Bold as Brass (album)

Bold as Brass is a studio album by Cliff Richard, of songs from the Great American Songbook. It reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Charts.[1]

Bold as Brass
Studio album by
Cliff Richard
Released11 October 2010 (2010-10-11) (UK)
Recorded2009
StudioSoundHouse, Nashville, US
GenreTraditional pop music
Length56:06
LabelEMI
ProducerMichael Omartian
Cliff Richard chronology
Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
(2009)		 Bold as Brass
(2010)		 Soulicious
(2011)

The album features classic songs written by the like of George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and Cole Porter.

Following his sold-out concerts around the world in 2009/10, he performed a series of six sold-out shows at London's Royal Albert Hall. Both the concerts and album received positive critical reviews and commercial success. A DVD was released of Bold as Brass, as well as a specially pressed limited edition bonus package.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Me or Leave Me"Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn3:48
2."(Up A) Lazy River"Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin3:28
3."I've Got You Under My Skin"Cole Porter3:19
4."I Just Want to Make Love to You"Willie Dixon3:55
5."They Can't Take That Away from Me"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin4:33
6."Let's Fall in Love"Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler3:55
7."I Didn't Know What Time It Was"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart3:40
8."Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer3:16
9."Teach Me Tonight"Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn3:34
10."Don't Get Around Much Anymore"Duke Ellington, Bob Russell3:40
11."Night and Day"Cole Porter3:53
12."Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart3:49
13."When I Take My Sugar to Tea" (double disc extra)Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain, Pierre Norman3:40
14."Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (double disc extra)Cole Porter3:54

Chart positions
Chart (2009/2010) Peak
position
Welsh Albums Chart 3
Dutch Albums Chart 79
European Top 100 Albums[2] 13
Danish Albums Chart 23
Australian Albums Chart[3] 244
New Zealand 13
Scottish Albums Chart 8
Belgium Albums Chart 99
UK Albums Chart[1] 3

Concerts
Bold as Brass
Tour by Cliff Richard
Start date11 October 2010
End date17 October 2010
Legs1
No. of shows6
Cliff Richard concert chronology

The six concerts accompanying the release of Bold as Brass centred on Richard's 70th birthday, on 14 October 2010. To celebrate this, Richard was accompanied by a swing band to perform tracks from his album of swing songs, as well as distinguished classics from his 52-year career. Performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London, where he holds the record for playing the most sold-out shows in one run (32), the concerts took over £2m at the box office.

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Tickets available
11 October 2010 London England Royal Albert Hall 27,000
12 October 2010
13 October 2010
15 October 2010
16 October 2010
17 October 2010

Tour statistics
Region Cities Venues Shows Tickets available
England 1 1 6 27,000

References
  1. "Cliff Richard: UK's album-chart-positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. "European Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  3. "Chart Track". Chart Track. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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