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''I'm Nearly Famous'' is a 1976 album by Cliff Richard. The album was released in May 1976 and was seen very much as a comeback.〔(Official website - 1976 biography )〕〔(BBC.co.uk - Cliff Richard biography with ref to ''I'm Nearly Famous'' as a comeback )〕 The album is today considered one of his finest works and is held as the album which brought about Cliff Richard's revival as a major chart act in the late 1970s and early 1980s.〔(Cliff Richard songs - mention of significance of album and song "Devil Woman" )〕〔(CD Universe - Album review )〕〔(All music guide - album review )〕 ==Background== Cliff Richard's career had seen a downward slump in the 1970s compared to his success in the previous decade, culminating in his not hitting the chart at all in 1975 - the first year of his career not to do so. Bruce Welch set about finding new songs for Cliff and was to produce the album which would mark his comeback. The lead single on the album was "Miss You Nights" - regarded by many as his best ever song - and made the UK charts in early 1976, peaking at No.15.〔(Sir Cliff.com - album info )〕〔(Chartstats.com - "Miss You Nights" )〕 The follow-up, "Devil Woman" showed a new harder-edged side to Richard's music and became one of his biggest worldwide hits, peaking at No.9 in the UK and becoming his first ever top 10 hit in the US.〔(Chartstats.com - "Devil Woman" )〕〔(Billboard.com - Cliff Richard )〕〔(Cliff Richard songs - "Devil Woman" )〕 Third single, "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" completed the hat-trick of UK top 20 entries, while the album itself reached No.5 and remained in the charts for 21 weeks - his most successful album for over a decade.〔(Chartstats.com - ''I'm Nearly Famous'' Chart details )〕 It was also his first hit album in the US (peaking at No.76). The album received rave reviews in the press and received kudos from celebrities such as Elton John and Elizabeth Taylor who wore T-shirts emblazoned with the ''I'm Nearly Famous'' logo.〔Record Collector Review, June 2001〕〔(Top of the Pops 2 - Mention of the T-shirt )〕〔(BBC.co.uk - Essex Radio - Lookback to the release )〕 '' Melody Maker '' was particularly enthusiastic about the album, with Geoff Brown writing:
The album was remastered and re-issued on Compact disc in 2001, where it again received rave reviews from ''Q Magazine'' and ''Record Collector'' among others. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'm Nearly Famous」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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