Take Me High (song)

"Take Me High" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard, released as a single in November 1973. Written by Tony Cole, it is the title track from the film of the same name in which Richard also stars. It was released as a single with the B-side "Celestial Houses", written by Terry Britten, and peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

Track listing

7": EMI / EMI 2088

"Take Me High" – 2:45
"Celestial Houses" – 2:46

Personnel

Cliff Richard – vocals
Terry Britten – guitar
Kevin Peek – guitar
Alan Tarney – bass guitar
Dave MacRae – keyboards
Trevor Spencer – drums
Barrie Guard – percussion

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	88
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	34
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	27
New Zealand (Listener)^[6]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	27

References

^ "Cliff Richard Song Database – Song Details (Take Me High)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com.
^ ^a ^b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 251. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Cliff Richard – Power To All Our Friends" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ ^a ^b "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cliff Richard" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

Cliff Richard

Albums (UK)

1950s:	Cliff (1959, live) Cliff Sings (1959)
1960s:	Me and My Shadows (1960) Listen to Cliff! (1961) 21 Today (1961) 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds (1962) The Young Ones (1962, soundtrack) Summer Holiday (1963, soundtrack) When in Spain (1963) Wonderful Life (1964, soundtrack) Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1964, cast album) Cliff Richard (1965) When in Rome (1965) Love Is Forever (1965) Kinda Latin (1966) Finders Keepers (1966, soundtrack) Cinderella (1967, cast album) Don't Stop Me Now! (1967) Two a Penny (1968, soundtrack) Sincerely (1969)
1970s:	Tracks 'n Grooves (1970) Take Me High (1974, soundtrack) I'm Nearly Famous (1976) Every Face Tells a Story (1977) Small Corners (1978, gospel) Green Light (1978) Thank You Very Much (1979, live) Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile (1979)
1980s:	I'm No Hero (1980) Wired for Sound (1981) Now You See Me, Now You Don't (1982, gospel) Dressed for the Occasion (1983, live) Silver (1983) The Rock Connection (1984) Always Guaranteed (1987) Stronger (1989)
1990s:	From a Distance: The Event (1990, live) Together with Cliff Richard (1991) The Album (1993) Songs from Heathcliff (1995, stage show album) Real as I Wanna Be (1998)
2000s:	Wanted (2001) Cliff at Christmas (2003) Something's Goin' On (2004) Two's Company (2006) Love... The Album (2007) Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows (2009)
2010s:	Bold as Brass (2010) Soulicious (2011) The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook (2013) Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll (2016) Rise Up (2018)
2020s:	Music... The Air That I Breathe (2020) Christmas with Cliff (2022) Cliff with Strings – My Kinda Life (2023)

EPs (UK)

Serious Charge (1959)
Expresso Bongo (1960)
Cliff's Silver Discs (1960)
Dream (1961)
Hits from the Young Ones (1962)

Compilations (UK)

Cliff's Hit Album (1963)
40 Golden Greats (1977)
Love Songs (1981)
Walking in the Light (1984, Gospel)
Private Collection: 1979–1988 (1988)
The Hit List (1994)
At the Movies 1959–1974 (1996)
The Whole Story: His Greatest Hits (2000)
The Platinum Collection (2005)
And They Said It Wouldn't Last: My 50 Years in Music (2008)
The 50th Anniversary Album (2008)
75 at 75 (2015)
Stronger Thru the Years (2017)

v t e Cliff Richard singles
1950s	"Move It" (1958) "High Class Baby" (1958) "Livin' Lovin' Doll" (1959) "Mean Streak" (1959) "Living Doll" (1959) "Travellin' Light" / "Dynamite" (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) "What'd I Say" (1961) "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" (1961) "Forty Days" (1961) "Outsider" (1962) "The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah" (1962) "Catch Me" (1962) "I'm Looking out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?" (1962) "Lessons in Love" (1962) "It'll Be Me" (1962) "Wonderful to Be Young" (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) "On My Word" (1965) "The Time in Between" (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) "I'll Come Runnin'" (1967) "The Day I Met Marie" (1967)" "All My Love" (1967) "Congratulations" (1968) "I'll Love You Forever Today" (1968) "Wonderful World" (1968) "Marianne" (1968) "Don't Forget to Catch Me" (1968) "Good Times (Better Times)" (1969) "Big Ship" (1969) "Early in the Morning" (1969) "Throw Down a Line" (1969) "With the Eyes of a Child" (1969)
1970s	"The Joy of Living" (1970) "Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" (1970) "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" (1970) "Sunny Honey Girl" (1971) "Silvery Rain" (1971) "Flying Machine" (1971) "Sing a Song of Freedom" (1971) "Jesus" (1972) "Living in Harmony" (1972) "Power to All Our Friends" (1973) "Help It Along" (1973) "Take Me High" (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) "Living Doll" (1986) "All I Ask of You" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (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) "More to Life" (1991) "Scarlet Ribbons" (1991) "We Should Be Together" (1991) "This New Year" (1991) "I Still Believe in You" (1992) "Peace in Our Time" (1993) "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994) "Can't Keep this Feeling In" (1998) "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)
2000s	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001) "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) "Roll Over Beethoven" (2016) "Blue Suede Shoes" (2017)

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Track listing

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