"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" is a song by British rock band Smokie. It was released in early September 1975 as a single and appeared later on the album Changing All the Time. Like the band's previous two singles "Pass It Around" and "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", the song was composed by Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman.
| "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" | ||||
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| Single by Smokie | ||||
| from the album Changing All the Time | ||||
| B-side | "Talking Her Around" | |||
| Released | September 1975 | |||
| Studio | Audio International Studios in London | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, glam rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | RAK | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chinn/Chapman | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" on YouTube | ||||
The acoustic guitar riff in "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" is adopted from the Elvis Presley hit "His Latest Flame".[1][2]
The single was as successful as the previous one. It debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 4 October 1975, reaching #8 and lingering in the charts for 7 weeks.[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Talking Her Around" | Uttley | 02:44 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1975) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 50 |
| Austria | 13[5] |
| Belgium (Flanders) | 27[6] |
| Belgium (Wallonia) | 48[7] |
| Netherlands | 22[8] |
| New Zealand | 24[9] |
| UK Singles Chart | 8[3] |
| West Germany | 10[10] |
References
edit- ^ Hendriks, Phil (July 2007). Changing All the Time (CD booklet). Smokie. London: 7T's Records.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Lyrics of Presley's song specifically sung live". YouTube. 23 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Smokie chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Norwegian Charts site
- ^ Norwegian Charts site as above
- ^ Norwegian Charts site as above
- ^ Norwegian Charts site as above
- ^ Norwegian Charts site as above
- ^ Infinity Charts - German Top 20