Track Listing

1. Say You're Mine (2008 Digital Remaster)
2. True, True Lovin' (2008 Digital Remaster)
3. Just Another Guy (2008 Digital Remaster)
4. Just A Little Bit Too Late (2008 Digital Remaster)
5. Somebody Loses (2008 Digital Remaster)
6. I Get The Feelin' (2008 Digital Remaster)
7. Our Story Book (2008 Digital Remaster)
8. Sweet Little Jesus Boy (2008 Digital Remaster)
9. Occasional Rain (2008 Digital Remaster)
10. She's Leaving You (2008 Digital Remaster)
11. So Long (2008 Digital Remaster)
12. Monday Comes Too Soon (2008 Digital Remaster)
13. I Was Only Fooling Myself (2008 Digital Remaster)
14. Time Flies (2008 Digital Remaster)
15. Annabella Umbrella (2008 Digital Remaster)
16. Pigeon (2008 Digital Remaster)
17. A Thousand Conversations (2008 Digital Remaster)
18. Mr Cloud (2008 Digital Remaster)
19. Empty Chairs (2004 Digital Remaster)
20. The Old Accordion (2008 Digital Remaster)
21. Come Back Billie Jo (2008 Digital Remaster)
22. I Only Know I Love You (Na Voce Na Chitarra E O Poco E Luna) (2008 Digital Remaster)
23. Back In Vaudeville (2008 Digital Remaster)
24. Stronger Than That (Extended Version) (2008 Digital Remaster)
25. I Just Don't Have The Heart (The X Mix)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #853 in Music
• Released on: 2009-04-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

What A Fab collection of Songs!
Congratulations to EMI Records LTD for the release of this B-sides collection. Originally this formed part of the mammoth collection `And they said it wouldn't last' and it still does. But for a budget price, a lot of fans can finally listen to Cliff's very rare B-sides 1963-1989 compilation.

The sound quality on these 2008 remasters is 10/10.

The tracks are:

1. Say you're mine (mono) . A real pleasant song to listen to. B-side to `Don't talk to him' from 1963.
2. True, true lovin' (mono). A thumping great tune from 1964. Sadly it is unlikely a stereo master exists or was not originally mixed back in 1964. B-side to `Constantly'
3. Just another guy (mono). This song was recorded in Nashville along with it's A-side `The minute you're gone'. Interestingly the backing vocals were `The Jordanaires'. Why does it appear in mono?? The original master is in stereo as it appears on overseas compilations.
4. Just a little bit too late (stereo)
5. Somebody loses (stereo).
6. I get the feelin' (stereo)
7. Our story book (stereo). I'm not so sure about this song, it's my least favourite.
8. Sweet little Jesus boy (First time stereo release). I never heard this original Cliff version of this song before. Personally I found Cliff's simple acoustic version on `About that Man' album much powerful in conveying the words. This B-side orchestrated version did put me to sleep. Really. I'm sure other listeners will love this b-side version.
9. Occasional rain (mono). I love this song. Though why wasn't the stereo master used? It exists!!
10. She's leaving you (stereo)
11. So long (stereo). A wonderful song. B-side to `With the eyes of a child'.
12. Monday comes too soon (stereo). B-side to `I ain't got time anymore' this beautiful tune is one of my favourite tracks in this CD collection. This 3rd 1970 UK vinyl single of Cliff Richard was also released in stereo.
13. I was only fooling myself (stereo). Originally released in stereo, coupled with `Don't move away'. As the then fashionable Maxi-single. This was the b-side to the smash hit song `Sunny honey girl' in 1971.
Tracks 14 & 15: Time flies & Annabella Umbrella are terrific tunes that compliments the ecological A-side `Silvery rain'. They both appear in stereo on the CD compilation though they have already on other UK/Holland LP compilations in 1971 & 1973 (UK's Cliff Richard Story Boxed set)
16. Pigeon (First time stereo release ever). This is my all time favourite b-side of any Cliff Richard single. What a fab upbeat sound from 1971. B-side to another great tune `Flying machine'. I always wondered if `Pigeon' was the A-side, this might have been a massive hit in 1971.

All the singles released after `Flying Machine' were all stereo.
17. A Thousand Conversations.
18. Mr Cloud
19. Empty Chairs
20. The old Accordion. A really good song. But for some strange reason this is not the original b-side but a different Take. A chorus is repeated and the heavy drum thump that plays continuous is missing as it is heard in the original b-side.
21. Come back Billie Jo.
22. I only know I love you (stereo). This is an alternate b-side to `Constantly' released in Italy. Not so sure why this song was released on this CD compilation. I would have preferred the stereo issue b-side `What would I do' to `Visions' (1966) or `Mr Nice' (1968). These songs have yet to surface in stereo on CD. The `mono' release of `What would I do' appears on `Finders Keepers' CD as a bonus track.
23. Back in Vaudeville. B-side to `Baby you're dynamite' from 1983.
Tracks 24 & 25: `Stronger than that' & `I just don't have the heart' are both extended versions b-sides to the 12" singles. An interesting choice to end this superb CD compilation. Perhaps a future venture for a Cliff's 12" singles CD collection.

Either you like Cliff Richard 1963-1989 period of songs particularly the late 60s early 70s or you don't. Either way Cliff's style of music here is so versatile. This demonstrates what a wide vocal range he has. It is well displayed in these then forgotten, but now available b-sides tracks.

lambert2
Love these songs which we don't hear out of many other CDs. Anyway any Cliff's CD is a treasure to collect and this one is a good one for your collection.

Too Many B Sides Missing!, so not Rare Enough...
I agree with EMI making this album, as it was long overdue. There is unfortuately too many surperb B Sides which are missing and do hold a high place in Cliff premier song club.

Lindsay Jane & Wide Open Space are the two which are in a different league to all his other B Sides. These two songs could have easily have been singles in their own right.

I know the thinking behind this album. The people who made it thought that it was a good idea to forget songs like We Say Yeah, Dancing Shoes, In A Matter of Moments for example and give us the songs which no one can remember and to which only the slim manority of fans might have kept on their old 45s.

EMI do need to bring out the proper definitive B Sides and make it so it accompanies the Singles Collection properly. B Sides like My Feet Hit The Ground, We Say Yeah, Got A Funny Feeling, D in Love, Dancing Shoes, I Cannot Find a True Love etc are all part of British rock n roll history and cannot be ignored.

SO it only gets two from me, because this is not the B Side album I was looking for and it is no way an accompanyment to the Singles Collection which every Cliff fan has been waiting for since 2002.