50th Anniversary Album - Cliff Richard

Advantages: lovely christmassy songs
Disadvantages: he has re mixed a lot of them

...Mum has always been interested in Cliff since I can remember and we were brought up on how in the 60s she would wear her cardigan back to front as a low backless top as they could not afford a proper one. A few years ago my mums dream came true and she went to see Cliff in his musical. They had really posh seat and my step father was not impressed when mum all of sudden turned into a school girl of the 60s and started to scream and shout. Mum always said it was her dream come true and does not know what over come her, but we all have dreams and crushes as kids and parents still have them too. Well what better Christmas Present could I get her other than Cliff at Christmas. I bought this today from good old Woolworths together with 3 other different cds for Christmas presents and currently they have a buy one get the other half... Read review

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Advantages: Classic tracks, diverse, some great versions.
Disadvantages: Not everyone's cup of tea

...Joe Brown and the Bruvvers were around in the early to mid sixties. They were not really my sort of thing but Hubby, being slightly older than me, was a fan. Shopping recently he saw a CD, The Very Best of Joe Brown, 50th Anniversary and promptly bought it. This CD shows me, anyway, that many of the tracks were from a slightly earlier period than I had thought. After all 50 years ago it would have been 1958. Joe Brown was a spiky haired youth before spiky hair was ever thought about. He was always seen as an affable cheeky cockney, who looks and seems no different all these years later. Born in 1941 he began his musical career in 1956 with his backing band The Spacemen. This band was to become The Bruvvers. I guess as musicians Joe Brown and The Bruvvers were all under-rated. They just seemed to miss-time things and were not... Read review

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Advantages: Some great songs
Disadvantages: None

...I'm only 22 and i'm a great fan of Cliff Richard. Cliff Richard is a great singer and he is looking and sounding great for his age which is 65. The CD i am reviwing was given to me by a friend who had this CD twice. The songs listed on this CD are: 01 Have yourself a merry little christmas. 02 Mistletoe and Wine 03 Walking in the air 04 Little Town 05 Marys Boy Child (with Helmut Lotti) 06 Christmas is quiet 07 Let it snow 08 Saviours day 09 White Christmas 10 Silent Night 11 Santas list 12 When a child is born 13 come to us 14 The Chrismas song 15 We should be together 16 Winter Wonderland 17 The Millenium Prayer Cliff Richard songs are sung beautifully by him and are easy to listen to. Despite not growing up with listening to Cliff when i first heard his songs i thought he was great. The songs i like the most... Read review

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