Cilla (album)

Cilla
Studio album by Cilla Black
Released	25 January 1965
Recorded	1964
Genre	Pop, Merseybeat, Soul
Label	Parlophone Records
Producer	George Martin
Cilla Black chronology
Cilla (1965) Cilla Sings a Rainbow (1966)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Cilla is the debut studio album by British singer Cilla Black, released on 25 January 1965 by Parlophone Records. This album was a commercial success, charting at #5 on the UK Album Chart.^[2]

Re-Release

A mono sound edition of this album was re-issued on CD in 2002 by EMI Records with Cilla Sings a Rainbow.^[3].

On 7 September 2009, EMI Records released a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings and four bonus tracks, 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

1. "Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Robert Weinstein)
2. "Every Little Bit Hurts" (Ed Cobb)
3. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Barney Williams)
4. "Dancing in the Street" (Ivy Jo Hunter, William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye)
5. "Come to Me" (George Martin, Bobby Willis)
6. "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Side two

1. "One Little Voice (Uno Di Voi)" (Coppola, Isola, Shaper)
2. "I'm Not Alone Anymore" (Clive Westlake, Kenny Lynch)
3. "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" (Doris Troy, Gregory Carroll)
4. "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)
5. "This Empty Place" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach)
6. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter)

2009 Digital download bonus tracks

1. "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" (Take 2) (Terry Thompson) - 1:58
2. "You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)" (Alternate Take) (Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli, Carl Sigman) - 2:57
3. "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr.) - 2:08
4. "Some Things You Never Get Used To" (Van McCoy) - 2:52

Credits

Personnel

• Lead Vocals by Cilla Black
• Produced by George Martin
• Album Cover Photograph by Roger Whitaker

Chart positions

Chart (1965)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	5

References

1. ^ "Cilla album review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r30767. Retrieved 2009-05-14. 
2. ^ www.chartstats Cilla Black Cilla UK Album Chart
3. ^ Allmusic entry for 2on1 CD re-issue

External links

• CillaBlack.com Discography – Cilla
• EMI Music Official Site
• Cilla Black at the Internet Movie Database

Further reading

• Black, Cilla (2004). What's it All about?. United Kingdom: Ebury Press. ISBN 0-091-89035-7.