Please Don't Tease
| "Please Don't Tease" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows | ||||
| B-side | "Where Is My Heart?" | |||
| Released | 24 June 1960 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 25 March 1960, EMI Studios, London[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock 'n' Roll | |||
| Label | Columbia 45-DB4479 | |||
| Writer(s) | Bruce Welch, Peter Chester | |||
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
| Cliff Richard and the Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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"Please Don't Tease" is a 1960 song recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Recorded in March and released as a single in June, the song became their third No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart spending three weeks at the summit.[1][2] The song was written by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch together with Peter Chester.
To decide upon the release of this track as a single, Richard's record company recruited a teenage panel to listen to and vote on a selection of his unreleased tracks. "Please Don't Tease" won the vote and was duly released, "Nine Times Out of Ten" came second and was the follow-up single.[3][4][5]
The single also reached number 1 in India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Thailand. The single sold 1.59 million copies worldwide.[6]
"Please Don't Tease" was included on the EP Cliff's Silver Discs, released December 1960. Its first inclusion on an LP was Cliff's Hit Album, released July 1963.[1][5]
In 1978, Cliff re-recorded the song in a contemporary arrangement, and released it as the B-side of "Please Remember Me".
Chart Performance
| Chart (1960) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] | 1 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 2 |
| France (SNEP)[8] | 22 |
| India (The Voice, Culcutta)[9] | 1 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 8 |
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[12] | 1 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[13] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 6 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1991). Cliff Richard The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990. London: Blandford. pp. 33,162,167. ISBN 0-7137-2242-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History" UK Singles Chart.
- ↑ British News notes: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (4 July 1960). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 7. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ British News notes: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (12 September 1960). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 6. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Please Don't Tease at AllMusic
- ↑ Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1996). The Ultimate Cliff (DOC) (1996 Updated ed.). Simon and Schuster Ltd, London. p. 206. ISBN 0-684-81696-2.
- ↑ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969 (DOC). Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ↑ "France singles positions". Dominic DURAND / Infodisc. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ↑ "Please Don't Tease" is listed at number 1 for the month of September and number 5 for October.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (31 October 1960). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 9. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ The Official Charts in Ireland began on October 4, 1962. Chart positions before that are taken from the Evening Herald Chart which was a Top Ten single chart published by the Irish daily newspaper Evening Herald between February 1959 and December 1962. "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – Please Don't Tease" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Lever Hit Parade, 22 Sept 1960". http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – Please Don't Tease". VG-lista.
- ↑ Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock - Saturday Night Fever 1955-1978 (DOC). Vara, Sweden: Dominique muzic-club.
External links
| Preceded by "Good Timin'" by Jimmy Jones "Shakin' All Over" by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates |
UK number-one single 28 July 1960 11 August 1960 |
Succeeded by "Shakin' All Over" by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates "Apache" by the Shadows |
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