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Released
  
May 1975

Length
  
37:47

Release date
  
May 1975

Producer
  
Phil Wainman

Recorded
  
1975

Artist
  
Bay City Rollers

Genre
  
Pop

Label
  
Bell Records

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Once Upon a Star (1975)
  
Bay City Rollers (1975)

Bay City Rollers albums
  
Wouldn't You Like It?, It's a Game, Rollin', Strangers in the Wind, Rock n' Roll Love Letter

Bay city rollers 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" and marked the first time the group performed their own music rather than relying on session musicians.

Contents

Bay city rollers once upon a star


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".

Group members

  • Eric Faulkner – Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Violin, Guitar (Electric), Vocal Harmony
  • Alan Longmuir – Accordion, Guitar (Bass), Vocal Harmony
  • Derek Longmuir – Drums
  • Les McKeown – Lead Vocals
  • Stuart "Woody" Wood – Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Vocal Harmony

    • Other personnel

  • Melvyn Abrahams – Engineer
  • Barry Hammond – Engineer
  • John Pasche – Cover Design
  • Nick Ryan – Engineer
  • Peter Tattersall – Engineer
  • Phil Wainman – Producer

    • Songs

    1Bye Bye Baby2:50
    2The Disco Kid3:16
    3La Belle Jeane4:01

    References

    Once Upon a Star Wikipedia
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