Every Face Tells a Story

Every Face Tells a Story
Studio album by Cliff Richard
Released	18 March 1977 (1977-03-18)
Recorded	September 1976, January 1977
Studio	Abbey Road
Genre	Pop, rock
Label	EMI, Rocket
Producer	Bruce Welch
Cliff Richard chronology
I'm Nearly Famous (1976) Every Face Tells a Story (1977) 40 Golden Greats (1977)
Singles from Every Face Tells a Story
"Hey Mr. Dream Maker" Released: 6 November 1976 "My Kinda Life" Released: 25 February 1977 "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" Released: 27 June 1977
Alternative cover
US version of the album

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Every Face Tells a Story is the nineteenth studio album by Cliff Richard. Released in March 1977, it followed up Richard's comeback album, I'm Nearly Famous. The album peaked at No.8 during a 10-week run on the UK Album Chart and spawned three hit singles. "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" was released as the first lead single in November 1976 and reached number 31 in the UK Singles Chart. "My Kinda Life" was released as a single in late February 1977 and peaked at number 15 in the UK. The third single, "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" was released in late June and reached number 46 in the UK.^[2]

The album was released in the US with alternative artwork and an edited version of the closing track "Spider Man" (shortened by nearly four minutes). "Don't Turn Out the Light" was the first single released in the US and reached number 57 in the Billboard Hot 100. "Try a Smile" was also released as a single and reached number 48 in what was then known as the Billboard Easy Listening chart.^[3]