That's Rock 'n' Roll
| "That's Rock 'n' Roll" | ||||
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| Single by Eric Carmen | ||||
| from the album Eric Carmen | ||||
| B-side | Great Expectations | |||
| Released | May, 1976 | |||
| Format | 45 RPM | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | Arista Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Eric Carmen | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Ienner | |||
| Eric Carmen singles chronology | ||||
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"That's Rock 'n' Roll" is a 1976 song written and recorded by Eric Carmen, released in some nations as the third single from his first eponymous debut album, Eric Carmen. The single's limited release did not include the United States. The song charted at number seven in Denmark. Parts of the song are autobiographical.
In 1988, "That's Rock 'n' Roll" was featured as the B side of a subsequent major hit by Carmen, "Make Me Lose Control."
Charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 7 |
| Japan |
Shaun Cassidy version
| "That's Rock 'n' Roll" | ||||
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| Single by Shaun Cassidy | ||||
| from the album Shaun Cassidy (album) | ||||
| B-side | I Wanna Be With You | |||
| Released | July, 1977 | |||
| Format | 45 RPM | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Eric Carmen | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Lloyd | |||
| Certification | Gold (U.S.) | |||
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"That's Rock 'n' Roll" was covered in 1977 by Shaun Cassidy on his first solo LP, Shaun Cassidy. It was his second of three consecutive Top 10 hits.
"That's Rock 'n' Roll" peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1] It was his longest-charting hit, and spent three weeks longer in the Top 40 than did his number one hit, "Da Doo Ron Ron", with a total of six months on the chart. This song became a gold record, as did all of Cassidy's first three single releases.[2]
"That's Rock and Roll" was the first of two major hits written by Carmen and covered by Cassidy, the second being "Hey Deanie". Both songs charted concurrently with Carmen's own hit, "She Did It" from the fall of 1977.
On the Canadian chart, "That's Rock 'n' Roll" reached number one.[3] It was Cassidy's second Canadian number one hit. It was also Eric Carmen's second composition to reach the top spot, having reached number one a year earlier with a song he performed himself, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again."
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 4 |
| Canadian RPM | 1 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Germany [4] | 11 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1977) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 79 |
| U.S. Cashbox [6] | 43 |
| Canada | 27 |
Other cover versions
The song has been covered by the British rock 'n' roll band Showaddywaddy and in 1977, Tina Arena and John Bowles recorded a version for their album "Tiny Tina and Little John".
References
- ↑ "Shaun Cassidy lyrics". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ "1977 Singles - Month By Month". Superseventies.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu1976/deu_251176.html
- ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1977YESP.html