Silver (Cliff Richard album)

Singles

The album spawned three UK hit singles. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" was the lead single and reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart. It was followed up by "Please Don't Fall in Love" which reached number 7. In early 1984 "Baby You're Dynamite" was released and reached number 27. However, while it was on the chart, fans pushed for the B-side, "Ocean Deep" to be released as an A-side and pressure mounted as disc-jockeys played the track too. But not until a fortnight after "Baby You're Dynamite" had finished its run on the chart was the single re-released with "Ocean Deep" as the A-side; it reached number 72 upon its re-entry to the chart.

Extended versions of "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" and "Baby You're Dynamite" were released as vinyl 12" singles, but so far these have never been released on CD.

Album re-releases

The original 1983 CD release of Silver only included 9 tracks from the Silver LP and 7 from the Rock 'n' Roll Silver LP, in order to fit on a single disc.

In 1992 it was re-released on CD (paired with The Rock Connection in a twin-pack) with the same track-listing, but was curiously titled Rock 'n' Roll Silver. In 2002, Silver was remastered and re-released on CD, excluding the Rock 'n' Roll Silver tracks, but including the B-sides of the singles as two bonus tracks.

Rock 'n' Roll Silver has not yet been released on CD in its original form, but Richard's 1984 album The Rock Connection which originally contained 5 tracks from Rock 'n' Roll Silver, also included the remaining 5 tracks as bonus tracks when the remastered CD edition was released in 2004.

The album track "The Golden Days Are Over" was recorded by the pop group Bucks Fizz a year later and released as a single.

Silver

1. "Silver's Home Tonight" (Craig Pruess, David Reilly) - 3:43
2. "Hold On" (Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten) - 3:18
3. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" (Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten) - 3:42
4. "Front Page" - 3:15
5. "Ocean Deep" (Jonathan Sweet, Rodney Trott) - 5:18

1. "Locked Inside Your Prison" (Headly) - 3:29
2. "Please Don't Fall in Love" (Mike Batt) - 3:13
3. "Baby You're Dynamite" (David Flett, Guy Fletcher) - 3:57
4. "The Golden Days Are Over" (Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten) - 4:17
5. "Love Stealer" (Phil Wainman, Richard Myhill) - 3:38

1. "Too Close to Heaven" - 4:15
2. "Lucille" (Al Collins, Richard Penniman) - 3:39

Rock 'n' Roll Silver

1. "Makin' History" - 3:47
2. "Move It" - 3:05
3. "Donna" - 4:23
4. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" - 3:06
5. "It'll Be Me" - 3:13

1. "Lucille" - 3:39
2. "Little Bitty Pretty One" - 2:41
3. "Never Be Anyone Else But You" - 4:04
4. "Be Bop A Lula" - 3:17
5. "Tutti Frutti" - 2:24

Silver (1983 CD Release)

1. "Silver's Home Tonight" - 3:43
2. "Hold On" - 3:18
3. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" - 3:42
4. "Locked Inside Your Prison" - 3:29
5. "Please Don't Fall in Love" - 3:13
6. "Baby You're Dynamite" - 3:57
7. "Love Stealer" - 3:38
8. "The Golden Days Are Over" - 4:17
9. "Ocean Deep" - 5:18
10. "Move It" - 3:05
11. "Donna" - 4:23
12. "Be Bop A Lula" - 3:17
13. "Lucille" - 3:39
14. "Little Bitty Pretty One" - 2:41
15. "Never Be Anyone Else But You" - 4:04
16. "It'll Be Me" - 3:13

Notes:

Give a Little Bit More

In the United States and Canada, the album was released by EMI America under the title Give A Little Bit More. It had a rearranged track list order and included a cover of the Ritchie Valens song "Donna" which replaced "Front Page". "Donna" was taken from the limited edition UK album Rock 'n' Roll Silver.

Track list

Side One

1. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)"
2. "Hold On"
3. "Silver's Home Tonight"
4. "The Golden Days Are Over"
5. "Donna"

Side Two

1. "Locked Inside Your Prison"
2. "Please Don't Fall in Love"
3. "Baby You're Dynamite"
4. "Ocean Deep"
5. "Love Stealer"