Private Collection: 1979–1988

1988 compilation album by Cliff Richard

Private Collection: 1979–1988

Compilation album by

Cliff Richard

Released| 7 November 1988
Recorded| 1978–1988
Genre|

* Pop
* rock

Label| EMI
Producer|

* Terry Britten
* Alan Tarney
* Craig Pruess
* Cliff Richard
* Richard Hewson
* Stuart Colman
* John Farrar
* Mike Batt
* Andrew Lloyd Webber
* Paul Moessl
* Gus Dudgeon

Cliff Richard chronology
| Always Guaranteed
(1987)  | Private Collection: 1979–1988
(1988)  | Stronger
(1989)

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Singles from  Private Collection: 1979–1988

1. "Mistletoe and Wine"
Released: November 1988

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Private Collection: 1979–1988 is a compilation album by Cliff Richard, released in 1988. It features songs such as the number one single "We Don't Talk Anymore" from 1979, to his latest release at the time, the Christmas number one hit "Mistletoe and Wine".[2] The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Some People"
2. "Wired for Sound"
3. "All I Ask of You" (with Sarah Brightman)
4. "Carrie"
5. "Remember Me" *
6. "True Love Ways"
7. "Dreamin'"
8. "Green Light" *
9. "She Means Nothing to Me" (with Phil Everly)
10. "Heart User" *
11. "A Little in Love"
12. "Daddy's Home"
13. "We Don't Talk Anymore"
14. "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)"
15. "The Only Way Out"
16. "Suddenly" (with Olivia Newton-John)
17. "Slow Rivers" (with Elton John)*
18. "Please Don't Fall in Love"
19. "Little Town"
20. "My Pretty One"
21. "Ocean Deep"
22. "She's So Beautiful" (with Stevie Wonder; from Dave Clark's "Time": The Album)
23. "Two Hearts" *
24. "Mistletoe and Wine"

* Excluded from the compact disc release of Private Collection due to CD time constraints.

## Charts and certifications[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (1988–1990)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 6
UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 1

### Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1988)  | Position

|

UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 2

### Certifications[edit]

| Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
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Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum  | 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] | Platinum  | 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | 4× Platinum  | 1,200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ AllMusic review
2. ^ AllMusic entry for Private Collection. Retrieved November 2009.
3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – Private Collection 1979-1988". Hung Medien.
4. ^ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – Private Collection 1979-1988". Hung Medien.
5. ^ "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
6. ^ UK Best Selling Albums of 1988
7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
8. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Cliff Richard – Private Collection". Recorded Music NZ.
9. ^ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Private Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Private Collection  in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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Cliff Richard

Albums (UK)|

| 1950s:|

* Cliff (1959, live)
* Cliff Sings (1959)

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1960s:|

* Me and My Shadows (1960)
* Listen to Cliff! (1961)
* 21 Today (1961)
* 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds (1962)
* The Young Ones (1962, soundtrack)
* Summer Holiday (1963, soundtrack)
* When in Spain (1963)
* Wonderful Life (1964, soundtrack)
* Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1964, cast album)
* Cliff Richard (1965)
* When in Rome (1965)
* Love Is Forever (1965)
* Kinda Latin (1966)
* Finders Keepers (1966, soundtrack)
* Cinderella (1967, cast album)
* Don't Stop Me Now! (1967)
* Two a Penny (1968, soundtrack)
* Sincerely (1969)

1970s:|

* Tracks 'n Grooves (1970)
* Take Me High (1974, soundtrack)
* I'm Nearly Famous (1976)
* Every Face Tells a Story (1977)
* Small Corners (1978, gospel)
* Green Light (1978)
* Thank You Very Much (1979, live)
* Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile (1979)

1980s:|

* I'm No Hero (1980)
* Wired for Sound (1981)
* Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1982, gospel)
* Dressed for the Occasion (1983, live)
* Silver (1983)
* The Rock Connection (1984)
* Always Guaranteed (1987)
* Stronger (1989)

1990s:|

* From a Distance: The Event (1990, live)
* Together with Cliff Richard (1991)
* The Album (1993)
* Songs from Heathcliff (1995, stage show album)
* Real as I Wanna Be (1998)

2000s:|

* Wanted (2001)
* Cliff at Christmas (2003)
* Something's Goin' On (2004)
* Two's Company (2006)
* Love... The Album (2007)
* Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows (2009)

2010s:|

* Bold as Brass (2010)
* Soulicious (2011)
* The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook (2013)
* Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll (2016)
* Rise Up (2018)

2020s:|

* Music... The Air That I Breathe (2020)
* Christmas with Cliff (2022)
* Cliff with Strings – My Kinda Life (2023)

EPs (UK)|

* Serious Charge (1959)
* Expresso Bongo (1960)
* Cliff's Silver Discs (1960)
* Dream (1961)
* Hits from the Young Ones (1962)

Compilations (UK)|

* Cliff's Hit Album (1963)
* 40 Golden Greats (1977)
* Love Songs (1981)
* Walking in the Light (1984, Gospel)
* Private Collection: 1979–1988 (1988)
* The Hit List (1994)
* At the Movies 1959–1974 (1996)
* The Whole Story: His Greatest Hits (2000)
* The Platinum Collection (2005)
* And They Said It Wouldn't Last: My 50 Years in Music (2008)
* The 50th Anniversary Album (2008)
* 75 at 75 (2015)
* Stronger Thru the Years (2017)

Related articles|

* Albums discography
* Singles discography
* Videography
* The Shadows

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UK Christmas number-one albums

1956–1960|

* The King and I – Various artists (1956)
* The King and I – Various artists (1957)
* South Pacific – Various artists (1958)
* South Pacific – Various artists (1959)
* South Pacific – Various artists (1960)

1961–1970|

* Another Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1961)
* The Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1962)
* With the Beatles – the Beatles (1963)
* Beatles for Sale – the Beatles (1964)
* Rubber Soul – the Beatles (1965)
* The Sound of Music – Various artists (1966)
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – the Beatles (1967)
* The Beatles – the Beatles (1968)
* Abbey Road – the Beatles (1969)
* Andy Williams' Greatest Hits – Andy Williams (1970)

1971–1980|

* Electric Warrior – T. Rex (1971)
* 20 All Time Hits of the 50s – Various artists (1972)
* Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John (1973)
* Elton John's Greatest Hits – Elton John (1974)
* A Night at the Opera – Queen (1975)
* Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats – Glen Campbell (1976)
* Disco Fever – Various artists (1977)
* Grease – Various artists (1978)
* Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 – Rod Stewart (1979)
* Super Trouper – ABBA (1980)

1981–1990|

* The Visitors – ABBA (1981)
* The John Lennon Collection – John Lennon (1982)
* Now That's What I Call Music – Various artists (1983)
* Hits 1 – Various artists (1984)
* Now – The Christmas Album – Various artists (1985)
* Now That's What I Call Music 8 – Various artists (1986)
* Now That's What I Call Music 10 – Various artists (1987)
* Private Collection: 1979–1988 – Cliff Richard (1988)
* ...But Seriously – Phil Collins (1989)
* The Immaculate Collection – Madonna (1990)

1991–2000|

* Greatest Hits II – Queen (1991)
* Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 – Cher (1992)
* Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell – Meat Loaf (1993)
* Carry On up the Charts – the Beautiful South (1994)
* Robson & Jerome – Robson & Jerome (1995)
* Spice – Spice Girls (1996)
* Let's Talk About Love – Celine Dion (1997)
* Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael – George Michael (1998)
* Come On Over – Shania Twain (1999)
* 1 – the Beatles (2000)

2001–2010|

* Swing When You're Winning – Robbie Williams (2001)
* Escapology – Robbie Williams (2002)
* Life for Rent – Dido (2003)
* Greatest Hits – Robbie Williams (2004)
* Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem (2005)
* Beautiful World – Take That (2006)
* Spirit – Leona Lewis (2007)
* The Circus – Take That (2008)
* I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle (2009)
* Progress – Take That (2010)

2011–2020|

* Christmas – Michael Bublé (2011)
* Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé (2012)
* Swings Both Ways – Robbie Williams (2013)
* X – Ed Sheeran (2014)
* 25 – Adele (2015)
* Together – Michael Ball and Alfie Boe (2016)
* Revival – Eminem (2017)
* The Greatest Showman – Various artists (2018)
* You're in My Heart – Rod Stewart (2019)
* McCartney III – Paul McCartney (2020)

2021–|

* 30 – Adele (2021)
* Midnights – Taylor Swift (2022)
* Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones (2023)

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