Always Guaranteed
| Always Guaranteed | ||||
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| Studio album by Cliff Richard | ||||
| Released | 14 September 1987 | |||
| Recorded | October – November 1986; R.G. Jones Recording Studios, Wimbledon | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Alan Tarney | |||
| Cliff Richard chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Always Guaranteed is an album by Cliff Richard which was released in 1987. It reached #5 on the UK Albums Chart and sold 1.3 million copies worldwide.[2][3] Four songs from the album were released as singles - "My Pretty One" (UK #6), "Some People" (UK #3) (Certified Silver in UK for 250,000 sales), "Remember Me" (UK #35) and "Two Hearts" (UK #34).
The album marked a strong chart comeback for Richard, giving him a second spell of success in the 1980s, which continued with "Mistletoe and Wine" as the single following on from "Two Hearts".
Track listing
| # | Song title | Songwriter | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "One Night" | Alan Tarney | 4:31 |
| 2 | "Once Upon a Time" | Tarney | 4:34 |
| 3 | "Some People" | Tarney | 3:52 |
| 4 | "Forever" | Tarney | 4:03 |
| 5 | "Two Hearts" | Tarney | 4:10 |
| 6 | "Under Your Spell" | Chris Eaton | 4:20 |
| 7 | "This Time Now" | Tarney | 3:59 |
| 8 | "My Pretty One" | Tarney | 3:58 |
| 9 | "Remember Me" | Tarney | 3:54 |
| 10 | "Always Guaranteed" | Tarney | 4:40 |
| CD Re-issue: Bonus tracks | |||
| 11 | "Under the Gun" | J. D. Martin, James Andrew Rushing | 4:13 |
| 12 | "Brave New World" | Tarney | 4:19 |
| 13 | "Wild Geese" | Jon Sweet, Rod Trott | 4:39 |
| 14 | "Love Ya" | Richard | 3:28 |
| 15 | "One Time Lover Man" | Richard | 3:31 |
| 16 | "Another Christmas Day" | Richard | 3:08 |
| 17 | "Yesterday, Today, Forever" | Richard | 3:36 |
| 18 | "Reunion of the Heart" | Maldwyn Pope | 4:24 |
Personnel
- Cliff Richard - vocals
- Alan Tarney - guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, arrangements
- Chris Eaton - additional backing vocals
- Paul Cox - photography
Chart positions
| Chart (1987/88) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 5 |
| Australia Albums (Australian Music Report)[5] | 6 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 23 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 9 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] | 19 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] | 3 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 49 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 21 |
Certifications
| Country | Provider(s) | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia[12] | ARIA | Platinum | 70,000+ |
| Austria[13] | IFPI | No Certificate | 8,000+ |
| Denmark | IFPI | Platinum | 30,000+ |
| Germany | IFPI | No Certificate | 40,000+ |
| New Zealand[14] | RIANZ | Gold | 10,000+ |
| Sweden | IFPI | No Certificate | 5,000+ |
| Switzerland[15] | IFPI | No Certificate | 25,000+ |
| UK[16] | BPI | Platinum | 300,000+ |
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/always-guaranteed-mw0000462218
- ↑ "BBC review". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ "UK charts archive". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Cliff Richard – Always Guaranteed" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Charts.de: Cliff Richard (albums)". Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – Always Guaranteed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Cliff Richard – Always Guaranteed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Cliff Richard – Always Guaranteed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Cliff Richard – Always Guaranteed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Certification (ARIA)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ↑ "Austrian Certification (IFPI)". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
- ↑ "New Zealand Certification (RIANZ)". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ↑ "Swiss Certification (IFPI)". IFPI. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ↑ "UK Certification (BPI)". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
External links
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/nvf9/
- http://www.sir-cliff.com/rerelease3.html
- Always Guaranteed: Amazon.co.uk: Music
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