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David Essex

David Essex OBE (born David Albert Cook, 23 July 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the 1970s. He achieved 19 UK Top 40 singles—including two number ones—and 16 Top 40 albums between 1973 and 1994. Internationally, he is best known for his 1973 hit "Rock On", which reached No. 5 in the US and earned a Grammy nomination. Born in Plaistow, East London, Essex initially pursued football and played for West Ham United Juniors before turning to music. 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
305490
2A Winter's Tale
205199
3Gonna Make You A Star
75982
4Hold Me Close
60057
5Oh What A Circus
30305
6Lamplight
17736
7Stardust
14637
8You're In My Heart
13005
9A Winters Tale
12808
10Silver Dream Machine
8338

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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