Original released on LP Columbia (EMI) 33SX 1762
(UK, August 1965)
Recorded, oddly, in Lisbon, Portugal, "When in Rome" was originally cut for Cliff Richard's Italian audience, with the U.K. Top Ten success of the earlier "When in Spain" ensuring a simultaneous domestic release for this set. Lightning, however, was not going to strike twice. "When in Rome" became the artist's first ever non-charting album. He sings utterly soullessly, devoid of emotion, feeling, or even the vaguest hint of understanding - all the factors, in fact, which would make anyone want to buy one of his records in the first place. Most of the performances were recorded specifically for this release; several, however, took earlier backing tracks and grafted translations into place, and here, too, the misguided nature of the project rings loud. 
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I disagree with the summation hre. The album was a rather brave attempt and succeeds reasonably well. As regards the “souless” comment, my ears, and I’m partly Italian and it is my second language, tell me he made a good fist of the pronunciation.
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