Born to Rock 'n' Roll

"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
	File:Born to Rock 'n' Roll (Cliff Richard song).jpg Picture sleeve
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Dave Clark's Time The Album
B-side	"Law of the Universe"
Released	6 May 1986
Recorded	25 August 1985
Studio	Marcus Studios, London
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:57
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Dave Clark, Jeff Daniels, David Soames
Producer(s)	Peter Collins
Cliff Richard singles chronology

"Born to Rock 'n' Roll" is a song recorded by English singer Cliff Richard and released in the UK in May 1986 as his third single from the musical soundtrack Time (Dave Clark album). The song reached number 28 in the Irish Singles Chart, but only minor positions outside the top 40 in the UK and Australia.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Track listing

UK 7" Single (EMI 5545)

"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
"Law of the Universe"

UK 12" Single (12 EMI 5545)

"Born to Rock 'n' Roll" (Special Extended Mix)
"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"
"Law of the Universe"

Personnel

From the inner sleeve of Dave Clark's 'Time' The Album:^[3]

Cliff Richard – lead vocal
Dave Stewart – keyboards
Billy Squire – guitars
Graham Jarvis – drums
Jerry Hay – bass guitar
Billy Squire – backing vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	88
Ireland (IRMA)^[4]	28
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	78

References

^ "Cliff Richard - The UK Singles - 1979 to Today". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ "Cliff Richard - Born To Rock 'n' Roll [Single Version]". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Dave Clark's 'Time' The Album - Side One (LP). UK: EMI. 1986. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Born to Rock 'n' Roll". Irish Singles Chart.
^ ^a ^b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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[1] "Cliff Richard - The UK Singles - 1979 to Today". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[2] "Cliff Richard - Born To Rock 'n' Roll [Single Version]". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[sleeve-3] Dave Clark's 'Time' The Album - Side One (LP). UK: EMI. 1986. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[IrelandChart-4] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Born to Rock 'n' Roll". Irish Singles Chart.

[UKchart-5] "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[AusKentChart-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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v t e Cliff Richard singles discography
1950s	"Move It" (1958) "High Class Baby" (1958) "Livin' Lovin' Doll" (1959) "Mean Streak" (1959) "Living Doll" (1959) "Travellin' Light" / "Dynamite" (1959)
1960s	"A Voice in the Wilderness" (1960) "Fall in Love with You" (1960) "Please Don't Tease" (1960) "Nine Times Out of Ten" (1960) "I Love You" (1960) "Theme for a Dream" (1961) "Gee Whizz It's You" (1961) "A Girl Like You" (1961) "What'd I Say" (1961) "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" (1961) "Forty Days" (1961) "Outsider" (1962) "The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah" (1962) "Catch Me" (1962) "I'm Lookin' Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?" (1962) "Lessons in Love" (1962) "It'll Be Me" (1962) "Wonderful to Be Young" (1962) "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962) "Summer Holiday" (1963) "Lucky Lips" (1963) "It's All in the Game" (1963) "Don't Talk to Him" (1963) "Maria No Mas" (1963) "I'm the Lonely One" (1964) "I Only Have Eyes for You" (1964) "Constantly (L'Edera)" (1964) "On the Beach" (1964) "The Twelfth of Never" (1964) "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" (1964) "The Minute You're Gone" (1965) "Angel" (1965) "On My Word" (1965) "The Time in Between" (1965) "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" (1965) "Blue Turns to Grey" (1966) "Visions" (1966) "Time Drags By" (1966) "In the Country" (1966) "It's All Over" (1967) "I'll Come Runnin'" (1967) "The Day I Met Marie" (1967)" "All My Love" (1967) "Congratulations" (1968) "I'll Love You Forever Today" (1968) "Wonderful World" (1968) "Marianne" (1968) "Don't Forget to Catch Me" (1968) "Good Times (Better Times)" (1969) "Big Ship" (1969) "Early in the Morning" (1969) "Throw Down a Line" (1969) "With the Eyes of a Child" (1969)
1970s	"The Joy of Living" (1970) "Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" (1970) "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" (1970) "Sunny Honey Girl" (1971) "Silvery Rain" (1971) "Flying Machine" (1971) "Sing a Song of Freedom" (1971) "Jesus" (1972) "Living in Harmony" (1972) "Power to All Our Friends" (1973) "Help It Along" (1973) "Take Me High" (1973) "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" (1974) "Honky Tonk Angel" (1975) "Miss You Nights" (1976) "Devil Woman" (1976) "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" (1976) "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (1976) "My Kinda Life" (1977) "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" (1977) "Green Light" (1979) "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)
1980s	"Carrie" (1980) "Dreamin'" (1980) "Suddenly" (1980) "A Little in Love" (1980) "Give a Little Bit More" (1981) "Wired for Sound" (1981) "Daddy's Home" (live) (1981) "The Only Way Out" (1982) "Little Town" (1982) "She Means Nothing to Me" (1983) "True Love Ways" (live) (1983) "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" (1983) "Please Don't Fall in Love" (1983) "Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" (1984) "Donna" (1984 US) "Two to the Power of Love" (1984) "Living Doll" (1986) "All I Ask of You" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "My Pretty One" (1987) "Some People" (1987) "Remember Me" (1987) "Two Hearts" (1988) "Mistletoe and Wine" (1988) "The Best of Me" (1989) "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989) "Lean on You" (1989) "Whenever God Shines His Light" (1989)
1990s	"Stronger Than That" (1990) "Silhouettes" (live) (1990) "From a Distance" (live) (1990) "Saviour's Day" (1990) "Scarlet Ribbons" (1991) "We Should Be Together" (1991) "I Still Believe in You" (1992) "Peace in Our Time" (1993) "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994) "Can't Keep this Feeling In" (1998) "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)
2000s	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001) "21st Century Christmas" / "Move It" (2006) "When I Need You" (2007) "Thank You for a Lifetime" (2008) "Singing the Blues" (2009)
2010s	"Rip It Up" (2013) "Since I Lost My Baby" (2014) "Roll Over Beethoven" (2016) "Blue Suede Shoes" (2017)

Born to Rock 'n' Roll

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Track listing

Personnel

Chart performance

References

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