American pop rock artist Eric Carmen released his version of "That's Rock 'n' Roll" in some nations as the third single from his first eponymous debut album, Eric Carmen. The single's limited release did not include the United States. The song charted at number seven in Denmark. Parts of the song are autobiographical.
Carmen performed the song on the Midnight Special TV program on March 26, 1976.[2]
In 1988, "That's Rock 'n' Roll" was featured as the B side of a subsequent major hit by Carmen, "Make Me Lose Control."
"That's Rock 'n' Roll" was covered in 1976 by American teen idol Shaun Cassidy on his first solo LP, Shaun Cassidy. It was Cassidy's second of three consecutive Top 10 hits. The following lyrics are omitted from his version:
"Well it's the roadies and the crowd, It's when the band's playin' way too loud, Your hips are shakin', ain't no mistakin'."
"That's Rock 'n' Roll" peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[4] It was his longest-charting hit, and spent three weeks longer in the Top 40 than did his number one hit, "Da Doo Ron Ron", with a total of six months on the chart. This song became a gold record, as did all of Cassidy's first three single releases.[5]
"That's Rock and Roll" was the first of two major hits written by Carmen and covered by Cassidy, the second being "Hey Deanie". Both songs charted concurrently with Carmen's own hit, "She Did It" from the fall of 1977.
On the Canadian chart, "That's Rock 'n' Roll" reached number one for one week, displacing the 'Star Wars Theme' to take its turn at number one.[6] It was Cassidy's second Canadian number-one hit. It was also Eric Carmen's second composition to reach the top spot, having reached number one a year earlier with a song he performed himself, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again."
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That s Rock n Roll is a song written and originally recorded by Eric Carmen in 1976 It became a popular Billboard top 10 hit in 1977 for teen idol Shaun Cassidy That s Rock n Roll Danish single picture sleeveSingle by Eric Carmenfrom the album Eric CarmenB side Great Expectations 1 ReleasedMay 1976Recorded1975GenrePower popLabelArista RecordsSongwriter s Eric CarmenProducer s Jimmy IennerEric Carmen singles chronology Never Gonna Fall in Love Again 1976 That s Rock n Roll 1976 Sunrise 1976 Contents 1 Eric Carmen version 1 1 Background 1 2 Chart performance 2 Shaun Cassidy version 2 1 Background 2 2 Chart performance 2 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 2 Year end charts 3 Certifications and sales 4 Other versions 5 References 6 External linksEric Carmen version EditBackground Edit American pop rock artist Eric Carmen released his version of That s Rock n Roll in some nations as the third single from his first eponymous debut album Eric Carmen The single s limited release did not include the United States The song charted at number seven in Denmark Parts of the song are autobiographical Carmen performed the song on the Midnight Special TV program on March 26 1976 2 In 1988 That s Rock n Roll was featured as the B side of a subsequent major hit by Carmen Make Me Lose Control Chart performance Edit Chart 1976 PeakpositionDenmark 7France IFOP 3 72JapanShaun Cassidy version Edit That s Rock n Roll US single picture sleeveSingle by Shaun Cassidyfrom the album Shaun CassidyB side I Wanna Be with You ReleasedJune 1976 Europe July 1977 US GenreSoft rockLength2 52LabelWarner Bros Songwriter s Eric CarmenProducer s Michael LloydShaun Cassidy singles chronology Da Doo Ron Ron 1977 That s Rock n Roll 1976 Hey Deanie 1977 Background Edit That s Rock n Roll was covered in 1976 by American teen idol Shaun Cassidy on his first solo LP Shaun Cassidy It was Cassidy s second of three consecutive Top 10 hits The following lyrics are omitted from his version Well it s the roadies and the crowd It s when the band s playin way too loud Your hips are shakin ain t no mistakin That s Rock n Roll peaked at number three on the U S Billboard Hot 100 4 It was his longest charting hit and spent three weeks longer in the Top 40 than did his number one hit Da Doo Ron Ron with a total of six months on the chart This song became a gold record as did all of Cassidy s first three single releases 5 That s Rock and Roll was the first of two major hits written by Carmen and covered by Cassidy the second being Hey Deanie Both songs charted concurrently with Carmen s own hit She Did It from the fall of 1977 On the Canadian chart That s Rock n Roll reached number one for one week displacing the Star Wars Theme to take its turn at number one 6 It was Cassidy s second Canadian number one hit It was also Eric Carmen s second composition to reach the top spot having reached number one a year earlier with a song he performed himself Never Gonna Fall in Love Again Chart performance Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1977 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 7 2Canadian RPM Top Singles 8 1West Germany 9 11U S Billboard Hot 100 10 3U S Cash Box Top 100 11 4 Year end charts Edit Chart 1977 RankAustralia 7 4Canada 12 27U S Billboard Hot 100 13 79U S Cash Box 14 43Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 15 Gold 50 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Other versions EditThe song has been covered by the British rock n roll band Showaddywaddy and in 1977 Tina Arena and John Bowles recorded a version for their album Tiny Tina and Little John A version with slightly modified lyrics was recorded by The Dwarves in 1993 Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day covered the song in 2020 as part of his No Fun Mondays series on YouTube References Edit Discogs Eric Carmen That s Rock n Roll Eric Carmen Concert Setlist at The Midnight Special Burbank on March 26 1976 Setlist fm Retrieved 2016 10 13 Toutes les Chansons N 1 des Annees 70 InfoDisc fr in French 1976 08 26 Retrieved 11 March 2019 Shaun Cassidy lyrics Top40db net Retrieved 2014 07 03 1977 Singles Month By Month Superseventies com Retrieved 2014 07 03 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Retrieved 2014 07 03 a b Steffen Hung Forum 1970 ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts Australian charts com Retrieved 2016 10 13 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Archived from the original on 2015 07 23 Retrieved 2016 10 13 INFINITY CHARTS German Top 20 Ki informatik uni wuerzburg de Retrieved 2016 10 13 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Cash Box Top 100 10 22 77 June 23 2015 Retrieved February 8 2020 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Archived from the original on 2016 10 19 Retrieved 2016 10 13 Top 100 Hits of 1977 Top 100 Songs of 1977 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved 2014 07 03 Cash Box YE Pop Singles 1977 October 21 2014 Retrieved February 8 2020 Cassidy Album is Gold PDF Cash Box June 4 1977 p 52 Retrieved November 25 2021 via World Radio History External links EditEric Carmen That s Rock N Roll on YouTube Shaun Cassidy That s Rock N Roll on YouTube Billie Joe Armstrong That s Rock N Roll on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title That 27s Rock 27n 27 Roll amp oldid 1116511841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
