Cliff Richard – Outsider

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Outsider (Cliff Richard Song)

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“Outsider”

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Cover of the single released in Australia
Single by Cliff Richard with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra
from the album 21 Today
B-side“Y’Arriva””Blue Moon
ReleasedJanuary 1962
Recorded30 January 1961
StudioEMI Studios, London
GenrePop
Length2:37
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Sid Tepper
Roy C. Bennett
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard singles chronology
When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart
(1961)”Outsider
(1962)”The Young Ones
(1962

Outsider” is a song by Cliff Richard with backing by Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra, released on Richard’s fourth studio album 21 Today.

Background and release

Songwriters Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett were commissioned by music publisher Cyril Simons to write three songs for the film The Young Ones. These were “The Young Ones“, “Outsider” and one they had already written “When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart“. “Outsider” was recorded, but it was decided not to be used in the film as “nobody was 100 per cent sold on it”. Instead, it was included on Richard’s fourth studio album 21 Today, released in October 1961.

“Outsider” was released as a single in several countries. It was first released in South Africa with the B-side “Y’Arriva” in January 1962, entering the charts at number 7, before peaking at number 1 several weeks later.

Cliff Richard – Y'Arriva (1961)

It was then released in India with the B-side a cover of the standard “Blue Moon“, peaking at number 2 in March 1962. It was lastly released in Australia in November 1962 also with the B-side “Blue Moon”, peaking at number 22 according David Kent’s retrospective chart.

Cliff Richard – Blue Moon

Track listing

7″ (South Africa)

  1. “Outsider” – 2:37
  2. “Y’Arriva” – 3:37

7″ (Australia and India)

  1. “Outsider” – 2:37
  2. Blue Moon” – 3:25

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
Austra (Album)lia (Kent Music Report)22
India (The Voice, Calcutta)2
South Africa (South Africa & Lourenço Marques Radio)1

21 Today (Album)

21 Today

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Studio album by Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Released14 October 1961
RecordedSeptember 1960 – July 1961
Length40:01
LabelColumbia
1961 LP – 33SX 1368 (mono)
1961 SCX 3409 (stereo)
ProducerNorrie Paramor
Cliff Richard and The Shadows chronology
Listen to Cliff!
(1961)21 Today
(1961)The Young Ones
(1962)

Professional ratings

Review scores
SourceRating
New Record Mirror5/5

21 Today is the fourth studio album by Cliff Richard and his fifth album overall. The album features The Shadows on every track. It was released through EMI Columbia Records on 14 October 1961, the exact date of Cliff Richard’s 21st birthday and was his first No. 1 in the UK album chart.

Track listing

Side One

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Happy Birthday to YouMildred J. Hill1:38

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2.Forty Days (To Come Back Home)Chuck Berry2:49

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3.Catch MeSid TepperRoy C. Bennett2:31

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4.How Wonderful to KnowSalvatore D’Esposito, Kermit Goell2:42

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5.“Tough Enough”Johnny Otis2:18

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6.“Fifty Years for Every Kiss”Sammy Bella2:34

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7.“The Night Is So Lonely”Gene Vincent, Clifton Simmons2:46

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8.“Poor Boy”Vern McEntire2:59

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Side Two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.“Y’Arriva”Bruce WelchHank Marvin3:39

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2.OutsiderSid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett2:45

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3.Tea For TwoVincent YoumansIrving Caesar2:19

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4.“To Prove My Love for You”Don Wolf, Ben Raleigh1:55

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5.“Without You”Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch2:09

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6.“A Mighty Lonely Man”Eddie Curtis2:18

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7.My Blue HeavenGeorge A. WhitingWalter Donaldson2:31

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8.“Shame on You”Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Kevin Jacobson2:08

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Chart positions

Chart (1961)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)1

Release formats

  • Vinyl LP mono & stereo (1961)
  • Audio CD (1998)

Personnel

Cliff Richard and the Shadows

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