Surprisingly Cilla

Surprisingly Cilla
Studio album by
Released7 October 1985
Recorded1985
LabelTowerbell
ProducerDavid Mackay
Cilla Black chronology
Especially for You
(1980)
Surprisingly Cilla
(1985)
Cilla's World
(1990)
Singles from Surprisingly Cilla
  1. "There's a Need in Me"
    Released: September 1985
  2. "Surprise Surprise"
    Released: December 1985

Surprisingly Cilla is the title of Cilla Black's twelfth solo studio album. It was a spin-off from her television series, Surprise, Surprise, and the opening track is the show's theme tune. The album includes several re-recordings of Black's hit singles, originally recorded in the 1960s.

The album was conceived primarily as an attempt to capitalise on the success of the television series, which had drawn high ratings for ITV. Black was re-united with her former EMI producer David Mackay, but unlike their previous collaborations, neither he or Black were given any creative control over the project.

Although Black heavily promoted the album and its two singles, they failed to chart. Some months after the album's release, Towerbell Records shut down and no further copies of the album were released.