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Cliff Richard – The Young Ones / Cliff Richard -The Shadows / Music For Pleasure Audio CD Stereo / CD-MFP 6020
UPC 07777520572
The Young Ones is a soundtrack album by Cliff Richard and the Shadows to the film of the same name. It is their first soundtrack album and Richard's sixth album overall. It was produced by Norrie Paramor, with music by Ronald Cass and Stanley Black. The album topped the UK Albums Chart for six weeks (with another eleven weeks at number two) and charted for 42 weeks in total when the chart was a top twenty. The album became the first UK soundtrack to sell more than one million copies in total, combining UK and international sales.
Three singles were released from the album. "When the Girl in Your Arms (is the Girl in Your Heart)" was released in October 1961 and reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. The Shadows' instrumental, "The Savage", was released in November and reached number 10. Lastly, "The Young Ones" was released in January 1962 and with half a million pre-orders debuted at number 1 and spent 6 weeks at the summit, going on to sell a million in the UK and become Richard's biggest selling single in the country.
In North America, the album was released under the title Wonderful to Be Young, with the addition of the "Wonderful to Be Young" track which was also released as a single, reaching number 16 in Canada.
Tracklist:
All songs by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, unless otherwise listed.
- "Friday Night" (A.B.S. Orchestra, The Michael Sammes Singers)
- "Got a Funny Feeling"
- "Peace Pipe" (The Shadows)
- "Nothing's Impossible" (Cliff Richard and Grazina Frame, A.B.S. Orchestra)
- "The Young Ones" (Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett)
- "All for One" (Cliff Richard, The Michael Sammes Singers, A.B.S. Orchestra)
- "Lessons in Love"
- "No One for Me But Nicky" (Grazina Frame, A.B.S. Orchestra)
- "What D'You Know, We've Got a Show & Vaudeville Routine / Have a Smile for Everyone You Meet / Tinkle, Tinkle, Tinkle / Algy the Piccadilly Johnny / Captain Ginjah / Joshuah / Where Did You Get That Hat / What D'You Know, We've Got a Show / Living Doll" (Cliff Richard, The Michael Sammes Singers, A.B.S. Orchestra)
- "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" (Cliff Richard, Norrie Paramor Orchestra)
- "Mambo: A) Just Dance B) Mood Mambo" (The Michael Sammes Singers, A.B.S. Orchestra)
- "The Savage" (The Shadows)
- "We Say Yeah"
1 | – A.B.S Orchestra - The Michael Sammes Singers | Friday Night | 2:51 |
2 | – Cliff Richard - The Shadows | Got A Funny Feeling | 2:55 |
3 | – The Shadows | Peace Pipe | 2:13 |
4 | – Cliff Richard and Grazina Frame - A.B.S Orchestra | Nothing's Impossible | 3:28 |
5 | –Cliff Richard - The Shadows | The Young Ones | 3:10 |
6 | –Cliff Richard - The Michael Sammes Singers - A.B.S Orchestra | All For One | 4:50 |
7 | –Cliff Richard - The Shadows | Lessons In Love | 2:48 |
8 | –Grazina Frame - A.B.S Orchestra | No One For Me But Nicky | 3:24 |
9 | –Cliff Richard - The Michael Sammes Singers - A.B.S Orchestra | What D'You Know, We've Got A Show & Vaudeville Routine / Have A Smile For Everyone You Meet / Tinkle, Tinkle, Tinkle / Algy The Piccadilly Johnny / Captain Ginjah / Joshuah / Where Did You Get That Hat / What D'You Know, We've Got A Show / Living Doll | 7:59 |
10 | –Cliff Richard - Norrie Paramor Orchestra | When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart | 2:24 |
11 | –The Michael Sammes Singers / A.B.S Orchestra | Mambo: A) Just Dance B) Mood Mambo | 3:00 |
12 | – The Shadows | The Savage | 2:23 |
13 | – Cliff Richard - The Shadows | We Say Yeah |
- Cliff Richard and the Shadows
- Cliff Richard – lead vocals
- Hank Marvin – lead guitar
- Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
- Jet Harris – bass guitar
- Tony Meehan – drums
- Grazina Frame - female lead role (portrayed by Carole Gray in the film)
- Ronald Cass - Composer
- Mike Sammes Singers - backing singers