Don't Let the Music Die
1977 single by Bay City Rollers
"Don't Let the Music Die" | ||||
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Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
from the album It's a Game | ||||
B-side | "The Way I Feel Tonight" | |||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 5:47 | |||
Label | Toshiba/EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood | |||
Producer(s) | Harry Maslin | |||
Bay City Rollers singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Let the Music Die" is a pop ballad by the Bay City Rollers from their 1977 album It's a Game.[1] The tune, written by Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is a slow, dramatic ballad with a heavily-orchestrated arrangement and melancholy feel. It was released as a 7" double A-side vinyl single (with "The Way I Feel Tonight") in Japan, where it became a chart hit.[2]
Track listing
1. "Don't Let the Music Die" - 5:47
2. "The Way I Feel Tonight" - 3:56
Credits
- Producer - Harry Maslin
- Written By - Eric Faulkner, Stuart "Woody" Wood
Chart performance
- Japan: #__[3]
References
- ^ "Bay City Rollers – It's a Game (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs. July 1977.
- ^ "Japan #1 Import Disks by Oricon Hot Singles". Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Japan Japan #1 IMPORT DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles". Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
External links
- Lyrics of this song
- Listen to "Don't Let the Music Die" on YouTube
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- Eric Faulkner
- Alan Longmuir
- Derek Longmuir
- Les McKeown
- Stuart "Woody" Wood
- Nobby Clark
- John Devine
- Duncan Faure
- Billy Lyall
- Archie Marr
- Eric Manclark
- Pat McGlynn
- Ian Mitchell
- Neil Henderson
- David Paton
- Rollin'
- Once Upon a Star
- Bay City Rollers
- Wouldn't You Like It?
- Rock n' Roll Love Letter
- Dedication
- It's a Game
- Strangers in the Wind
- Elevator
- Voxx
- Ricochet
- "Keep On Dancing"
- "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)"
- "Shang-a-Lang"
- "Summerlove Sensation"
- "Bye Bye Baby"
- "Give a Little Love"
- "Saturday Night"
- "Money Honey"
- "Rock and Roll Love Letter"
- "I Only Want to Be with You"
- "Yesterday's Hero"
- "You're a Woman"
- "Don't Worry Baby"
- "It's a Game"
- "You Made Me Believe in Magic"
- "The Way I Feel Tonight"
- "Don't Let the Music Die"
- "Where Will I Be Now"
- "Another Rainy Day in New York City"
- "All of the World Is Falling in Love"
- Discography
- Shang-a-Lang
- The Krofft Superstar Hour
- Burning Rubber
- Tam Paton
Category
Commons