Carrie (Cliff Richard song)

"Carrie" is a song performed by Cliff Richard and released as a single in 1980. Written by Terry Britten and B. A. Robertson, it was the third single lifted from Richard's 1979 album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile. It reached no. 4 in the UK Singles Chart^[3] and became an international hit.

Personnel

Cliff Richard - vocals, backing vocals
Terry Britten - guitar, backing vocals
Herbie Flowers - bass
Graham Jarvis - drums, percussion
Billy Livsey - keyboards
Tristan Fry - percussion
Mel Collins - brass

Charts and certifications

Charts

Charts (1980)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[3]	4
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	26
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)^[6]	78
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	26
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	34

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
United Kingdom (OCC)^[12]	75

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[2]	Silver	250,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1991). Cliff Richard The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990. London: Blandford. p. 156. ISBN 0-7137-2242-8.
1 2 "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Carrie". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Carrie in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
1 2 "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in French). Ultratop 50.
↑ "RPM Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 6, May 3, 1980" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cliff Richard – Carrie". GfK Entertainment Charts.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Carrie". Irish Singles Chart.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Cliff Richard – Carrie". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Cliff Richard – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Cliff Richard.
↑ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 1980". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-04-12.

Cliff Richard singles discography

1950s	"Move It" (1958) "High Class Baby" (1958) "Livin' Lovin' Doll" (1959) "Mean Streak" (1959) "Living Doll" (1959) "Travellin' Light" (1959)

1960s	"Please Don't Tease" (1960) "I Love You" (1960) "A Girl Like You" (1961) "When the Girl in Your Arms..." (1961) "The Young Ones" (1962) "I'm Lookin' Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?" (1962) "It'll Be Me" (1962) "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962) "Summer Holiday" (1963) "Lucky Lips" (1963) "It's All in the Game" (1963) "I Only Have Eyes for You" (1964) "Constantly (L'Edera)" (1964) "The Twelfth of Never" (1964) "The Minute You're Gone" (1965) "Blue Turns to Grey" (1966) "Visions" (1966) "All My Love" (1967) "Congratulations" (1968) "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (1968) "Marianne" (1968)

1970s	"Sunny Honey Girl" (1971) "Power to All Our Friends" (1973) "Honky Tonk Angel" (1975) "Miss You Nights" (1976) "Devil Woman" (1976) "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)

1980s	"Carrie" (1980) "Suddenly" (1980) "Daddy's Home" (live) (1981) "True Love Ways" (live) (1983) "Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" (1984) "Donna" (1984 US) "Two to the Power of Love" (1984) "Living Doll" (1986) "All I Ask of You" (1986) "Mistletoe and Wine" (1988) "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989) "Whenever God Shines His Light" (1989)

1990s	"Stronger Than That" (1990) "Silhouettes" (live) (1990) "From a Distance" (live) (1990) "Saviour's Day" (1990) "Scarlet Ribbons" (1991) "We Should Be Together" (1991) "Peace in Our Time" (1993) "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994) "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)

2000s	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001) "Yesterday Once More" (2006) "Move It" (2006) "When I Need You" (2007) "Mistletoe and Wine" (re-entry) (2008) "Thank You for a Lifetime" (2008) "Singing the Blues" (2009)

2010s	"Rip It Up" (2013) "Since I Lost My Baby" (2014) "Roll Over Beethoven" (2016)

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