Rock N Roll Again You Were the Best Years of My Life
| "Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" | ||||
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| Single by Kevin Johnson | ||||
| from the album Rock 'N' Roll I Gave You the Best Years of My Life | ||||
| B-side | "Mohair Sam" (Australia) "There's Nothing I'd Rather Do" (U.S.) | |||
| Released | November 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Pop, easy listening | |||
| Length | 5:20 | |||
| Label | Nova Records, Good Thyme, Mainstream Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Johnson | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Johnson | |||
| Kevin Johnson singles chronology | ||||
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| "Rock 'N' Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" | ||||
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| Single by Mac Davis | ||||
| from the album All the Love in the World | ||||
| B-side | "Emily Suzanne" | |||
| Released | December 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Johnson | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Klein | |||
| Mac Davis singles chronology | ||||
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| "Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" | ||||
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| Single by Terry Jacks | ||||
| from the album Y' Don't Fight the Sea | ||||
| B-side | "The Love Game" | |||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Bell / Goldfish | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Johnson | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Jacks | |||
| Terry Jacks singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" is a 1973 song written and originally performed by Australian singer Kevin Johnson, most famously covered by American singer Mac Davis.
Johnson's version reached number four in Australia. The guitar solo in Johnson's version was played by Rory O'Donoghue. In Australia, the UK and Ireland, it was only Johnson's original version which charted.
Mac Davis cover [edit]
In the United States it was Mac Davis who had the primary hit version in 1974, although three versions of the song became American chart hits. His version reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Rock 'N' Roll" is the first track on his sixth studio album All the Love in the World. The song was the lead single of two issued from the LP, the other being the title track, and both of which became hit records.[ citation needed ]
The Cats version [edit]
The Dutch band The Cats released a version in the Netherlands in 1973 on EMI Nederland. The song made to #3 on the Dutch charts Single Top 100 and Dutch Top 40.
Terry Jacks version [edit]
In Canada, Terry Jacks got it into the charts in 1975. It also made it to number 97 on Billboard Hot 100. His version appeared in Y' Don't Fight the Sea and was a bonus song appearing in his 1974 album Seasons in the Sun.
Other versions [edit]
New Zealand's very popular singer Craig Scott covered the song in 1974, reaching #13.[1] [2]
In 1977, Gary Glitter recorded a version on his album Silver Star. Over the years there have been recorded versions by Albert West, Digby Richards, and Sam Neely, amongst others.
In 1973, Joe Dassin recorded «Les plus belles années de ma vie», a French cover.
In 1976, Brimkló recorded an Icelandic cover, called Rock'n Roll, Öll Mín Bestu Ár.
Chart history [edit]
Weekly charts [edit]
- Kevin Johnson original
| Chart (1973–74) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set) | 4 |
| Germany [3] | 47 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 8 |
| UK (The Official Charts Company)[1] | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 73 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 43 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6] | 90 |
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 18 |
- The Cats cover
| Chart (1973–74) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium Flanders Top 30 (Belgium) | 15 |
| Netherlands Single Top 100 | 3 |
| Netherlands Dutch Top 40[7] | 3 |
- Craig Scott cover
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand [1] | 13 |
- Terry Jacks cover
| Year-end charts [edit]
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- Mac Davis cover
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Pop Archives
- ^ "Shazam". Shazam.com.
- ^ "charts.nz - Kevin Johnson - Rock And Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)". Charts.nz.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rock N' Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/24/73". Tropicalglen.com.
- ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "The Cats - Rock & Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)". Top40.nl.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-12-14. Retrieved 2018-06-26 .
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/14/74". Tropicalglen.com.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-02-01. Retrieved 2018-06-26 .
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 72.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 99.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN0-89820-142-X.
External links [edit]
- Listen to "Rock 'N' Roll" (Kevin Johnson) on YouTube
- Listen to "Rock 'N' Roll" (Mac Davis) on YouTube
- Listen to "Rock 'N' Roll" (Terry Jacks) on YouTube
- Listen to "Rock 'N' Roll" (Craig Scott) on YouTube
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_(I_Gave_You_the_Best_Years_of_My_Life)
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