Sher-oo!
title: "Sher-oo!" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1968-albums", "cilla-black-albums", "parlophone-albums", "emi-records-albums", "albums-produced-by-george-martin", "albums-conducted-by-mike-vickers", "albums-arranged-by-mike-vickers"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sher-oo!" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sher-oo! |
| type | Album |
| artist | Cilla Black |
| cover | Sher-oo!.jpg |
| released | 1 April 1968 |
| recorded | 1967/1968 at EMI Studios, London |
| genre | Pop, Merseybeat, soul |
| label | Parlophone/EMI |
| producer | George Martin |
| prev_title | Cilla Sings a Rainbow |
| prev_year | 1966 |
| next_title | The Best of Cilla Black |
| next_year | 1968 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Sher-oo! |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Step Inside Love |
| single1date | March 1968 |
| :: |
| name = Sher-oo! | type = Album | artist = Cilla Black | cover = Sher-oo!.jpg | alt = | released = 1 April 1968 | recorded = 1967/1968 at EMI Studios, London | venue = | studio = | genre = Pop, Merseybeat, soul | length = | label = Parlophone/EMI | producer = George Martin | prev_title = Cilla Sings a Rainbow | prev_year = 1966 | next_title = The Best of Cilla Black | next_year = 1968 | misc = {{Singles | name = Sher-oo! | type = studio | single1 = Step Inside Love | single1date = March 1968 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = Sher-oo! is Cilla Black's third solo studio album, released on 1 April 1968 by Parlophone Records. The album reached No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart. The album's Paul McCartney-penned lead single "Step Inside Love" reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was the opening theme tune to the first four series of the BBC TV variety show Cilla. The album was re-issued in the 1970s with different cover art and re-titled Step Inside Love, on the EMI Music For Pleasure (MFP) label.
Re-release
On September 7, 2009, EMI Records released a special edition of the album exclusively to digital download. This re-issue features all of the album's original recordings re-mastered by Abbey Road Studios from original 1/4" stereo master tapes. A digital booklet containing original album artwork, detailed track information and rare photographs will be available from iTunes with purchases of the entire album re-issue.
Track listing
Side One
- "What the World Needs Now is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "Suddenly You Love Me" (Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri, Lorenzo Pilat, Peter Callander)
- "This is the First Time" (Doug Flett, Guy Fletcher)
- "Follow the Path of the Stars" (Doug Flett, Guy Fletcher)
- "Misty Roses" (Tim Hardin)
- "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" (Barrett Strong, Roger Penzabene, Cornelius Grant)
Side Two
- "Yo Yo" (Joe South)
- "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" (Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook)
- "Step Inside Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "A Man and A Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme)" (Francis Lai, Pierre Barouh, Jerry Keller)
- "I Couldn't Take My Eyes Off You" (Bobby Willis, Clive Westlake)
- "Follow Me" (Paddy Roberts)
Credits
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Cilla Black
- Produced by George Martin
- Arranged and conducted by Mike Vickers
- Album cover photograph by John Kelly
Chart positions
::data[format=table] | Chart (1968) | Peak position | |---|---| | UK Albums Chart | 7 | ::
References
References
- (16 March 1968). "Cilla...Tour, film and new album".
- "Sher-oo! – review". Allmusic.com.
- "Cilla Black: Artist Chart History". Official Charts.
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