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The Rock Connection is the twenty-seventh solo studio album by Cliff Richard. Released in November 1984 on EMI, the album is a part studio, part compilation album. It includes seven studio tracks recorded exclusively for the album, five tracks from the previous year's limited release album Rock 'n' Roll Silver, one previously released single, and one B-side from 1980.

The album reached number 43 on the UK Albums Chart. Two singles were released to promote the album. "Shooting from the Heart" was released in October 1984 and only reached number 51 on the UK Singles Chart. "Heart User" was released in January 1985 and only reached number 46. Most notably, although released almost two years prior, the hit single "She Means Nothing to Me" - a duet with Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers featuring Mark Knopfler - was included. Originally released in January 1983 and lifted from Phil Everly's self-titled solo album, "She Means Nothing to Me" made it to number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2]

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "The resulting album was decidedly uneven -- much of it came off as a loud, lean, crisp mix of rock & roll and power pop, Richard's voice surrounded by (and often immersed beneath) in-your-face electric guitars and synthesizers."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Heart User" (Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin) - 3:40
  2. "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Johnny Otis) - 3:52
  3. "Lovers and Friends" (Jon Sweet, Rod Trott) - 4:32
  4. "Never Be Anyone Else But You" (Baker Knight) - 4:03
  5. "La Gonave" (Cliff Richard) - 3:57
  6. "Over You" (Dave Cooke, Richard) - 3:11
  7. "Shooting from the Heart" (Roger Greenaway) - 3:09
  8. "Learning How to Rock and Roll" (Zoe McCulloch) - 3:12
  9. "Lucille" (Albert Collins, Little Richard) - 3:37
  10. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Gene Vincent, Donald Graves, Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis) - 3:15
  11. "Donna" (Ritchie Valens) - 4:21
  12. "Dynamite" (Ian Samwell) - 3:11
  13. "She Means Nothing to Me" (Sunny David) - 3:34
  14. "Makin' History" (Graham Lyle) - 3:47
Additional tracks

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 43

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "The Rock Connection" (2004 Digitally Remastered Edition) (Media notes). Cliff Richard. EMI. 1984. {{cite AV media notes}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Cliff Richard on UK Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  3. ^ AllMusic review for The Rock Connection
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – The Rock Connection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – The Rock Connection". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Rock Connection in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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