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20-401: The song signalled a new direction in her career, moving into the mainstream pop genre. It was written and produced by Alan Tarney who had recently resurrected Cliff Richard 's career with his 1979 no.1 hit " We Don't Talk Anymore ". Guitar on the song was played by Issac Guillory who also appeared on the music video and helped promote the song on TV. Mary Roos recorded a German version of

40-629: A 10-album deal with A&M Records , but met with little success and after three album releases, the group disbanded and discontinued their contract with agreement by the record label. In 1979, Tarney began the biggest period of his career when he wrote and arranged the Cliff Richard No. 1, " We Don't Talk Anymore ". This led to him becoming Richard's record producer of his next two albums, I'm No Hero (1980) and Wired for Sound (1981). At this time he also wrote and produced Barbara Dickson and Leo Sayer – his distinctive sound being heard on

60-716: A few more months and made no commercial recordings before their split at the end of 1968. Tarney and Spencer were next reunited with Kevin Peek in the Kevin Peek Trio (1968–69). They moved to the UK in 1969, where they recruited an old Adelaide friend Terry Britten (ex Twilights) to join the group, which was then renamed Quartet (1969–70). Quartet recorded one album with Decca Records which remains unreleased, but two singles were issued on Decca: "Joseph" / "Mama Where Did You Fail" (F13072, 1970) and "Now" / "Will My Lady Come" (F12974, 1970). After

80-566: Is a song recorded by Cliff Richard , written by Alan Tarney and produced by the Shadows ' rhythm guitarist, Bruce Welch . It was released in 1979 as a single and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks, Richard's tenth UK number one and his first since " Congratulations " in 1968. Tarney wrote the song in 1979, planning to use it on an album with

100-642: Is best known for his association with Cliff Richard and producing " Take On Me " by A-ha . Tarney was part of the influx of British migrants who settled in Elizabeth during the height of the 1960s pop music boom. His first major group in Australia was James Taylor Move , a four-piece outfit regarded as one of Australia's first psychedelic rock bands; the original line-up in 1967 comprised Tarney on bass, his longtime collaborator Trevor Spencer on drums, Kevin Peek on lead guitar and Robert (R.J.) Taylor on vocals. Both

120-609: The Tarney/Spencer Band . However, Tarney played a demo of the song to Welch during a break in recording sessions for Where to Now by Charlie Dore (which the two were producing). Welch instantly knew it was going to be a hit and phoned up Richard's manager Peter Gormley, as he believed "there was only one person who could record it — Cliff Richard". It was then quickly recorded in May 1979 at RG Jones Recording Studios in Wimbledon . It

140-615: The 1960s), and reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States. The fact that its chart run extended beyond the end of 1979 meant Richard became the first act to reach the Hot 100's top 40 in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The single sold over 4 million copies worldwide, topping the charts in the UK, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Finland, West Germany, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland. The song spent 4 weeks atop

160-732: The Beehive and the Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute album. Tarney lives in Richmond, London . He has a daughter, Mia, a professional artist painter; and a son, Oliver, who works in the film industry. Albums: CD reissues All chart placings refer to UK Singles Chart only unless indicated otherwise. Singles: All chart placings refer to UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart only unless indicated otherwise. Singles: Albums: Studio session musician for: We Don%27t Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song) " We Don't Talk Anymore "

180-793: The James Taylor Move and their rising-star contemporaries the Twilights were formed by various members of two earlier Adelaide bands, Johnny Broome and the Handels, and the Hurricanes. James Taylor Move's (JTM) early concerts were in support of the Twilights, who soon moved to Melbourne. JTM built up a solid following in Adelaide and in early 1967 they won the South Australian final of the Hoadley's Battle of

200-653: The Sounds . They headed to Melbourne in July for the national finals, and although they were defeated by the Groop they decided to remain there. Securing a deal with Festival Records they released their debut single "And I Hear the Fire Sing" / "Magic Eyes" in August 1967. The A-side was apparently considered too radical for local radio, but the B-side was picked up, received plenty of airplay in

220-457: The band in the production of their album release Cast in Steel (2015). He produced David Cassidy 's comeback 1985 album Romance , which included the top ten hit "The Last Kiss" co-written by Raymond Hoskins and David Cassidy. The basics of that song had previously been written for Cliff Richard for his 1981 album Wired for Sound . The Richard version however, contained different lyrics and

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240-535: The demise of Quartet, the four members became session musicians and songwriters, recording and writing for many top UK acts including Cliff Richard , Ray Martin Hoskins, GTO Records/the Springfield Revival and Australian Olivia Newton-John . Around this time Tarney also joined the Shadows and was a member from 1973 to 1977. In 1975, he was one half of Tarney/Spencer Band along with Trevor Spencer. They signed

260-550: The hit singles " January February " and " More Than I Can Say ". Tarney went on to bigger success in the mid-1980s when he teamed up with Norwegian pop band A-ha . Producing the second version (after Tony Mansfield ) of their first single " Take On Me " (1984), the song went on to become a worldwide hit. He worked on the band's biggest selling first three albums, being a co-producer of Hunting High and Low (1985), and producer of Scoundrel Days (1986) and Stay on These Roads (1988). He renewed his working relationship with

280-570: The single entitled "Wenn Ich Dich Nicht Halten Kann" ("If I Cannot Hold You"). This 1980s pop song -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alan Tarney Alan Tarney (born 19 November 1945) is an English record producer and musician. He was born in Northside, Workington , Cumberland , but spent his teenage years in Adelaide , Australia, where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer . He

300-456: The single's success, Tarney was brought in to produce Richard's next two albums I'm No Hero and Wired for Sound and has said that "'We Don't Talk Anymore' should really have been on I'm No Hero ". The single release featured the B-side "Count Me Out", which was written by Terry Britten and Welch and was taken from Green Light . In several European countries a 12-inch single was released, featuring an extended slightly remixed version of

320-525: The song that runs to seven minutes long. This version has never been released on CD. The US release of the single features an edited version of "We Don't Talk Anymore", which fades over half a minute early. In December 1990, a remixed version of "We Don't Talk Anymore" was released as a single in continental Europe and in Australasia in November 1991. Taken from the live album From a Distance: The Event , it

340-504: The southern states and became a Top 40 hit in Melbourne. In October, Festival released their second and final single, "Baby Jane", backed by the raga -influenced "Still I Can Go On". Peek left the band in May 1968, and was replaced by two new members, John Pugh and organist Lance Dixon. Lead singer Robert Taylor left the following month, and he was replaced by the 18-year-old blues/soul singer Wendy Saddington . This second line-up lasted only

360-402: Was released as a stop-gap single between the albums Green Light and Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile . However, it wasn't meant to be included on Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile , as Richard didn't think it was appropriate for "an energy packed album of progressive rock 'n' roll". However, record label EMI were insistent on including it after it became a massive hit and Richard reluctantly conceded. Due to

380-643: Was remixed by Ian Curnow and Phil Harding at the PWL Studios . The single failed to chart. Coming just before his 39th birthday, and just when it was announced that he was to receive the OBE for services to music, the record cemented his comeback, which continued well into the 1980s and 1990s. The single was his biggest worldwide seller; it was number one in Germany for five weeks (his only English-language German chart-topper, though he had two German-language number ones there in

400-712: Was titled "Young Love". He returned again to write and produce for the Cliff Richard albums Always Guaranteed (1987) and Stronger (1989). Tarney wrote two songs for the Sky album Cadmium (1983) - "Return to Me" and "A Girl in Winter" - at the request of long-time associate, and Sky member, Kevin Peek. Tarney's other production credits include the Hollies , Bow Wow Wow , the Dream Academy , Squeeze , Matthew Sweet , Voice of

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