Cliff Richard Announces New Album 'Soulicious' Release Date
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
Following an announcement earlier this year, Cliff Richard’s ‘Soulicious' album is confirmed for an October 10th release.
‘Soulicious’ is a 15-song collection of mostly new and some classic soul songs, the majority of which are produced by legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier (with some also produced by soul legends Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson) who has, along with his son Beau Dozier, written a number of the album’s songs. The album features a number of duets between Cliff and some of the greatest voices ever in soul music, including Billy Paul, Brenda Holloway, Candi Staton, Dennis Edwards and The Temptations Review, Freda Payne, Percy Sledge, Roberta Flack and Valerie Simpson.
Cliff has had a life-long passion for soul music and the chance to work with such esteemed artists was a dream come true and a new challenge in his seven-decade, hugely successful career: a chance to cement his position as one of the greatest, most distinctive British singers of all-time.
‘Soulicious’ Tracklisting:
1. Saving A Life - with Freda Payne
2. Go On & Tell Him – with Dennis Edwards & The Temptations Review
3. Do You Ever - with Brenda Holloway
4. Teardrops – with Candi Staton
5. When I Was Your Baby – with Roberta Flack
6. Are You Feeling Me – with Deniece Williams
7. Oh How Happy – with Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
8. Every Piece Of My Broken Heart – with Valerie Simpson
9. How We Get Down – with Russell Thompkins, Jr. & The New Stylistics
10. This Time With You – with Candi Staton
11. Don’t Say You Love Me (It’ll Ruin My Day) – Cliff solo
12. She Looked Good – with Dennis Edwards & The Temptations Review & Lamont Dozier
13. I’m Your Puppet – with Percy Sledge
14. Always And Forever – featuring Billy Paul
15. Birds Of A Feather – with Peabo Bryson
On the experience of making ‘Soulicious’, Cliff said, “If you get all these icons to join me on an album I will have died and gone to heaven. That's what I said to David Gest when he first suggested this soul project. Here I am, not dead, but definitely in heaven!” He went on to share his gratitude, humbly saying of all the artists he worked with, “to all of you ‘legends’, I can only say thank you for finding the time to be with me on yet another dream adventure. It was great singing (and laughing a lot) with all of you!”
Cliff Richard's 'Soulicious' album is set for release on 10th October.
Oct 15 - Nottingham, Capital Fm Arena
Oct 17 - Manchester, Evening News Arena
Oct 19 - Liverpool, Echo Arena
Oct 22 - Birmingham, Lg Arena
Oct 23 - Birmingham, Lg Arena
Oct 25 - London, O2 Arena
Oct 26 - London, O2 Arena
Oct 28 - Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
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