Every Face Tells a Story

{{short description|1977 studio album by Cliff Richard}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Every Face Tells a Story

| type = studio

| artist = Cliff Richard

| cover = Every face tells a story.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Startdate|1977|3|18|df=y}}

| recorded = September 1976, January 1977

| venue =

| studio = Abbey Road

| genre = Pop, rock

| length =

| label = EMI, Rocket

| producer = Bruce Welch

| prev_title = I'm Nearly Famous

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = 40 Golden Greats

| next_year = 1977

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Every Face Tells a Story

| type = studio

| single1 = Hey Mr. Dream Maker

| single1date = 6 November 1976

| single2 = My Kinda Life

| single2date = 25 February 1977

| single3 = When Two Worlds Drift Apart

| single3date = 27 June 1977

}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = Album

| cover = Every Face Tells a Story US album.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = US version of the album

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r47943|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Cliff Richard - full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19899/cliff-richard/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=19 January 2016}}

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.{{cite magazine |title=Cliff Richard Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/cliff-richard/chart-history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=6 October 2019}}