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Power to All Our Friends
"Power to All Our Friends" is a song by Cliff Richard which was chosen as the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, by a postal vote which was decided by BBC viewers after Richard performed six contending songs on A Song For Europe, featured on Cilla Black's BBC1 Saturday evening show Cilla. The runner-up song was "Come Back Billie Jo", written by Mitch Murray and Tony Macaulay, which was included as the B-side on the single. "Power to All Our Friends" came third in the Eurovision Song Contest.[2]
| "Power to All Our Friends" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cover of the German release | ||||
| Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
| B-side | "Come Back Billie Jo" | |||
| Released | 9 March 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 28 December 1972[1] | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | David McKay | |||
| Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1973 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist(s) | ||||
| Language | English | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | ||||
| Conductor | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd | |||
| Final points | 123 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Beg, Steal or Borrow" (1972) | ||||
| "Long Live Love" (1974) ► | ||||
It was released as a single in 1973 and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and became an international hit reaching number one in numerous countries.[3]
Richard had previously represented the United Kingdom in 1968 with "Congratulations", which came second.
Track listing
7": EMI / EMI 2012
- "Power to All Our Friends" – 3:01
- "Come Back Billie Jo" – 2:37
7": EMI / 5C 006-05312 (Netherlands)
- "Power to All Our Friends" – 3:01
- "The Days of Love" – 2:57
Personnel
- Cliff Richard – vocals
- Terry Britten – guitar
- Kevin Peek – guitar
- Alan Tarney – bass guitar
- Trevor Spencer – drums
- Barrie Guard – percussion
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 31 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 7 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 2 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] | 3 |
| Denmark (IFPI)[8] | 1 |
| Finland (IFPI)[9] | 2 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 4 |
| Hong Kong (Radio Hong Kong)[11] | 1 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 2 |
| Malaysia (Rediffusion)[13] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 1 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[16] | 11 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[17] | 1 |
| Singapore (Rediffusion)[18] | 10 |
| Spain (Promusicae)[19] | 10 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 4 |
| US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)[22] | 109 |
| Yugoslavia[23] | 4 |
Cover versions
- Séverine – "Il faut chanter la vie" (French version)
- Peter Holm – "Il faut chanter la vie" (French version)
- Peter Holm – "Vänner som du och ja'" (Swedish version)
- Cliff Richard – "Gut, dass es Freunde gibt" (German version)
- Frank Schöbel – "Gut, dass es Freunde gibt" (German version)
- Los Sirex – "Todo el poder a los amigos " (Spanish version)
- Ricchi e Poveri – "1+2=3" (Italian version)
- Paschalis Arvanitidis – "Φίλοι και αδελφοί" (Greek version)
References
- ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database – Song Details (Power to All Our Friends)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com.
- ^ "Eurovision 1973 United Kingdom: Cliff Richard - "Power To All Our Friends"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 251. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 June 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 53–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Lassila, Juha (1990). Mitä Suomi soittaa?: Hittilistat 1954-87 (in Finnish). Jyväskylän yliopisto. ISBN 978-951-680-321-3.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (30 June 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 57–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Power to All Our Friends". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (7 July 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 45–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cliff Richard" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends". VG-lista.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 May 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 67–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 1979). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock - Saturday Night Fever 1955-1978. Vara, Sweden: Dominique muzic-club.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Cliff Richard's US & UK Chart Singles Discography (US positions outside top 100)". Music VF. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (2 June 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 69–. ISSN 0006-2510.