The soundtrack to SUMMER HOLIDAY features music by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, The Michael Samees Singers, The Norrie Paramor Strings and Grazina Frame.
Originally released in summer 1963, Summer Holiday was the most successful movie and soundtrack that Cliff Richard ever put his name to, an almost absurdly feel-good flick accompanied by some of the best (and best-loved) songs in his entire catalog. Even today, no Richard hits compilation would be complete without the title track, "Bachelor Boy," "The Next Time," and "Dancing Shoes," while songs that were essentially regarded as soundtrack filler have likewise taken on a life of their own. The first serious attempt to mine the Summer Holiday archive arrived in 1996, when EMI's Cliff Richard at the Movies compilation included the radically altered movie versions of "Bachelor Boy" and "Summer Holiday" among its bonus tracks. Both reappear here, alongside fellow cinema-only takes of "The Next Time," "Big News," and the Shadows' solo "Big News"; also featured are rehearsal takes of "The Next Time" and "Bachelor Boy," plus both sides of an advertising EP distributed to movie theaters on the eve of the film's release. It's a solid gathering, with the movie versions at least the equal of the LP and single cuts. Of course it is difficult, after all these years, to fully reappraise Summer Holiday in the light of these new excavations -- the original album itself remains such a classic that any deviation from the familiar arrangements seems somehow wrong. But still, the 40th anniversary of one of British cinema's greatest successes needed celebrating and, in the absence of a fully remastered and bonus-packed DVD reissue, this set fulfilled that need very well. ~ Dave Thompson
UK reissue of the 2002 album features the original tracks. EMI. 2005.
Original Soundtrack / Richard, Cliff & The Shadows - Summer Holiday Songs
| 1 | Seven Days To a Holiday 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 2 | Summer Holiday 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 3 | Let Us Take You For a Ride 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 4 | Les Girls 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 5 | Round and Round 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 6 | Foot Tapper 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 7 | Stranger In Town 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 8 | Orlando's Mime 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 9 | Bachelor Boy 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 10 | Swingin' Affair 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 11 | Really Waltzing 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 12 | All At Once 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 13 | Dancing Shoes 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 14 | Yugoslav Wedding 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 15 | Next Time 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 16 | Big News 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 17 | Summer Holiday Advertising Ep - Part 1 1997 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 18 | Next Time (Rehearsal Take) | | | |
| 19 | Bachelor Boy (Alternate Take Including False Start) | | | |
| 20 | Les Girls (Alternate Take) (Mono) | | | |
| 21 | Summer Holiday Advertising Ep - Part 2 1997 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 22 | Summer Holiday (Mono) Film Version - Brass Band Opening Title | | | |
| 23 | Bachelor Boy Film Version; 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
| 24 | Next Time Film Version | | | |
| 25 | Big News Film Version | | | |
| 26 | Summer Holiday Film Version - End Title; 2003 Digital Remaster | | | |
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