Sher-oo!

Sher-oo! is Cilla Black's third solo studio album, released on 6 April 1968 by Parlophone Records. The album reached No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] The album was originally released in stereo and mono and has not had a complete CD re-issue.

Sher-oo!
Studio album by
Released6 April 1968
Recorded1967/1968 at EMI Studios, London
GenrePop, Merseybeat, soul
LabelParlophone/EMI
ProducerGeorge Martin
Cilla Black chronology
Cilla Sings a Rainbow
(1966)
Sher-oo!
(1968)
The Best of Cilla Black
(1968)
Singles from Sher-oo!
  1. "Step Inside Love"
    Released: March, 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The lead single for the album project was "Step Inside Love", this reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. An Italian language version of this song "M'Innamoro", with lyrics by Mogel, was also recorded for the Latin market. "Step Inside Love" was notably used as the opening theme tune to seasons 1-4 of Cilla's BBC TV variety show Cilla.

The album was re-issued in the 1970s with different cover art and re-titled Step Inside Love, on the EMI Music For Pleasure (MFP) label.

Re-release

On September 7, 2009, EMI Records released a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings re-mastered by Abbey Road Studios from original 1/4" stereo master tapes. A digital booklet containing original album artwork, detailed track information and rare photographs will be available from iTunes with purchases of the entire album re-issue.

Track listing

Side One

  1. "What the World Needs Now is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  2. "Suddenly You Love Me" (Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri, Laurenzo Pilat, Peter Callander)
  3. "This is the First Time" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  4. "Follow the Path of the Stars" (Doug Flett, Guy Fletcher)
  5. "Misty Roses" (Tim Hardin)
  6. "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" (Barrett Strong, Roger Penzabene, Cornelius Grant)

Side Two

  1. "Yo Yo" (Joe South)
  2. "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" (Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook)
  3. "Step Inside Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  4. "A Man and A Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme)" (Francis Lai, Pierre Barouh, Jerry Keller)
  5. "I Couldn't Take My Eyes Off You" (Bobby Willis, Clive Westlake)
  6. "Follow me" (Paddy Roberts)

Credits

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1968) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 7

References

  1. "Sher-oo! – review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  2. "Cilla Black: Artist Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

Further reading

  • Black, Cilla (2004). What's it All about?. United Kingdom: Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-189035-7.
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