Once Upon a Star

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Once Upon a Star is the second studio album by the

Bye Bye Baby
".

Once Upon a Star
Bell
ProducerPhil Wainman
Bay City Rollers chronology
Rollin'
(1974)
Once Upon a Star
(1975)
Bay City Rollers
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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. ", 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

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

  • Les McKeown – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Eric Faulkner – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, mandolin, violin
  • Stuart "Woody" Wood – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, bass, piano
  • Alan Longmuir – bass, backing vocals, piano, accordion
  • Derek Longmuir – drums, tubular bells, tambourine, sleigh bells, castanets, spoken voice

Other personnel

  • Colin Frechter - musical director, piano and additional backing vocals
  • Melvyn Abrahams – engineering
  • Barry Hammond – engineering
  • John Pasche – cover design
  • Nick Ryan – engineering
  • Peter Tattersall – engineering
  • Phil Wainman – production

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
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  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
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  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.