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Cliff Richard - The 31st Of February Street (1974) [2004, Remastered With Bonus Tracks]
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Ballad | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 50:29 | 657,44 Mb
Label: EMI Records (EU) | Cat.# 7243 4 73400 2 4 | Released: 2004-07-27 (1974)
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Ballad | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 50:29 | 657,44 Mb
Label: EMI Records (EU) | Cat.# 7243 4 73400 2 4 | Released: 2004-07-27 (1974)
Cliff Richard has utilized a lot of guises and personae as a performer '50s rock 'n' roller, '60s pop/rock vocalist, Christian musician, '70s rock vocalist, and, since the 1980s, a general U.K. entertainment institution, with a knighthood. But how many listeners ever thought of him as a singer/songwriter? The 31st of February was only ever issued in England, and is built on the work of Cliff Richard as a singer/songwriter. He was never known for his composing during the 1960s, and he proves amazingly good at it here; perhaps he was in the same boat as George Harrison, having stockpiled a brace of excellent original songs that just weren't appropriate for use in his earlier situation, but whatever their chronological origins, the original songs, mixed with some well-chosen outside compositions, make The 31st of February a bit stronger than his solo albums of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It's something of a concept album as well, opening and closing with the same haunting Richard-composed tune, and featuring the same tastefully elegant accompaniment throughout; and there are some self-referential moments to his past, such as the very ornate, string orchestra-dominated remake of "Travelin' Light," sounding a bit like "Eleanor Rigby" or "Martha My Dear"; but most of it is hooked around newer material, such as "There You Go Again" and "Our Love Could Be So Real" (both Richard originals). His singing is expressive and subdued, and the elegance of the sound, including the amazingly restrained use of a string orchestra behind a moderately amplified electric accompaniment, coupled with the unified romantic nature of the songs, call to mind those Jimmy Webb/Richard Harris collaborations A Tramp Shining and The Yard Went on Forever, as well as Sinatra's concept albums of the 1950s and early 1960s. The best moments here are the reflective acoustic-textured songs, such as "Going Away" and the title track, but it's all pleasing and enjoyable, if rather short-lived as a career move. Richard's next studio album would be I'm Nearly Famous, with the career-redefining hit "Devil Woman."
~Review by Bruce Eder
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Release of the album: 1974, November [LP EMI, Cat.# 0C 062-05691, EMC 3048, UK]
Release of this CD: 2004, July, 27 [CD EMI Records Ltd. (EU), Cat.# 7243 4 73400 2 4 / UPC: 724347340024]
All songs digital remaster ℗ 2004.
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
℗&© 2004 EMI Records Ltd.
Made in EU
Note: Digitally Remastered With 4 Bonus Tracks
Credits:
Producer - David Mackay
Arranged By - Barrie Guard, David Mackay
Tracklist:
01. 31st of February Street (Opening) (01:06)
(Cliff Richard)
02. Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling (02:31)
(Bill C. Graham)
03. The Leaving (03:23)
(Chris Sedgwick)
04. Travellin' Light (02:46)
(Brian Bennett / Sid Tepper)
05. There You Go Again (02:56)
(Cliff Richard)
06. Nothing To Remind Me (03:00)
(Cliff Richard)
07. Our Love Could Be So Real (03:13)
(Cliff Richard)
08. No Matter What (03:14)
(Ken Ashby)
09. Fireside Song (03:02)
(Cliff Richard)
10. Going Away (03:20)
(Raymond Froggatt)
11. Long Long Time (03:03)
(Gary White)
12. You Will Never Know (03:14)
(Glen Kerr / George Osborne)
13. The Singer (04:00)
(Raymond Froggatt)
14. 31st of February Street (Closing) (00:33)
(Cliff Richard)
Bonus Tracks:
15. Celestial Houses (02:48)
(Terry Brittan)
16. Days Of Love (03:00)
(Hawkshaw / Wright)
17. Ashes To Ashes (03:06)
(Cole)
18. Love Is Here (02:04)
(Lordan / Franklin)
THE 31st OF FEBRUARY STREET - THE DISCOGRAPHY
The 31st Of February Street (EMI EMC 3048) Released in November 1974 the album failed to reach the UK charts.
Help It Along/Tomorrow Rising/The Days Of Love/Ashes To Ashes (EMI 2022)
Released in May 1973 Help It Along entered the UK charts on 12 May 1973 and reached #29 during its 6 week spell on the chart.
(You Keep Me) Hangin' On/Love Is Here (EMI 2150)
Released in April 1974 (You Keep Me) Hangin' On entered the UK charts on 18 May 1974 and reached #13 during an 8 week spell on the chart.
***
Chart positions compiled from The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums. World Records, 2004)
***
The 31st Of February Street (EMI EMC 3048) Released in November 1974 the album failed to reach the UK charts.
Help It Along/Tomorrow Rising/The Days Of Love/Ashes To Ashes (EMI 2022)
Released in May 1973 Help It Along entered the UK charts on 12 May 1973 and reached #29 during its 6 week spell on the chart.
(You Keep Me) Hangin' On/Love Is Here (EMI 2150)
Released in April 1974 (You Keep Me) Hangin' On entered the UK charts on 18 May 1974 and reached #13 during an 8 week spell on the chart.
***
Chart positions compiled from The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums. World Records, 2004)
***
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Cliff Richard - Rock 'N' Roll Juvenile (1979) [1989, Reissue]
Cliff Richard - The Rock Connection (1984)
Cliff Richard - The Rock Conne... Remastered with Bonus Tracks]
Cliff Richard - Always Guaranteed (1987)
Cliff Richard - Rock On With C...s From The Early Years! (1987)
Cliff Richard - From A Distance: The Event (1990)
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Cliff Meets The Shadows [3CD] (2012)
Cliff Richard - Rock 'N' Roll Juvenile (1979) [1989, Reissue]
Cliff Richard - The Rock Connection (1984)
Cliff Richard - The Rock Conne... Remastered with Bonus Tracks]
Cliff Richard - Always Guaranteed (1987)
Cliff Richard - Rock On With C...s From The Early Years! (1987)
Cliff Richard - From A Distance: The Event (1990)
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Cliff Meets The Shadows [3CD] (2012)