Travellin' Light
For other uses, see Travellin' Light (disambiguation).
"Travellin' Light" | ||||
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Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows | ||||
B-side | "Dynamite" (Ian Samwell) | |||
Released | October 1959 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | 25 July 1959, EMI Studios, London; 6 September ("Dynamite") | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:31; 1:56 ("Dynamite") | |||
Label | Columbia DB4351[1] | |||
Writer(s) | Sid Tepper; Roy C. Bennett[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor[1] | |||
Cliff Richard and the Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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"Travellin' Light" is a UK No. 1 single[2] recorded by Cliff Richard and The Shadows. It remained at No. 1 for five weeks, and was the chart topper when the first sections of the M1 motorway were officially opened.[1] It sold 1,600,000 copies worldwide. "Travellin' Light" was also a Number 1 hit in Ireland and Norway. It was Richard's last single of the 1950s, and his second No. 1 in England.
Preceded by "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin |
UK number one single October 30, 1959 (for 5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "What Do You Want?" by Adam Faith |
References
External links
- "Travellin' Light" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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