Living Doll (song)
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| “Living Doll” | |||||
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1986 release with The Young Ones
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| Single by Cliff Richard and the Drifters | |||||
| B-side | "Apron Strings" (George David Weiss; Aaron Schroeder) | ||||
| Released | July 1959 8 March 1986 (version) |
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| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | April 28 1959, Abbey Road, London/January 29, 1986 Master Rock Studios (1986 Version) | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 2:35; 3:57 (1986 version) | ||||
| Label | Columbia 45-DB4306 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Lionel Bart | ||||
| Producer | Norrie Paramor, engineer: Malcolm Addey (1959) | ||||
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"Living Doll" is a popular song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows (then still The Drifters).
Written by Lionel Bart it was originally recorded in 1959 by Cliff Richard and the Drifters and produced by Norrie Paramor. It peaked at #1 on the UK singles chart for six weeks from July 1959, selling over a million copies in the process. The song won Bart an Ivor Novello Award for best song. The song was Richard's first US hit single reaching #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is featured in the film Serious Charge and was also released on the Serious Charge 7" EP (Columbia SEG 7895).
The song is performed by Cliff Richard (vocals), Hank Marvin (guitar), Bruce Welch (guitar), Jet Harris (bass) and Tony Meehan (drums).
[edit] The 1986 version
27 years later in 1986 alternative comedy group The Young Ones approached Richard to record a comic version of Living Doll for the Comic Relief charity. Surprisingly bearing in mind the contrast between the anarchic comedians and the clean cut Richard he agreed and their version again topped the UK singles chart, for three weeks from March 1986. Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin was reunited with Richard on this recording for the first time since 1975.
[edit] Chart performance
| Country | Peak position 1959 version |
Peak position 1986 version |
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| The Netherlands | 1[1] | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 30 |
[edit] References
- ^ De Nederlandse Top 40, week 16, 1986. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
| Preceded by "Dream Lover" by Bobby Darin |
UK number one single (Cliff Richard and the Drifters version) July 31, 1959 (for 6 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Only Sixteen" by Craig Douglas |
| Preceded by "Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross |
UK number one single (Cliff Richard and the Young Ones version) March 23, 1986 (for 3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "A Different Corner" by George Michael |
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