"My Kinda Life" is a song by Cliff Richard from his album Every Face Tells a Story and the second single from the album following the debut single "Hey Mr. Dream Maker". It was released as a single in 1977 reaching No. 15 on the UK singles chart.[1] It peaked at No. 61 in Australia, No. 19 in Belgium,[2] No. 38 in Germany and No. 18 in the Netherlands.[3]
| "My Kinda Life" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
| from the album Every Face Tells a Story | ||||
| B-side | "Nothing Left for Me to Say" | |||
| Released | 25 February 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 10 January 1977 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Country rock | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris East | |||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Welch | |||
| Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "My Kinda Life" on YouTube | ||||
This was Richard's first standard two-song single to be released with a picture sleeve in the UK.[4]
Chart performance
edit| Charts (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 15 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 61 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 19 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] | 26 |
| France (SNEP)[9] | 15 |
| Germany (GfK)[10] | 38 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ OfficialCharts: Cliff Richard Singles
- ^ Ultratop: Cliff Richard discography
- ^ DutchCharts.nl Cliff Richard - "My Kinda Life" song page
- ^ "Cliff Richard - The UK Singles". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "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 – My Kinda Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – My Kinda Life" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "France Singles Positions". Dominic Durand / Infodisc. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – My Kinda Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – My Kinda Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.