Every Face Tells a Story

Every Face Tells a Story is the nineteenth studio album by Cliff Richard. Released in March 1977, it followed up Richard's comeback album, I'm Nearly Famous. The album peaked at No.8 during a 10-week run on the UK Album Chart and spawned three hit singles. "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" was released as the first lead single in November 1976 and reached number 31 in the UK Singles Chart. "My Kinda Life" was released as a single in late February 1977 and peaked at number 15 in the UK. The third single, "When Two Worlds Drift Apart", was released in late June and reached number 46 in the UK.^[2]

The album was released in the US with alternative artwork and an edited version of the closing track "Spider Man" (shortened by nearly four minutes). "Don't Turn Out the Light" was the first single released in the US and reached number 57 in the Billboard Hot 100. "Try a Smile" was also released as a single and reached number 48 in what was then known as the Billboard Easy Listening chart.^[3]

• March 1977 - Original release on LP, cassette and 8-track.
• July 2002 - Remastered and re-issued on Compact disc, including the B-sides of the singles.^[4]

Side one

1. "My Kinda Life" (Chris East) 3:48
2. "Must Be Love" (Terry Britten) 4:19
3. "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" (Peter Sills) 4:14
4. "You Got Me Wondering" (Terry Britten) 3:38
5. "Every Face Tells a Story (It Never Tells a Lie)" (Michael Allison, Peter Sills) 3:20
6. "Try a Smile" (John Perry) 3:20

Side two

1. "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (Bruce Welch, Alan Tarney) 4:48
2. "Give Me Love Your Way" (Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer) 3:44
3. "Up in the World" (Clifford T. Ward) 2:40
4. "Don't Turn the Light Out" (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett) 4:01
5. "It'll Be Me Babe" (Hank Marvin, John Farrar) 3:20
6. "Spider-Man" (Terry Britten) 6:50 (Las ediciones originales norteamericanas tienen una versión más corta, de 3:34, y con un final diferente).

NOTA: En las ediciones originales norteamericanas, "Don't Turn the Light Out" es la primera canción de la cara B, antes de "Hey Mr. Dream Maker". Además, en 1981, este álbum fue reeditado en Estados Unidos por EMI America. Dicha reedición omitió "Try a Smile" y "Spider Man".

Pistas adicionales (reedición de 2002)

1. "Nadie espera" (Cliff Richard, Gary Isherwood) 3:41
2. "No me queda nada que decir" (Cliff Richard) 3:55
3. "Por eso te amo" (Gene Garfin, Andrew Gold ) 3:09

• Cliff Richard - voz
• Terry Britten - guitarra
• Alan Tarney - bajo
• Graham Todd - teclados
• Brian Bennett - batería, percusión
• Frank Ricotti - percusión
• Tony Rivers , John Perry - coros
• Mo Witham - guitarra en "My Kinda Life"
• Alan Jones - bajo en "My Kinda Life"
• Alan Hawkshaw - teclados en "My Kinda Life"
• Roger Pope - batería en "My Kinda Life"
• Richard Hewson - arreglos de cuerda
• Bruce Welch - productor
• Gered Mankowitz - fotografía