Bryan Ferry added hummed backing vocals to the song. The record made Richard the first act to reach the Hot 's top 40 in the s who had also been there in each of the three previous decades.
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It was his first time at the top of the UK singles chart in over ten years, and the song would become his biggest-selling single worldwide, selling almost five million copies throughout the world. With "We Don't Talk Anymore" in , Richard finally began to receive some extended success in the United States to follow on from the success of "Devil Woman" in After many years of limited success in the US, three of his singles simultaneously charted on the last Hot of "A Little in Love", "Dreamin'", and "Suddenly". In the UK meanwhile, "Carrie" reached No.
In a retrospective review of "Carrie," AllMusic journalist Dave Thompson praised "Carrie" as being "an enthrallingly atmospheric number. One of the most electrifying of all Cliff Richard's recordings. In , the single " Wired for Sound " hit No. To finish the year, "Daddy's Home" hit No.
On the singles chart, Richard was having his most consistent period of top twenty hits since the mids. In , Richard reached No. Along with the song, the recording contained comedy dialogue between Richard and the Young Ones. That same year Richard opened in the West End as a rock musician called upon to defend Earth in a trial set in the Andromeda Galaxy in the multi-media Dave Clark musical Time. In August , Richard was involved in a five-car crash in torrential rain on the M4 motorway in West London. Richard's car was a write-off as another car swerved and braked hard. Richard hurt his back in the accident but was not seriously injured.
Police called for a cab from the accident scene so that he was able to perform that night in the "Time" musical.
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After the show, Richard said: "I'm lucky to be here". He said that his seatbelt had prevented him from flying through the windscreen. Richard concluded his thirtieth year in music by achieving a UK Christmas No. It was the best-selling UK single of , shifting , copies. In May , Richard released his th single, " The Best of Me ", becoming the first British artist to achieve the feat.
It was also the lead single from the UK top ten album Stronger. Later in , a live album titled From a Distance: The Event was released.
It compiled highlights of the previous year's "The Event" show, and provided two live tracks as singles, " Silhouettes " UK No. Simply titled The Album , it debuted at No. In , the compilation The Hit List was released, meanwhile in the background, Richard was concentrating on bringing the musical Heathcliff to the stage. With Richard's succession of hit songs and albums from the late s into the early s, followed by another strong run in the late s and early s, a strong fan base had been reestablished and Richard remained one of the best-known music artists in the country.
Meanwhile, the Shadows later re-formed and again split. They recorded on their own, but also reunited with Richard in , and — On 17 June , Richard was appointed a Knight Bachelor invested on 25 October , [51] becoming the first rock star to be so honoured. In , he led the Wimbledon Centre Court crowd in singing during a rain delay when asked by Wimbledon officials to entertain the crowd. In , Richard demonstrated that radio stations were refusing to play his music when he released a dance remix of his forthcoming single "Can't Keep This Feeling In" on a white label using the alias Blacknight.
The single was featured on playlists until the true artist was revealed. In , controversy again arose regarding radio stations refusing to play his releases when EMI, Richard's label since , refused to release his song, " The Millennium Prayer ", having judged that the song did not have commercial potential.
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The single went on to top the UK chart for three weeks, becoming his fourteenth No. Richard's next album, in , was a covers project, Wanted , followed by another top ten album, Cliff at Christmas. The holiday album contained both new and older recordings, including the single "Santa's List", which reached No. Richard went to Nashville, Tennessee for his next album project in , employing a writers' conclave to give him the pick of all new songs for the album Something's Goin' On.
The Shadows had decided to re-form for another tour of the UK. It was not to be their last tour together though, as they would re-form once again for a final tour five years later in Another compilation album, Love The Album was released on 12 November On 14 September it reached No. On 11 November , Richard's official website announced that Cliff and the Shadows would reunite to celebrate their 50th anniversary in the music business. A month later they performed at the Royal Variety Performance. In , Cliff and the Shadows brought their partnership to an end with the "Golden Anniversary concert tour of the UK".
A new album, titled Reunited , by Richard and the Shadows was released in September It was their first studio project in forty years. The 28 tracks recorded comprise 25 re-recordings of their earlier work, with three "new" tracks, originally from that era and earlier , the single " Singing the Blues ", along with Eddie Cochran 's " C'mon Everybody " and the Frankie Ford hit " Sea Cruise ". The album charted at No. The reunion tour continued into Europe in In June , it was reported by Sound Kitchen Studios in Nashville that Richard was to return there shortly to record a new album of original recordings of jazz songs.
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On 14 October , Richard celebrated his 70th birthday and to mark the occasion, he performed a series of six concerts at the Royal Albert Hall , London. To accompany the concerts, a new album of cover versions of swing standards, Bold as Brass , was released on 11 October. After a week of promotion, Richard flew out to rehearse for the German Night of the Proms concerts in Belgium at the end of October. He made a surprise appearance at the Antwerp concert of the Night of the Proms on Thursday, 28 October and sang "We Don't Talk Anymore" to a great reaction from the surprised 20, fans at Sportpaleis Antwerp.
In all, he toured 12 German cities in November and December , during the Night of the Proms concerts, as the headline act. The total of 18 concerts were attended by over , fans. Richard performed a selection of hits and tracks from the Bold As Brass album. In November , he achieved his third consecutive UK No. Soulicious became Richard's 41st top UK hit album. He was among the performers at the Diamond Jubilee concert held outside Buckingham Palace in June Richard said that his run with the Olympic torch would be one of his top memories.
Richard was involved in a campaign to extend copyright on sound recordings in the UK from 50 to 95 years, and extend the number of years on which a musician can receive royalties.
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The campaign was initially unsuccessful and the UK copyright on many of Richard's early recordings expired in This means Richard's recordings between and are out of copyright in the UK, but those from will be in copyright until To that point Richard had released 47 studio albums, 35 compilations, 11 live albums and 7 film soundtracks. Richard was scheduled to open for Morrissey at a live concert at New York's 19,capacity Barclays Center on 21 June Richard announced that he would stage a free show for fans in New York on the same night the cancelled concert was due to take place.
In October , Richard performed on tour to mark his 75th birthday. He took to the stage across seven cities in the UK, including six nights at London's Royal Albert Hall , where he has performed on over occasions during his career. In August Richard announced the release of the album Rise Up , which includes new material. The first single of the album, "Rise Up", was released in vinyl format and reached No. Richard has openly complained about the lack of commercial support he receives from radio stations and record labels.
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He spoke about this on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV in December , pointing out that while new bands needed airplay for promotion and sales, long-established artists such as himself also relied upon airplay for the same reasons. He also noted that s radio stations did play his records and that this went some way to help sales and maintain his media presence. I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band!
In , Chris Evans , the then breakfast show host on Virgin Radio , vowed he would never again play a record by Richard, stating that he was "too old". The head of programmes, Paul Baker, sent an e-mail to Blackburn stating that Richard "doesn't match our brand values. He's not on the playlist, and you must stop playing him. Classic Gold managing director John Baish later confirmed Blackburn's suspension from the show.
In , digital station Absolute Radio '60s, dedicated to playing popular music from the s, announced they would not be playing any of Richard's records because they said they did not fit "the cool sound Richard has spoken of his irritation about other stars who are praised after taking drugs. He said: "I've never wanted to trash a hotel room. Richard has criticised the music industry for encouraging artists to court controversy. In November , he said: "The music industry has changed drastically and that damages young artists.
This industry can be very destructive. In an article for The Guardian in , the journalist Sam Leith wrote of Richard's lack of commercial support among radio stations: "His uncompromising Christianity, his clean-living ways, and his connoisseurship of the fruits of his Portuguese winery have made him an object of incomprehension, even ridicule, for the uncultured, alcopop-drinking younger generation.
In December , Richard said that he felt two of his singles, " Mistletoe and Wine " and " The Millennium Prayer ", had created a negative reaction against him. He said: "Airplay is vital for single hits.
The only way I can have a fair competition is if your records are on the radio. There is an ageism in the radio industry. If you ask me to record a new song, I'm not sure it would get the support it needs. Author and rock music critic Tony Parsons said: "If you don't like at least some Cliff Richard, then you don't like pop music". Richard's father, Rodger Webb, died in , aged 56, and that had a great impact on Richard. He later said: "My father died very young. He missed the best parts of my career.
When my father was sick, we became very close. In a interview, he spoke about the difficulties he and his sisters had in dealing with their mother's condition. Richard is a lifelong bachelor. I've just had to make, probably, one of the biggest decisions I'm ever going to make and I'm hoping that it won't hurt you too much. In the letter he goes on to say, "I couldn't give up my career, besides the fact that my mother and sisters, since my father's death, rely on me completely. I have showbiz in my blood now and I would be lost without it.
After Delia Wicks died in , aged 71, her brother Graham Wicks said that she had been "devastated" by Richard's decision to end their relationship, describing Richard as "a very pleasant man". At the age of 22, a year after his relationship with Delia Wicks ended, Richard had a brief romance with the actress Una Stubbs. Richard described Irving as "utterly beautiful" and says for a time they were "inseparable".