Fall in Love with You
{{short description|1960 single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox song
|name=Fall in Love with You
|cover=File:Cliff Richard Fall in Love with You.jpg
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|type=single
|artist=Cliff Richard and the Shadows
|album=
|B-side=Willie and the Hand Jive
|released={{start date|1960|3|18|df=yes}}
|recorded=19 November 1959{{Cite web|title=Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details (Fall in Love with You)|url=http://www.cliffrichardsongs.com/popup.php?data=FallInLoveWithYou196021_popupplus|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.cliffrichardsongs.com}}
|studio=EMI Studios, London
|venue=
|genre=Pop
|length={{duration|m=2|s=30}}
|label=Columbia
|writer=Ian Samwell
|producer=Norrie Paramor
|prev_title=A Voice in the Wilderness
|prev_year=1960
|next_title=Please Don't Tease
|next_year=1960
}}
"Fall in Love with You" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in March 1960. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and also received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.{{cite magazine|date=7 May 1960|title=Cliff Wins Silver Disc|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Disc/1960/DISC-1960-05-07.pdf|magazine=Disc|page=16|accessdate=30 July 2021}}
Release
"Fall in Love with You" was released with the flip side "Willie and the Hand Jive", a 1958 song by Johnny Otis, due to public demand, as Richard had been playing it on stage. Richard recalled that he thought "Willie and the Hand Jive" "was so good that we recorded it and released it on the back of Fall In Love With You which we thought was the better single. But the public thought otherwise, you see. And they were asking for the B-side as many times as they were asking for Fall In Love With You".{{Cite web|title=Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details (Willie and the Hand Jive)|url=http://www.cliffrichardsongs.com/popup.php?data=WillieAndTheHandJive196024_popupplus|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.cliffrichardsongs.com}}
Although no longer deemed as the canonical official UK Singles Chart from March 1960, on the NME chart "Willie and the Hand Jive" peaked at number 18, with ”Fall in Love with You" peaking at number 2.
In December 1960, Richard recorded a German-language version of "Fall in Love with You", titled "Bin verliebt", with German lyrics by Lambert Fleming. It was released as a single only in Germany in January 1961. The song has a completely different backing track compared to the original version, and the band is credited as 'Berlipp's Band' (with 'die Hansen-Boys' as backing singers), so it's unlikely the Shadows played on it.{{Cite web|title=Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details (Bin verliebt)|url=http://www.cliffrichardsongs.com/popup.php?data=BinVerliebt19611_popupplus|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.cliffrichardsongs.com}} The B-side is a German-language version of "A Voice in the Wilderness", titled "Die Stimme der Liebe", with German lyrics by Jean Nicolas, which also has a completely different backing track.{{Cite web|title=Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details (Die Stimme Der Liebe)|url=http://www.cliffrichardsongs.com/popup.php?data=DieStimmeDerLiebe19613_popupplus|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.cliffrichardsongs.com}}
Track listing
7": Columbia / DB 4431
- "Fall in Love with You" – 2:30
- "Willie and the Hand Jive" – 2:37
7": Columbia / C 21 703 (Germany, 1961)
- "Bin verliebt" – 2:29
- "Die Stimme der Liebe" – 2:15
Personnel
- Cliff Richard – vocals
- Hank Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jet Harris – bass guitar
- Tony Meehan – drums
Charts
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| Chart (1960)
!Peak |
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| scope="row"|India (The Voice, Calcutta)
|6 |
| scope="row"|Ireland (Evening Herald){{cite news|date=14 April 1960|title=Irish Top Ten|newspaper=Evening Herald}}
|2 |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|12|artist=Cliff Richard & the Shadows|song=Fall in Love with You|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Norway|6|artist=Cliff Richard & the Shadows|song=Fall in Love with You|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite book|title=Rock Around the Clock - Saturday Night Fever 1955-1978|last=Johansson|first=Carl-Owe|location=Vara, Sweden|publisher=Dominique muzic-club|year=1980}}
|14 |
| {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|2|artist=Cliff Richard|artistid=19899|rowheader=true|refname=uk}} |
"Bin verliebt"
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| Chart (1961)
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| {{singlechart|Germany|40|artist=Cliff Richard & the Shadows|song=Bin verliebt|songid=297784|rowheader=true}} |
Cover versions
- In 1960, Ray Pilgrim, under the pseudonym Bobby Stevens, released a cover of the song as his debut single.{{Cite web|title=Bobby Stevens – Fall In Love With You / Wild One (1960, Vinyl)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Bobby-Stevens-Fall-In-Love-With-You-Wild-One/release/3835861|website=Discogs|date=April 1960 |language=en|access-date=2021-07-30}}
- In 1961, New Zealand duo Bill and Boyd released a cover of the song as a single.{{Cite web|title=Bill & Boyd – Fall In Love With You (1961, Vinyl)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Bill-Boyd-Fall-In-Love-With-You/release/4351778|website=Discogs|year=1961 |language=en|access-date=2021-07-30}}
References
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Category:Songs written by Ian Samwell