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.
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