Carrie (Cliff Richard song)

"Carrie"

In a dark blue background with a little white light spotlight on him, Richard is standing at the microphone in an understated way that suits the poignant mood of the song.

Cover sleeve of the UK release
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile
B-side Moving In
Language of Love (US release)
Released February 1980[1]
Format 7" single
Recorded 1979 RG Jones Recording Studios/Wimbledon and Roundhouse Studios
Genre Synthpop, pop rock
Label EMI Records
Writer(s) Terry Britten, B. A. Robertson
Producer(s) Terry Britten, Cliff Richard
Certification Silver (UK)[2]
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Hot Shot"
(1979)		 "Carrie"
(1980)		 "Dreamin'"
(1980)
Alternative cover
Cover sleeve of the German release

"Carrie" is a song performed by Cliff Richard and released as a single in 1980. Written by Terry Britten and B. A. Robertson, it was the third single lifted from Richard's 1979 album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile. It reached no. 4 in the UK Singles Chart[3] and became a international hit.

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Charts

Charts (1980) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 4
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 26
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[6] 78
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 26
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
United Kingdom (OCC)[12] 75

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[2] Silver 250,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1991). Cliff Richard The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990. London: Blandford. p. 156. ISBN 0-7137-2242-8.
  2. 1 2 "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Carrie". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Carrie in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  3. 1 2 "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. ↑ "RPM Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 6, May 3, 1980" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cliff Richard – Carrie". GfK Entertainment.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Carrie". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Cliff Richard – Carrie". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ↑ "Cliff Richard – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Cliff Richard.
  12. ↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 1980". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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