Cilla (album)

Cilla
Cilla
Studio album by Cilla Black
Released	25 January 1965
Recorded	1964
Genre	Pop, merseybeat, soul
Label	Parlophone
Producer	George Martin
Cilla Black chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Cilla is the debut studio album by British singer Cilla Black, released on 25 January 1965 by Parlophone Records. The album was a commercial success, reaching No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart.^[2] The tracks were directed by John Scott, Johnnie Spence and George Martin. Sounds Incorporated accompany her on "Love Letters".

Re-release

A mono sound edition of this album was re-issued on CD in 2002 by EMI Records with Cilla Sings a Rainbow.^[3]

On 7 September 2009, EMI released a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings and four bonus tracks, re-mastered by Abbey Road Studios from original 1/4" stereo master tapes. A digital booklet containing original album artwork, detailed track information and rare photographs will be available from iTunes with purchases of the entire album re-issue.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Goin' Out of My Head"	Teddy Randazzo, Robert Weinstein	2:14
2.	"Every Little Bit Hurts"	Ed Cobb	2:36
3.	"Baby It's You"	Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams	2:46
4.	"Dancing in the Street"	Ivy Jo Hunter, William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye	2:26
5.	"Come to Me"	George Martin, Bobby Willis	2:35
6.	"Ol' Man River"	Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	2:30

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Little Voice (Uno Di Voi)"	Mario Fu Luigi Coppola, Anelio Elio Isola, Hal Shaper	3:04
2.	"I'm Not Alone Anymore"	Clive Westlake, Kenny Lynch	2:22
3.	"Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It"	Doris Troy, Gregory Carroll	2:32
4.	"Love Letters"	Edward Heyman, Victor Young	3:15
5.	"This Empty Place"	Hal David, Burt Bacharach	2:41
6.	"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"	Cole Porter	2:22

2009 Digital download bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" (take 2)	Terry Thompson	1:58
14.	"You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)" (alternate take)	Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli, Carl Sigman	2:57
15.	"(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave"	Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr.	2:08
16.	"Some Things You Never Get Used To"	Van McCoy	2:52

Personnel

Lead vocals by Cilla Black
Produced by George Martin
Album cover photograph by Roger Whitaker

Charts

Chart (1965)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	5

References

^ Eder, Bruce. Cilla – Cilla Black. Album review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
^ www.Official Charts Company Cilla Black Cilla Official Charts Company.
^ Eder, Bruce. Cilla/Cilla Sings a Rainbow – Cilla Black at AllMusic.

External links

[1] Eder, Bruce. Cilla – Cilla Black. Album review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-05-14.

[2] www.Official Charts Company Cilla Black Cilla Official Charts Company.

[3] Eder, Bruce. Cilla/Cilla Sings a Rainbow – Cilla Black at AllMusic.

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v t e Cilla Black
Studio albums	Cilla (1965) Is It Love? (1965) Cilla Sings a Rainbow (1966) Sher-oo! (1968) Surround Yourself with Cilla (1969) Sweet Inspiration (1970) Images (1971) Day by Day with Cilla (1973) In My Life (1974) It Makes Me Feel Good (1976) Modern Priscilla (1978) Especially For You (1980) Surprisingly Cilla (1985) Cilla's World (1990) Through The Years (1993) Beginnings: Greatest Hits & New Songs (2003) Cilla All Mixed Up (2009)
Compilation albums	The Best of Cilla Black (1968) The Very Best of Cilla Black (1983) The Definitive Collection (A Life in Music) (2009) Completely Cilla: 1963–1973 (2012) The Very Best of Cilla Black (2013)
Songs	"Love of the Loved" "Anyone Who Had a Heart" "You're My World" "It's for You" "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" "Alfie" "For No-one" "Step Inside Love" "Surround Yourself with Sorrow" "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)"
Related	Discography Cilla (1968 TV series) Cilla (2014 TV series) Cilla The Musical