| "The Next Time" | ||||
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| Single by Cliff Richard, The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings | ||||
| from the album Summer Holiday | ||||
| B-side | "Bachelor Boy"[1] | |||
| Released | 30 November 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 10 May and 19 November 1962 | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor[1] | |||
| Cliff Richard, The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings singles chronology | ||||
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"The Next Time" backed with "Bachelor Boy" was the first of three number one hit singles from the Cliff Richard musical, Summer Holiday.[1] Both sides were marketed as songs with chart potential, and the release is viewed retroactively as a double A-side single. However, technically double A-sides were not regarded as such until 1965, so "The Next Time" was pressed as the A-side,[2] with "Bachelor Boy" the B-side (written by Bruce Welch and Cliff Richard). The song was succeeded at number one by The Shadows' "Dance On!".[1]
The recording of the song took place at Abbey Road Studios in London on 10 May 1962. It was produced by Norrie Paramor and engineered by Malcolm Addey.[3] The single spent three weeks at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1963.[4]
The song was included on the January 1963 album Summer Holiday. The film was the most successful box-office attraction of the year.
- ^ a b c d e Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 68. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Porter, Robert. "Bachelor Boy: An in-depth anaysis". Cliff Richard Song Database. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ Porter, Robert. "The Next Time". Cliff Richard Song Database. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 145. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.