Once Upon a Star

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".

Once Upon a Star
Studio album by
Bay City Rollers
ReleasedMay 1975
Recorded1975
StudioChipping Norton, Oxfordshire
GenrePop
Length37:47
LabelBell
ProducerPhil Wainman
Bay City Rollers chronology
Rollin'
(1974) 		Once Upon a Star
(1975) 		Bay City Rollers
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Originally issued as a non-album single in 1971, "Keep on Dancing" was included as a track on this LP.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Bye Bye Baby" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) – 2:50
  2. "The Disco Kid" (Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood) – 3:16
  3. "La Belle Jeane" (Faulkner, Wood) – 4:01
  4. "When Will You Be Mine" (Johnny Goodison, Phil Wainman) – 2:32
  5. "Angel Baby" (Faulkner, Wood) – 3:52
  6. "Keep on Dancing" (Allen Jones, Willie David Young) – 2:42

Side two

  1. "Once Upon a Star" (Faulkner, Wood) – 3:00
  2. "Let's Go (A Huggin' and a Kissin' in the Moonlight)" (Goodison, Wainman) – 3:28
  3. "Marlina" (Faulkner, Les McKeown, Wood) – 3:01
  4. "My Teenage Heart" (Faulkner, Wood) – 2:31
  5. "Rock & Roll Honeymoon" (Goodison, Wainman) – 2:45
  6. "Hey! Beautiful Dreamer" (Faulkner, McKeown, Wood) – 3:49

2004 UK reissue

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

Group members

  • 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

  • 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

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  9. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "British album certifications – Once Upon a Star – Bay City Rollers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.