Cilla Sings a Rainbow

Cilla Sings a Rainbow
Studio album by Cilla Black
Released	18 April 1966
Recorded	1965/1966
Genre	Pop, Merseybeat, Soul
Label	Parlophone/EMI
Producer	George Martin
Cilla Black chronology
Cilla (1965) Cilla Sings a Rainbow (1966) Sher-oo! (1968)
Singles from Cilla Sings a Rainbow
"Love's Just a Broken Heart" Released: January 1966

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Cilla Sings a Rainbow is the title of Cilla Black's second solo studio album released on 18 April 1966 by Parlophone Records. The album reached #4 on the UK Album Chart,^[2] surpassing the peak of her previous album, which reached #5.

Re-Release

A mono sound edition of this album was re-issued on CD in 2002 by EMI Records with Cilla.^[3]

On 7 September 2009, EMI Records release a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings re-mastered by Abbey Road Studios from original 1/4" stereo master tapes. A digital booklet containing original album artwork, detailed track information and rare photographs will be available from iTunes with purchases of the entire album re-issue.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Love's Just a Broken Heart (L’Amour Est Ce Qu’il Est)" (Mort Shuman, Kenny Lynch, Michele Vendome)
2. "A Lover's Concerto" (Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell)
3. "Make it Easy on Yourself" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
4. "One, Two, Three" (John Madara, David White, Leonard Borisoff)
5. "(There's) No Place to Hide" (Roger Atkins, Helen Miller)
6. "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman)
7. "Yesterday" (Lennon–McCartney)

Side two

1. "Sing a Rainbow" (Arthur Hamilton)
2. "Baby I'm Yours" (Van McCoy)
3. "The Real Thing" (Joshie Armstead, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
4. "Everything I Touch Turns to Tears" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell)
5. "In a Woman's Eyes" (Bobby Russell, Martha Sharp)
6. "My Love Come Home" (Gene Colonnello, Conrad, Mario Panzeri)

Credits

Personnel

• Lead Vocals by Cilla Black
• Produced by George Martin
• Album Cover Photograph by Robert Whitaker

Chart positions

Chart (1966)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	4

References

1. "Cilla Sings A Rainbow review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
2. www.chartstats Cilla Black Cilla Sings a Rainbow UK Album Chart
3. Allmusic entry for 2on1 CD re-issue

External links

• CillaBlack.com Discography – Cilla Sings A Rainbow
• EMI Music Official Site
• Cilla Black at the Internet Movie Database

Further reading

• Black, Cilla (2004). What's it All about?. United Kingdom: Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-189035-7.