All My Love (Solo Tu)
| "All My Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the single released in the Netherlands | ||||
| Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
| B-side | "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" | |||
| Released | 10 November 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 5 October 1967[1] | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
| Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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"Solo tu" ("Only You") is a song by Italian singer Orietta Berti, released as a single in April 1967.[2] Whilst it did not chart, it was a finalist in that year's summer festival Un disco per l'estate.[3] The song became better known after it was adapted into English as "All My Love", and covered by Cliff Richard later in 1967.
Cliff Richard version
[edit]"All My Love" was adapted into English by Peter Callander and was first recorded by Cilla Black in August 1967, though her version was not released until 1997 on the compilation album 1963–1973: The Abbey Road Decade.[4] Cliff Richard recorded his version in October 1967 and was chosen for release as a single the following month in favour of another Cilla Black song "I Only Live to Love You".[1] It reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and also performed well in other countries.[5]
The single's B-side, "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", is a spiritual Christmas song from 1934 written by Robert MacGimsey. It was first Christian song released by Richard.[1] Richard also recorded a German-language version of "All My Love" titled "Sternengold" in March 1968, which was released on the Germany-only compilation album Congratulations und 13 weitere Hits.[6]
Reception
[edit]Reviewing the single for Record Mirror, Peter Jones described it as "a soft, vibrant ballad, very sentimental, sung with great charm. It's all very dreamy and romantic and the backing is just right".[7] Derek Johnson for the New Musical Express added that "it is so commercial and so very well done that – bearing in mind Engelbert's success – I wouldn't be surprised to see it go to No. 1".[8] However, Penny Valentine for Disc and Music Echo was not as complementary, writing that "Cliff sounds as though he is singing in the wrong key", but praised "the commercial aspect of the whole thing [that] hits you when the first chorus comes in".[9]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1967–68) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[10] | 10 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 9 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] | 16 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[14] | 9 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 8 |
| Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[16] | 67 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] | 11 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] | 12 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[19] | 5 |
| Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[20] | 5 |
| Singapore (Radio Singapore)[21] | 1 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[22] | 3 |
| Spain (Promusicae)[23] | 20 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Cliff Richard Song Database – Song Details (All My Love)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Discografia Nazionale della canzone italiana". discografia.dds.it. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "45 giri". oriettaberti.it. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ 1963–1973: The Abbey Road Decade (booklet). Zonophone. 1997. 7243 8 57053 2.
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database – Song Details (Sternengold)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 4 November 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Top Singles" (PDF). New Musical Express. 4 November 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Italian Cliff Richard bound to have a hit!" (PDF). Disc and Music Echo. 4 November 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 24 January 1968". gosetcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – All My Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – All My Love" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "danskehitlister.dk". 2016-04-09. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All My Love". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968–2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 978-4-87131-088-8.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cliff Richard" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – All My Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 2 March 1968. p. 44. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (R)". 2019-05-06. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: Año a año, 1959–2002. Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-639-2.