Carrie (Cliff Richard song)

"Carrie"
"Carrie"
	Cover sleeve of the UK release
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile
B-side	"Moving In"; "Language of Love" (US release);
Released	February 1980[1]
Recorded	7–21 January 1979
Studio	Pathé-Marconi, Paris
Genre	Rock
Label	EMI Records
Songwriter(s)	Terry Britten, B. A. Robertson
Producer(s)	Terry Britten, Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard singles chronology
Cliff Richard (US/Europe/Australia) singles chronology
Music video
	"Carrie" on YouTube
Alternative cover
	Cover sleeve of the German release

"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[2] 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

Weekly charts

Charts (1980)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	4
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	26
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[5]	78
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	26
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	8
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[10]	5
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	34

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
United Kingdom[12]	65

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Silver	250,000^{^}
^{^} 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.
"Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992type=doc. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"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.
"Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Carrie". Irish Singles Chart.
"Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
"Cliff Richard – Carrie". Top 40 Singles.
"South Africa Charts 1965-1989 - Springbok Radio / Radio Orion". Retrieved 22 December 2016.
"Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"UK Singles of the Year" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications. December 27, 1980. p. 30. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
"British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Carrie". British Phonographic Industry.

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[Cliff_Richard_The_Complete_Recording_Sessions-1] Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1991). Cliff Richard The Complete Recording Sessions 1958-1990. London: Blandford. p. 156. ISBN 0-7137-2242-8.

[UKchart-2] "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[Australian_Chart_Book_1970–1992-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992type=doc. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Wallonia_Cliff_Richard-4] "Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[5] "RPM Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 6, May 3, 1980" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[sc_Germany_Cliff_Richard-6] "Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[sc_Ireland2_Cliff_Richard-7] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Carrie". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Dutch100_Cliff_Richard-8] "Cliff Richard – Carrie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Cliff_Richard-9] "Cliff Richard – Carrie". Top 40 Singles.

[10] "South Africa Charts 1965-1989 - Springbok Radio / Radio Orion". Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Cliff_Richard-11] "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[12] "UK Singles of the Year" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications. December 27, 1980. p. 30. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[UKCert-13] "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Carrie". British Phonographic Industry.

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	"A Voice in the Wilderness" (1960) "Fall in Love with You" (1960) "Please Don't Tease" (1960) "Nine Times Out of Ten" (1960) "I Love You" (1960) "Theme for a Dream" (1961) "Gee Whizz It's You" (1961) "A Girl Like You" (1961) "What'd I Say" (1961) "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" (1961) "Forty Days" (1961) "Outsider" (1962) "The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah" (1962) "Catch Me" (1962) "I'm Lookin' Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?" (1962) "Lessons in Love" (1962) "It'll Be Me" (1962) "Wonderful to Be Young" (1962) "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962) "Summer Holiday" (1963) "Lucky Lips" (1963) "It's All in the Game" (1963) "Don't Talk to Him" (1963) "Maria No Mas" (1963) "I'm the Lonely One" (1964) "I Only Have Eyes for You" (1964) "Constantly (L'Edera)" (1964) "On the Beach" (1964) "The Twelfth of Never" (1964) "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" (1964) "The Minute You're Gone" (1965) "Angel" (1965) "On My Word" (1965) "The Time in Between" (1965) "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" (1965) "Blue Turns to Grey" (1966) "Visions" (1966) "Time Drags By" (1966) "In the Country" (1966) "It's All Over" (1967) "I'll Come Runnin'" (1967) "The Day I Met Marie" (1967)" "All My Love" (1967) "Congratulations" (1968) "I'll Love You Forever Today" (1968) "Wonderful World" (1968) "Marianne" (1968) "Don't Forget to Catch Me" (1968) "Good Times (Better Times)" (1969) "Big Ship" (1969) "Early in the Morning" (1969) "Throw Down a Line" (1969) "With the Eyes of a Child" (1969)
1970s	"The Joy of Living" (1970) "Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" (1970) "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" (1970) "Sunny Honey Girl" (1971) "Silvery Rain" (1971) "Flying Machine" (1971) "Sing a Song of Freedom" (1971) "Jesus" (1972) "Living in Harmony" (1972) "Power to All Our Friends" (1973) "Help It Along" (1973) "Take Me High" (1973) "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" (1974) "Honky Tonk Angel" (1975) "Miss You Nights" (1976) "Devil Woman" (1976) "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" (1976) "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (1976) "My Kinda Life" (1977) "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" (1977) "Green Light" (1979) "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)
1980s	"Carrie" (1980) "Dreamin'" (1980) "Suddenly" (1980) "A Little in Love" (1980) "Give a Little Bit More" (1981) "Wired for Sound" (1981) "Daddy's Home" (live) (1981) "The Only Way Out" (1982) "Little Town" (1982) "She Means Nothing to Me" (1983) "True Love Ways" (live) (1983) "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" (1983) "Please Don't Fall in Love" (1983) "Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" (1984) "Donna" (1984 US) "Two to the Power of Love" (1984) "She's So Beautiful" (1985) "Living Doll" (1986) "All I Ask of You" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "My Pretty One" (1987) "Some People" (1987) "Remember Me" (1987) "Two Hearts" (1988) "Mistletoe and Wine" (1988) "The Best of Me" (1989) "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989) "Lean on You" (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) "I Still Believe in You" (1992) "Peace in Our Time" (1993) "Human Work of Art" (1993) "Healing Love" (1993) "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994) "Misunderstood Man" (1995) "Had to Be" (1995) "Can't Keep this Feeling In" (1998) "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)
2000s	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001) "Let Me Be the One" (2002) "Santa's List" (2003) "Somethin' is Goin' On" (2004) "I Cannot Give You My Love" (2004) "What Car" (2005) "21st Century Christmas" / "Move It" (2006) "When I Need You" (2007) "Thank You for a Lifetime" (2008) "Singing the Blues" (2009)
2010s	"Rip It Up" (2013) "Since I Lost My Baby" (2014) "Golden" (2015) "Roll Over Beethoven" (2016) "Blue Suede Shoes" (2017) "(It's Gonna Be) Okay" (2017) "Rise Up" (2018) "Reborn" (2018)