Once Upon a Star

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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".

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Once Upon a Star
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1975
Recorded1975
Studio Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Genre Pop
Length37:47
Label Bell
Producer Phil Wainman
Bay City Rollers chronology
Rollin'
(1974)
Once Upon a Star
(1975)
Bay City Rollers
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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

Other personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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