Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile
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Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile is a 1979 album by Cliff Richard
. It featured his biggest-ever single, "We Don't Talk Anymore
".
The album was produced largely by Terry Britten
, a regular songwriter of Richard's, but this was to be his first production work with him. Richard himself was named as co-producer, while just "We Don't Talk Anymore" was credited to the more regular Bruce Welch
- although this had also been heavily worked upon by Alan Tarney
, the song's composer and his future producer.
In July, "We Don't Talk Anymore" was the first single to be released. Its fresh and contemporary pop sound made it an obvious choice and the public response was highly enthusiastic. The single quickly hit the number one spot, becoming Richard's first chart topper for more than a decade. It went on to remain at the top for four weeks and became his biggest selling single in the UK, with sales just short of one million. It also became a big hit worldwide, including a top 10 entry in America. It eventually sold three million copies.
With the failure of his previous album, Green Light
behind him, EMI released the new album in September 1979 and was an immediate top 10 hit. The album reached a peak of No.3 and remained on the charts for 21 weeks, his most successful studio album since the early 1960s. It also gained his highest placing in the US album charts at No.74, where it was released under the title We Don't Talk Anymore with a slightly different track listing.
A second single was released in October, the less commercial "Hot Shot". Surprisingly, this only managed to chart at No.46, but a third release, the harder-edged "Carrie" put Richard back into the top 10, reaching a high of No.4 in February 1980. The latter single also becoming one of his most highly regarded works, Allmusic calling it "one of the most electrifying of all Cliff Richard's recordings". It also became a hit in the US.
This album continued Richard's revival, which had begun in 1976 with the I'm Nearly Famous
album and would now increase in strength for the next few years into the 1980s.
Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile was remastered and re-issued on Compact disc in 2001.
Side Two
Bonus tracks (2001 re-issue):
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
. It featured his biggest-ever single, "We Don't Talk Anymore
We Don't Talk Anymore
"We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard that reached number one in the UK singles chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks...
".
Background
Recording sessions for the album began on 18 July 1978, before his previous album had been released. Over the next few days, the backing tracks of many of the songs were recorded, while the vocals weren't begun until January 1979 and continued on sporadically for the next few months, with the final vocal to be completed being for "Falling in Love" on 30 June 1979 (almost a year after the backing track). The final song to be considered for inclusion was "We Don't Talk Anymore", which had been recorded completely in one day in May 1979.The album was produced largely by Terry Britten
Terry Britten
Terry Britten is a prolific English singer-songwriter, who has written songs for Tina Turner and Sir Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo, Michael Jackson and many others.-Career:...
, a regular songwriter of Richard's, but this was to be his first production work with him. Richard himself was named as co-producer, while just "We Don't Talk Anymore" was credited to the more regular Bruce Welch
Bruce Welch
Bruce Welch OBE, is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of The Shadows.-Biography:...
- although this had also been heavily worked upon by Alan Tarney
Alan Tarney
Alan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...
, the song's composer and his future producer.
In July, "We Don't Talk Anymore" was the first single to be released. Its fresh and contemporary pop sound made it an obvious choice and the public response was highly enthusiastic. The single quickly hit the number one spot, becoming Richard's first chart topper for more than a decade. It went on to remain at the top for four weeks and became his biggest selling single in the UK, with sales just short of one million. It also became a big hit worldwide, including a top 10 entry in America. It eventually sold three million copies.
With the failure of his previous album, Green Light
Green Light (Cliff Richard album)
Green Light is a 1978 album by Cliff Richard. It was his 31st studio album.- Background :Cliff Richard had seen a dip in popularity in the early 1970s until his 1976 album I'm Nearly Famous gave him major success. This comeback kept Richard regularly in the charts until the mid 1980s...
behind him, EMI released the new album in September 1979 and was an immediate top 10 hit. The album reached a peak of No.3 and remained on the charts for 21 weeks, his most successful studio album since the early 1960s. It also gained his highest placing in the US album charts at No.74, where it was released under the title We Don't Talk Anymore with a slightly different track listing.
A second single was released in October, the less commercial "Hot Shot". Surprisingly, this only managed to chart at No.46, but a third release, the harder-edged "Carrie" put Richard back into the top 10, reaching a high of No.4 in February 1980. The latter single also becoming one of his most highly regarded works, Allmusic calling it "one of the most electrifying of all Cliff Richard's recordings". It also became a hit in the US.
This album continued Richard's revival, which had begun in 1976 with the I'm Nearly Famous
I'm Nearly Famous
I'm Nearly Famous is a 1976 album by Cliff Richard.The album was released in May 1976 and was seen very much as a comeback. The album is today considered one of his finest works and is held as the album which brought about Cliff Richard's revival as a major chart act in the late 1970s and early...
album and would now increase in strength for the next few years into the 1980s.
Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile was remastered and re-issued on Compact disc in 2001.
Track listing
Side One- "Monday Thru' Friday" (Terry BrittenTerry BrittenTerry Britten is a prolific English singer-songwriter, who has written songs for Tina Turner and Sir Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo, Michael Jackson and many others.-Career:...
) 3:47 - "Doing Fine" (Terry Britten) 3:06
- "Cities May Fall" (Terry Britten, B.A. Robertson) 4:17
- "You Know That I Love You" (Terry Britten) 2:54
- "My Luck Won't Change" (Terry Britten, B.A. Robertson) 4:13
- "Rock 'N' Roll Juvenile" (Cliff RichardCliff RichardSir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
) 2:47
Side Two
- "Sci-Fi" (Terry Britten, B.A. Robertson) 3:47
- "Fallin' in Luv" (Terry Britten, B.A. Robertson) 3:11
- "Carrie" (Terry Britten, B.A. Robertson) 3:43
- "Hot Shot" (Terry Britten, B.A. Robertson) 3:23
- "Language of Love" (Terry Britten, B.A. Robertson) 4:40
- "We Don't Talk AnymoreWe Don't Talk Anymore"We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard that reached number one in the UK singles chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks...
" (Alan TarneyAlan TarneyAlan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...
) 4:18
Bonus tracks (2001 re-issue):
- "Walking in the Light" (Terry Britten) 3:17
- "Moving In" (Cliff Richard) 3:26
Chart performance
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| July 1979 | "We Don't Talk Anymore We Don't Talk Anymore "We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard that reached number one in the UK singles chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks... " |
1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 1979 | "Hot Shot" | 46 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1980 | "Carrie" | 4 | 34 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| September 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile | 3 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||