Dressed for the Occasion (Cliff Richard album)
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| Live album by Cliff Richard | ||||
| Released | May 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 23 November 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Cliff Richard, Richard Hewson | |||
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Dressed for the Occasion is an album by English singer Cliff Richard, recorded live with the accompaniment of the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in November 1982. It was released in May 1983 on the EMI label and reached No. 7 in the UK Albums Chart and No. 30 in Australia. It was certified Silver in the UK.
"True Love Ways", a cover of the Buddy Holly original, was released in April 1983 as the lead single from the album and reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. No further singles were released from the album, however the album included covers of two additional hit songs, being "Softly, as I Leave You", of which the original English version by Matt Monro reached No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1962; the other being "The Treasure of Love", of which Clyde McPhatter's original in 1956 reached No. 1 in the US Billboard Rhythm and Blues Chart and No. 22 in the Billboard Top 100, but only No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart.
The album also includes orchestral versions of several of Richard's hits since his 1976 renaissance, "Miss You Nights", "Devil Woman", "Green light", "We Don't Talk Anymore" and "Carrie".
Side One
Side Two
Additional (previously unreleased) live tracks from the concert (2004 re-issue):
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and the book Cliff Richard - The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990.
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