''Cilla's World'' is the title of Cilla Black's thirteenth solo

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. It was a concept album themed around sixteen original children's songs about animals, green issues and the environment recorded specifically for the Australian music market (Black's second most successful music market in the world). Sold on the idea of such an unusual concept, Black agreed to go ahead with the album that featured primarily songs co-written by Play School TV presenter

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. The recording sessions were held at

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in London and although produced by Ron Edwards were supervised by Black's former producer

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. The project was independently produced by the music company MCA/Gilbey and released by

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in Australia, which produced the album's packaging from recycled paper. In 1993, the album was given a release in

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by Silva Screen Records.

Track listing

# "The (Solar Powered, Practical, Combustible, Compatible, Responsibly Recyclable) Machine" # "Don't Argue with an Elephant" # "A Little More Green" # "ABC of the World" # "Penguin Strut" # "Rain" # "Trees" # "Eggs" # "Panda" # "Personality" # "Weather Song" # "Sunshine Medley" # "Please Don't Call Me a Koala Bear" # "Let's Hear it for Skin" # "The End of the Day" # "Goodnight"

Credits

Personnel * Lead vocals by

Cilla Black Priscilla Maria Veronica White (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her singles "A ...

* Produced and arranged by Rod Edwards * Engineered by Lance Phillips, Rupert Coulson & Geoff Foster * Executive producers: Chris Gilbey and Joanne Peterson

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