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Music... The Air That I Breathe
Type:studio
Artist:Cliff Richard
Cover:Music...The Air That I Breath - Cliff Richard album.jpg
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Recorded:2009–2020
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Music... The Air That I Breathe is the 45th studio album by British pop singer Cliff Richard, released on 30 October 2020. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 3, which has seen Richard become the first artist to make the top five of the albums chart for eight consecutive decades.[1]

The album partly covers songs of The Beatles and Bee Gees, and the title track by The Hollies.

On radio, the album was BBC Radio 2's 'Album of the Week' in its first week of release, with the lead single "Falling for You" in rotation (and has been so for several weeks).[2] [3] The latest single "PS Please", featuring Mark Knopfler on lead guitar, has been added to the BBC Radio 2 new music playlist.[4] [5]

In other media, the album has been part of the conversation when Richard was interviewed on Piers Morgan's Life Stories (ITV, UK) on 25 October 2020,[6] The One Show (BBC, UK) on 28 October 2020[7] and Sunrise (7, Australia) on 30 October 2020.[8] Richard was also featured singing his new song "PS Please" on Songs of Praise (BBC) on 1 November 2020.[9]

Background

The album comprises seven newly recorded songs and five previously released duets that have not been included in a Richard album before. Of the seven newly recorded songs, two are brand new and five are covers. The brand new songs are "Falling for You" and "PS Please".[10]

"Falling for You", written by Chris Eaton and Alexander Brown, was released on 29 September 2020 as the first lead single from the album.[11] The second single, "Older", a cover of the Ben Platt song, was released on the 15 October 2020. A third single "PS Please", featuring Mark Knopfler" on lead guitar, contains a posthumous lyric of snippets of letters a father had written to his daughter, to open on her 17th and 23rd birthdays.[12] The duets included were recorded between 2009 and 2020 and feature artists including Albert Hammond, Sheila Walsh, the Bellamy Brothers, Bonnie Tyler, and the Piano Guys.

Track listing

Taken from online sources and the physical sleeve cover:[13] [14] [15] [16]

Notes:

Personnel

Production

All tracks produced by Larry Klein, except as follows:

Charts and certifications

Certifications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cliff Richard breaks all-time Official Albums Chart record with new album Music... The Air That I Breathe . officialcharts.com . 7 November 2020.
  2. Web site: BBC Radio 2 New Music Playlist - 31 October 2020 . . 2 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201102181647/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist . 2 November 2020 . usurped.
  3. Web site: BBC Radio 2 New Music Playlist - 10 October 2020 . . 7 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012180051/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist . 12 October 2020 . usurped.
  4. Web site: PS Please (audio) . Rhino, Cliff Richard YouTube channel . 21 November 2020.
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 2 New Music Playlist - 21 November 2020 . BBC Radio 2 . 21 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Piers Morgan's Life Stories - Cliff Richard - 25 October 2020 . itv.com . 2 November 2020.
  7. Web site: BBC1 - The One Show - 28 October 2020 . 2 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Sir Cliff on Sunrise - The British music legend releases new album at 80 . 2 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Songs of Praise - Dundee - 1 November 2020 . bbc.co.uk . 2 November 2020.
  10. Web site: Music... The Air That I Breathe . cliffrichard.org . 4 October 2020.
  11. Discussion of new single from the 4:37 mark.
  12. "PS Please" discussed from the 3:45 mark. Web site: Sir Cliff Richard Interview On Cliff Richard Radio 30/10/2020 . Cliff Richard Radio YouTube channel . 21 November 2020.
  13. Web site: Music... The Air That I Breathe - Cliff Richard . music.apple.com.
  14. Web site: Music... The Air That I Breathe . warnermusic.com.au . 4 October 2020.
  15. Web site: Older (Sheet Music) . musicnotes.com . 20 October 2020.
  16. Cliff Richard . 2020 . Music... The Air That I Breathe . CD . 13 November 2020.
  17. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 November 2020. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1602. 6. 16 November 2020.
  18. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020. Official Charts Company. 5 January 2021.

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