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humboldt

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Cilla Black
« on: May 26, 2020, 07:03:37 pm »
Remembering Cilla on her birthday. Born this day 27th May 1943. 'You're My World' was at #1 on her 21st birthday. Cilla also performs 'Heatwave' and makes a great job of it.


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Silly Wasnt I

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Re: Cilla Black
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2020, 02:31:51 am »
The first 45 I bought was Dave Clark Five's Glad All Over and the second was Cilla's Anyone Who Had A Heart.

Having grown up and expanded my horizons tremendously, I still like Glad All Over but I am not so keen on AWHAH. I've developed a distaste for cover versions of Bacharach & David classics.

You're My World had, I think an Italian origin. Who recorded it first in Italy? Is the English language version by Cilla the original?

Some of those Euro songs translated into English were superb.

SWI

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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2020, 05:58:21 am »
Yes Eric, the English language version by Cilla is the original.

Although the original Italian version by composer Umberto Bindi was not a hit, even in Italy, the song came to the attention of UK record producer George Martin, who commissioned an English version to be recorded by his protégée Cilla Black. The English lyrics were written by Carl Sigman whose son Michael Sigman would recall: "Inspired by Umberto Bindi's haunting melody, Carl evoked Gino Paoli's Italian title ('Il Mio Mondo' or 'My World'). But he created a wholly original English lyric."[1]

Black cut the song "You're My World" — as Carl Sigman entitled his English language rendering of "Il Mio Mondo" - in a session at Abbey Road Studios with Johnny Pearson conducting his orchestra on 3 April 1964[2] and The Breakaways providing background vocals. Black has said that her road manager and future husband Bobby Willis also sang on the track. Judd Proctor was the lead guitarist on the session[3] which also featured drummer Kenny Clare.[2]

"You're My World" reached No. 1 in Britain on the chart dated 30 May 1964 and remained there for a total of four weeks, one week more than Black's preceding single "Anyone Who Had a Heart".[4] Although Black returned to the UK Top Ten eight times, the song was her final No. 1 hit.

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« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2020, 11:31:46 am »
...interesting piece where Burt and Cilla discuss the making of Alfie



...always loved it when her voice went into the harsher 'Miss Piggy' mode...!

Grape :)


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« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2020, 05:16:19 pm »
Loved the fact that Cilla's voice could go from wet to set in the blink of an eye!

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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2020, 05:55:31 pm »
Remembering Cilla on her anniversary. This beautiful song was her first chart miss.  Cilla Black 27th May 1943 - 1st August 2015. RIP