'Just another Guy'..forgotten Cliff B side

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'Just another Guy'..forgotten Cliff B side

Postby Vincent » Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:46 pm

I remember this from junior school, it's a song called 'Just another Guy' written by Neil Diamond and recorded by Cliff Richard as the b side to 'The minute you're gone' in 1965. It's rarely heard and the compilation albums I've seen don't include it. It's one of his better recordings..any thoughts?
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Re: 'Just another Guy'..forgotten B side

Postby Tone » Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:47 pm

Yes, I agree. I thought it was much better than the A side, because at the time it was released I was 19 and full of unrequited love for a girl. I thought the lyrics were very appropriate so I sent them to her.

She never replied and my love remained unrequited until the next girl came along!

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Re: 'Just another Guy'..forgotten B side

Postby Vincent » Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:48 am

have you heard Cliff's new album? There was a copy on sale in Morrisons...doing well for someone born in October 1940 !... so many of his generation have fully retired or passed away..
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Re: 'Just another Guy'..forgotten B side

Postby donna plasky » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:21 pm




Hi. Thought you might like to know this song is on Cliff's CD called Rare B-Sides 1963-1989. This CD was originally part of Cliff's box set that came out in 2008. The contents are now available as separate, individual CDs. It might be in stock on Amazon, eBay, or Leo's Den. I checked Victor Rust's book, and The Jordanaires are doing the backing vocals. I always wondered who it was, as to me it sounded like possibly The Everlys and certainly not like The Shadows.

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Re: 'Just another Guy'..forgotten B side

Postby Iain Purdon » Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:32 pm

Very interesting thread. I hadn't heard this track before, probably because The Minute You're Gone is not the sort of record I was buying in those days.

(Purely for site tidiness, I have moved the thread to The Lounge because it is not about The Shadows.)
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Re: 'Just another Guy'..forgotten B side

Postby strongbow » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:24 pm

I believe Just Another Guy was one of Neil Diamond's first material "earners," thanks to its B-side royalties via The Minute You're Gone. It also had some success in its own right in a couple of international territories where Cliff was popular.
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