21 Today

21 Today is the fourth studio album by Cliff Richard and his fifth album overall. The album features The Shadows on every track. It was released through EMI Columbia Records on 14 October 1961, the exact date of Cliff Richard's 21st birthday and was his first No. 1 in the UK album chart.^[2]

21 Today
Studio album by Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Released	14 October 1961
Recorded	September 1960 – July 1961
Length	40:01
Label	Columbia 1961 LP - 33SX 1368 (mono) 1961 SCX 3409 (stereo)
Producer	Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard and The Shadows chronology
Listen to Cliff (1961) 21 Today (1961) The Young Ones (1962)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
New Record Mirror	5/5[1]

Track listing

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Happy Birthday to You"	Mildred J. Hill	1:38
2.	"Forty Days (To Come Back Home)"	Chuck Berry	2:49
3.	"Catch Me"	Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett	2:31
4.	"How Wonderful to Know"	Salvatore D'Esposito, Kermit Goell	2:42
5.	"Tough Enough"	Johnny Otis	2:18
6.	"Fifty Years for Every Kiss"	Sammy Bella	2:34
7.	"The Night Is So Lonely"	Gene Vincent, Clifton Simmons	2:46
8.	"Poor Boy"	Vern McEntire	2:59

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Y'Arriva"	Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin	3:39
2.	"Outsider"	Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett	2:45
3.	"Tea For Two"	Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar	2:19
4.	"To Prove My Love for You"	Don Wolf, Ben Raleigh	1:55
5.	"Without You"	Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch	2:09
6.	"A Mighty Lonely Man"	Eddie Curtis	2:18
7.	"My Blue Heaven"	George A. Whiting, Walter Donaldson	2:31
8.	"Shame on You"	Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Kevin Jacobson	2:08

Chart positions

Chart (1961)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	1

Release formats

• Vinyl LP mono & stereo (1961)
• Audio CD (1998)

Personnel

Cliff Richard and the Shadows

• Cliff Richard – lead vocals
• Hank Marvin – lead guitar
• Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
• Jet Harris – bass guitar
• Tony Meehan – drums

References

1. Watson, Jimmy (21 October 1961). "Cliff Richard: 21 Today" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 32. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
2. "Cliff Richard - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
3. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2016.