WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS
CLIFF RICHARD
SONGWRITERS: Brian
Bennett & Sid Tepper
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: THE YOUNG ONES
LABEL: ABPC/EMI’S COLUMBIA
GENRE: SOUNDTRACK
YEAR: 1961
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.
The Young Ones (US title: Wonderful
to Be Young!) is a 1961 British film musical, directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Cliff
Richard, Robert
Morley as his character's father, Carole Gray as his love interest, and the
Shadows as his band. The screenplay was
written by Peter Myers and Ronald
Cass, who also wrote most of the songs. Herbert Ross choreographed the dance scenes.
Although Richard had appeared in two pictures
prior, The Young Ones was this first major film in a string of musical films
including Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life. Its soundtrack spawning
numerous hits including the
title track.
The film was produced by the Associated British Picture Corporation and shot at their Elstree Studios. It had its World Premiere on 13
December 1961 at the Warner Theatre in London's West End.
When the girl in your arms
Is the girl in you heart
Then you have got everything
When you are holding the dream
You have been dreaming you would hold
You're as rich as a king
So hold her tight
And never let her go
Day and night
Let her know
You love her so
With the love of your life
Spend the lifetime of love
Make her yours for evermore
So hold her tight
And never let her go
Day and night
Let her know
You love her so
With the love of your life
Spend the lifetime of love
Make her yours for evermore
Make her yours for evermore.
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