| Especially for You | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Cilla Black |
| Cover: | Cilla Black - Especially.jpg |
| Released: | 1 September 1980[1] |
| Recorded: | 1980 at Abbey Road Studios, London |
| Genre: | Soft Rock, Pop, Vocal |
| Label: | K-tel |
| Producer: | Bruce Welch |
| Prev Title: | Modern Priscilla |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Surprisingly Cilla |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Especially for You is Cilla Black's eleventh solo studio album, released in 1980. This was her first recording project to be undertaken after the completion of her 15-year contract with the EMI group.
The venture was notably produced by Bruce Welch for Cilla Black Ltd and licensed to K-tel International. Recording sessions for the album were held at the legendary Abbey Road Studios where Black had recorded many of her earlier hit singles. The album consisted of some of Black's favourite songs from the 1970s (or as she referred to them on the album sleeve "modern standards"). The TV-advertised album was eventually certified silver by the BPI having sold over 60,000 units.
In 1988, the album was repackaged as Love Songs and released by K-tel International on CD format but was only available for a limited time as the label shutdown. The budget-label Pickwick Group then re-issued the album on CD in 2005, this release included the original artwork and title.
On 7 September 2009, K-Tel (UK) released a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings plus two rare bonus tracks which includes a rendition of The Beatles' song "The Fool on the Hill" and Black's 1980s TV theme tune "Surprise, Surprise". A digital booklet containing original album artwork, detailed track information and rare photographs was made available from iTunes with purchases of the entire album re-issue.
Side one
Side two
Personnel
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