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Released
  
1974

Wear It’s ‘At (1974)
  
We Can Do It (1975)

Release date
  
1974

Label
  
Polydor Records

Genre
  
Pop

Artist
  
The Rubettes

Producer
  
Wayne Bickerton

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Wear It’s ‘At is the debut album by English pop band The Rubettes assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts. Tracks from this album also exhibited the doo-wop style. The album title was a reference to the group wearing trademark white suits and white cloth caps on stage, a white cap being shown on the album front cover. The album reached No.32 in the German charts and No.42 in the Netherlands on its release in 1974. A track from the album, "Sugar Baby Love" was an instant singles hit remaining at number one in the United Kingdom for four weeks in May 1974, while reaching number 37 on the U.S. chart that August, and remains their best-known record. In 2010 Cherry Red Records issued the album on CD with two bonus tracks.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Way Back in the Fifties” (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) - 3:37
  2. "Rock is Dead" (Bickerton, Waddington) - 3:09
  3. "Tonight” (Bickerton, Waddington) – UK No. 12 - 3:42
  4. "The Way of Love" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:19
  5. "Rumours" (Richardson, Williams) - 2:30
  6. "Your Love" (Pete Arnesen) - 5:27

Side 2

  1. "For Ever" (Richardson, Williams) - 3:59
  2. "Sugar Baby Love" (Bickerton, Waddington) – UK #1; U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #37, U.S. Cashbox #30 - 3:31
  3. "Teenage Dream" (Richardson, Williams) - 3:01
  4. "Rock and Roll Survival" (Richardson, Williams} - 3:22
  5. "When You’re Sixteen" (Bickerton, Waddington) - 2:46
  6. ”Saturday Night” (Bickerton, Waddington) - 2:18
NB: Timings taken from CD track list

2010 CD bonus tracks

13 "You Could Have Told Me" (Waddington, Bickerton) - 2:48 14 "Silent Movie Queen" (Williams, Richardson) - 3:46

Personnel

  • Alan Williams – vocals, guitar
  • John Richardson – drums, vocals
  • Mick Clarke – bass, vocals
  • Tony Thorpe – lead guitar, vocals
  • Pete Arnesen – piano
  • Bill Hurd – piano, vocals

    • Of the original Rubettes line-up only Richardson, Williams and Arnesen participated in the recording of "Sugar Baby Love" although all members featured on the Top of the Pops re-recording for playback purposes.

    Production

  • Recorded at : Morgan Studios & Lansdowne Studios
  • Producer: Wayne Bickerton
  • String arrangements: John Cameron, Arthur Greenslade and Gerry Shury
  • Engineer: John Mackswith
  • Album photography: Mike Putland and Mike Leale

    • Songs

    1Way Back in the Fifties3:40
    2Rock Is Dead3:04
    3Tonight3:42

    References

    Wear It's 'At Wikipedia
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