Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)

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"Rock and Roll"
Song
B-side"Mohair Sam" (Australia) "There's Nothing I'd Rather Do" (U.S.)
"Rock and Roll"
Song
B-side"Emily Suzanne"

"Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" is a 1973 song written and originally performed by Australian singer Kevin Johnson, most famously covered by American singer Mac Davis.

Johnson's version reached number four in Australia. The guitar solo in Johnson's version was played by Rory O'Donoghue. In Australia, the UK and Ireland, it was only Johnson's original version which charted. In Canada, Terry Jacks got it into the charts. No version of the song charted in New Zealand, even though the country's very popular singer Craig Scott covered the song.

Mac Davis cover

In the United States it was Mac Davis who had the primary hit version in 1974, although all of the above versions also became American chart hits. "Rock 'N' Roll" is the first track on his sixth studio LP, If You Add All The Love In The World. The song was the lead single of two issued from the LP, the other being the title track, and both of which became hit records.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Kevin Johnson original
Chart (1973-74) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set) 4
Germany 47
Ireland (IRMA)[1] 8
UK (The Official Charts Company) 23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 73
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 43
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[3] 90
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[1] 18
Terry Jacks cover
Chart (1974-75) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 22
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 97
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6] 92

References

  1. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rock N' Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 24, 1973
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-12-14. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 14, 1974
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-02-01. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ Bac-lac.gc.ca
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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