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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Cast recording by
ReleasedDecember 1964 [1]
Recorded15-17, 21 October 1964 [1]
Studio EMI Abbey Road [1]
Genre Pop, Pantomime
Label Columbia - SCX 3522 [2]
Producer Norrie Paramor [1]
Cliff Richard chronology
Wonderful Life
(1964)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
(1964)
Cliff Richard
(1965)
Singles from Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
  1. "Genie with the Light Brown Lamp"
    Released: December 1964
  2. " I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)"
    Released: December 1964

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is a 1964 pantomime cast album by Cliff Richard, the Shadows, the Norrie Paramor orchestra and other members of the pantomime cast. [1] [2] It is Richard's twelfth album. The album reached number 13 in the UK Album Charts in a 5-week run in the top 20. [3]

Two singles were released from the album within a week of each other in December 1964. First, the Shadows' "Genie with the Light Brown Lamp", which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by Richard's " I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" (with the Shadows backing), reaching number 6 on the same chart. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Emperor Theme"/"Chinese Street Scene" - Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  2. "Me Oh My" - The Shadows
  3. " I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  4. "Little Princess" - The Shadows
  5. "This was My Special Day" - Faye Fisher, Joan Palethorpe, Audrey Bayley, Cliff Richard, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  6. "I'm in Love With You" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  7. "There's Gotta Be a Way" - Cliff Richard, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  8. "Ballet" - Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  9. "Dance of the Warriors" - Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  10. "Friends" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  11. "Dragon Dance" - Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  12. "Genie with the Light Brown Lamp" - The Shadows
  13. "Make Ev'ry Day a Carnival Day" - Cliff Richard, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  14. "Widow Twanky's Song" - Michael Samms, Charles Granville, Norrie Paramor And His Orchestra
  15. "I'm Feeling Oh So Lonely" - Faye Fisher, Joan Palethorpe, Audrey Bayley, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  16. "I've Said Too Many Things" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  17. "Evening Comes" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Norrie Paramor And his Orchestra
  18. "Havin' Fun" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows

Personnel

Taken from the sleeve notes: [2]

The Shadows:

Music and lyrics by the Shadows.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1991). Cliff Richard The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990. London: Blandford. pp. 58–59, 65–66, 169. ISBN  0-7137-2242-8.
  2. ^ a b c Cliff Richard (1964). Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (LP).
  3. ^ a b "Cliff Richard UK Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. The Official UK Charts Company.