CONGRATULATIONS
CLIFF
RICHARD
SONGWRITERS:
MICK JAGGER &
KEITH RICHARDS
COUNTRY:
U. K.
ALBUM: CONGRATULATIONS
LABEL: COLUMBIA
RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1968
Sir Cliff Richard(born Harry Rodger Webb; 14
October 1940) is an English singer 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. In the early 1960s, he had a prosperous film career with films
including The Young
Ones and Summer
Holiday. Increased focus on his Christian faith 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 at
home in the UK as well as 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 New York.
Congratulations
And celebrations
When I tell everyone that you're in love with me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I'm happy as can be
Who would believe
that I could be happy and contented?
I used to think that happiness hadn't been invented
But that was in the bad old days before I met you
When I let you walk into my heart
Congratulations
And celebrations
When I tell everyone that you're in love with me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I'm happy as can be
I was afraid that
maybe you thought you were above me
That I was only fooling myself to think you'd love me
But then tonight you said you couldn't live without me
That round about me you wanted to stay
Congratulations
And celebrations
When I tell everyone that you're in love with me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I'm happy as can be
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I'm happy as can be
I want the world to know I'm happy as can be.
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