The Very Best of Cilla Black The Very Best of Cilla Black The Very Best of Cilla Black is an original, career-spanning compilation album by English singer Cilla Black, released in October 2013 by Parlophone / Warner Music Group UK to mark her golden anniversary in show business. The album reached No. 37 in 2013 on the UK Albums Chart, which was Black's first Top 40 hit in thirty years. In September 2014, after the transmission of ITV biopic "Cilla" starring Sheridan Smith the album re-entered the UK Albums Chart and peaked at No. 26. The album was to make its ultimate peak at No. 1
Cilla Black in 2011 also appeared, as herself, in the first episode of series 4 of ITV's "Benidorm". ITV honoured Black's 50 years in show business with a one-off entertainment special which aired on 16 October 2013. The show, called "The One and Only Cilla Black", starred Black alongside Paul O'Grady, who hosted the show. The show celebrated Black's career and included a special trip back to her home city of Liverpool, a host of celebrity friends and some surprise music guests. Black paid homage to "Blind Date" with the return of its most popular contestants and saw her star in a