"My Pretty One" is a song recorded by English singer
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...
and released in the UK in June 1987 as the
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release ...
from his ''
Always Guaranteed'' album. The song reached number 6 in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
.
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The song was written by ]Alan Tarney
Alan Tarney (born 19 November 1945) is an English record producer and musician. He was born in Northside, Workington, Cumberland, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia, where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spenc ...
who had previously written some of Richard's most successful tracks since his 1976 renaissance, including " We Don't Talk Anymore", " Dreamin'", " A Little in Love" and "Wired for Sound
''Wired for Sound'' is the 24th studio album by Cliff Richard, released in September 1981. The album peaked at number 4 in the UK album charts upon release, and spent a total of 25 weeks on the chart in 1981–82. The album was certified P ...
". The song was originally recorded and released by Jamie Rae in 1985 as Pretty One.
Track listing
UK 7" Single (EM 4)
#"My Pretty One"
#"Love Ya"
UK 12" Single (12EM 4)
#"My Pretty One" (Extended Version)
#"Love Ya"
#"Under the Gun"
Chart performance
References
1987 singles
1987 songs
Cliff Richard songs
Songs written by Alan Tarney
Song recordings produced by Alan Tarney
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