Private Collection: 1979–1988

Private Collection: 1979–1988 is a 1988 compilation album by Cliff Richard, featuring 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.

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)
Singles from Private Collection: 1979–1988
"Mistletoe and Wine" Released: November 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

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. "Dreaming"
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

Weekly charts Chart (1988/89/90) Peak position UK Albums (OCC)[3] 1 Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 6 Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position United Kingdom (OCC)[6] 2

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[7] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^^ Australia (ARIA)[8] Platinum 70,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Platinum 15,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone Notes: The above New Zealand reference indicates gold certification, however it was later certified platinum.[10]

References

1. AllMusic review
2. AllMusic entry for Private Collection. Retrieved November 2009.
3. "Cliff Richard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
4. "Australiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – Private Collection 1979-1988". Hung Medien.
5. "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – Private Collection 1979-1988". Hung Medien.
6. UK Best Selling Albums of 1988
7. "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.
8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
9. "New Zealand album certifications – Cliff Richard – Private Collection". Recorded Music NZ.
10. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966-2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.