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Stronger
Studio album by
Released30 October 1989
Recorded1988–1989 [1]
Studio
GenrePop
Length50:43
Label EMI
Producer
Cliff Richard chronology
Private Collection: 1979–1988
(1988)
Stronger
(1989)
From a Distance: The Event
(1990)
Singles from Stronger
  1. " The Best of Me"
    Released: May 1989
  2. " I Just Don't Have the Heart"
    Released: August 1989
  3. " Lean on You"
    Released: October 1989
  4. " Stronger Than That"
    Released: February 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

Stronger is the 29th studio album by British singer Cliff Richard, released in October 1989. The album was produced by Alan Tarney and includes the singles " The Best of Me"( UK No. 2), " I Just Don't Have the Heart" (UK No. 3), " Lean on You" (UK No. 17) and " Stronger Than That" (UK No. 14). The album reached platinum, [3] peaking at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart. [4]

Track listing

  1. " Stronger Than That" ( Alan Tarney) – 4:42
  2. "Who's in Love" (Alan Tarney) – 4:31
  3. " The Best of Me" ( David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, Richard Marx) – 4:11
  4. "Clear Blue Skies" (Dave Cooke, Chris Turner) – 2:54
  5. " Lean on You" (Alan Tarney) – (5:03)
  6. "Keep Me Warm" (Alan Tarney) – (4:24)
  7. " I Just Don't Have the Heart" ( Stock, Aitken, Waterman) – 3:27
  8. "Joanna" ( Chris Eaton) – 3:52
  9. "Everybody Knows" (Alan Tarney) – 3:48
  10. "Forever You Will Be Mine" (Alan Tarney) – 4:25
  11. "Better Day" (Alan Tarney) – 4:49
  12. "Share a Dream" (with Aswad) (Rod Trott, Jon Sweet, Richard Osborne) – 4:30

2004 remastered CD bonus tracks

  1. "Wide Open Space" (Judith Walmsley, Martin Abbot) – 4:37
  2. "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (Instrumental) – 4.00
  3. "Hey Mister" (Alan Tarney) – 3:56
  4. "Lindsay Jane" (Cliff Richard) – 4:44
  5. "Marmaduke" (Trevor Spencer, Alan Tarney) – 5:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [5] 16
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [6] 2
German Albums ( Official Top 100) [7] 53
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [6] 2
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [8] 3
UK Albums ( OCC) [9] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 38

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [11] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [12] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom ( BPI) [13] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1991). Cliff Richard The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990. London: Blandford. pp. 143–144. ISBN  0-7137-2242-8.
  2. ^ "Stronger - Cliff Richard - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ^ "UK certification Database". BPI. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – Stronger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Top 3 Albums in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 25 November 1989. p. vii. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Charts.de: Cliff Richard (albums)". Media Control. Charts.de. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – Stronger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  10. ^ UK Best Selling Albums of 1989
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  12. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Cliff Richard – Stronger". Recorded Music NZ.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Stronger". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Stronger in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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