Once Upon a Star

Once Upon a Star
Once Upon a Star
Studio album by Bay City Rollers
Released	May 1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Genre	Pop
Length	37:47
Label	Bell
Producer	Phil Wainman
Bay City Rollers chronology

Once Upon a Star is the second studio album by the Bay City Rollers. Released in May 1975, the album features the UK number-one hit single, "Bye Bye Baby".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

"Bye Bye Baby" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) – 2:50
"The Disco Kid" (Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood) – 3:16
"La Belle Jeane" (Faulkner, Wood) – 4:01
"When Will You Be Mine" (Johnny Goodison, Phil Wainman) – 2:32
"Angel Baby" (Faulkner, Wood) – 3:52
"Keep on Dancing" (Allen Jones, Willie David Young) – 2:42

Side two

"Once Upon a Star" (Faulkner, Wood) – 3:00
"Let's Go (A Huggin' and a Kissin' in the Moonlight)" (Goodison, Wainman) – 3:28
"Marlina" (Faulkner, Les McKeown, Wood) – 3:01
"My Teenage Heart" (Faulkner, Wood) – 2:31
"Rock & Roll Honeymoon" (Goodison, Wainman) – 2:45
"Hey! Beautiful Dreamer" (Faulkner, McKeown, Wood) – 3:49

2004 UK reissue

A 2004 CD reissue on Bell included five 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[3]	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[6]	17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	34
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	1
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)^[9]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[10]	14
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	2

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Charts.nz – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "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.
^ "British album certifications – Once Upon a Star – Bay City Rollers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[1] Allmusic review

[AUS_Albums-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[FINchart-3] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[4] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_New_Zealand_Bay_City_Rollers-5] "Charts.nz – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

[ac_Norway_Bay_City_Rollers-6] "Norwegiancharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

[ac_Sweden_Bay_City_Rollers-7] "Swedishcharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Once Upon a Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

[ac_UK2_-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

[10] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[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.

[United_KingdomOnce_Upon_a_StarBay_City_RollersalbumCertRef-12] "British album certifications – Once Upon a Star – Bay City Rollers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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