Bachelor Boy

Infobox Single
Name =Bachelor Boy


Cover size =
Caption =
Artist =Cliff Richard and The Shadows
from Album =
A-side ="The Next Time" (double A-side)
B-side =
Released =December 1962
Format =7" single
Recorded =November 16 1962, Abbey Road, London
Genre =Pop music
Length =2:02
Label =
Writer =Bruce Welch, Cliff Richard
Producer =Norrie Paramor
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "It'll Be Me"
(1962)
This single = "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy"
(1962)
Next single = "Summer Holiday"
(1963)
Misc ="Bachelor Boy" (written by Bruce Welch and Cliff Richard) was a double 'A' side with "The Next Time" the first of three number one hit singles from the Cliff Richard musical "Summer Holiday". It and was followed up at number one with the film's title track Summer Holiday, to be followed by The Shadows and their "Foot Tapper" well known nowadays as the theme tune for the BBC Radio 2 programme "Sounds of the 60s".

The song was also included on the January 1963 album "Summer Holiday"

The film was the most successful box-office attraction of the year.

External links

* [http://www.cliffrichardsongs.com/bachboy/ In-depth Song Analysis] at the Cliff Richard Song Database (cliffrichardsongs.com)