It went on to sell over a million copies worldwide and earnt the record company's internally awarded Gold Disc for the achievement. In the US, it was Richard's first hit single, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a number 1 hit in several European countries, including Ireland, Norway and Sweden and top ten hit in numerous countries. Richard was awarded a Silver Disc on 1 November 1959, on the television show Sunday Night at the Palladium. It was number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks from July, becoming the biggest selling single of 1959 in the UK with sales of 770,000.
It was first released in the UK in May 1959 on the Serious Charge ( EP) soundtrack before being released as a single in July 1959. The song was recorded in April 1959 by Cliff Richard and the Drifters and produced by Norrie Paramor. Richard and his band agreed and duly rerecorded the song with the slower tempo. While sitting around one afternoon before a show, thinking about what they could do with the song, Bruce Welch, while strumming a guitar, suggested they do it like a country song.
"It did not sound like real American rock 'n' roll to us" said Richard. There was a day of telephone calls from Norrie Paramor, with me saying I hated the song and that it wasn't right for us." Richard did not like what he called its "pseudo-rock" beat. Richard recounts, "I remember passionately refusing to record 'Living Doll'. Unbeknown to Richard, his contract to appear in the film required that there would be a single of one of the film's songs released. I wrote the song in ten minutes." The song was written as an up-tempo light rock and roll song (rather than a ballad), and this is how Cliff Richard performs the song in the film. Bart recounted, "I was looking at the back pages and there was a small advert for a doll which could apparently do everything. The doll was said to "kneel, walk, sit and sing". The idea for the song came on a Sunday morning in October 1958 while reading a newspaper and seeing an advert for a child's doll. Lionel Bart had been approached by film producer Mickey Delamar to write songs for the film. And you will find that his hard work and great care are profoundly evident in every bottle of wine he makes."Living Doll" was written for the film Serious Charge. Bruno is literally the most hands-on winemaker you’ll ever meet, and the most generous. Why? Well, because that’s the size Bruno feels is realistically manageable for one person (himself) to handle without sacrificing quality.
To maintain the highest quality control, Bruno gradually reduced the size of his domaine by roughly one-third of its original size. The latter of which Bruno champions as the perfect grape for this particular terroir, given the soil composition of clay and pebbles which aids in preventing any dramatic temperature variation. The vines consist of 50% Chenin Blanc, 27% Cabernet Franc and 33% Grolleau. In the Loire Valley, Domaine de Mirebeau is situated just miles from the emblematic village of the Anjou, Rablay sur Layon. By 2006 he’d successfully converted the entire vineyard to completely organic production and then became certified organic in 2009. Bruno worked tirelessly for years to convert the vineyard and his work paid off. Working naturally and organically was the top priority for Bruno, as before he took over for his father the 30 hectares domaine consisted of 6 hectares of farmed vines. About Bruno Rochardīruno took over his father’s domaine, Domaine de Mirebeau, in 1998 and immediately made drastic changes to breathe new life into the vineyard. About Bruno Rochard Grolleau Le Gué des Muriésīruno Rochard Grolleau Le Gué des Muriés is an easy-drinking red filled with wild fruits, dark floral, and earthy spices.
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