff from the moment he leaves his front door and then on tour through Britain, Europe and Australasia, culminating in complete coverage of his February 22nd sell-out concert at The Mission winery in New Zealand.
In other DVD news, Cliff has also announced that a DVD box-set of his 40th Anniversary Concert, Live In The Park, and Countdown Concert videos will be released soon.

Official Site: CliffRichard.org

Uploaded: 16/10/02

Westlife Confirm Cliff Cover

Member of Westlife Bryan has confirmed the boyband's inclusion of a cover of Cliff's 1976 hit Miss You Nights on their upcoming greatest hits album.
In an interview with the Irish Sunday Times, he also announced that it would likely be their Christmas single:
"We're still putting the finishing touches to extra songs for our Greatest Hits album. One of them will be Cliff Richard's "Miss You Nights", which is also likely to be our Christmas single".
Uploaded: 16/10/02

Wired For Sound: The Worst Music Video Ever?

UK music-video channel VH1 has proclaimed the video clip to Cliff's 1981 hit single Wired For Sound the worst videoclip ever.
The clip, which caught the world's attention due to the use of the then-new Discman technology, topped off a countdown of the Top 100 Worst Videos Ever, with the video clip for his December 2001 single Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World also making an appearance at No.38.
Wired For Sound was a worldwide smash, peaking at No.4 in the UK and making the top ten in numerous other countries including Australia (No.2) and South Africa (No.2). Rainbow/World also found success on the charts last year, peaking at No.11 in the UK.

External Link: VH1

Uploaded: 16/10/02

Sir Cliff's In The Money

Pop star Sir Cliff Richard was striking a special Peter Pan coin at a mint.
The youthful singer, dubbed "The Peter Pan of Pop" was starting production of his namesake coin to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The distinctive flying figure of Peter Pan was being used for the first time on legal currency and is to be released by the Gibraltar Government.
Author JM Barrie left the copyright of his 1929 classic Peter Pan to the famous London children's hospital, and the provision was confirmed in his will after his death in 1937.
Royalties of play versions of the book performed around the world are still received by the hospital and it hopes to raise 10,000 through sales of the new coin.
The commemorative coin made in nickel, sterling silver and gold and is produced by the Pobjoy mint in Surrey where Sir Cliff was launching the first of a new batch.

Taken from The Sydney Morning Herald

Uploaded: 16/9/02

New TV Show For Cliff?

The September 17th issue of Best magazine states that the BBC are in talks with Cliff for a new Saturday night variety show.
Cliff's last television show It's Cliff and Friends finished in January 1976, with the BBC also producing a four part documentary series titled Cliff which aired in November/December 1981.
Uploaded: 16/9/02

Details Of Next Album & Upcoming Tour Revealed

In an interview with Radio 192 in Holland, Cliff has revealed that his next album will likely be a spiritual 'rockspell' album.
Cliff was very please with the song Let Me Be The One from his latest album Wanted, and has asked the writer Chris Eaton to write some more spiritual songs for the new album.
Also revealed in the interview was that the first half of the Wanted tour will mostly feature songs from the new album. While it has been announced that four dancers will be present for the Australian shows, there will be no dancers for the UK/Europe concerts.
Uploaded: 16/9/02

First New Zealand Show Sold Out

The first show to go on sale for Cliff's 2003 Australia/New Zealand Wanted tour has sold out on the first day.
The concert, which takes place at The Mission winery in Napier, New Zealand on February 22nd, sold out in a matter of hours. The only other concert scheduled for New Zealand at present will take place at Westpac Trust Centre in Christchurch on February 18th, with tickets going on-sale September 30th.
Tickets for all Australian shows go on sale Monday, September 23rd.

For full details visit: Wanted On Tour 2003

Uploaded: 16/9/02

More Re-Releases Planned

Following the successful re-release of eight classic Cliff Richard albums from the seventies and eighties, EMI will bring Cliff into the nineties with the next four release.
Cliff's two most successful studio albums Always Guaranteed and Stronger  will be re-released, with the double- platinum recording of his spectacular 30th anniversary Wembley Stadium concerts From A Distance: The Event and his last UK No.1 album The Album becoming the first Cliff albums from the nineties to be included in this series.
The re-releases will coincide with Cliff's 45th anniversary in showbiz and feature exclusive bonus tracks.
Uploaded: 10/9/02

New Zealand Tour Dates Announced!

The Sir Cliff Richard Home Page is proud to be the first to present you with the New Zealand tour dates of Cliff Richard - Wanted On Tour 2003!
For full details visit: Wanted On Tour 2003
Uploaded: 9/9/02

Vida Nova Proclaimed "The Wine Of The Year"

Veteran pop star Sir Cliff Richard has chalked up the wine release of the year, with the success of the debut vintage of his Portuguese wine, Vida Nova - first seen on the Harpers stand at the LIWSF. Tesco released 3,000 bottles of the red wine on its website on 12 August, and 24 hours later all 500 six-bottle cases (at £45.54) were sold out.
Carolyn Brady of Tesco.com said: "The response is absolutely staggering. We could have sold the wine ten times over." Vida Nova is now the fastest-selling product ever on Tesco.com, knocking the DVD release of Lord of the Rings into second place.
Waitrose had a similar result when it offered 1,200 bottles on its website on 15 August - they sold out within 12 hours.
Tim Stanley-Clarke, who has been working closely on the project with Sir Cliff, winemaker David Baverstock and viticulturist Dr Richard Smart, told Harpers he was "amazed and delighted" with the response. "Although, based on the quality of the wine and the extraordinary Cliff-factor, we knew it was going to sell well," he said.
Only 27,000 bottles of the wine - grown in Sir Cliff's own vineyard in the Algarve, and a blend of Shiraz and the traditional Aragonez, Trincadeira and Mourvèdre - were produced in 2001, of which 24,000 are for sale in the UK.
Taken from Harpers
Uploaded: 9/9/02

Cliff Chosen As One Of 100 Greatest Brits

The BBC polled more than 30,000 people to come up with a list of the 100 greatest Britons, in which John Lydon (better known as Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten) and Boy George mingle with Winston Churchill, Isaac Newton and Tim Berners Lee, the father of the Internet.
Cliff has also made the list which will be the basis for a television series which will screen on BBC 2 later this year. Fellow pop-Knight Paul McCartney joined him on the list, while Sir Elton John missed out.
"I'm sure this series will arouse enthusiastic debate in offices and homes all around the country. Just from talking to people I've got a real sense of how passionately they feel about the subject and who they feel is worthy of the title of Great Briton," said Jane Root, comptroller of BBC2.
Uploaded: 29/8/02

Australian Tour Dates Announced!

The Sir Cliff Richard Home Page is proud to be the first to present you with the tour dates of Cliff Richard - Wanted On Tour 2003!
For full details visit: Wanted On Tour 2003
Uploaded: 20/8/02

Cliff Tops The Charts With Vida Nova

Cliff finally released his long-awaited wine Vida Nova last week, and it appears that he has another hit on his hands.
Stocks of the wine quickly sold out across the UK, with British supermarket chain Tesco announcing that it's the fastest ever seller on their website tesco.com.
The wine sold out within 24 hours, with fans logging onto the website to place their orders the very second the wine went on sale. 'The response is absolutely staggering. We could have sold the wine ten times over,' said Carolyn Bradley of Tesco.com. 'We knew that Vida Nova would be popular because we've been besieged by fans for months asking about the wine, but this kind of response is completely unheard of.'
Vida Nova, which comes from Sir Cliff's own vineyards near Albufeira in the Algarve region of Portugal, went on sale through Tesco.com's dedicated wine warehouse on Monday 12 August, ahead of every other British retailer. It sold even faster on its first day than the hugely popular DVD of Lord of the Rings, which was Tesco.com's previous fastest seller.
It has been announced that the Waitrose stores in Britain are likely to receive some new supplies of Vida Nova on the morning of Monday 19th August, so for those who've missed out this could be your best shot of scoring the UK's No.1 selling wine!
Uploaded: 20/8/02

2003 Tour Speculation Grows

A few Australian newspaper articles are beginning to further stir up anticipation for the dates of Cliff's upcoming 2003 tour to be announced.
The Sydney Morning Herald featured an article titled Sir-prise, knights of rock are coming! which listed Cliff as one of the 'knights' who would be touring in 2003, with a representative from Dainty Consolidated Entertainment stating that tickets should go on sale in November.
While the following date has yet to be confirmed by official sources, The West Australian announced in an article dated July 31st that Cliff would be appearing at the Burswood Dome in Perth on February 18th.
Please note that due to the finalisation of some dates it is now unlikely that tour dates will be announced in August as originally planned.
Uploaded: 20/8/02

Westlife To Cover Cliff

While I haven't been able to confirm this yet, there is a strong rumour that British boyband Westlife will be covering Cliff's 1976 hit Miss You Nights.
The song should be featured on their upcoming 'greatest hits' album.
Miss You Nights peaked at No.15 in the UK charts in 1976 and has become his most requested song on UK radio. It was also covered in 1979 by Art Garfunkle.
Uploaded: 20/8/02

Euro Disney Madness

In related news, ex-Atomic Kitten member and wife of one of the men from Westlife Kerry Katona has revealed her meetings with Cliff at the opening celebration of the Walt Disney Studios at the Disneyland Paris Resort earlier this year as follows:
"Cliff Richard was there too and he was a real diamond.  He helped me carry Molly's pram up some steps and later to say thanks I got him and Tim Rice pissed in the bar".
Uploaded: 20/8/02

More Reissues

Following the successful 2-on-1 reissues of Cliff's first six albums, EMI are releasing another six albums in this format on August 26th.
They are as follows (click to order online):
Cliff Richard/Don't Stop Me Now
When in Spain/Kinda Latin
Love is Forever/Good News
Uploaded: 5/8/02

Ultimate Cliff Singles Box-Set Releasing August 12th

On August 12th EMI will release for the first time a six CD box-set feature all 127 of Cliff's solo singles digitally remastered.
The box-set will be called The Singles Collection and features all of Cliff's solo singles from Move It in 1958 to Let Me Be The One which was released earlier this year.

Pre-order: The Singles Collection

Uploaded: 5/8/02

Tour Dates To Be Announced Soon

According to a new message on the Official Site, dates for Cliff's upcoming tour of Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia should be announced later this month.
Full information will be included on this site as soon as it's made available, so watch this space!.
Uploaded: 5/8/02

Cliff Attends Funeral Of Legendary British Producer

Cliff joined guests such as Sir Elton John and Sir Richard Branson at the funeral of British music producer Gus Dudgeon at his home in Cobham, Surrey.
Dudgeon produced such legendary hits as Crocodile Rock and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road for Elton John and also helped artists like David Bowie and Joan Armatrading hit the top of the charts.
Uploaded: 17/6/02

Win One Of Ten 2-CD Decades Packs

To celebrate the release of the latest two installments in the Cliff Richard Decades series, Cliff in the 50s and Cliff in the 90s, EMI Gold and The Sir Cliff Richard Home Page are giving you the opportunity to win one of 10 2-CD packs featuring both these albums.
The first three instalments in the series covered the decades 60s, 70s and 80s and were released in 1998.

For Full Details: Cliff In The 1950s, 1990s

Uploaded: 17/6/02

Jubilee Concert To Be Released

The spectacular Party At The Palace concert in honour of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II is being released on CD, video and DVD.
Cliff performed Living Doll and Move It featuring S Club 7 and Queen guitarist Brian May, and both of these songs are expected to be included on the video and DVD releases. The CD will only feature Move It with S Club 7 and Brian May.
The CD, video and DVD will be released in the UK on June 24th, and in the US the video and DVD will be released on on July 2nd.

Pre-order: Party At The Palace (UK CD)
Pre-order: Party At The Palace (UK Video)
Pre-order: Party At The Palace (UK DVD)
Pre-order: Party At The Palace (US Video)
Pre-order: Party At The Palace (US DVD)

Uploaded: 4/6/02

Cliff Joins Pop Royalty To Celebrate Queen's Golden Jubilee

More than a million people gathered in London to listen to some of the world's greatest rock and pop legends perform at Buckingham Palace in honour of the Queen's 50 years on the throne.
Sir Cliff Richard joined an eclectic line-up of stars, including Sir Elton John, Dame Shirley Bassey, gothic rocker Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Jones, S Club 7 and Beach Boys stalwart Brian Wilson to rock the normally sedate grounds of Buckingham Palace.
In the audience were 12,000 lucky members of the public who had won tickets in a national ballot to attend the event, which was also seen by up to one million people on big screens outside and 200 million more on TV around the world.
In the royal box, the queen's grandchildren, Princes William and Harry, clapped and swayed to the music while Prince Charles's longtime companion Camilla Parker Bowles, sitting nearby, sang along to the hits.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived for the second half of the concert, just in time to hear Eric Clapton perform Layla.
Cliff performed his 1959 No.1 hit Living Doll, and was then joined by S-Club 7 and Queen Guitarist Brian May for a lively rendition of his first single Move It. He also reappeared later in the show, joining Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) and British pop group Atomic Kitten to sing Good Vibrations.
The Prince of Wales paid a moving tribute to his mother saying: "We feel proud of you; proud and grateful for everything you have done for your country and the Commonwealth over 50 extraordinary years, supported unfailingly throughout by my father.
The concert concluded with the Royal Family joining the stars for a rendition of the Beatles' hit Hey Jude which was followed by a rousing fireworks display.
Uploaded: 31/5/02

Vienna Concert Cancelled, New Show Added In Denmark

Unfortunately the tour promoter for Cliff's December 9th concert in Vienna has gone out of business, thus forcing the cancellation of this show.
However, due to overwhelming demand, a new concert has been schedualed on that date in Aalborg, Denmark. Tickets for this new concert, part of Cliff's Wanted tour, will go onsale June 3rd.

For more information: Cliff Concerts

Uploaded: 26/5/02

Cliff Richard Tennis Classic 2002 Details Announced

It has just been announced that The Cliff Richard Tennis Classic 2002 will take place on Saturday the 14th of December, from 4:30 - 8:30pm.
Tickets for this year's event go on sale (to the queue and to telephone callers) at 7:30 am on Friday 7 June. Prices are: £23, £21.50 and £15.
For telephone bookings, please contact the NIA Box Office on 0870 909 4144.
As tickets usually sellout within the first day it is advised that all people wanting tickets get in as early as possible.
Uploaded: 26/5/02

Livin' La Vida Nova

The official launch of Sir Cliff Richard’s new wine Vida Nova will take place in late June at Cliff’s vineyard in Guia, Portugal.
The grapes were picked in the first week of September and after a seven-day fermentation, the wine was aged in used one-year-old American and French oak casks, prior to being bottled this month.
The wine was vinified by the Portugal-based Australian, David Baverstock. Tim Stanley-Clarke told Harpers that the wine is strictly on allocation, with only 3,400 six-bottle cases available to the UK. Waitrose is taking it at £7.99 and at least one other multiple retailer is expected to list it. Vida Nova will also go into prestige retai accounts.
There were only 27,000 bottles produced this year, but production is expected to double to 55,000 bottles in two years.

See The Label For Vida Nova

Uploaded: 26/5/02

Two More Decades Of Cliff

EMI Gold are supplementing their Cliff Richard 'decades' series with new collections titled Cliff in the 50s and Cliff in the 90s.
These titles supplement the existing Cliff in the 60s, 70s and 80s albums, and will be released on June 24th in the UK.
Tracklistings are as follows:

Cliff in the 50s
Ready Teddy/Baby I don't Care/Whole Lotta Shakin Going on/Never Mind/Schoolboy Crush/High Class baby/ That'll be the day/Apron Strings/Donna/Twenty Flight Rock/Blue Suede Shoes/ Dynamite/Mean Streak/Travellin Light/Don't bug me baby/Livin Lovin Doll
Pre-Order Cliff In The 50s

Cliff in the 90s
Silhouettes/We should be together/I still
believe in you/Stronger than that/Human work of Art/ Healing Love/Never Let
go/Gypsey Bundle/The Wedding(Duet with Helen Hobson)/More to Life/The
Miracle/ Butterfly Kisses/Even if it breaks my heart/Can't keep this
feeling in/Woman & a man/United for evermore
Pre-Order Cliff In The 90s

Order Cliff In The 60s, 70s, 80s

Uploaded: 26/5/02

UK Release Planned For Cliff Movie DVDs

Warner Home Video are planning to release Region 2 encoded DVDs of Cliff's classic movies The Young Ones, Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life.
They are shooting for an August 5th release date at present, but this may change.
The above movies were released in the USA as Region 1 DVDs earlier this month.

USA Region 1 DVDs:
Order The Young Ones/Summer Holiday/Wonderful Life Box-Set
Order The Young Ones
Order Summer Holiday

Uploaded: 26/5/02

Cliff and Lulu Together

British singer Lulu has teamed with some of the legends of pop music such as Elton John, Paul McCartney and Sting on her new album Together.
Of course she didn't forget Britain's most enduring singer Sir Cliff Richard, and they team up for a duet on the song Reunited.

Order Together Online.

Uploaded: 26/5/02

Millennium Prayer Finally Receives Ivor

The songwriting team behind Cliff Richard's chart-topping tune Millennium Prayer finally received their Ivor Novello Award for Best Selling UK Single Of 1999, some three years after the fact.
The award had been held in limbo due to disagreement between the pair who were behind the single.
Songwriters Paul Field and Stephen Deal accepted their gong during this year's Ivors, which took place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on May 24th.
Hear'say's Pure And Simple scooped the Best Selling UK Single Of 2001.
Uploaded: 20/4/02

Let Me Be The One Becomes Cliff's 124th Hit Single

Despite the usual lack of airplay, Cliff has returned to the singles chart with the single single to be released from his UK gold album Wanted.
The song, Let Me Be The One, entered the UK charts at No.29 despite being played on thirteen times on British radio during its first week. By comparison, Elton John's new single Original Sin entered at No.39 after receiving what was considered an ok 358 plays during the same week. In its second week it has dropped to No.37.
Let Me Be The One is Cliff's 124th hit single, and 109th Top Thirty single.

For More Information & Order Online: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 20/4/02

Cliff Movies To Get US DVD Release Date

After some delay, Cliff's three most successful movies will finally get their first release on DVD in America.
Anchor Bay are releasing The Young Ones and Summer Holiday both as seperate DVDs and as part of a box-set with Wonderful Life. The first two films will feature audio commentary tracks, with director Sidney J. Furie commentating The Young Ones and Peter Yates commenting on Summer Holiday.

Pre-Order The Young Ones/Summer Holiday/Wonderful Life Box-Set
Pre-Order The Young Ones
Pre-Order Summer Holiday

Uploaded: 20/4/02

Details Of Upcoming Tour Revealed On Top Of The Pops Webchat

Cliff has once again confirmed rumours that he will be touring Australia and New Zealand in 2003.
On a recent webchat through the Top Of The Pops website, Cliff revealed that after finishing his European Wanted tour there would be a short gap for Christmas and New Years before he took the tour to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumper.
The Asian dates are a new addition to the schedule, and it will be the first time he has toured South East Asia since The Hit List Tour in 1995.

More Information: Wanted On Tour

Uploaded: 20/4/02

Cliff Defends Minelli Miming

Liza Minelli returned to the stage after her highly-publicised wedding last month in New York at London's Royal Albert Hall. While she received several standing ovations, controversy eruped after allegations of miming surfaced.
Cliff was among the celebrities in attendance, and defended the star, saying at the after-show party that he  was positive she had [mimed].  He said, "She did mime some songs - maybe 3 or 4.  I personally think it is quite acceptable for an artist to mime some of the show.  I did the same when I was on stage with Heathcliff.  I had the flu for around a week and mimed every single track.  I couldn't sing a note."
"I think it is so much more difficult to mime than to actually sing because you have to step back and realise you can't give it your all because it won't look right because you are miming.  It all comes down to either giving a good performance with dancing and miming, or just straight singing."
Uploaded: 20/4/02

Hurray For Cliff At The Opening Of The Walt Disney Studios, Paris!

Cliff was one of many celebrities on hand to celebrate the opening of the new Disney theme park in Paris.
He was joined by celebrities such as Charlie Sheen, Roger Moore, Sir Tim Rice, Sting and Phil Collins at a special gala evening at the Walt Disney Studios theme park, the newest addition to the Disneyland Paris resort. The event was in celebration of the new park's opening and the tenth anniversary of the original Disneyland Paris Parc.

Link: Walt Disney Studios Website (includes picture and video)

Uploaded: 20/4/02

Australian Release Date For Kingston CD Announced

An Australian release date for the long-lost Cliff and The Shadows live album Live At The Kingston ABC has been announced for April 29.
The CD is currently available in the UK and Europe and features Cliff and The Shadows in concert in March 1962. The show was recorded live at the ABC Kingston, in Surrey, the album was mixed but never issued. The tracks have now been digitally restored and finally found release forty years later.
Uploaded: 4/4/02 NEWS FLASH

Cliff To Appear On Top Of The Pops With WebChat

Cliff will be performing his new single Let Me Be The One on Top of the Pops and will be webchatting when he is at the TOTP studio tomorrow, Thursday 4th April.
Fans will get to speak to Cliff at 18:00 GMT. The chat will last 20-30 minutes. If you visit the TOTP website now, you will be able to submit questions in preparation for the event.

Link: Top Of The Pops

Uploaded: 4/4/02 NEWS FLASH

DO NOT BUY CLIFF'S NEW SINGLE AT WOOLWORTHS!

There seems to be some mysterious computer bug at Woolworths in the UK which means the barcode for Cliff's new single Let Me Be The One won't scan and this will supposedly take them until next week to fix (which is odd in itself). Most stores, however, are selling it anyway and I know loads of fans have already bought it from one of their stores. The problem here is that they are not scanning in the barcode and thus these sales will NOT count on the charts at all. Every other item they're selling will, Cliff won't.
If you have already bought a copy at Woolworths I strongly suggest returning it and buying elsewhere as it won't effect Cliff's chart placing, registers your protest, and if you buy another copy at somewhere like HMV your sale will finally count. I would also suggest visiting:
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/help/contactus.jhtml
and either emailing or ringing Woolworths to tell them how you feel about this.
Help Cliff's new single get into the charts and go buy a copy at chart stores such as HMV as soon as possible, just avoid Woolworths!
Uploaded: 14/3/02

New Single Details Released

Papillon have formally announced that Let Me Be The One is to be the second single released from Cliff Richard's latest hit album Wanted which has already achieved Gold status in the UK.
Penned by Chris Eaton (the man behind Cliff's previous No.1 single Saviours Day), Let Me Be The One has already proved itself to be a firm live favourite and is to be Cliff's 129th single, in what is the sixth decade of his hit-making career.
Released initially as a limited edition of 25,000 individually numbered CD's, the single will include 2 bonus tracks. I Got A Woman is taken from EMI's Live at Kingston (a long-lost album from the early days of Cliff and The Shadows) and This Can't Be Love/My Funny Valentine which is exclusive to this release and was recorded live during Cliff's recent dates in May 2001 at London's Royal Albert Hall.

For More Information & Order Online: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 14/3/02

Second Round Of Classic Albums To Be Re-Released

It has been revealed that a second round of classic Cliff Richard albums will be re-released on July 1st.
Following the successful re-release of four albums last year, the four new albums will all be digitally re-mastered at feature bonus tracks.
The albums set for re-release are Every Face Tells A Story (1977), Green Light (1978), Now You See Me Now You Don't (1982), Silver (1983). For More Information: New Re-Releases & Order Online
Uploaded: 14/3/02

Cliff To Appear At Queen's Jubilee Concert

It has been announced that Cliff will join such artists as Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Aretha Franklin and 'Pop Idol' Will Young at a concert in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
Cliff will perform to an audience of 12,000 people on the third of June at the event called Party At The Palace. More than a million applications have been sent in for tickets, with the successful applicants being informed in April.

For More Information: BBC News Online

Uploaded: 14/3/02

Let Me Be The One!

It has been announced that BBC Radio Two presenter Terry Wogan will be presenting a list of Britain's favourite songs over the past 50 years as voted for by the public.
As Cliff has had more hits in the UK than any other artist, he will hopefully be well-represented in this poll which is being held in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

Vote for your favourite:
Phone: 0870 010 0200
Internet: www.bbc.co.uk/radio2
Mail: Best of British, BBC Radio 2, London, W1A 1AA.

Uploaded: 28/2/02

Tickets for Wanted On Tour Now On Sale

Tickets for all UK dates for Wanted On Tour 2002 went on sale Sunday February 24th, with some dates selling out within hours.
Fans camped out in freezing weather for more than a week in many centres, with fans pitching more than forty tents in the carpark of Birmingham's NIA and the Bournemouth box-office opening to a queue of more than nine hundred fans. The Bournemouth show was sold out by 10am with the centre manager saying, "I've never seen anything like it," and staff reporting more than five sacks of postal applications for processing.
An extra date was added on Sunday afternoon for Newcastle on the 1st November and on Monday for Belfast on the 15th October.
Tickets are selling out quickly, so those wanting to attend Wanted On Tour 2002 will have to book soon to avoid disappointment.

FULL DETAILS AVAILABLE: Cliff Concerts

Uploaded: 28/2/02

The Hits I Missed Set For Video Release

Cliff's successful UK television special The Hits I Missed is set for a March 18th release date.
The special was first aired in November 2001 on ITV and includes all tracks from Cliff's 2001 Wanted album. It also features special guests Atomic Kitten and Steps.
The Hits I Missed will be released by VCI with a running time of 59minutes.

Pre-Order The Hits I Missed online for only £10.19 (usually £11.19).

Uploaded: 28/2/02

Second Single From Wanted Announced

Papillon Records has announced that the second single from Cliff Richard's UK Gold album Wanted will be fan-favourite Let Me Be The One.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World was the first single from the album, peaking at No.11 and spending more than a month on the UK singles charts.
The single will be released on April 1st and will likely have a live recording from Cliff's 2001 Royal Albert Hall concerts as a B-side.
In other Wanted news, the album has so far sold more than 170,000 copies in the UK and has leapt up the Danish charts from No.68 to No.12 after recent television appearances in that country by Cliff. The B-side of the first single from Wanted, a cover of ABBA's Lay All Your Love On Me, has also made an impression on Polish radio, so far peaking at No.12 on Poland's Flash FM Top 40.

For More Information: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 28/2/02

Cliff To Support Africa at Royal Albert Hall

Cliff is schedualed to appear alongside Pattie Boulaye, Boney M, Uri Geller and a choir of 3,000 Gospel singers at the Royal Albert Hall as part of a charity concert called Support Africa.
The concert will take place on the 10th of March, and tickets can be obtained by calling 020 75 89 82 12.
Uploaded: 30/1/02

Wanted On Tour dates announced

Dates for Cliff Richard's 2002 tour of the UK and Europe have finally been announced!
The tour stretches from October to December and takes in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden Denmark, Germany, Belgium and Austria.

FULL DETAILS AVAILABLE: Cliff Concerts

Uploaded: 30/1/02

Long Lost Classic Cliff Concert To Be Released On CD

On 4 March EMI UK will be releasing an exciting limited-edition CD featuring Cliff and The Shadows in concert in March 1962 - exactly 40years ago! Recorded live at the ABC Kingston, in Surrey, the album was mixed but never issued. The tracks have now been digitally restored and form a unique document of that era.

Tracklisting
Live at the ABC Kingston - 1962
The Shadows:
Apache/Shazam, Shadoogie, Wonderful Land, All My Sorrows, Quarter To Three, Nivram, Little B, FBI.

Cliff & The Shadows
Do You Wanna Dance, Dim Dim The Lights, My Blue Heaven, Razzle Dazzle, Rovin' Gambler, Save My Soul, When The Girl In Your Arms, I Got A Woman, Lessons In Love/Got A Funny Feeling/The Young Ones (medley), We Say Yeah

Uploaded: 30/1/02

New Cliff Video Scheduled For Release March 18

While there are no firm details at present, it appears that there are plans to release a new Cliff video on March 18th in the UK.
Amazon.co.uk currently has a video with the description Cliff Richard - TV Special scheduled for release on this date from VCI. It will most likely be either the TV special aired last November to promote the release of Wanted or possible the special aired in October 2000 to celebrate his sixtieth birthday.
Uploaded: 30/1/02

Cliff One of Britain's Favourite Pop Idols

A study by Vivazzi has found that Cliff is second only to Elvis as Britain's favourite pop idol of all time.
Cliff outranked current superstars such as Robbie Williams, and more seasoned entertainers such as Madonna, The Beatles, Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson with 40% of those polled stating that they looked for a strong voice & musical talent rather than good looks and the ability to dance.

Top Ten Favourite Pop Idols
1) Elvis
2)Cliff Richard
3)Robbie Williams
4)The Beatles
5)Madonna
6)Frank Sinatra
7)John Lennon
8)Freddie Mercury
9)Michael Jackson
10)Elton John

Uploaded: 17/12/01

Cliff Scores 123rd Hit Single

Sir Cliff Richard has continued his record-breaking run of hit singles on the UK charts with his latest offering, Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World, entering the UK charts at No.11 with sales of over 21,000 copies.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow is Cliff's 123rd hit single, and his 91st to reach the top twenty. In its second week the single fell to No.18, still higher than new entries from acts such as Michael Jackson and Emma Bunton.
This feat is made even more impressive when it is taken into account that the single did not make the UK top 200 airplay charts.
Cliff's new album Wanted fell from No.35 to No.42 in its fifth week, and is currently sitting at No.45 in its sixth week. Sales have actually increased over the past few weeks as the marketplace gears up for the Christmas rush and sales are now at close to 150,000 copies.

For More Information: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 17/12/01

Another Hit For Cliff

The new Cliff Richard calendar is currently sitting at No.6 on the UK calendar charts, one place ahead of boyband Westlife who knocked his last single The Millennium Prayer off No.1 in 1999.
At No.1 on the UK calendar charts is Harry Potter, followed closely by Robbie Williams. Calendars inspired by the upcoming Lord Of The Rings movie aren't faring quite as well, currently sitting in tenth place.
Uploaded: 3/12/01

WANTED Goes Gold

Cliff Richard's new album Wanted has been certified gold for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.
The album entered at No.11, going onto 26, 23 and is currently placed at No.31 in the UK album charts. It is his 21st Gold disc in the UK, his last being awarded for his 1998 studio album Real As I Wanna Be.
Cliff is also at No.5 in this weeks music video chart with his latest video/DVD Unforgettable.

For More Information: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 3/12/01

New Single Released

Two years after he rocketed to the No.1 position of the UK charts with The Millennium Prayer, Cliff is set to release his first single from his latest hit album Wanted.
The single is a double A-side with a reggae-flavoured medley of Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World being backed by a cover of the classic ABBA hit Lay All Your Love On Me. The latter track is not included on Wanted and will only be available on CD single
It is now available in the UK and Australia.

For More Information: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 3/12/01

Cliff Appears On AIDS Gala

Cliff appeared alongside performers such as Mariah Carey, Mick Jagger and Lenny Kravitz on Sunday for a German gala event designed to raise awareness and money for the fight against AIDS.
He sang his new single, Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World, and wore a red necktie and AIDS lapel pin to show his support for the cause.
Wanted was released in Germany on the 12th of November.
Uploaded: 23/11/01

European Tour Dates Revealed

While the official announcement of UK and European tour dates for 2002 is likely still a few months away, two European dates have so far been revealed.
The first was revealed on Dutch radio earlier in the week, and will take place on 5th December 2002 at Ahoy in Rotterdam. A date for at The Gasometer in Vienna, Austria for 9nd of December has also been leaked but hasn't been verified yet.
Tickets for both shows and all other European shows will likely go on sale around February 2002.
Uploaded: 23/11/01

Odds Narrowing For Cliff to Take Christmas No.1

Bookmakers William Hill have slashed the odds for Cliff getting the coveted No.1 position on the UK singles chart to 6/1 from 10/1.
Cliff's single, Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World with Lay All Your Love On Me, will face it's stiffest competition from the Robbie Williams/Nichole Kidman duet Somethin' Stupid which currently has odds of 4/6.
Uploaded: 23/11/01

Cliff Still WANTED In UK

Cliff's new album Wanted remained in the UK top 30 this week, dropping fifteen places to No.26.
His new television special, The Hits I Missed, also aired on Saturday 17th November drawing close to six million viewers.
Uploaded: 12/11/01

WANTED Gets Cliff Back Into UK Charts

Wanted has become Cliff's latest hit album, entering the UK charts at No.11 during one of the most competitive weeks of the year.
Exact sales figures are not yet in for the entire week, but up to the end of Wednesday sales of Wanted were up to 13,950 which means that this first week tally should be well ahead of that of his last album Real As I Wanna Be which entered at No.10 and sold 12,500 in its first week.
Steps topped the charts this week with Britney Spears' new album Britney entering at No.4, while other new entries included Pink Floyd's new compilation album Echoes at No.2, Sting's All This Time at No.3, The Best of The Corrs at No.6  and Natalie Imbruglia's album White Lilies Island at No.15 and an All Saints greatest hits album All Hits at No.18. Meanwhile, last week's chart-topper, Michael Jackson's Invincible, proved to be less than Invincible, dropping to No.5.
The album was backed by television, print and radio advertising, as well as a series of media appearances across Britain.

For More Information: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 12/11/01

Australian Tour Almost Definite For 2003

Australian tour promoters Dainty Consolidated Entertainment are now saying that Cliff has firm plans to tour Australia/New Zealand in the first half of 2003.
Cliff's last tour down under was in early 1998.
Uploaded: 12/11/01

Date Set For Cliff Webchat

The Cliff Richard Organization have announced that Cliff will be chatting online with fans on the Official Site on December 12th.
Cliff has previously conducted two webchats on the Official Site.

For More Information: The Official Cliff Richard Website

Uploaded: 12/11/01

Cliff WANTED In Russia

It has been announced that BMG Records are releasing Cliff's new album Wanted in Russia. This is the first Cliff album they've released in Russia.

For More Information: The Official Cliff Richard Website

Uploaded: 9/11/01

WANTED Heading For Top Ten

Midweek sales figures are showing that Wanted is heading for a top ten placing in one of the most competitive weeks of the year so far.
Sales for Sunday-Tuesday placed Cliff at No.9 on the UK album charts, with sales of 11,459 over Monday and Tuesday. Albums released prior to this week had an extra day of sales, but on a per day sales basis Cliff is currently coming fourth.
At this stage Cliff's chart position has the potential to either rise or fall, but he is looking a strong contender for a top ten placing. His last studio album, Real As I Wanna Be, entered at No.10 with sales of 12,500.

For More Information: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 9/11/01

Cliff's Odds Improving For Christmas No.1

With the announcement that Bob The Builder won't be releasing a single this Christmas, the odds of Cliff's single Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World being this year's Christmas No.1 have been slashed from 33/1 to 10/1 by bookmakers.
A William Hill spokesman says they're taking no chances on the wily old crooner. 'Having been hit in the pocket twice before with Cliff taking the Christmas number one, we are always on the alert and take his bid very seriously.'
So now the horns are locked: Cliff must take on the favourite, Kate Winslet, and the might of the other contenders, who include Atomic Kitten, Westlife, and, perhaps most threatening of all, Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman.
Uploaded: 9/11/01

Official Cliff Richard Website Re-Launched

The Cliff Richard Organization have re-launched the Official Cliff Richard Site to coincide with the release of his new album Wanted.
All of the existing features such as the Fan Forum, Shop and Photo Gallery are still present, with new additions including information about the new album and single as well as soundclips from each song on the album.
Also revealed with the new design and features is news that Cliff will be touring the UK and Europe in autumn 2002, with details to become available early in 2002.

For More Information: The Official Cliff Richard Website

Uploaded: 9/11/01

Cliff Fan Who Stole £50,000 Goes Free

A woman who stole £50,000 from a monkey sanctuary to fund her obsession with Cliff Richard and Daniel O'Donnell escaped a jail sentence yesterday.
Cashier Sara-Jane Samways, 41, went to scores of gigs around the country, bought loads of souvenirs of her heart-throbs and stayed at plush hotels.
She worked on the gate at Monkey World in Wool, Dorset, where she was a trusted employee until she was caught out by CCTV.
She admitted stealing £47,750 when she appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court.
Police found piles of pop souvenirs in her home.
But she was freed by a judge yesterday after being given a 15-month suspended sentence.
The court heard that unmarried Samways' only pleasures in life were Sir Cliff, 60, and O'Donnell, and the rest of her time was spent working and taking care of her invalid mother.
Christopher Jervis, prosecuting, said Samways started working at the park in 1987.
He said: "It is a charitable organisation dedicated to the protection of primates in the park and around the world.
"A large proportion of its profits is spent on the welfare of creatures.
Judge Samuel Wiggs told Samways: "Your doctor says you cannot understand why you did it and there are no clues as to your motives."
He ordered her to pay back £48,930 to Monkey World.
Uploaded: 1/11/01

The Most WANTED Album Of The Year Is Almost Here

On Monday November 5th Cliff will release the most Wanted album of the year, and his first new album in three years.
The album features mainly covers of various songs that Cliff has always wanted to record such as You've Got A Friend, All Shook Up, What's Love Got To Do With It and Moon River as well as his upcoming single Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World.
Papillon Records have uploaded a 60 second stream of the upcoming single on their website and they will be uploading a stream of the song's video clip later in the week. Television advertising will also begin on the 4th (you can view a complete list of shows during which Wanted will be advertised here).
To ring in the new release, Cliff took to the airwaves recording interviews for BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Wiltshire Sound and Capital Gold who had an entire Cliff Richard Day on November 1st. Cliff also appeared on television programs GMTV, Esther, Rich & Famous and The Frank Skinner Show in the few days leading up to the November 5th release.
As a lot of Cliff fans are anxious to know how they can get this album as high as possible in the charts, I have put up a new section on the Wanted page which gives some details of where to buy it and media outlets to contact.

For More Information: The Wanted Page

Uploaded: 1/11/01

Television Special Re-Scheduled

The marketing campaign for Cliff's new album Wanted received an unexpected blow earlier this week when ITV announced that it is re-scheduling the Cliff TV special planned to air on November 10th.
The reason for this change was the re-scheduling of the Premiership Football. While no details are confirmed at this stage, the work from ITV is that the special will likely be aired on the following Saturday 17 November at 8:55pm.
Uploaded: 1/11/01

Cliff Appearances In Europe

Cliff made an appearance on Austrian TV last weekend on Euro Show in front of a few hundred enthusiastic Austrian fans.
The show featured a variety of acts, with Cliff singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World and also joined local singer Udo Jürgens and the Vienna Boys choir later in the show.

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