"Power to All Our Friends" is a song by Cliff Richard which was chosen as the entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, by a postal vote which was decided by BBC viewers after Richard performed six contending songs on A Song For Europe, featured on Cilla Black's BBC1 Saturday evening show Cilla. The runner-up song was "Come Back Billie Jo", written by Mitch Murray and Tony Macaulay, which was included as the B-side on the single. "Power to All Our Friends" came third in the Eurovision Song Contest.
It was released as a single in 1973 and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and became an international hit reaching number one in numerous countries.
Richard had previously represented the United Kingdom in with "Congratulations", which came second.
Track listing 7": EMI / EMI 2012 "Power to All Our Friends" – 3:01 "Come Back Billie Jo" – 2:37
7": EMI / 5C 006-05312 (Netherlands) "Power to All Our Friends" – 3:01 "The Days of Love" – 2:57
Personnel Cliff Richard – vocals Terry Britten – guitar Kevin Peek – guitar Alan Tarney – bass guitar Trevor Spencer – drums Barrie Guard – percussion
Charts Chart (1973)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)31Denmark (IFPI)1Finland (IFPI)2Hong Kong (Radio Hong Kong)1Malaysia (Rediffusion)1New Zealand (Listener)11Singapore (Rediffusion)10Spain (Promusicae)10Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)1US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)109Yugoslavia4
Cover versions Séverine – "Il faut chanter la vie" (French version) Peter Holm – "Il faut chanter la vie" (French version) Peter Holm – "Vänner som du och ja'" (Swedish version) Cliff Richard – "Gut, dass es Freunde gibt" (German version) Frank Schöbel – "Gut, dass es Freunde gibt" (German version) Los Sirex – "Todo el poder a los amigos " (Spanish version) Ricchi e Poveri – "1+2=3" (Italian version) – "" (Greek version)
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