Cilla

by Cilla Black

Cilla cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 January 1965
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 41:58
  • Community rating: 3.2/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Guided by Beatles producer George Martin, Cilla Black's debut album highlights her phenomenally powerful, belted vocal style. The record blends dramatic orchestral pop ballads with upbeat, brass-heavy rhythm and blues covers, demonstrating her remarkable versatility. It cemented her status as the preeminent female powerhouse vocalist of the British Invasion.

Genres

Descriptors: Vocal

Tracklist

  1. Goin' out of My Head (2:17)
  2. Every Little Bit Hurts (2:38)
  3. Baby It's You (2:46)
  4. Dancing in the Street (2:28)
  5. Come to Me (2:37)
  6. Ol' Man River (2:22)
  7. One Little Voice (3:06)
  8. I'm Not Alone Anymore (2:26)
  9. Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It (2:37)
  10. Love Letters (with the Sounds Incorporated) (3:22)
  11. This Empty Place (2:44)
  12. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (2:27)
  13. A Shot of Rhythm and Blues - Take 2 (2:00)
  14. You're My World (Il Mio Mondo) - Alternate Take (2:59)
  15. (Love Is Like A) Heatwave (2:09)
  16. Some Things You Never Get Used To (2:52)

Credits

  • Cilla Black - primary artist
  • John Scott - directed by [accompaniment]
  • Bobby Weinstein - written-by
  • Teddy Randazzo - written-by
  • Ed Cobb - written-by
  • Barney Williams - written-by
  • Burt Bacharach - written-by
  • Mack David - written-by
  • George Martin - producer, written-by, directed by [accompaniment]

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