Love... The Album

Love... The Album is a hybrid part compilation, part new studio recordings 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]

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 single that was released from this album was "When I Need You" which reached no. 38 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

The album has sold over 220,000 copies worldwide.

New songs

The five new tracks from this album are original cover songs, these are:

"Waiting for a Girl Like You", originally released by Foreigner
"If You're Not The One", originally released by Daniel Bedingfield
"When I Need You", originally released by Leo Sayer
"When You Say Nothing at All", originally released by Keith Whitley
"All Out of Love", originally released by Air Supply

Fans have control over album costs

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

#	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, C. Richard	5:19
12.	"For Life" Writers: C. Eaton, B. Huff Producer: M. Jones	5:01
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. Moessi	3:45
15.	"Some People" Writer: A. Tarney Producer: A. 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, C. Richard	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. Moessi	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	168,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Studio or Compilation album?

Fans have been divided into whether this album was a studio or compilation album as 10 of the 15 tracks were previously released from Cliff Richard from other albums. On 5 December 2007, Cliff admitted on The Paul O'Grady Show that it was "unfair" to release the same music more than once.

References

1 2 3 "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
↑ BBC News - Cliff fans 'control album cost'
↑ "Love Cliff Richard" website
↑ BBC News - Sir Cliff fans secure £3.99 album
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Cliff Richard – Love... The Album". Hung Medien.
↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2007". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
↑ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Love - The Album". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Love - The Album in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

Cliff Richard

Albums (UK)

1950s:	Cliff (1959, live) Cliff Sings (1959)

1960s:	Me and My Shadows (1960) 21 Today (1961) Listen to Cliff! (1961) 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds (1962) The Young Ones (1962, soundtrack) Summer Holiday (1963, soundtrack) When in Spain (1963) Wonderful Life (1964, soundtrack) Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp (1964, stage show album) Cliff Richard (1965) When in Rome (1965) Love is Forever (1965) Kinda Latin Finders Keepers (1966, soundtrack) Cinderella (1967, soundtrack) Don't Stop Me Now (1967) Good News (1967, gospel) Cliff in Japan (1968, live) Two a Penny (1968, soundtrack) Established 1958 (1968) Sincerely Cliff (1969)

1970s:	About that Man (1970, gospel) His Land (1970, gospel) Cliff: Live at the Talk of the Town (1970, live) Tracks 'n Grooves (1970) Take Me High (1974, soundtrack) Help It Along (1974, gospel) The 31st February Street (1974) I'm Nearly Famous (1976) Every Face Tells a Story (1977) Small Corners (1978, gospel) Green Light (1978) Thank You Very Much (1979, live) Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile (1979)

1980s:	I'm No Hero (1980) Wired for Sound (1981) Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1982, gospel) Dressed for the Occasion (1983, live) Silver (1983) The Rock Connection (1984) Always Guaranteed (1987) Stronger (1989)

1990s:	From a Distance: The Event (1990, live) Together with Cliff Richard (1991) The Album (1993) Songs from Heathcliff (1995, stage show album) Heathcliff Live (1996, stage show album, live) Real as I Wanna Be (1998)

2000s:	Wanted (2001) Live at the ABC Kingston, 1962 (2002, live) Cliff at Christmas (2003) Something's Goin' On (2004) Cliff Richard - The World Tour (2004, live) Two's Company The Duets (2006) Love... The Album (2007, Part new songs, part compilation) Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows (2009)

2010s:	Bold as Brass (2010) Soulicious (2011) The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook (2013) Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll (2016)

EPs (UK)

Serious Charge
Expresso Bongo

Compilations (UK)

Cliff's Hit Album (1963)
More Hits by Cliff (1965)
The Best of Cliff (1969)
The Best of Cliff, Vol. 2 (1972)
40 Golden Greats (1977)
Love Songs (1981)
Walking in the Light (1984, Gospel)
Private Collection: 1979-1988 (1988)
My Kinda Life (1992)
The Hit List (1994)
At the Movies 1959-1974 (1996)
Yesterday, Today, Forever (1997, Gospel)
The Whole Story: His Greatest Hits (2000)
The Platinum Collection (2005)
And They Said It Wouldn't Last (My 50 Years in Music) (2008)
The 50th Anniversary Album (2008)
75 at 75 (2015)

Filmography

Serious Charge (1959)
Expresso Bongo (1959)
The Young Ones (Soundtrack album) (1961)
Summer Holiday (Soundtrack album) (1963)
Wonderful Life (Soundtrack album) (1964)
Finders Keepers (1966)
Two a Penny (1967)
Take Me High (1973)

Discography
Concert tours
The Shadows

Book:Cliff Richard

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