Surround Yourself with Cilla is the fourth studio album by British singer Sylla Black , released on May 23, 1969 via Parlophone Records . This was Silla's first album, recorded and released exclusively in stereo format, as well as her first album, which was not included in the British charts. The title of the album was inspired by the title single "Surround Yourself with Sorrow", which had previously reached the third position in the charts of the UK Singles Chart [1] . For the Latin American audience a version of this song was recorded in Italian - “Quando Si Spezza Un Grande Amore”, the text of which was written by Mogal.
| Surround Yourself with Cilla | |||||||
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| Studio album Silla Black | |||||||
| Date of issue | May 23, 1969 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1968/1969 | ||||||
| Genre | Pop , Mercit , Soul | ||||||
| Producer | George Martin | ||||||
| A country |  Great Britain | ||||||
| Label | Parlophone Records / EMI | ||||||
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Content
Reprint
On September 7, 2009, EMI Records released a special edition of the album, which is only available in digital download format. This reprint includes all original recordings remastered by the Abbey Road studio from the original audio media. A digital reprint booklet containing album artwork, track lists and rare photos is available on iTunes .
Song List
Side 1
- “ Aquarius ” ( Galt McDermott , Jerome Ragni , Jim Rado )
- "Without Him" ( Harry Nilsson )
- “Only Forever Will Do ( Prigioniero del Mondo )” (Carlo Dinida, Don Black, Gillio Rapetti)
- "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" ( Bert Bacarach , Hal David )
- "Forget Him" ( Kenny Lynch , Mort Schumann )
- "It'll Never Happen Again" ( Tim Hardin )
Side 2
- “Think of Me ( Siamo Qui )” (C. Fishman, Fred Bongusto)
- "I Am a Woman" ( Roger Cook , Roger Greenaway )
- « Words » ( Barry Gibb , Maurice Gibb , Robin Gibb )
- Red Rubber Ball (Bruce Woodley, Paul Simon )
- "Liverpool Lullaby" ( Stan Kelly )
- "Surround Yourself with Sorrow" ( Bill Martin , Phil Coulter )
Record Members
- Lead vocals: Silla Black
- Producer: George Martin
- Photos for album cover: Francis Loni
Notes
Literature
- Black, Cilla. What's it All about ?. - United Kingdom: Ebury Press, 2004. - ISBN 0-09-189035-7 .
Links
- CillaBlack.com Discography - Surround Yourself with Cilla
- EMI Music Official Site
- Sylla Black on the Internet Movie Database