Jump to content

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (Cliff Richard and the Shadows album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Cast recording by
ReleasedDecember 1964[1]
Recorded15–17, 21 October 1964[1]
StudioEMI Abbey Road[1]
GenrePop, pantomime
LabelColumbia - SCX 3522[2]
ProducerNorrie Paramor[1]
Cliff Richard chronology
Wonderful Life
(1964)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
(1964)
Cliff Richard
(1965)
Singles from Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
  1. "Genie with the Light Brown Lamp"
    Released: December 1964
  2. "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)"
    Released: December 1964

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is a 1964 pantomime cast album by Cliff Richard, the Shadows, the Norrie Paramor orchestra and other members of the pantomime cast.[1][2] It is Richard's twelfth album. The album reached number 13 in the UK Album Charts in a 5-week run in the top 20.[3]

Two singles were released from the album within a week of each other in December 1964. First, the Shadows' "Genie with the Light Brown Lamp", which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart, followed by Richard's "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" (with the Shadows backing), reaching number 6 on the same chart.[3]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Emperor Theme"/"Chinese Street Scene" - Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  2. "Me Oh My" - The Shadows
  3. "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  4. "Little Princess" - The Shadows
  5. "This was My Special Day" - Faye Fisher, Joan Palethorpe, Audrey Bayley, Cliff Richard, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  6. "I'm in Love With You" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  7. "There's Gotta Be a Way" - Cliff Richard, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  8. "Ballet" - Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  9. "Dance of the Warriors" - Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  10. "Friends" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  11. "Dragon Dance" - Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  12. "Genie with the Light Brown Lamp" - The Shadows
  13. "Make Ev'ry Day a Carnival Day" - Cliff Richard, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  14. "Widow Twanky's Song" - Michael Samms, Charles Granville, Norrie Paramor And His Orchestra
  15. "I'm Feeling Oh So Lonely" - Faye Fisher, Joan Palethorpe, Audrey Bayley, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  16. "I've Said Too Many Things" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra
  17. "Evening Comes" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Norrie Paramor And his Orchestra
  18. "Havin' Fun" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows

Personnel

[edit]

Taken from the sleeve notes:[2]

The Shadows:

Music and lyrics by the Shadows.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1991). Cliff Richard The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990. London: Blandford. pp. 58–59, 65–66, 169. ISBN 0-7137-2242-8.
  2. ^ a b c Cliff Richard (1964). Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (LP).
  3. ^ a b "Cliff Richard UK Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. The Official UK Charts Company.