Once Upon a Star
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Once Upon a Star is the second studio album by the Bay City Rollers. Released in May 1975, the album features the UK number-one hit single, "Bye Bye Baby".
1975 studio album by Bay City Rollers
| Once Upon a Star | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | May 1975 |
| Recorded | 1975 |
| Studio | Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 37:47 |
| Label | Bell |
| Producer | Phil Wainman |
| Bay City Rollers chronology | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
Originally issued as a non-album single in 1971, "Keep on Dancing" was included as a track on this LP.
Track listing
[edit ]Side one
[edit ]- "Bye Bye Baby" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) – 2:50
- "The Disco Kid" (Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood) – 3:16
- "La Belle Jeane" (Faulkner, Wood) – 4:01
- "When Will You Be Mine" (Johnny Goodison, Phil Wainman) – 2:32
- "Angel Baby" (Faulkner, Wood) – 3:52
- "Keep on Dancing" (Allen Jones, Willie David Young) – 2:42
Side two
[edit ]- "Once Upon a Star" (Faulkner, Wood) – 3:00
- "Let's Go (A Huggin' and a Kissin' in the Moonlight)" (Goodison, Wainman) – 3:28
- "Marlena" (Faulkner, Les McKeown, Wood) – 3:01
- "My Teenage Heart" (Faulkner, Wood) – 2:31
- "Rock & Roll Honeymoon" (Goodison, Wainman) – 2:45
- "Hey! Beautiful Dreamer" (Faulkner, McKeown, Wood) – 3:49
2004 UK reissue
[edit ]A 2004 CD reissue on Bell included five bonus tracks: "All of Me Loves All of You" (1974 single), "The Bump" (B-side), "Keep on Dancing" (1971 single version), "Alright" and "It's for You".
Personnel
[edit ]Group members
[edit ]- Les McKeown – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- Eric Faulkner – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, mandolin, violin
- Stuart "Woody" Wood – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, bass, piano
- Alan Longmuir – bass, backing vocals, piano, accordion
- Derek Longmuir – drums, tubular bells, tambourine, sleigh bells, castanets, spoken voice
Other personnel
[edit ]- Colin Frechter - musical director, piano and additional backing vocals
- Melvyn Abrahams – engineering
- Barry Hammond – engineering
- John Pasche – cover design
- Nick Ryan – engineering
- Peter Tattersall – engineering
- Phil Wainman – production
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit ]
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Year-end charts[edit ]
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Certifications and sales
[edit ]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit ]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums For 1975" (PDF). Music Week . 27 December 1975. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "British album certifications – Once Upon a Star – Bay City Rollers". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 November 2021.