Keep On Rockin' (Brian Cadd album)

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Keep On Rockin'
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Greatest hits album by
Released1976
Genre Pop/Rock, Classic rock
Label J&B Records
Brian Cadd chronology
White On White
(1976)
Keep On Rockin'
(1976)
Yesterdaydreams
(1978)

Keep On Rockin' is the second greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Brian Cadd. It was released in Australia in 1976 by J&B records. The album peaked at number 54 in the Australian Kent Music Report album charts in 1984. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

Vinyl/Cassette (JB 180)

Side A

  1. "Keep On Rockin'"
  2. "Ginger Man"
  3. "Every Mother's Son"
  4. "Let Go"
  5. "Show Me The Way"
  6. "Silver City Birthday Celebration Day"
  7. "Class Of '74"
  8. "Moonshine"

Side B

  1. "Alvin Purple"
  2. "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'"
  3. "Boogie Queen"
  4. "Heroes"
  5. "Sweet Rock 'N' Roll"
  6. "Spring Hill County Breakdown"
  7. "Riverboat Lady"
  8. "Fairweather Friend"

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart [3] 54

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References

  1. Cadd, Brian (2010). From This Side of Things (1st ed.). New Holland. p. 292. ISBN   9781742570570.
  2. David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992" Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine