| Cilla Sings a Rainbow | ||||
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| Released | 18 April 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1965-1966 | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop, merseybeat, soul | |||
| Label | Parlophone/ EMI | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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| Singles from Cilla Sings a Rainbow | ||||
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| Record Mirror |
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Cilla Sings a Rainbow is Cilla Black's second solo studio album, released on 18 April 1966 by Parlophone Records. The album reached No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, [3] surpassing the No. 5 peak of her previous album and becoming her highest charting studio album.
Re-release
A mono sound edition of this album was re-issued on CD in 2002 by EMI Records with Cilla. [4]
On 7 September 2009, EMI Records release a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings re-mastered by Abbey Road Studios from original 1/4" stereo master tapes. A digital booklet containing original album artwork, detailed track information and rare photographs will be available from iTunes with purchases of the entire album re-issue.
Track listing
Side one
- "Love's Just a Broken Heart (L’amour est ce qu’il est)" ( Mort Shuman, Kenny Lynch, Michele Vendome)
- " A Lover's Concerto" ( Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell)
- " Make it Easy on Yourself" ( Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- " One, Two, Three" ( John Madara, David White, Leonard Borisoff)
- "(There's) No Place to Hide" (Roger Atkins, Helen Miller)
- " When I Fall in Love" ( Victor Young, Edward Heyman)
- " Yesterday" ( Lennon–McCartney)
Side two
- " Sing a Rainbow" ( Arthur Hamilton)
- " Baby I'm Yours" ( Van McCoy)
- "The Real Thing" ( Joshie Armstead, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
- "Everything I Touch Turns to Tears" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell)
- "In a Woman's Eyes" (Bobby Russell, Martha Sharp)
- "My Love Come Home" (Gene Colonnello, Conrad, Mario Panzeri)
Personnel
- Cilla Black - lead vocals
- George Martin - producer
- David Wharin - sleeve design
- Robert Whitaker - cover photography
- Accompaniment
- John Scott (tracks A5, A6, B2), Johnny Pearson (track B6), Mort Shuman (track A1), Nicky Welsh (tracks A2-4, A7, B1, B3-5)
Chart positions
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 4 |
References
- ^ "Cilla Sings A Rainbow review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (28 May 1966). "Cilla Black: Cilla Sings A Rainbow" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 272. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Official Charts Cilla Black Cilla Sings a Rainbow UK Album Chart
- ^ Allmusic entry for 2on1 CD re-issue
External links
Further reading
- Black, Cilla (2004). What's it All About?. United Kingdom: Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-189035-7.
