Biography
In 1968, following the demise of The Secrets, Ward decided he needed to get “a real job”, and so spent the following three years at a teacher training college, ultimately finding employment at North Bromsgrove High School, teaching English and drama. One of his pupils was the future wife of Sting, Trudie Styler and Underworld singer Karl Hyde. The children heard singing on Ward’s early albums were from North Bromsgrove High School. In his spare time, he continued song-writing and recorded his first solo album Singer Songwriter, released in 1972 on Dandelion Records (a label formed by the disc jockey John Peel) just before it went into liquidation. As a result, the album received little media coverage and went largely unnoticed. Signing a new recording contract with Charisma Records, Ward went on to have a hit with the single “Gaye”. It sold over a million copies worldwide and reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1973. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_T._Ward
Album & Cover
Not the best cover design by Hipgnosis says Aubrey Powell and Clifford T Ward is not very happy either judging by his portrait on the cover.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – Mike Van Der Vord. Cover Design – Hipgnosis. Illustration – Joe Petagno
Label: Charisma CAS1098(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art – The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue By Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One The Way Of Love Jig-Saw Girl Escalator Trespass We Could Be Talking |
Side Two A Day To Myself Miner Mr. Bilbo Baggins Cellophane A Sad Affair |
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Pete King
Arranged By – Richard Hewson
Bass – Andrew Bown, Dave Wintour, Terry Edwards
Drums – Andrew Steele , Glen LeFleur, Ken Wright
Engineer – George Peckham, Jerry Boys, Martin Birch
Guitar – Dan Fone, Derek Thomas
Keyboards – John Mealing, Stephen Grey
Producer – Clifford T. Ward
Vocals, Keyboards – Clifford T. Ward
Written By – Clifford T. Ward
