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
Once Upon a Star (Bay City Rollers album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
Bay City Rollers
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
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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. "Marlena" (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.

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.
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