"Don't Let the Music Die" is a pop ballad by the Bay City Rollers from their 1977 album It's a Game.[1] The tune, written by Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is a slow, dramatic ballad with a heavily orchestrated arrangement and melancholy feel. It was released as a 7" double A-side vinyl single (with "The Way I Feel Tonight") in Japan, where it became a chart hit.[2]
| "Don't Let the Music Die" | ||||
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| Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
| from the album It's a Game | ||||
| B-side | "The Way I Feel Tonight" | |||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 5:47 | |||
| Label | Toshiba/EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood | |||
| Producer(s) | Harry Maslin | |||
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Track listing
edit1. "Don't Let the Music Die" - 5:47
2. "The Way I Feel Tonight" - 3:56
Credits
edit- Producer - Harry Maslin
- Written By - Eric Faulkner, Stuart "Woody" Wood
Chart performance
edit- Japan: #__[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bay City Rollers – It's a Game (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs. July 1977.
- ^ "Japan #1 Import Disks by Oricon Hot Singles". Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Japan Japan #1 IMPORT DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles". Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2020-05-17.