Love... The Album

Love... The Album is a hybrid compilation/studio album by British singer Cliff Richard, released by EMI on 12 November 2007 in the UK. The five new studio tracks were produced by Michael Omartian. It reached No. 13 in the UK Albums Chart.^[1]

Love... The Album
Studio album by Cliff Richard
Released	12 November 2007
Recorded	1963–2007
Genre	Pop, easy listening
Length	57:50 (CD version), 56:45 (Digital download version)
Label	EMI Records
Producer	Michael Omartian Norrie Paramor Bruce Welch Cliff Richard Richard Hewson Craig Pruess Monroe Jones Paul Moessl Alan Tarney
Cliff Richard chronology
Two's Company The Duets (2006) Love... The Album (2007) And They Said It Wouldn't Last (My 50 Years In Music) (2008)
Singles from Love... The Album
"When I Need You" Released: 29 October 2007

There are two versions of this album, the CD version and the digital download version. The difference is on track 12, the CD version is "For Life" whilst the digital download version is "My Pretty One".

The five new recordings on the album are cover songs: "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (originally by Foreigner), "If You're Not The One" (originally by Daniel Bedingfield), "When I Need You" (originally recorded by Leo Sayer), "When You Say Nothing at All" (originally by Keith Whitley) and "All Out of Love" (originally by Air Supply). The album launched only one single, a cover of Leo Sayer's "When I Need You" which reached no. 38 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Background

On 30 October 2007, before releasing the CD version of Love... the Album, EMI and the Cliff Richard Organisation decided that for 2 weeks, if there is a high enough demand for the digital download version of the album (which was 400 copies), then the price will drop from £7.99 to £3.99. For each album being downloaded, the price of the album drops by 1 pence.^[2]

During the two-week period, Richard said:

As artists we face a stark choice. We either keep one step ahead of the technology which is changing our industry so radically - or we throw our hands and quit. Personally I'm not for quitting! ^[3]

On 8 November 2007, it was announced that the £3.99 price tag for the album has been secured and that all people who have downloaded it during the two-week period would all pay £3.99 instead of the original price. All copies downloaded contributed to the first week of the UK Albums Chart.^[4]

Track listing

CD version (EMI 5093702)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Waiting for a Girl Like You"	Mick Jones Lou Gramm	Michael Omartian	4:15
2.	"It's All in the Game"	Charles G. Dawes Carl Sigman	Norrie Paramor	3:13
3.	"Miss You Nights"	Dave Townsend	Bruce Welch	3:56
4.	"If You're Not the One"	Daniel Bedingfield	Omartian	4:30
5.	"Constantly"	Saverio Seracini Vincenzo D'Acquisto	Paramor	2:39
6.	"The Best of Me"	Jeremy Lubbock David Foster Richard Marx	Cliff Richard	4:11
7.	"When I Need You"	Carole Bayer Sager Albert Hammond	Omartian	4:14
8.	"True Love Ways"	Norman Petty Buddy Holly	Richard Richard Hewson	3:18
9.	"The Twelfth of Never"	Jerry Livingston Paul Francis Webster	Paramor	2:44
10.	"When You Say Nothing at All"	Paul Overstreet Don Schlitz	Omartian	3:30
11.	"Ocean Deep"	Rod Trott Jon Sweet	Craig Pruess Richard	5:19
12.	"For Life"	Chris Eaton Bobby Huff	Monroe Jones	5:01
13.	"All Out of Love"	Graham Russell Clive Davis	Omartian	3:23
14.	"I Still Believe in You"	David Pomeranz Dean Pitchford	Paul Moessl	3:45
15.	"Some People"	Alan Tarney	Tarney	3:52

Digital download version

#	Title	Time
1.	"Waiting for a Girl Like You" Writers: Foreigner, L. Gramm, M. Jones Producer: M. Omartian	4:15
2.	"It's All in the Game" Writers: C. Dawes, G. Sigman Producer: N. Paramor	3:13
3.	"Miss You Nights" Writer: D. Townsend Producer: B. Welch	3:56
4.	"If You're Not the One" Writer: D. Bedingfield Producer: M. Omartian	4:30
5.	"Constantly" Writers: S. Seracini, V. D'Acquisto Producer: N. Paramor	2:39
6.	"The Best of Me" Writers: J. Lubbock, D. Foster, R. Marx Producer: C. Richard	4:11
7.	"When I Need You" Writers: C. Bayer Sager, A. Hammond Producer: M. Omartian	4:14
8.	"True Love Ways" Writers: N. Petty, B. Holly Producers: C. Richard, R. Hewson	3:18
9.	"The Twelfth of Never" Writers: J. Livingstone, F. Webster Producer: N. Paramor	2:44
10.	"When You Say Nothing at All" Writers: P. Overstreet, D. Schlitz Producer: M. Omartian	3:30
11.	"Ocean Deep" Writers: R. Trott, J.Sweet Producers: C. Pruess	5:19
12.	"My Pretty One" Writer: A. Tarney Producer: A. Tarney	3:56
13.	"All Out of Love" Writers: G. Russell, C. Davis Producer: M. Omartian	3:23
14.	"I Still Believe in You" Writers: D. Pomeranz, Pitchford Producer: P. Moessl	3:45
15.	"Some People" Writer: A. Tarney Producer: A. Tarney	3:52

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2007−08) Peak position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 28 UK Albums (OCC)[1] 13 Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position United Kingdom (OCC)[6] 95

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
2. BBC News - Cliff fans 'control album cost'
3. ""Love Cliff Richard" website". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
4. BBC News - Sir Cliff fans secure £3.99 album
5. "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – Love... The Album". Hung Medien.
6. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2007". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
7. "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Love - The Album". British Phonographic Industry.