CLIFF RICHARD - THE AIR THAT I BREATHE

THE AIR THAT I BREATHE

CLIFF RICHARD FEAT ALBERT HAMMOND

SONGWRITHERS: ALBERT HAMMOND & MIKE HAZLEWOOD

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: CLIFF RICHARDS

LABEL: EAST WEST RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 2020

 

          Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an English singer, musician, actor, and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

       Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song; John Lennon once said that "before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music". In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous film career with films including The Young Ones and Summer Holiday. Increased focus on his Christianity and subsequent softening of his music led to a more middle-of-the-road image, and he sometimes ventured into contemporary Christian music.

         Over a career spanning 60 years, Richard has amassed several gold and platinum discs and awards, including two Ivor Novello Awards and three Brit Awards. More than 130 of his singles, albums, and EPs have reached the UK Top 20, more than any other artist. Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist behind Presley. He holds the record, with Presley, as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles, and is the only singer to have had a No. 1 single in the UK in each of five consecutive decades. He also had four UK Christmas No. 1 singles, two of which were as a solo artist; "Mistletoe and Wine" and "Saviour's Day".

         Richard has never achieved the same popularity in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the million-selling "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore". In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum. He has remained a popular music, film, and television personality in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and retains a following in other countries. When not touring, he divides his time between Barbados and Portugal. In 2019, he relocated to the United States.

           Music... The Air That I Breathe is the 45th studio album by British pop singer Cliff Richard, released on 30 October 2020. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 3, which has seen Richard become the first artist to make the top five of the albums chart for eight consecutive decades.

         On radio, the album was BBC Radio 2's 'Album of the week' in its first week of release, with the lead single "Falling for You" in rotation (and having been so for several weeks). The latest single "PS Please", featuring Mark Knopfler on lead guitar, has been added to the BBC Radio 2 new music playlist.

         In other media, the album has been part of the conversation when Richard was interviewed on Piers Morgan's Life Stories (ITV, UK) on 25 October 2020, The One Show (BBC, UK) on 28 October 2020 and Sunrise (7, Australia) on 30 October 2020. Richard was also featured singing his new song "PS Please" on Songs of Praise (BBC) on 1 November 2020.

If, I could make a wish, I think I'd pass;

Can't think of anything I need;

No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound,

Nothing to eat, no books to read;

Making love with you has left me peaceful warm and tired,

What more could I ask

There's nothing left to be desired;

Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak,

So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep;

Some times, all I need is the air that I breathe

Just to love you

All I need is the air that I breathe

And to love you

All I need is the air that I breathe

 

Peavce came upon me and it makes me weak,

Sleep silent angel go to sleep

Some times, all I need is the air that I breathe

And to love you,

All I need is the air that I breathe

Just to love you

All I need is the air that I breathe.