“Summer Holiday” by Cliff Richard and The Shadows - album review
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Wey-hey! Britain’s chief Elvis wannabe follows the man all the way into the cheese-fest world of the teen idol movie soundtrack. Sometimes, it’s so bad that it actually works, by at least making me smile at the absurd gaiety of it all. Mostly, however, the album would be down with a dire rating in the 2 points spectrum, were it not for some neat little Shadows tunes interspersed with some Tom & Jerry style slapstick style orchestration. That said, the best track is undoubtedly Cliff’s entirely sing-able “Bachelor Boy”.
The Jukebox Rebel
06-Sep-2008
| A1 | [03:12]  Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - Seven Days To A Holiday (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret |
| A2 | [02:09]  Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Summer Holiday (Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett) Pop |
| A3 | [04:38]  Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - Let Us Take You For A Ride (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret |
| A4 | [02:00]  The Shadows - Les Girls (Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| A5 | [02:23]  The Shadows - Round And Round (Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin) Pop |
| A6 | [02:26]  The Shadows - Foot Tapper (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch) Pop |
| A7 | [02:35] Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - Stranger In Town (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret |
| A8 | [02:18]  The A.B.S. Orchestra - Orlando’s Mime (Stanley Black) Film Score / Incidental |
| B1 | [02:02]  Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Bachelor Boy (Bruce Welch, Harry Webb) Pop |
| B2 | [04:18]  Cliff Richard with Grazina Frame and The A.B.S. Orchestra - A Swingin’ Affair (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Big Band / Jive / Swing |
| B3 | [01:57]  Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - Really Waltzing (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret |
| B4 | [03:52] Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - All At Once (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret |
| B5 | [02:10]  Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Dancing Shoes (Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B6 | [02:59] The A.B.S. Orchestra - Jugoslav Wedding (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Film Score / Incidental |
| B7 | [02:59]  Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Next Time (Buddy Kaye, Philip Springer) Pop Ballad |
| B8 | [01:57] Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Big News (Harry Webb, Mike Conlin, Ronald Cass) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
