''Me and My Shadows'' is the second

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by singer

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart histo ...

and third album overall. Recorded with The Shadows and produced by Norrie Paramor, it was released through

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in October 1960 and reached No. 2 in the UK album chart. The album was recorded at

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. No singles were to be officially released in the UK from the album. A pairing of album tracks " Gee Whizz It's You" and "I Cannot Find a True Love" was pressed as an export single intended for

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but high demand in the UK meant it charted in March 1961 and eventually reached #4 in the UK singles chart. Although very popular for an import, this single broke what would have been a run of 15 consecutive top 3 singles in the UK, although it helped give Richard a record 16 back to back top 5 hits. This album is the 2nd of only 5 albums liff, Me & My Shadows, 21 Today, Finders Keepers, Established 1958recorded by Richard with exclusive backing by the Shadows during the 1960s. All the others the backing duties are shared between The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Orchestra. This album was then re-marketed on the EP format into 3 EPs in mono only, Me and My Shadows no.1, Me and My Shadows no.2 and Me and My Shadows no.3.

Track listing

Release formats

*Vinyl LP mono & stereo. *Reel to Reel Tape.(?) mono. *Cassette.(stereo) *CD mono *CD mono/stereo

Personnel

;Cliff Richard and the Shadows *

– lead vocals * Hank Marvin –

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* Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar * Jet Harris –

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* Tony Meehan –

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;Production * Produced by Norrie Paramor * Engineered by Malcolm Addey

References

Cliff Richard albums The Shadows albums 1960 albums Albums produced by Norrie Paramor EMI Columbia Records albums British rock-and-roll albums {{1960s-rock-album-stub