Summer Holiday (album)

Summer Holiday
Soundtrack album by
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Released18 January 1963
RecordedMay – November 1962
GenrePop · film score
Length43:33
LabelsColumbia (EMI) 33SX1472 (mono), SCX3462 (stereo)
ProducerNorrie Paramor
Cliff Richard and The Shadows chronology
32 Minutes and 17 Seconds
(1962)		 Summer Holiday
(1963)		 Cliff's Hit Album
(1963)
Singles from Summer Holiday
  1. "The Next Time"/"Bachelor Boy"
    Released: 30 November 1962
  2. "Summer Holiday""
    Released: 15 February 1963
  3. "Foot Tapper"
    Released: 22 February 1963
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Record MirrorStarStarStarStarStar[1]
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]

Summer Holiday is a soundtrack album by Cliff Richard and the Shadows to the film of the same name. It is their second film soundtrack album and Richard's eighth album overall. The album topped the UK Albums Chart for 14 weeks. Three singles from the album were released. Before the album release both "The Next Time" and "Bachelor Boy" (A- and B-side respectively) had already been hits. This was followed by "Summer Holiday" and lastly "Foot Tapper" (by the Shadows). All three singles topped the UK singles chart.[3][4]

Rare Release

A "special edition" double-album (limited to 80 copies) was given to the cast and crew of the movie and has since become very collectible, with an original selling for £498 in 2010.[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Seven Days to a Holiday"Ronald Cass, Peter MyersCliff Richard, A.B.S. Orchestra, The Michael Sammes Singers3:13
2."Summer Holiday"Brian Bennett, Bruce WelchCliff Richard and the Shadows, The Norrie Paramor Strings2:10
3."Let Us Take You for a Ride"Cass, MyersCliff Richard, A.B.S. Orchestra, The Michael Sammes Singers4:39
4."Les Girls"Bennett, Hank Marvin, WelchThe Shadows2:00
5."Round and Round"Bennett, Marvin, WelchThe Shadows2:05
6."Foot Tapper"Marvin, WelchThe Shadows2:27
7."Stranger in Town"Cass, MyersCliff Richard, A.B.S. Orchestra2:35
8."Orlando's Mime"Stanley BlackA.B.S. Orchestra2:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Bachelor Boy"Cliff Richard, WelchCliff Richard and the Shadows, The Michael Sammes Singers2:02
2."A Swingin' Affair"Cass, MyersCliff Richard, Grazina Frame, A.B S. Orchestra4:18
3."Really Waltzing"Cass, MyersCliff Richard, A.B.S. Orchestra, The Michael Sammes Singers1:57
4."All at Once"Cass, MyersCliff Richard, A.B.S. Orchestra3:52
5."Dancing Shoes"Marvin, WelchCliff Richard and the Shadows2:11
6."Yugoslav Wedding"Cass, MyersA.B.S. Orchestra3:00
7."The Next Time"Buddy Kaye, Philip SpringerCliff Richard and the Shadows, The Norrie Paramor Strings2:58
8."Big News"Cass, Michael Conlin, RichardCliff Richard and the Shadows1:54

Personnel

Cliff Richard and the Shadows

Chart performance

Chart (1963) Peak
position
UK Albums (Official Charts)[6]1
Canada Albums (CHUM)[7][8][9][10][11] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 1

References

  1. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (2 March 1963). "Cliff Richard, Shadows: Summer Holiday" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 103. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Dave. "Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard, Cliff Richard ... | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Cliff Richard". Official Charts. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cliff Richard". Official Charts. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Auction Details - Cliff Richard & The Shadows Summer Holiday Cast Only 2LP". popsike.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 27/1/1963 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "CHUM #1 Albums". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - 27 May 1963". chumtribute.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - 3 June 1963". chumtribute.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - 10 June 1963". chumtribute.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Chum Charts 1963 (Index)". chumtribute.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Gilde, Torre (1994). Den Store Norske Hitboka: en komplett guide til populaermuikken i norge 1958-1993 (doc). Oslo: Exlex. ISBN 82-7776-000-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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