Rise Up
Studio album by
Cliff Richard
Released23 November 2018 (2018-11-23)
Studio
GenrePop
Length58:32
Label
Producer
Cliff Richard chronology
Stronger Thru the Years
(2017) 		Rise Up
(2018) 		Music... The Air That I Breathe
(2020)
Singles from Rise Up
  1. "Rise Up"
    Released: 29 August 2018
  2. "Reborn"
    Released: 18 October 2018
  3. "Everything That I Am" / "The Miracle of Love"
    Released: December 2018

Rise Up is the 44th studio album by British pop singer Cliff Richard, released on 23 November 2018 by Vox Rock and Warner Music.

It was promoted as Richard's first album of new material in 14 years following 2004's Something's Goin' On, as most of his albums since then were compilations, covers projects, or a combination of the two (with the possible exception of his 2011 album Soulicious, which contains primarily new material, with 11 original songs out of 15).[1][2][3]

The album followed Richard's legal battle with the BBC, and he said of the album's title, "I chose 'Rise Up' as the title track because after the bad period I went through in my life, I've managed to rise up out of what seemed like a quagmire".[3] Richard also said he hoped the album would attract a new audience: "I could be recognised by some of these younger people to be a valuable artist. I'm not messing around with it, it's for real".[4] The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold.

Three singles were released from the album. The title track, written by Terry Britten (who wrote Richard's hits "Devil Woman" and "Carrie") was released as the first lead single. "Reborn" was the second lead single. It was co-written by Chris Eaton, who wrote Richard's 1990 Christmas number one, "Saviours Day". The third single was the double A-side "Everything That I Am" / "The Miracle of Love".

The album also includes Richard performing a duet with Olivia Newton-John on the track "Everybody's Someone", originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes and Brian McFadden.[1]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Rupert Christie; additional production by Jochem van der Saag and Jorge Vivo, except "The Minute You're Gone", "Miss You Nights", "Devil Woman" and "Some People" produced by James Morgan and Juliette Pochin and feature the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rise Up"
3:26
2."Reborn"
3:58
3."Everybody's Someone" (duet with Olivia Newton-John)
3:45
4."Gonna Be Alright"
3:26
5."Stardust"Anna Krantz4:55
6."Dancing into Nightfall"
  • Jamie Hartman
  • Shridhar Solanki
2:49
7."River Flow"
  • Henk Pool
  • Micky Skeel Hansen
  • Joona Pietikainen
2:59
8."Wide Deep and High"Eaton3:23
9."There's One"
4:00
10."That's What the Night Is For"
3:57
11."Everything That I Am"
3:21
12."The Miracle of Love"
  • Eaton
  • Alexander James Brown
4:08
13."The Minute You're Gone" (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)Jimmy Gateley2:35
14."Miss You Nights" (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)Dave Townsend3:59
15."Devil Woman" (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
3:51
16."Some People" (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)Alan Tarney4:00

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ a b "Cliff Richard announces Rise Up album, his first new material in 14 years". officialcharts.com. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Cliff Richard becomes first artist to reach UK Top 5 across eight decades". Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Moore, Sam (29 August 2018). "Cliff Richard says his new album will address 'the bad period I went through in my life'". NME. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ^ Brown, Mark (29 August 2018). "Sir Cliff Richard says he hopes new album Rise Up can revive his career". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard – Rise Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – Rise Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 30 November 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  12. ^ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Rise Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 April 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Rise Up in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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