Bachelor Boy
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| “Bachelor Boy” | |||||
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| Single by Cliff Richard and The Shadows | |||||
| A-side | "The Next Time" (double A-side) | ||||
| Released | December 1962 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | November 16 1962, Abbey Road, London | ||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||
| Length | 2:02 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bruce Welch, Cliff Richard | ||||
| Producer | Norrie Paramor | ||||
| Cliff Richard and The Shadows singles chronology | |||||
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"Bachelor Boy" (written by Bruce Welch and Cliff Richard) was a double 'A' side with "The Next Time" the first of three number one hit singles from the Cliff Richard musical Summer Holiday. It and was followed up at number one with the film's title track Summer Holiday, to be followed by The Shadows and their "Foot Tapper" well known nowadays as the theme tune for the BBC Radio 2 programme Sounds of the 60s.
The song was also included on the January 1963 album "Summer Holiday"
The film was the most successful box-office attraction of the year.
| Preceded by "Return to Sender" by Elvis Presley |
UK number one single "The Next Time"/"Bachelor Boy" January 3, 1963 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Dance On!" by The Shadows |
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