A few minutes after we settled ourselves in the lobby, who steps out of the lift, but Cliff!!! We were very excited, got our pics done with him and some items autographed (we had come prepared). Jan Eastaugh meets Cliff on the day he acquires the Daddy's Home single in CanadaĬliff did a concert in Ottawa, Canada on March 23 1981, as part of his very lengthy North American Tour.Ī friend and I found out from another friend, Dave, who owns a record shop called Legend Records (specialising in all things rock and roll) and told us which hotel most visiting bands used, so we took our chances and went there around midday on the day of the concert. The song was a BPI gold disc, selling half a million copies in the UK.įinding the Song: Canadian fan Jan Eastaugh describes encountering Cliff in March 1981 which appears to have directly led to Cliff choosing to perform this song. However, the song fell to #6 the following week, so perhaps not.
If a chart was published, it's possible that the song may have held its position or even reached the #1 spot. The fourth week, January 2, 1982, a chart was not published as it was the week following Christmas. It showed remarkable stamina to hold the #2 position for four weeks however, it was held off from the coveted #1 spot by Don't You Want Me by The Human League. The song entered the Top 75 UK singles chart on November 21 and reached a peak of #2 for four consecutive weeks from Decemto January 2, 1982. Again, a live performance of Shakin' All Over from the same concert was on the single's B-side. Release and Charts: The single was the second release from the Wired For Sound album and was released as a single in the UK on November 6, 1981. The live performance of Shakin' All Over was used as the B-side of the Daddy's Home single and Stood Up remains unreleased. It's curious that Daddy's Home ended up on the Wired For Sound album, which was otherwise all Alan Tarney produced studio recordings. So clearly there was some forethought into the songs.
Backing vocalist Tony Rivers provided the backing vocal arrangement.Īt the time of the Cliff TV special, it was decided to license this song as well as Shakin' All Over and Stood Up from the concert for commercial release. The Daddy's Home single credits Cliff as producer. The Wired For Sound album credits indirectly imply that Alan Tarney produced it, however, Alan had nothing to do with the song (although he may have possibly done some mixing to bring it to the same sound as the album). The song was produced by Cliff himself, which was typical of his concert performed material. It is quite likely that some studio post production on the song added or enhanced the performance, which is not uncommon for releases of live material, but this remains unconfirmed. Daddy's Home from this Hammersmith Odeon concert appeared during the fourth part (subtitled "My Kinda Life") first broadcast on December 14, 1981, although Cliff and Olivia Newton-John are speaking over much of the performance on the TV special.
This concert, along with two earlier concerts, were recorded for the BBC four part Cliff TV special that aired in late 1981. It was extracted from a live concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on May 1, 1981. Recording the Song: Daddy's Home is not a studio recording, but rather a live concert recording. Initially Released On: Wired For Sound LP album (1981 November - UK - EMI EMC 3377)