Silver

Silver is the 26th studio album by Cliff Richard. It was released in October 1983 to mark his 25th anniversary in music.[3] The North American version was titled Give a Little Bit More and had a revised track list.

A limited edition 2-LP box set of Silver was also released in the UK. The second LP, entitled Rock `n` Roll Silver contained 9 new recordings of rock and roll classics, including Richard`s debut single "Move It", and one new song "Makin` History".[4]

The album reached number 7 in the UK Albums Chart and earned Gold certification.[5][1]

Singles

The album spawned three UK hit singles. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" was the lead single and reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart. It was followed up by "Please Don`t Fall in Love" which reached number 7. In early 1984 "Baby You`re Dynamite" was released and reached number 27. However, while it was on the chart, fans pushed for the B-side, "Ocean Deep" to be released as an A-side and pressure mounted as disc-jockeys played the track too. But not until a fortnight after "Baby You`re Dynamite" had finished its run on the chart was the single re-released with "Ocean Deep" as the A-side; it reached number 72 upon its re-entry to the chart.[5][6]

Extended versions of "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" and "Baby You`re Dynamite" were released as vinyl 12" singles, but have not been released on a digital format.

The album track "The Golden Days Are Over" was recorded by the pop group Bucks Fizz and released as a single in late 1984.

Album releases

The original 1983 CD release of Silver only included 9 tracks from the Silver LP and 7 from the Rock `n` Roll Silver LP, in order to fit on a single disc.

In 1992 it was re-released on CD (paired with The Rock Connection in a twin-pack) with the same track-listing, but was curiously titled Rock `n` Roll Silver.[7] In 2002, Silver was remastered and re-released on CD, excluding the Rock `n` Roll Silver tracks, but including the B-sides of the singles as two bonus tracks.

Rock `n` Roll Silver has not yet been released on CD in its original form, but Richard`s 1984 album The Rock Connection[8] which originally contained 5 tracks from Rock `n` Roll Silver, also included the remaining 5 tracks as bonus tracks when the remastered CD edition was released in 2004.

Track listing

Silver

Side one

1. "Silver`s Home Tonight" (Craig Pruess, David Reilly) – 3:43
2. "Hold On" (Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten) – 3:18
3. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" (Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten) – 3:42
4. "Front Page" (Aleksander John, Nick Battle)[A] – 3:15
5. "Ocean Deep" (Jonathan Sweet, Rodney Trott) – 5:18

Side two

1. "Locked Inside Your Prison" (Robert Heatlie) – 3:29
2. "Please Don`t Fall in Love" (Mike Batt) – 3:13
3. "Baby You`re Dynamite" (Doug Flett, Guy Fletcher) – 3:57
4. "The Golden Days Are Over" (Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten) – 4:17
5. "Love Stealer" (Phil Wainman, Richard Myhill) – 3:38

CD Bonus tracks (2002)

1. "Too Close to Heaven" (Mike Batt) – 4:15 (from the B-side of "Please Don`t Fall in Love" single, 1983)
2. "Lucille" (Al Collins, Richard Penniman) – 3:39 (from the B-side of "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" single, 1983)

Rock `n` Roll Silver

Side one

1. "Makin` History"[A] (Mark Griffiths, Graham Lyle) – 3:47
2. "Move It" (Ian Samwell) – 3:05
3. "Donna" (Ritchie Valens) – 4:23
4. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"[A] (Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe) – 3:06
5. "It`ll Be Me" (Jack Clement) – 3:13

Side two

1. "Lucille" (Richard Penniman, Albert Collins) – 3:39
2. "Little Bitty Pretty One" (Robert Byrd) – 2:41
3. "Never Be Anyone Else But You" (Baker Knight) – 4:04
4. "Be Bop A Lula" (Gene Vincent, Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis) – 3:17
5. "Tutti Frutti"[A] (Penniman, Dorothy LaBostrie) – 2:24

Silver (1983 CD Release)

1. "Silver`s Home Tonight" – 3:43
2. "Hold On" – 3:18
3. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" – 3:42
4. "Locked Inside Your Prison" – 3:29
5. "Please Don`t Fall in Love" – 3:13
6. "Baby You`re Dynamite" – 3:57
7. "Love Stealer" – 3:38
8. "The Golden Days Are Over" – 4:17
9. "Ocean Deep" – 5:18
10. "Move It" – 3:05
11. "Donna" – 4:23
12. "Be Bop A Lula" – 3:17
13. "Lucille" – 3:39
14. "Little Bitty Pretty One" – 2:41
15. "Never Be Anyone Else But You" – 4:04
16. "It`ll Be Me" – 3:13

Notes:

• A ^ ^ ^ ^ Excluded from the original 1983 CD release of Silver and the 1992 twin-pack CD release.

Production

• "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" recorded at Mayfair Studios, London, May 1983. Produced by Terry Britten.
• "Please Don`t Fall in Love" and "Too Close to Heaven" recorded at AIR Studios, March 1983. Produced by Mike Batt.
• "Baby You`re Dynamite" recorded at Abbey Road Studios, August 1983. Produced by Bruce Welch.
• All other tracks recorded at Strawberry Studios South, May–June 1983.
• Other Silver tracks produced by Craig Pruess and Cliff Richard.
• Rock `n` Roll Silver produced by Thunder.

Give a Little Bit More

In the United States and Canada, the album was released by EMI America under the title Give a Little Bit More. It had a rearranged track list order and included a cover of the Ritchie Valens song "Donna" which replaced "Front Page". "Donna" was taken from the limited edition UK album Rock `n` Roll Silver.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)"
2. "Hold On"
3. "Silver`s Home Tonight"
4. "The Golden Days Are Over"
5. "Donna"

Side Two

1. "Locked Inside Your Prison"
2. "Please Don`t Fall in Love"
3. "Baby You`re Dynamite"
4. "Ocean Deep"
5. "Love Stealer"