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The Album
Studio album by
Released19 April 1993 (19 April 1993)
RecordedMay – October 1992
Studio
  • RG Jones, London, UK
  • Westside, London
  • Nomis, London [1]
Genre
Length62:45
Label EMI
Producer
Cliff Richard chronology
Together with Cliff Richard
(1991)
The Album
(1993)
The Hit List
(1994)
Singles from The Album
  1. " I Still Believe in You"
    Released: 23 November 1992
  2. " Peace in Our Time"
    Released: 15 March 1993
  3. "Human Work of Art"
    Released: 1 June 1993
  4. "Never Let Go"
    Released: 20 September 1993
  5. "Healing Love"
    Released: 6 December 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Music Week [3]

The Album is the 31st studio album by English singer Cliff Richard. Released in 1993, it peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, [4] becoming Richard's first non-compilation or non-film soundtrack album to reach the top spot since 21 Today in 1961.

It features five UK top 40 hit singles: " I Still Believe in You" (UK No. 7), " Peace in Our Time" (UK No. 8), "Human Work of Art" (UK No. 24), "Never Let Go" (UK No. 32) and "Healing Love" (UK No. 19). [5]

Track listing

  1. " Peace in Our Time" ( Peter Sinfield, Andy Hill) – 5:46
  2. "Love Is the Strongest Emotion" (Mick Leeson, Peter Vale) – 4:12
  3. " I Still Believe in You" ( David Pomeranz, Dean Pitchford) – 3:43
  4. "Love's Salvation" (Cliff Richard, Paul Moessl) – 4:12
  5. "Only Angel" (Barry Williams) – 5:30
  6. "Handle My Heart with Love" (John Daniels, Phil Thomson) – 4:24
  7. "Little Mistreater" (John Wilson, Alan Gorrie, Steve Pigott) – 3:55
  8. "You Move Heaven" (Moessl, Steve Glen) – 4:18
  9. "I Need Love" (Wilson) – 3:44
  10. "Hold Us Together" (Richard, Moessl) – 4:45
  11. "Human Work of Art" (Leeson, Vale) – 4:38
  12. "Never Let Go" (Wilson, Gorrie) – 4:08
  13. "Healing Love" ( Nik Kershaw, Dennis Morgan) – 5:01
  14. "Brother to Brother" (Moessl, Glen) – 4:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for The Album
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [6] 72
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [7] 20
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [8] 11
UK Albums ( OCC) [9] 1

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for The Album
Chart (1993) Position
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 50

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [11] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Cliff Richard - The Album". Discogs. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ "The Album - Cliff Richard - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (24 April 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 9. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Cliff Richard - The Album". Official Charts Company. 1993. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Cliff Richard - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 234.
  7. ^ "The Album - Cliff Richard - Danske Hitlister". danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – The Album (1993)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – The Album". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.