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Wear It’s ‘At is the debut album by English pop band The Rubettes assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts.[1] Tracks from this album also exhibited the doo-wop style. The album title was a reference to the group wearing trademark white suits and white cloth caps on stage, a white cap being shown on the album front cover.[1] The album reached No.32 in the German charts and No.42 in the Netherlands on its release in 1974.[2] A track from the album, "Sugar Baby Love" was an instant singles hit remaining at number one in the United Kingdom for four weeks in May 1974, while reaching number 37 on the U.S. chart that August,[3] and remains their best-known record.[1][4] In 2010 Cherry Red Records issued the album on CD with two bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Way Back in the Fifties” (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) - 3:37
  2. "Rock is Dead" (Bickerton, Waddington) - 3:09
  3. "Tonight” (Bickerton, Waddington) – UK No. 12 - 3:42
  4. "The Way of Love" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:19
  5. "Rumours" (Richardson, Williams) - 2:30
  6. "Your Love" (Pete Arnesen) - 5:27

Side 2

  1. "For Ever" (Richardson, Williams) - 3:59
  2. "Sugar Baby Love" (Bickerton, Waddington) – UK #1; U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #37,[3] U.S. Cashbox #30[5] - 3:31
  3. "Teenage Dream" (Richardson, Williams) - 3:01
  4. "Rock and Roll Survival" (Richardson, Williams} - 3:22
  5. "When You’re Sixteen" (Bickerton, Waddington) - 2:46
  6. ”Saturday Night” (Bickerton, Waddington) - 2:18[6]
NB: Timings taken from CD track list[7]

2010 CD bonus tracks

13 "You Could Have Told Me" (Waddington, Bickerton) - 2:48
14 "Silent Movie Queen" (Williams, Richardson) - 3:46

Personnel

  • Alan Williams – vocals, guitar
  • John Richardson – drums, vocals
  • Mick Clarke – bass, vocals
  • Tony Thorpe – lead guitar, vocals
  • Pete Arnesen – piano
  • Bill Hurd – piano, vocals[1][6]

Of the original Rubettes line-up only Richardson, Williams and Arnesen participated in the recording of "Sugar Baby Love" although all members featured on the Top of the Pops re-recording for playback purposes.

Production

  • Recorded at : Morgan Studios & Lansdowne Studios
  • Producer: Wayne Bickerton
  • String arrangements: John Cameron, Arthur Greenslade and Gerry Shury
  • Engineer: John Mackswith
  • Album photography: Mike Putland and Mike Leale[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography by Joseph McCombs". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Jayfan.com". Jayfan.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Allmusic ((( The Rubettes > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))".
  4. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 350. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  5. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20140426233321/http://cashboxcountdowns.com/archives/70s_files/19740914.html. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c Original album sleeve notes
  7. ^ "Rubettes, The - Wear It's 'At (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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