Travellin' Light (Cliff Richard song)

For other uses, see Travelling Light (disambiguation).
"Travellin' Light"
Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows
B-side"Dynamite" (Ian Samwell)
Released2 October 1959
Recorded
  • 25 July 1959
  • 6 September ("Dynamite")
StudioEMI Studios, London
GenrePop
Length
  • 2:31
  • 1:56 ("Dynamite")
LabelColumbia DB4351[1]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor[1]
Cliff Richard and the Shadows singles chronology
"Living Doll"
(1959) 		"Travellin' Light"
(1959) 		"A Voice in the Wilderness"
(1960)

"Travellin' Light" is a UK No. 1 single recorded by Cliff Richard and The Shadows and released in 1959.[2] It was the follow-up single to Richard's first No. 1, "Living Doll" and remained at No. 1 for five weeks (one less than "Living Doll").[1] "Travellin' Light" was also a Number 1 hit in Ireland and Norway, selling 1.59 million copies worldwide.[3][4][5] It was Richard's last single of the 1950s and his first release after the Shadows had changed their name from the Drifters (so as to not conflict with the American band of the same name).

The B-side, "Dynamite" also made the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 16.[2] It was re-recorded in 1980 as the B-side to "Dreamin'".[6]

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1959) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 57
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 38
Ireland (Evening Herald)[3] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 15
Norway (VG-lista)[4] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ a b c "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ a b "Irish Top Ten". Evening Herald. 12 November 1959.
  4. ^ a b "Cliff Richard & the Shadows – Travellin' Light". VG-lista.
  5. ^ Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1996). The Ultimate Cliff (1996 Updated ed.). Simon and Schuster Ltd, London. p. 206. ISBN 0-684-81696-2.
  6. ^ "Cliff Richard – Dreamin'". 45cat.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  8. ^ "Cliff Richard & the Shadows – Travellin' Light" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Cliff Richard & the Shadows – Travellin' Light" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock - Saturday Night Fever 1955-1978. Vara, Sweden: Dominique muzic-club.