Is It Love? is Cilla Black's 1965 first US album (Capitol (S)T 2308). Originally the ballad "Is It Love?", written by her manager and future husband, Bobby Willis, was recorded for the Ferry Cross the Mersey LP and film of the same name.[1][2] Instead, it became the title track of her first and only album for Capitol Records.
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop, Merseybeat, Soul | |||
| Length | 28:47 | |||
| Label | Parlophone Records/EMI | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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Track listing
edit- A1 Is It Love? – Willis 2:56
- A2 I'm Not Alone Anymore - Westlake, Lynch 2:22
- A3 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Spector, Mann, Weil 3:06
- A4 Goin' Out Of My Head - Randazzo, Weinstein 2:13
- A5 What'cha Gonna Do About It - Payne, Carroll 2:34
- A6 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Cole Porter 2:22
- B1 Love Letters - Victor Young 3:15
- B2 Love Is Like a Heat Wave - Holland, Dozier, Holland 2:08
- B3 Ol' Man River - Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II 2:20
- B4 This Empty Place – H. David, B. Bacharach 2:40
- B5 Anyone Who Had A Heart - H. David, B. Bacharach 2:51
References
edit- ^ Billboard - 20 Feb 1965 - Page 14 "Capitol CILLA BLACK— IS IT LOVE (Jaep, BMI)". "Intriguing ballad from the forthcoming film "Ferry Across the Mersey.""
- ^ Sharon Davis (1997). Every chart-topper tells a story: the sixties. Page 117. "During November Black was invited to perform on the Royal Variety Show, and the following month she sang 'Is It Love' in the movie Ferry 'cross the Mersey, starring Gerry and the Pacemakers."
Further reading
edit- Black, Cilla (2004). What's it All About?. United Kingdom: Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-189035-7.