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Cilla Sings a Rainbow Studio album by Cilla Black Released 18 April 1966 Recorded 1965/1966 Genre Pop, Merseybeat, Soul Label Parlophone Records/EMI Producer George Martin Cilla Black chronology Cilla
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Released: January 1966
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Cilla Sings a Rainbow is the title of Cilla Black's second solo studio album released on 18 April 1966 by Parlophone Records. The album reached #4 on the UK Album Chart,[2] surpassing the peak of her previous album, which reached #5.
Contents
Re-Release
A mono sound edition of this album was re-issued on CD in 2002 by EMI Records with Cilla.[3].
On 7 September 2009, EMI Records release a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings 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
- "Love's Just a Broken Heart (L’Amour Est Ce Qu’il Est)" (Mort Shuman, Kenny Lynch, Michele Vendome)
- "A Lover's Concerto" (Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell)
- "Make it Easy on Yourself" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "One, Two, Three" (John Madara, David White, Leonard Borisoff)
- "(There's) No Place to Hide" (Roger Atkins, Helen Miller)
- "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman)
- "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
Side two
- "Sing a Rainbow" (Arthur Hamilton)
- "Baby I'm Yours" (Van McCoy)
- "The Real Thing" (Joshie Armstead, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
- "Everything I Touch Turns to Tears" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell)
- "In a Woman's Eyes" (Bobby Russell, Martha Sharp)
- "My Love Come Home" (Gene Colonnello, Conrad, Mario Panzeri)
Credits
Personnel
- Lead Vocals by Cilla Black
- Produced by George Martin
- Album Cover Photograph by Roger Whitaker
Chart positions
Chart (1966) Peak
positionUK Albums Chart 4 References
- ^ "Cilla Sings A Rainbow review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r30768. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ www.chartstats Cilla Black Cilla Sings a Rainbow UK Album Chart
- ^ Allmusic entry for 2on1 CD re-issue
External links
- CillaBlack.com Discography – Cilla Sings A Rainbow
- 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.
Categories:- 1966 albums
- Cilla Black albums
- Parlophone albums
- EMI Records albums
- Albums produced by George Martin
- English-language albums
- "Love's Just a Broken Heart"
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