We Don't Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song)

"We Don't Talk Anymore"
"We Don't Talk Anymore"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile/; We Don't Talk Anymore (in U.S.)
B-side	"Count Me Out" (Britten-Welch)
Released	July 1979
Recorded	29 May 1979
Studio	RG Jones Recording Studios, Wimbledon; Roundhouse Studios;
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:13; 3:39 (US 7-inch version); 6:54 (European 12-inch version);
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Alan Tarney
Producer(s)	Bruce Welch
Cliff Richard singles chronology
Cliff Richard (US/Europe/Australia) singles chronology
Music video
	"We Don't Talk Anymore" on YouTube

"We Don't Talk Anymore" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard that reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1979, remaining there for four weeks.^[2] Produced by The Shadows' rhythm guitarist, Bruce Welch, and written by Alan Tarney, it was Cliff Richard's tenth UK number one and his first since "Congratulations" in 1968.

Sales[]

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 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.^[3]

The single sold over 4 million copies worldwide, topping the charts in the UK, Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Finland, West Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, Norway and Switzerland. It was certified Gold in both the UK and West Germany.^[4]^[5]

The song was the sixth video aired on MTV on its launch on 1 August 1981.

Releases[]

An extended 12-inch version was released in Germany, France and the Netherlands in 1979. This version runs to 6:54 and has not been released on CD.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Personnel[]

Cliff Richard – vocals
Alan Tarney – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, backing vocals
Trevor Spencer – drums

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1979–80)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[9]	3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[10]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[11]	1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[12]	4
Denmark (Tracklisten)^{[citation needed]}	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[13]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)^{[citation needed]}	1
France (SNEP)^[14]	35
Ireland (IRMA)^[15]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[18]	5
Norway (VG-lista)^[19]	1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[20]	2
Spain (AFYVE)^[21]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[22]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[24]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[25]	7
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[26]	5
US Cash Box Top 100^[27]	6
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[28]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1979–80)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[29]	24
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[30]	10
Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles)^[31]	29
Germany (Official German Charts)^[32]	42
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[33]	68
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[34]	46
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[35]	20
Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)^[36]	5
UK (Official Charts Company)^[37]	3
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[38]	45
US (Cash Box)^[39]	86

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[40]	Gold	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[41]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "The OFFICIAL Cliff Richard website: Discography - Singles". Cliffrichard.org. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 371–2. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Casey Kasem, American Top 40, 12 April 1980
^ "UK certification Database". BPI. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cliff Richard)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ Cliff Richard (1979). We Don't Talk Anymore (12"). Germany: EMI / Electrola.
^ Cliff Richard (1979). We Don't Talk Anymore (12"). France: Pathé Marconi / EMI.
^ Cliff Richard (1979). We Don't Talk Anymore (12"). Holland: EMI.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9463a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ Pennanen, Timo (1979). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
^ Select Cliff RICHARD from the drop-down selection box and click OK: "French Singles - Artists R". infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We Don't Talk Anymore". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". VG-lista.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (H)". Rock.co.za. John Samson. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 1979). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". Singles Top 100.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 200.
^ "Cash Box Top Singles". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Top selling singles in Australia for 1979". australianmusichistory.com (originally Kent Music Report). 21 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ Belgium (Flanders) Year-End Charts, 1979
^ The 1980 Top 100 Singles chart is identified by the RPM Year-End article "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
^ "Top 100 Singles (1979)". Official German Charts. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
^ Netherlands Year-End Charts, 1979
^ "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1979". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ Swiss Year-End Charts, 1979
^ "Chart Archive – 1970s Singles". everyHit.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92 no. 51. 20 December 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Cash Box Year End Pop Singles - 1979". cashboxmagazine.com. 29 December 1979. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cliff Richard; 'We Don't Talk Anymore')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". British Phonographic Industry.Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type We Don't Talk Anymore in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links[]

We Don't Talk Anymore at Discogs (list of releases)
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] "The OFFICIAL Cliff Richard website: Discography - Singles". Cliffrichard.org. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-2] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 371–2. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[3] Casey Kasem, American Top 40, 12 April 1980

[UK_certification_Database-4] "UK certification Database". BPI. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

[Germany_Certification_Database-5] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cliff Richard)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[6] Cliff Richard (1979). We Don't Talk Anymore (12"). Germany: EMI / Electrola.

[7] Cliff Richard (1979). We Don't Talk Anymore (12"). France: Pathé Marconi / EMI.

[8] Cliff Richard (1979). We Don't Talk Anymore (12"). Holland: EMI.

[Australian_Chart_Book_1970–1992-9] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Austria_Cliff_Richard-10] "Austriancharts.at – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Cliff_Richard-11] "Ultratop.be – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_Cliff_Richard-12] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9463a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[13] Pennanen, Timo (1979). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.

[14] Select Cliff RICHARD from the drop-down selection box and click OK: "French Singles - Artists R". infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

[sc_Ireland2_Cliff_Richard-15] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We Don't Talk Anymore". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Dutch40_Cliff_Richard-16] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Cliff_Richard-17] "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Cliff_Richard-18] "Charts.nz – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

[sc_Norway_Cliff_Richard-19] "Norwegiancharts.com – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". VG-lista.

[20] "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (H)". Rock.co.za. John Samson. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[21] Salaverri, Fernando (September 1979). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Sweden_Cliff_Richard-22] "Swedishcharts.com – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Swiss_Cliff_Richard-23] "Swisscharts.com – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". Swiss Singles Chart.

[UKsinglesbyname-24] "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Cliff_Richard-25] "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[26] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 200.

[27] "Cash Box Top Singles". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[sc_West_Germany_Cliff_Richard-28] "Offiziellecharts.de – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". GfK Entertainment Charts.

[29] "Top selling singles in Australia for 1979". australianmusichistory.com (originally Kent Music Report). 21 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[30] Belgium (Flanders) Year-End Charts, 1979

[31] The 1980 Top 100 Singles chart is identified by the RPM Year-End article "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

[32] "Top 100 Singles (1979)". Official German Charts. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

[33] Netherlands Year-End Charts, 1979

[34] "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[35] "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1979". Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[36] Swiss Year-End Charts, 1979

[37] "Chart Archive – 1970s Singles". everyHit.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[38] "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92 no. 51. 20 December 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[39] "Cash Box Year End Pop Singles - 1979". cashboxmagazine.com. 29 December 1979. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[GermanyCert-40] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cliff Richard; 'We Don't Talk Anymore')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[UKCert-41] "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – We Don't Talk Anymore". British Phonographic Industry.Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type We Don't Talk Anymore in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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show v t Cliff Richard singles discography
1950s	"Move It" (1958) "High Class Baby" (1958) "Livin' Lovin' Doll" (1959) "Mean Streak" (1959) "Living Doll" (1959) "Travellin' Light" (1959)
1960s	"A Voice in the Wilderness" (1960) "Fall in Love with You" (1960) "Please Don't Tease" (1960) "Nine Times Out of Ten" (1960) "I Love You" (1960) "Theme for a Dream" (1961) "Gee Whizz It's You" (1961) "A Girl Like You" (1961) "When the Girl in Your Arms..." (1961) "The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah" (1962) "I'm Lookin' Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?" (1962) "It'll Be Me" (1962) "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962) "Summer Holiday" (1963) "Lucky Lips" (1963) "It's All in the Game" (1963) "Don't Talk to Him" (1963) "Maria No Mas" (1963) "I'm the Lonely One" (1964) "I Only Have Eyes for You" (1964) "Constantly (L'Edera)" (1964) "On the Beach" (1964) "The Twelfth of Never" (1964) "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" (1964) "The Minute You're Gone" (1965) "Angel" (1965) "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" (1965) "Blue Turns to Grey" (1966) "Visions" (1966) "Time Drags By" (1966) "In the Country" (1966) "It's All Over" (1967) "The Day I Met Marie" (1967)" "All My Love" (1967) "Congratulations" (1968) "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (1968) "Marianne" (1968) "Big Ship" (1969) "Early in the Morning" (1969) "Throw Down a Line" (1969)
1970s	"Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" (1970) "Sunny Honey Girl" (1971) "Sing a Song of Freedom" (1971) "Living in Harmony" (1972) "Power to All Our Friends" (1973) "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" (1974) "Honky Tonk Angel" (1975) "Miss You Nights" (1976) "Devil Woman" (1976) "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" (1976) "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (1976) "My Kinda Life" (1977) "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" (1977) "Green Light" (1979) "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)
1980s	"Carrie" (1980) "Dreamin'" (1980) "Suddenly" (1980) "A Little in Love" (1980) "Give a Little Bit More" (1981) "Wired for Sound" (1981) "Daddy's Home" (live) (1981) "The Only Way Out" (1982) "Little Town" (1982) "She Means Nothing to Me" (1983) "True Love Ways" (live) (1983) "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" (1983) "Please Don't Fall in Love" (1983) "Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" (1984) "Donna" (1984 US) "Two to the Power of Love" (1984) "She's So Beautiful" (1985) "Living Doll" (1986) "All I Ask of You" (1986) "My Pretty One" (1987) "Some People" (1987) "Remember Me" (1987) "Two Hearts" (1988) "Mistletoe and Wine" (1988) "The Best of Me" (1989) "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989) "Lean on You" (1989) "Whenever God Shines His Light" (1989)
1990s	"Stronger Than That" (1990) "Silhouettes" (live) (1990) "From a Distance" (live) (1990) "Saviour's Day" (1990) "Scarlet Ribbons" (1991) "We Should Be Together" (1991) "I Still Believe in You" (1992) "Peace in Our Time" (1993) "Human Work of Art" (1993) "Healing Love" (1993) "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994) "Misunderstood Man" (1995) "Had to Be" (1995) "Can't Keep this Feeling In" (1998) "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)
2000s	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001) "Let Me Be the One" (2002) "Santa's List" (2003) "Somethin' is Goin' On" (2004) "I Cannot Give You My Love" (2004) "What Car" (2005) "21st Century Christmas" / "Move It" (2006) "When I Need You" (2007) "Thank You for a Lifetime" (2008) "Singing the Blues" (2009)
2010s	"Rip It Up" (2013) "Since I Lost My Baby" (2014) "Golden" (2015) "Roll Over Beethoven" (2016) "Blue Suede Shoes" (2017) "(It's Gonna Be) Okay" (2017) "Rise Up" (2018) "Reborn" (2018)