Visions (Cliff Richard song)

Summary

"Visions" is a song released in 1966 by Cliff Richard. The song spent 12 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 7,[2] while reaching No. 1 in Israel,[3] No. 1 in Malaysia,[4] No. 1 in Singapore,[4] No. 4 on the New Zealand Listener chart,[5] and No. 9 on the Irish Singles Chart.[6] The song was a hit in other nations as well.

"Visions"
Cover of the single released in Germany
Single by Cliff Richard
B-side"What Would I Do (For the Love of a Girl)"
Released15 July 1966
Recorded17 November 1965
StudioEMI Studios, London
GenrePop
Length3:01
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Paul Ferris[1]
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Blue Turns to Grey"
(1966)
"Visions"
(1966)
"Time Drags By"
(1966)

Cliff would usually sing the chorus of the song, "When Will We Meet Again", at the end of his TV show It's Cliff Richard.

Track listing edit

  1. "Visions" – 3:01
  2. "What Would I Do (For the Love of a Girl)" – 2:29

Personnel edit

Chart performance edit

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 81
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 9
Israel[9] 1
Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[4] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 21
New Zealand (Listener)[5] 4
Singapore (Radio Singapore)[4] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 7

References edit

  1. ^ Visions - By: Cliff Richard, MusicVF.com. Accessed August 27, 2015
  2. ^ Cliff Richard - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed August 27, 2015
  3. ^ "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, November 12, 1966. p. 57. Accessed October 17, 2015
  4. ^ a b c d "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, October 8, 1966. p. 42. Accessed October 17, 2015
  5. ^ a b "NZ Listener chart statistics for Visions", Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Visions". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  8. ^ "Cliff Richard – Vision" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  9. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (12 November 1966). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cliff Richard" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  11. ^ "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.