Now You See Me, Now You Don't (album)
Now You See Me, Now You Don't | ||||
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Studio album by Cliff Richard | ||||
Released | August 1982 | |||
Recorded | September 1981; January 1982[1] | |||
Genre | Rock, Gospel | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Cliff Richard & Craig Pruess | |||
Cliff Richard chronology | ||||
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't is a rock gospel album by English singer Cliff Richard released in August 1982 on the EMI label. It reached No. 4 in the UK albums chart, No. 21 in Australia and No. 19 in New Zealand. It was certified Gold in the UK.[2] The singles released from the album were "The Only Way Out" (UK #10), "Where Do We Go from Here" (UK #60) and Richard's first Christmas song released as a single, "Little Town" (UK #11).
Track listing
Side One
- "The Only Way Out" (R. Martinez) - 3:20
- "First Date" (A. John/N. Battle) - 3:33
- "Thief In The Night" (P. Fields) - 3:50
- "Where Do We Go From Here" (Chris Eaton) - 2:53
- "Son of Thunder" (M. Jenner/J. Perry) - 3:58
- "Little Town" (Trad. words/Music by C. Eaton) - 4:03
Side Two
- "It Has To Be You, It Has To Be Me" (D. Cooke/P. Fields) - 4:17
- "The Water Is Wide" (Trad. Arr. C. Richard/C. Pruess) - 3:50
- "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" (A. John/S. Turner) - 3:00
- "Be In My Heart" (J. Perry) - 4:38
- "Discovering" (C. Eaton) - 4:50
Personnel
- Cliff Richard - Lead and backing vocals
- Mart Jenner, Paul Westwood, Bill Roberts - Electric Guitar
- John Clark - Electric and acoustic guitar
- Mark Griffifths, Andy Pask - Bass Guitar
- Graham Todd - Piano, electric piano
- Dave Cooke - Obx synthesizer
- Graham Jarvis - Drum kit, cymbals and toms
- Craig Pruess - Piano, systhesizers, electronic percussion, sequencers and autoharp
- Mel Collins - Saxophone
- Paul Hart - Electric violin
- Peter Skellern - Piano
- Mo Foster - Fretless bass guitar
- Dave Mattacks - Drum Kit
- Backing vocals - Tony Rivers, Nigel Perrin
- Solo vocal on "Little Town" - Nigel Perrin
Orchestra on "Little Town"
- Conductor - Martyn Ford
- Arrangement - Craig Pruess
- Vocal Arrangement - Tony Rivers
- Dave Arnold - Tympani, chimes
- Trumpets - John Wilbraham, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Paul Cosh, Ted Hobart, Michael Laird, Gerry Ruddock, Mark Emney and Simon Ferguson
- French Horns - Jeff Bryant, John Pigneevy, Chris Larkin, John Rooke, Robin Davies and Phillip Eastop
- Bass Trombones - Geoff Perkins and Steve Saunders
- Tenor Trombones - John Iveson, Dave Purser, Michael Hext, David Whitson, Paul Beer and Roger Brenner
- Double Basses - Ian Anderson, Michael Brittain and Chris Laurence.
The Mike Sammes Singers (on "Be In My Heart")
- Mike Sammes, Enid Heard, Valerie Bain, Carole Allum, Angela Young, Michael Clarke, Danny Street and Tom Saffery
Production
- Recorded at EMI Abbey Road during September 1981 (Engineer John Walker assisted by Tony Richards). Strawberry Studios during January 1982 (Engineer John Walker assisted by Steve Cook). Strawberry Studios during March and April 1982 (Engineer Keith Bessey assisted by Steve Cook). EMI Abbey Road March 25 and 26 1982 for the orchestra (Engineer John Kurlander).
- Mixed at The Townhouse, April and May 1982 (Engineer Keith Bessey assisted by Howard Grey)
- Mastered by Gordon Vicary and Keith Bessey at The Townhouse.[3]
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