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David Essex

David Essex's first notable acting role was the lead in the stage musical, Godspell in 1971. Two years later, he starred in the film That'll Be The Day (1973) and recorded a major hit single, "Rock On" (which he wrote himself), in the same year. A second single, "Lamplight", also reached the British Top 10. In the 1970s, Essex emerged as one of the UK's top performers. His biggest hits during this decade included a pair of Number One singles : "Gonna Make You A Star" (1974) Read more on Last.fm

Track: Stardust - 7" Version

Album: Best Of David Essex

Album Details:
Album Best Of David Essex
Label
Release Date 1996-01-08
Total Tracks 16
Track Listing:
1Hold Me Close03:52
2Rock On03:22
3Gonna Make You a Star03:40
4If I Could04:17
5Lamplight02:54
6Coming Home03:57
7Cool Out Tonight03:09
8Bring In The Sun04:44
9For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her02:58
10Rolling Stone03:41
11City Lights05:40
12On and On02:50
13America03:21
14Turn Me Loose02:24
15Good Ol' Rock & Roll04:37
16Stardust - 7" Version02:49

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Rock On
304950
2A Winter's Tale
205176
3Gonna Make You A Star
75903
4Hold Me Close
60013
5Oh What A Circus
30278
6Lamplight
17728
7Stardust
14632
8You're In My Heart
13003
9A Winters Tale
12808
10Silver Dream Machine
8331

Other Album Releases:

I'll Be Missing You Tour (The Final Show)
The Secret Tour (Live)
Reflections
Here We Are All Together
All the Fun of the Fair (Original Cast Recording)
All the Fun of the Fair (London Cast Recording)
It's Gonna Be Alright
Happy Ever After
Forever
Wonderful

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