"'Hold Me Close' as a single from his next studio album 'All The Fun Of The Fair'. On the b-side of the single was a live version of 'Good Ol' Rock'and Roll'. The David Essex 1974 album is available as a CD, Download/Streaming, MP3, and Vinyl. David Essex (album) David Essex is the second studio album by British singer David Essex. It was released in 1974 and was produced, arranged and conducted by Jeff Wayne. It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and was the Christmas number two album that year. All tracks written by David Essex."
"year. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in March 1974. It was nominated for a Grammy and reached No. 5 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. A second single, ""Lamplight"", also reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In the 1970s, Essex emerged as a performer of some note. Contrary to his own biography his first concert was at East Ham Granada in East London on Saturday 2 November 1974 and not the Odeon. His biggest hits during this decade included two UK Number One singles: ""Gonna Make You a"
"Hold Me Close ""Hold Me Close"" was a UK Singles Chart Number One hit single in October 1975 for three weeks by English singer David Essex. ""Hold Me Close"" is a love song written by Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne. It was Essex's second and final UK chart-topper. The B-side was titled ""Good Ol' Rock and Roll"" (live version). The song appears on the album ""All The Fun Of The Fair"", and is featured in the musical of that name. This song appeared at the end of ITV's ""Police Camera Action!"" in October 1995 on the episode ""Tales of"
"the Unexpected"". Essex performed the song live on ""Loose Women"" on 16 September 2008. ""Hold Me Close"" is sung by Shamrock Rovers fans in the League of Ireland as well as Alfreton Town fans in the Conference Premier. Hold Me Close ""Hold Me Close"" was a UK Singles Chart Number One hit single in October 1975 for three weeks by English singer David Essex. ""Hold Me Close"" is a love song written by Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne. It was Essex's second and final UK chart-topper. The B-side was titled ""Good Ol' Rock and Roll"" (live version). The song"
"3 hit in the UK Singles Chart. Essex, a keen motorcyclist, waived his fee for the then-new 1980 electric start Triumph Bonneville he had contracted to advertise on behalf of the struggling Triumph motorcycle workers' co-operative. In 1981, he starred in Childe Byron, a play staged at the Young Vic theatre. In 1985, he co-wrote and starred as Fletcher Christian in the West End musical ""Mutiny!"", based on the novel ""Mutiny on the Bounty"" by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. The score produced two more hit singles, including ""Tahiti,"" his tenth Top 10 success. Essex continued to perform in"
"that the record companies said would never get airplay!"" Eventually the unedited single was released, with ""I'm in Love with My Car"" as the B-side. Following Everett's escapade in October 1975, Eric Hall, a record plugger, gave a copy to David ""Diddy"" Hamilton to play on his weekday Radio One show. Hall stated ""Monster, Monster! This could be a hit!"" The song became the 1975 UK Christmas number one, holding the top position for nine weeks. ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" was the first song ever to get to number one in the UK twice with the same version, and is also the"
"""It was a sweltering summer. It was incredibly hot. The songs, many of them being semi acoustic or laid back, I think stemmed as much from that as anything else. It made me a little lethargic."" In November 1975, the lead single, ""Black or White"", preceded the album. Despite the previous album's success earlier in the year, ""Black or White"" failed to reach the UK Top 50, which in turn gave the UK's music press the chance to predict Harley's commercial eclipse. It did, however, reach #2 on the BMRB's UK Breakers Chart, which would have been equal to #52"
"in the UK and Australia and made the Top 10 in the US. The single ""Another Night"", which was released after the aforementioned single, appeared on Billboard's Rack Singles Best Sellers chart at no. 32 on 7/28/1975 and peaked at no. 71 on that publications Hot 100. After the US failure of the Hollies' single ""4th of July, Asbury Park"", written by Bruce Springsteen, Epic gave up on the Hollies in the US, combining their two 1976 albums into their last US release of the decade, ""Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, Elliott"" (again including the Springsteen song to give it one"
"Singles Chart in September that year. It spent a total of 11 weeks in the UK charts. In March 1974, Essex's version reached number one in Canada on the ""RPM"" national Top Singles chart and was a top 5 song (reaching the number five position) on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop-music chart. It was Essex's only ""Billboard"" top 40 hit. ""Rock On"" was the title track to Essex's 1973 debut studio album and was also featured on the soundtrack album to the 1973 film ""That'll Be the Day"", in which Essex had a starring role. The song is still"
"eclipse. However, ""Black or White"" did reach No. 2 on the BMRB's UK Breakers Chart on 22 November 1975 (which would be equal to No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart, at a time when the national singles chart only ran to the Top 50). Speaking to ""Record Mirror & Disc"" in 1976, Harley commented: ""I knew it was either going to be massive - top three - or a complete stiff. It turned out to be a stiff."" Later in 2011, Harley added: ""They didn't get it in the right shops at the right time and promote it properly."""
"Mike Crossey, known for his work with Arctic Monkeys and Foals. The 1975 were selling out shows even before the debut of their full length as Healy recalls in an interview with ""The AU Review"". The lead single is a re-worked ""Sex"", which was released on 26 August 2013. The song premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 8 July 2013, and a music video premiered on YouTube on 26 July. ""The 1975"" debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The 1975 toured in the UK in September 2013, among others performing in Kingston upon Hull"
"David Essex (album) David Essex is the second studio album by British singer David Essex. It was released in 1974 and was produced, arranged and conducted by Jeff Wayne. It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and was the Christmas number two album that year. All tracks written by David Essex. The album was released in late Autumn of 1974 following Essex's considerable success in the lead role in two films ""That'll Be the Day (film)' (1973) and its sequel ""Stardust"" (1974), plus his first recording successes with 'Rock On (David Essex album)' and the single 'Lamplight.'"
"it hitting number 1, a record that would last until 2005 when Tony Christie's 1971 song ""(Is This the Way to) Amarillo"" topped the chart. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was founded in London by a group of period music enthusiasts, going on to become one of the UK's leading orchestras. Harrison Birtwistle's innovative opera, ""The Mask of Orpheus"", was premièred in London, to great critical acclaim. Michael Nyman also came up with a new opera, ""The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat"", a chamber work with a minimalist score. Based on sales from 30 December"
"Papers"", released in 1975, reached number one in the UK Album charts. Welsh historian Martin Johnes describes ""Live at Treorchy"" as 'important to an understanding of Welshness as anything Dylan Thomas or Saunders Lewis wrote.' The songs on the album were mostly of a rugby theme, including ""9-3"" which celebrates Llanelli RFC's 1972 win over New Zealand, ""The Outside Half Factory"" and the song with which Boyce is now most associated, ""Hymns and Arias"". The chorus of ""Hymns and Arias"", 'And we were singing/ hymns and arias/ Land of my Fathers/ Ar Hyd y Nos' has attained folk song status"
"Hot 100. And ""The Greatest Gift"" was performed by an unnamed chorus for the soundtrack of the 1975 film ""The Return of the Pink Panther"". Albert Hammond's ""99 Miles From L.A."" is another number one Easy Listening hit that Mathis covers here, although the song only managed a number 91 showing on the pop chart. ""Feelings"" by Morris Albert fared much better on the Hot 100, making it to number six, in addition to peaking at number two Easy Listening and number four UK and receiving Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. And ""Solitaire"" had its best"
"Damian's version, which he also released from his independent album ""Where Do We Go From Here"" on the Cypress Records label, which A&M Records distributed, was a harder-edged interpretation that employed none of the vocal or instrumental distortion in the original 1973 David Essex version. ""Rock On"" became Damian's first hit in eight years, since his 1981 cover of Eric Carmen's song, ""She Did It."" His rendition became a gold record. It reached the number one position on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, thus outperforming Essex's original ""Billboard"" ranking. However, the song did get to number one for Essex in"
"Top Five UK hits, including four number 1s. T. Rex would not enjoy another Top 20 UK hit until ""New York City"" in the summer of 1975. ""Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow"" was first reissued on the 'Marc On Wax label in 1983. The original cover art couldn't be used for legal reasons. This version was expanded to include a bonus disc (bonus tracks on the 1985 CD issue). The first disc (at 33 1/3 RPM) being the original Zinc album, the second disc (at 45 rpm) included all non-album singles and B-sides from 1974 – ""Satisfaction"
"1973, Essex appeared in the stage version of ""Tommy"" at London's Rainbow Theatre. In 1978, he appeared on Jeff Wayne's concept album, a musical version of ""The War of the Worlds"", as the Artilleryman. In the UK the two-record set remains a bestseller. In the same year, Essex played the character Che in the original production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ""Evita"", and his recording of the show's ""Oh What a Circus"" reached Number 3. Two years later, he starred in the motorcycle racing film ""Silver Dream Racer""; and the soundtrack song ""Silver Dream Machine"" was yet another Top"
"Icelandic alchemist. Wakeman performs with the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Choir, and a group of hand-picked musicians for his rock band, which later became the English Rock Ensemble. Actor David Hemmings narrates the story. ""Journey to the Centre of the Earth"" was overall well received by music critics. It reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, the first album from A&M to do so, and peaked at No. 3 on the ""Billboard"" 200 in the United States. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in October 1974 for selling 500,000 copies. The album"
"to its name, with most of the members moving on with fresh talent replacing them as they went on to solo careers of their own. ""Elite Hotel"", released in December 1975, established that the buzz created by ""Pieces of the Sky"" was well-founded. Unusual for country albums at the time, which largely revolved around a hit single, Harris's albums borrowed their approach from the album-oriented rock market. In terms of quality and artistic merit, tracks like ""Sin City"", ""Wheels"", and ""Till I Gain Control Again"", which weren't singles, easily stood against tracks like ""Together Again"", ""Sweet Dreams"", and ""One of"
"November 2018, and ""Notes on a Conditional Form"", as part of their plan to release two albums within the era, is scheduled for release in May 2019. The 1975 is mainly labeled as a pop rock band. Scott Kerr of AllMusic wrote that the band combined ""the dark and youthful themes of sex, love, and fear with ethereal alt-rock music."" Healy specifically cites Talking Heads, My Bloody Valentine, and Michael Jackson as musical influences; he states that his greatest influence is the oeuvre of filmmaker John Hughes. For their second album, ""I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are"
"City"", which was also featured as part of a BBC Introducing show with Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1. The 1975 once again garnered national radio attention in late 2012, with BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe championing their single ""Sex"" from the eponymous EP, which was released on 19 November. They embarked on a United Kingdom and Ireland tour extended into early 2013, before beginning a US tour in Spring 2014. Upon the release of ""Music for Cars"" on 4 March 2013, the 1975 found mainstream chart success with ""Chocolate"", reaching number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. On"
"1974 on the US ""Cashbox"" Top 100, the same week it was at number 11 on the ""Billboard"" charts. In addition, Haim, Feldman, and Meredith Salenger all appeared in Damian's music video for the song. This version was ranked number 99 on VH1's ""100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s"" (despite the fact that Damian actually had four ""Billboard"" charting singles during the 1980s). Rock On (song) ""Rock On"" is a song written by English singer David Essex. Originally recorded in 1973 and released as a single song by Essex, it became an international hit. In 1989, American actor"
"D.I.V.O.R.C.E. ""D.I.V.O.R.C.E."" is a 1975 UK number-one single by Scottish folk singer and comedian Billy Connolly. A comedy song, it reached No. 1 for one week in November 1975, and was one of the few songs of its genre to reach this milestone. The song is a parody of the Tammy Wynette song ""D-I-V-O-R-C-E"", and Connolly's version to date has been his only No. 1 UK single, though in the late 1970s he had a further two UK hits which parodied contemporary songs. He later dropped musical performances from his act. ""D.I.V.O.R.C.E."" has a similar theme to Wynette's original in"
"Top Ten that August with a career best peak for Manchester at #5. The single's popularity was reflected in that of its parent album which ""Billboard"" ranked with a #19 peak. The other cuts on ""Hey Ricky"" included the 1981 ""Race to the End"" single, a duet with David Gates: ""Wish We Were Heroes""; ""Your Place or Mine"" from the soundtrack of the feature film ""A Little Sex"", and a new version of ""Come in From the Rain"" introduced by Manchester on her 1976 ""Better Days and Happy Endings"" album: the last-named song had been co-written with Manchester's most constant"
"The 1975 (album) The 1975 is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band The 1975. It was released on 2 September 2013 through Dirty Hit and Polydor. It was recorded with Arctic Monkeys collaborator Mike Crossey. Before the release, the band released four EPs between Autumn 2012 to Spring 2013, during which span of time the album was recorded. They toured to support and build momentum, taking place in numerous gigs and special appearances with other artists. The album has received positive reviews from critics, and topped the UK Albums Chart on 8 September. As of March 2016,"
"Box"". It featured Harley performing the song in a dark room with the use of various lighting and spotlight tricks shown throughout. RAK had booked the use of a studio in West London to shoot the video. Additionally, Harley also appeared on European TV performing the song along with his 1975 UK number one hit ""Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"". At the time of its release, an A4 promotional black-and-white advert of ""Irresistible"" was featured in the British music magazine ""Number One"", based on the single's sleeve artwork. Upon release, Max Bell of ""Number One"" commented: ""Irresistible?"
"the single ""Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"", which was released in January 1975. Becoming the band's biggest hit, the song reached the number one spot on the UK Chart in February, and received a UK Silver certification that month. As of 2015, it has sold around 1.5 million copies in the UK. Years later, Harley would reveal that the lyrics spoke about the split of the original band and were vindictively directed at the former band members who, he felt, had abandoned him. Over 120 cover versions of the song have been recorded by other artists. Following"
"preceding 10cc LPs)."" He particularly praised the album for being ambitious without being excessive or pretentious, and for its lyrical content. Robert Christgau panned the album, remarking of the song ""I'm Not in Love"": ""stretching your only decent melody (a nonsatirical love song) over six tedious minutes, is that a joke?"" The first single ""Life Is a Minestrone"" was another UK Top 10 for the band, peaking at No. 7. Their biggest success came with the song that sold the album, ""I'm Not in Love"", which gave the band their second UK No. 1 in June 1975, staying there for"
"two weeks. The song also provided them with their first major US chart success when the song reached No. 2. The Original Soundtrack The Original Soundtrack is the third studio album by the English art rock band 10cc. It was released in 1975 and peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart. ""The Original Soundtrack"" includes the singles ""Life Is a Minestrone"", and ""I'm Not in Love"", the band's most popular song. The album was recorded and produced by the band at Strawberry Studios in 1974 with Eric Stewart engineering and mixing. The album received good reviews when originally"
"in Great Britain, but it had a cult following in certain US cities, especially Cleveland, where the group first played at the Agora Ballroom in December 1974. Thanks to airplay from WMMS, songs like ""Next"" and ""The Faith Healer"" became very popular. Cleveland remained a city where The Sensational Alex Harvey Band had a devoted following. However, they were unable to replicate that popularity in most other US cities. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band had Top 40 hits in Britain with the single ""Delilah"", a cover version of the Tom Jones hit, which reached number seven in 1975, and also"
"year came to him and were noted down. Musicians from Yes and from Strawbs, the group Wakeman was in prior to Yes, also play on the album. ""The Six Wives of Henry VIII"" received mostly positive reviews from critics. It reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the ""Billboard"" 200 in the United States. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1975 for over 500,000 copies sold in the United States. In 2009, Wakeman performed the album in its entirety for the first time at Hampton Court Palace as part"
"as the group's popularity was declining, and became ABBA's worst selling single since ""I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"", seven years earlier. It only managed to chart as high as #25 in the UK, breaking a run of 18 consecutive Top 10 hits (from ""SOS"" in October 1975 to ""One of Us"" in December 1981). This 18-hit run had equaled that of The Beatles, who had consecutive Top 10 hits from 1964 (with ""A Hard Day's Night"") to 1976 (with ""Yesterday""), broken by ""Back in the U.S.S.R."". Although ""Head Over Heels"" did experience Top 10 success"