Every Face Tells a Story


Every Face Tells a Story is the nineteenth studio album by Cliff Richard. Released in March 1977, it followed up Richard's comeback album, I'm Nearly Famous. The album peaked at No.8 during a 10-week run on the UK Album Chart and spawned three hit singles. "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" was released as the first lead single in November 1976 and reached number 31 in the UK Singles Chart. "My Kinda Life" was released as a single in late February 1977 and peaked at number 15 in the UK. The third single, "When [Two Worlds Drift Apart]" was released in late June and reached number 46 in the UK.
The album was released in the US with alternative artwork and an edited version of the closing track "Spider Man". "Don't Turn Out the Light" was the first single released in the US and reached number 57 in the Billboard Hot 100. "Try a Smile" was also released as a single and reached number 48 in what was then known as the Billboard Easy Listening chart.

Release history

Track listing

;Side one
  1. "My Kinda Life" 3:48
  2. "Must Be Love" 4:19
  3. "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" 4:14
  4. "You Got Me Wondering" 3:38
  5. "Every Face Tells a Story (It Never Tells a Lie)" 3:20
  6. "Try a Smile" 3:20
;Side two
  1. "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" 4:48
  2. "Give Me Love Your Way" 3:44
  3. "Up in the World" 2:40
  4. "Don't Turn the Light Out" 4:01
  5. "It'll Be Me Babe" 3:20
  6. "Spider Man" 6:50
NOTE: On original North American pressings, "Don't Turn the Light Out" is the first song on side 2, before "Hey Mr. Dream Maker". Also, in 1981, this album was re-issued in the USA by EMI America. That re-issue omitted "Try a Smile" and "Spider Man".
;Bonus tracks :
  1. "No One Waits" 3:41
  2. "Nothing Left for Me to Say" 3:55
  3. "That's Why I Love You" 3:09

Personnel