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A mid-price overview of the Bay City Rollers' German singles output -- which is not, in fairness, all that different to their output elsewhere around the world, but does throw up a few odd anomalies. Was "It's a Game" really their greatest hit in that country (number four in May 1977)? Did "Shang a Lang" truly bottom out at number 41? And did anybody seriously believe that "Strangers in the Wind" had a hope? A full account of the band's German hits is already available on the Starke Zeiten collection; sensibly, this set duplicates just seven of that album's highlights, heading off instead into the untapped pastures of the group's B-sides and the occasional album cut. A masterful version of Eric Carmen's "Let's Pretend" was a genuine highlight of Dedication, while "Marlena" was always far too delightful to truly merit an obscure berth on the back of "Saturday Night." David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel," wryly produced by Station to Station overseer Harry Maslin, is another welcome inclusion, but other souvenirs of the band's desperate dog days are less appealing. There are, indeed, a lot better ways of getting your Rollers fix than this.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Hawker, Composer - Hawker, Lyricist - Raymond, Composer - Raymond, Lyricist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer - Bay City Rollers, Performer
(P) 1976 Arista Records LLC
Phil Wainman, Composer - Phil Wainman, Lyricist - Phil Wainman, Producer - Bay City Rollers, Performer - John Goodison, Composer - John Goodison, Lyricist
(P) 1975 Arista Records LLC
Stuart Wood, Composer - Stuart Wood, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Eric Faulkner, Composer - Eric Faulkner, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Arista Records LLC
Bill Martin, Producer - Bill Martin, Composer - Bill Martin, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Lyricist - Phil Coulter, Producer
(P) 1975 Arista Records LLC
Faulkner, Composer - Faulkner, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Wood, Composer - Wood, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Arista Records LLC
Bill Martin, Composer - Bill Martin, Lyricist - Bill Martin, Producer - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Lyricist - Phil Coulter, Producer
(P) 1975 Arista Records LLC
Harry Maslin, Producer - Len Boone, Composer - Len Boone, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer
(P) 1977 Arista Records LLC
Harry Maslin, Producer - Harry Maslin, Engineer - Bay City Rollers, Performer - David Bowie, Composer - David Bowie, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Arista Records LLC
Bill Martin, Producer - Ellie Greenwich, Composer - Ellie Greenwich, Lyricist - Jeff Barry, Composer - Jeff Barry, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Phil Coulter, Producer - Philip Spector, Composer - Philip Spector, Lyricist
(P) 1974 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chris Adams, Composer - Chris Adams, Lyricist - Harry Maslin, Producer - Bay City Rollers, Performer
(P) 1977 Arista Records LLC
Phil Wainman, Producer - Stuart Wood, Composer - Stuart Wood, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Eric Faulkner, Composer - Eric Faulkner, Lyricist
(P) 1975 Arista Records LLC
Eric Carmen, Composer - Eric Carmen, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer
(P) 1976 Arista Records LLC
Harry Maslin, Producer - Faulkner, Composer - Faulkner, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Wood, Composer - Wood, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Arista Records LLC
Faulkner, Composer - Faulkner, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Wood, Composer - Wood, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Arista Records LLC
Harry Maslin, Producer - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Harvey Shield, Composer - Harvey Shield, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Arista Records LLC
Faulkner, Composer - Faulkner, Lyricist - Les McKeown, Composer - Les McKeown, Lyricist - Bay City Rollers, Performer - Wood, Composer - Wood, Lyricist
(P) 1976 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
A mid-price overview of the Bay City Rollers' German singles output -- which is not, in fairness, all that different to their output elsewhere around the world, but does throw up a few odd anomalies. Was "It's a Game" really their greatest hit in that country (number four in May 1977)? Did "Shang a Lang" truly bottom out at number 41? And did anybody seriously believe that "Strangers in the Wind" had a hope? A full account of the band's German hits is already available on the Starke Zeiten collection; sensibly, this set duplicates just seven of that album's highlights, heading off instead into the untapped pastures of the group's B-sides and the occasional album cut. A masterful version of Eric Carmen's "Let's Pretend" was a genuine highlight of Dedication, while "Marlena" was always far too delightful to truly merit an obscure berth on the back of "Saturday Night." David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel," wryly produced by Station to Station overseer Harry Maslin, is another welcome inclusion, but other souvenirs of the band's desperate dog days are less appealing. There are, indeed, a lot better ways of getting your Rollers fix than this.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:23
- Main artists: Bay City Rollers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Camden
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
This Compilation (P) 1998 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd
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