Rock On (David Essex album)
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| Studio album by David Essex | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Classic rock, glam rock | |||
| Length | 34:42 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jeff Wayne | |||
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Rock On is the debut album of singer/songwriter David Essex. Its lead single and title track, "Rock On", is still Essex's best known song in the US.[2] "Lamplight" was also a hit, and the album contains three covers.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks composed by David Essex; except where indicated
- "Lamplight"
- "Turn Me Loose" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
- "On and On"
- "Streetfight"
- "Rock On"
- "Ocean Girl"
- "Bring in the Sun"
- "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (Paul Simon)
- "We All Insane"
- "Tell Him No" (Travis Pritchett)
- "Sept. 15th"
[edit] Personnel
- David Essex - vocals
- Julie Covington - background vocals
- Herbie Flowers - bass
- Jeff Wayne - Moog synthesizer
- Doreen & Irene Chanter - background vocals
- Ray Cooper - percussion
- Barry DeSouza - drums
- Godfrey Diamond - engineer, mixing
- Mark Griffiths - guitar
- Alan Hawkshaw - Moog synthesizer
- Jimmy Helms, Gary Osborne, Jimmy Thomas, Paul Vigrass, Billy Laurie, Tom Saffrey - background vocals
- Jo Partridge - guitar
- Kirby Gregory - guitar
[edit] References
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "David Essex: Rock On > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. 2001 edition.
