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| Sir Cliff Richard says he hopes new album Rise Up can revive his career | Sir Cliff Richard says he hopes new album Rise Up can revive his career |
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| Sir Cliff Richard has said he he is hoping for a career revival as he announced an album of new songs with titles such as Rise Up and Reborn. | Sir Cliff Richard has said he he is hoping for a career revival as he announced an album of new songs with titles such as Rise Up and Reborn. |
| Richard won a landmark privacy case case against the BBC this summer over a report revealing he was being investigated over historical child sexual assault claims. | Richard won a landmark privacy case case against the BBC this summer over a report revealing he was being investigated over historical child sexual assault claims. |
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| Rise up, the album’s title track, will be heard for the first time on the BBC, at about 11.25am on Wednesday on Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 show. | Rise up, the album’s title track, will be heard for the first time on the BBC, at about 11.25am on Wednesday on Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 show. |
| The album is Richard’s first collection of new songs for 14 years. The title track was written by Terry Britten, who four decades ago co-wrote Richard’s hit Devil Woman, and Graham Lyle. It includes the lyrics: “They’re never gonna break me down, they’re never gonna take me down, they know I’m gonna rise up feeling stronger.” | The album is Richard’s first collection of new songs for 14 years. The title track was written by Terry Britten, who four decades ago co-wrote Richard’s hit Devil Woman, and Graham Lyle. It includes the lyrics: “They’re never gonna break me down, they’re never gonna take me down, they know I’m gonna rise up feeling stronger.” |
| Richard said: “It is always great to sing lyrics you can ‘feel’ and I really felt those words.” | Richard said: “It is always great to sing lyrics you can ‘feel’ and I really felt those words.” |
| Richard said he had been through a two-year period where he could not sleep or think about anything. “I’ve managed to rise up out of what seemed like a quagmire,” he said. | Richard said he had been through a two-year period where he could not sleep or think about anything. “I’ve managed to rise up out of what seemed like a quagmire,” he said. |
| “I’m hoping that it will be a revival for me, not only for me personally, but maybe ... I could be recognised by some of these younger people to be a valuable artist. I’m not messing around with it, it’s for real.” | “I’m hoping that it will be a revival for me, not only for me personally, but maybe ... I could be recognised by some of these younger people to be a valuable artist. I’m not messing around with it, it’s for real.” |
| My longevity should be considered a plus, not a drawback | My longevity should be considered a plus, not a drawback |
| Richard has been a fixture of British popular culture since he released his first single, Move It, 60 years ago. The anniversary will be marked with a limited edition single release with the original 1958 B-side Schoolboy Crush. | Richard has been a fixture of British popular culture since he released his first single, Move It, 60 years ago. The anniversary will be marked with a limited edition single release with the original 1958 B-side Schoolboy Crush. |
| The 77-year-old said he hoped new audiences would be open to his music. “It has been put to me that a new audience might give me a ‘listen to’, and that is an exciting thought, and if they do and don’t like it they can buy something else. | The 77-year-old said he hoped new audiences would be open to his music. “It has been put to me that a new audience might give me a ‘listen to’, and that is an exciting thought, and if they do and don’t like it they can buy something else. |
| “Give me a chance, that is all we can ask ... close your eyes and tune in. My longevity should be considered a plus, not a drawback.” | “Give me a chance, that is all we can ask ... close your eyes and tune in. My longevity should be considered a plus, not a drawback.” |
| The new album was recorded in Miami and includes a duet with Olivia Newton-John on a track called Everybody’s Someone, as well as songs called Gonna Be Alright and That’s What the Night is For. | The new album was recorded in Miami and includes a duet with Olivia Newton-John on a track called Everybody’s Someone, as well as songs called Gonna Be Alright and That’s What the Night is For. |
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