The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook

by Cliff Richard

Overview

Billed as Sir Cliff's 100th album (compilations and live records are added into the equation), The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook finds Richard going back, way back, to the birth of rock & roll. Richard was there at the start, turning into the first genuine British rock & roll star to emerge in the wake of Elvis Presley, so this collection of '50s standards is a return to roots of sorts. The difference is, Richard isn't quite interested in reviving the renegade spirit of early rock & roll (nor is he bothering to dabble with the sound of the long-departed Shadows): he's in it for the memories. This is enough of a nostalgia fest that Cliff Richard dotted its 15 songs with sock-hop bop and sweet, slow paeans to puppy love. When placed next to "Poetry in Motion" and "Sealed with a Kiss," "School Days" and "Stood Up" have their adolescent themes accentuated but Sir Cliff doesn't sound teenaged, not in the slightest. He's not rebellious, he's jovial, delighted to be taking this magical history trip -- and while this may be too clean, crisp, and conventional to convince doubters, this happy party will please many fans who've stood by Cliff through the last 99 albums. The old men know what the little girls don't understand. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/13/2021
Label:	Friday Music
UPC:	0829421901006
Rank:	132172

Tracks

1. Rip It Up
2. Wake Up Little Susie
3. Poetry in Motion
4. Sealed With a Kiss
5. Stood Up
6. Such a Night
7. School Days
8. Teddy Bear & Too Much (Medley)
9. Don't Let Go
10. Dream Lover
11. Stuck On You
12. Fabulous
13. Rave On
14. Johnny B. Goode
15. One More Sunny Day

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cliff Richard   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Sandy Goans   Vocals (Background)
Tom Bukovac   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
John Howard   Bass
Vince Gill   Vocals (Background)
Dane Bryant   Keyboards
Andy Childs   Vocals (Background)
Steve Mandile   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Gunnar Nelson   Vocals (Background)
Chuck Tilley   Drums,Percussion
Max Abrams   Saxophone
Teea Goans   Vocals (Background)
Reagan Mandile   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bobby Darin   Composer
Bill Tilghman   Composer
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Cliff Richard   Liner Notes
John Marascalco   Composer
Dub Dickerson   Composer
Lee Rosenberg   Composer
Peter Udell   Composer
Rosenberg   Composer
Jesse Stone   Composer
Kal Mann   Composer
Keith Bessey   Mixing,Mastering
McFarland   Composer
Norman Petty   Composer
Mike Anthony   Composer
Aaron Schroeder   Composer
Sunny West   Composer
Dane Bryant   Composer
Paul Kaufman   Composer
Andy Childs   Composer
Sonny West   Composer
Steve Mandile   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Photography
Gary Geld   Composer
Steve Marcantonio   Engineer
B.B. Dickerson   Composer
J. Leslie McFarland   Composer
Lincoln Chase   Composer
Seth Morton   Assistant Tracking Engineer
Bernard Weinman   Composer
Robert "Bumps" Blackwell   Composer
Alan Olley   Photography
Bill Tighman   Composer
Erma Herrold   Composer
Eddie Healey   Executive Producer
John Rupp   Overdub Engineer
Bernie Lowe   Composer