Catch Me (Jeri Lynne Fraser song)
"Catch Me" | ||||
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File:Cliff Richard Catch Me.jpg | ||||
Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows | ||||
from the album 21 Today | ||||
B-side | "Tough Enough" | |||
Released | April 1962 | |||
Recorded | 9 September 1960[1] | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:22 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
Cliff Richard and the Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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"Catch Me" is a song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett and was first recorded in 1960 by American teenage singer Jeri Lynne Fraser and released as the B-side of her single "Poor Begonia (Caught Pneumonia)" in August 1960.
Cliff Richard and the Shadows version
Recording and release
In September 1960, Cliff Richard and the Shadows recorded a version of "Catch Me" for Richard's album 21 Today, released in October 1961. Writers Tepper and Bennet had also written the group's previous single "The Young Ones" and went on to write a total of 21 songs for Richard. Cliff Richard and the Shadows also recorded a cover of another song originally by Fraser, "Lessons in Love" in August 1961 for their album The Young Ones.[2]
"Catch Me" was released as a single in April 1962 only in Australia with the B-side "Tough Enough", written by Johnny Otis and Morris Riden and first released by Otis as a single in 1957.[3][4] An EP titled Forty Days was released in the UK in March 1962 which included "Catch Me" and "Tough Enough" as well as two other songs from 21 Today: a cover of Chuck Berry's "Thirty Days", titled "Forty Days", and "How Wonderful to Know", a cover of the Italian song "Anema e core".[5]
Track listing
7": Columbia / DO-4274
- "Catch Me" – 2:22
- "Tough Enough" – 2:09
Personnel
- Cliff Richard – vocals
- Hank Marvin – lead guitar
- Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
- Jet Harris – bass guitar
- Tony Meehan – drums
Charts
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 22 |
References
- ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details (Catch Me)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details (Lessons In Love)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ Cliff Richard And The Shadows – Catch Me (1962, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-10-01
- ^ Johnny Otis And His Orchestra – Tough Enough / The Blooper (1957, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-10-01
- ^ Cliff Richard With The Shadows - Forty Days (To Come Back Home), retrieved 2021-10-01
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
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