Let's Go Round Again

"Let's Go Round Again" was a single released by the Scottish funk and R&B group Average White Band. The single charted at UK No. 12, US Pop No. 53, US R&B No. 33 ^[1] and US Disco No. 24^[2] The corrected title "Let's Go 'Round Again" can be seen in their printed 1994 compilation album Pickin' Up the Pieces: The Best of Average White Band 1974-1980.^[3]

"Let's Go Round Again"
Single by Average White Band
Released	1980
Genre	Soul, disco
Length	4:40 (Album version) 3:53 (7" version)
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Alan Gorrie
Producer(s)	Average White Band, David Foster

1994 version

In 1994, the Average White Band decided to remix it after signing with The Hit Label. This version made No. 56 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

Louise version

"Let's Go Round Again"
Single by Louise
from the album Woman in Me
B-side	"Just When I Thought" "How You Make Me Feel"
Released	17 November 1997 (1997-11-17)^[4]
Length	3:50
Label	EMI 1st Avenue
Songwriter(s)	Alan Gorrie
Producer(s)	Johnny Douglas
Louise singles chronology
"Arms Around the World" (1997) "Let's Go Round Again" (1997) "All That Matters" (1998)
Music video
"Let's Go Round Again" on YouTube

English singer Louise covered "Let's Go Round Again" for her second album, Woman in Me (1997), and released it as the album's second single in November 1997. It charted at 10 in the UK, number 21 in Flanders and number 30 in France.^[5][6] On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number 30 in December 1997.

Critical reception

Jon O'Brien from AllMusic viewed the song as "a faithful cover".^[7] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "As her former Eternal colleagues move further into R&B, Louise has been just as effectively repositioned as a mainstream pop/dance act. Here, the process continues with a skilful rebuild of the 1980 Average White Band hit which becomes a slick and effective disco stomper with strong '70s overtones."^[8] A reviewer from Music Week gave her version three out of five, declaring it as "a catchy cover", "which is likely to gain momentum from her mammoth tour later this autumn. But it sadly lacks adventure."^[9] Gerald Martinez from New Sunday Times described it as "retro-disco".^[10]

Track listings

• UK CD1^[11]

1. "Let's Go Round Again"
2. "Just When I Thought"
3. "How You Make Me Feel"

• UK CD2^[12]

1. "Let's Go Round Again" (radio mix)
2. "Let's Go Round Again" (Colour Systems Inc. Amber vocals mix)
3. "Let's Go Round Again" (Paul Gotel's Peaceful Warrior mix)
4. "Let's Go Round Again" (187 Lockdown vocal mix)
5. "Let's Go Round Again" (Rated PG club mix)

• UK cassette single^[13]

1. "Let's Go Round Again"
2. "Let's Go Round Again" (Rated PG club mix)
3. "Just When I Thought"

• European CD single^[14]

1. "Let's Go Round Again" (radio mix)
2. "Let's Go Round Again" (UK album version)

• Australian CD single^[15]

1. "Let's Go Round Again" (radio mix)
2. "Let's Go Round Again" (Colour Systems Inc. Amber vocals mix)
3. "Let's Go Round Again" (Paul Gotel's Peaceful Warrior mix)
4. "Let's Go Round Again" (187 Lockdown vocal mix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997—1998) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[16] 21 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[17] 30 France (SNEP)^[6] 30 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[18] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19] 70 Scotland (OCC)^[20] 8 UK Singles (OCC)^[5] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[21] 96

Other version(s)

In 1990 UK pop group Yell! released their version of "Let's Go Round Again". It charted at No. 78 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

References

1. "let%s+go+round+again". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 26.
3. "Pickin' up the Pieces: The Best of Average White Band 1974-1980". Amazon. 1992.
4. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 November 1997. p. 29.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
6. "Louise – Let's Go Round Again" (in French). Les classement single.
7. O'Brien, Jon. "Louise — Changing Faces: Best of Louise". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
8. "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. 28 February 1998. p. 16. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
9. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 8 November 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
10. Martinez, Gerald (15 March 1998). "Late Bloomer Delivers". New Sunday Times. p. 13. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
11. Let's Go Round Again (UK CD1 liner notes). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1997. CDEMS500, 7243 8 84922 2 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
12. Let's Go Round Again (UK CD2 liner notes). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1997. CDEM500, 7243 8 84923 2 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
13. Let's Go Round Again (UK cassette single sleeve). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1997. TCEM500, 7243 8 84922 4 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
14. Let's Go Round Again (European CD single liner notes). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1998. 7243 8 85165 2 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
15. Let's Go Round Again (Australian CD single liner notes). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1998. 7243 8 85163 2 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
16. "Louise – Let's Go Round Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
17. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 49. 6 December 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
18. "Tipparade-lijst van week 10, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
19. "Louise – Let's Go Round Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
21. "The Club Top 100 of 1997" (PDF). Music Week, in RM (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 10 January 1998. p. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2023.