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The song was re-recorded for the Rollers' 1974 UK album Rollin' with lead vocals by Les McKeown, Clark's replacement. In the autumn of 1975 "Saturday Night" this version was released in the US as a single (but not in the UK), reaching number one on Billboard' s Hot 100 in the issued dated 3 January 1976 — the first number one of the United ...
"Saturday Night" is a 1984 single by Australian rock band Cold Chisel, the second released from the album Twentieth Century and the first to be issued after the band's official break-up. The vocals are shared between Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes .
[2] [3] [5] All tracks were written by Don Walker, except "Juliet", where Barnes composed its melody and Walker the lyrics. [11] Cold Chisel was released in April and included guest studio musicians: Dave Blight on harmonica (who became a regular on-stage guest) and saxophonists Joe Camilleri and Wilbur Wilde (from Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons).
This is the discography of Scottish band Bay City Rollers. The Bay City Rollers from Prestonpans, near Edinburgh, were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'biggest group since the Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at teeny-bopper acts of the 1970s". [1] [2] During the 1970s, the Bay City Rollers achieved successes across the globe ...
Bay City Rollers, released in late 1975, was the first full-length album by Scotland's Bay City Rollers to be issued in the US and Canada. The compilation, which hit No. 1 in the RPM Canadian album chart on 7 February 1976 [4] and reached as high as No. 20 on the US album chart, included the US and Canadian #1 hit single "Saturday Night".
Reviewed at the time of release, Juke Magazine said the standout track was "Saturday Night" ("an appealing track with many of Chisel's best qualities filtered through a clever mix. The melody relies heavily on Phil Small's excellent bass line"), but surmised, "as a showcase of Cold Chisel's techniques and abilities Twentieth Century is a mixed ...
A 2004 CD reissue on Bell included four bonus tracks: "Are You Ready for That Rock and Roll" (the original B-side of the "Shang-a-Lang" single); "Bringing Back the Good Times" (B-side of "Summerlove Sensation"); "Bye Bye Barbara" (B-side of "Remember"); and "Hey C.B." which was the B-side of the original UK "Saturday Night" single, released in June 1973 and recorded with Nobby Clark and John ...
The reviewer, Gil Wahlquist, noted the band had, "got together an impressive string of musical portraits of life in the city." [16] The Canberra Times said, "Cold Chisel have delivered a very impressive debut which leave me at odds in trying to lay any constructive criticism - the band just exudes potential."