“Summer Holiday” by Cliff Richard and The Shadows - album review

features in: Album Chart of 1963Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s

TJR says

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”.

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06–Sep–2008

Tracklist
A1 [03:12] 5.5.png Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - Seven Days To A Holiday (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret
A2 [02:09] 3.0.png Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Summer Holiday (Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett) Pop
A3 [04:38] 2.5.png Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - Let Us Take You For A Ride (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret
A4 [02:00] 5.2.png The Shadows - Les Girls (Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
A5 [02:23] 4.6.png The Shadows - Round And Round (Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin) Pop
A6 [02:26] 5.1.png The Shadows - Foot Tapper (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch) Pop
A7 [02:35] 2.5.png Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - Stranger In Town (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret
A8 [02:18] 5.3.png The A.B.S. Orchestra - Orlando’s Mime (Stanley Black) Film Score / Incidental
B1 [02:02] 5.8.png Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Bachelor Boy (Bruce Welch, Harry Webb) Pop
B2 [04:18] 2.2.png 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] 3.5.png Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - Really Waltzing (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret
B4 [03:52] 3.0.png Cliff Richard and The A.B.S. Orchestra - All At Once (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Crooner / Cabaret
B5 [02:10] 3.8.png Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Dancing Shoes (Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
B6 [02:59] 5.5.png The A.B.S. Orchestra - Jugoslav Wedding (Peter Myers, Ronald Cass) Film Score / Incidental
B7 [02:59] 3.3.png Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Next Time (Buddy Kaye, Philip Springer) Pop Ballad
B8 [01:57] 3.0.png Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Big News (Harry Webb, Mike Conlin, Ronald Cass) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly

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