Wouldn't You Like It?

Wouldn't You Like It?
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1975
Recorded1975
StudioChipping Norton, Oxfordshire
GenreGlam rock
Length38:05
LabelBell
ProducerPhil Wainman
Bay City Rollers chronology
Bay City Rollers
(1975)
Wouldn't You Like It?
(1975)
Rock N'Roll Love Letter
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Wouldn't You Like It? is the third studio album by the Scottish pop rock group Bay City Rollers. The LP, issued in the UK in late 1975, saw a marked change in the group's musical direction: all the songs save one were the band's own compositions. The one outside-written tune, "Give a Little Love", was a smash UK hit, and the only single released from the album. The album also included, in the form of a giant letter, a free color picture book of the individual members, with a band picture on the front.

Seven of the tracks from the album would appear on Arista Records' 1976 US-only album, Rock N'Roll Love Letter using the same cover photo and artwork.

Track listing

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UK LP release, Bell Records #8002

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All tracks are written by Eric Faulkner/Stuart "Woody" Wood except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."I Only Wanna Dance With You"Les McKeown2:59
2."Don't Stop the Music"McKeown2:49
3."Shanghai'd in Love"Faulkner, Wood3:29
4."Love Is..."McKeown2:38
5."Maybe I'm a Fool to Love You"McKeown3:55
6."Too Young to Rock & Roll"McKeown2:17
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Give a Little Love" (John Goodison/Phil Wainman)McKeown3:28
2."Wouldn't You Like It?"McKeown3:14
3."Here Comes That Feeling Again"Alan Longmuir3:41
4."Lovely to See You"McKeown3:57
5."Eagles Fly"McKeown3:04
6."Derek's End Piece"Instrumental, Spoken Outro: Derek Longmuir2:34

Track listing per Discogs[2]

2004 UK CD reissue

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A 2004 CD reissue on Bell included four bonus tracks: "Saturday Night", which had appeared on Japanese pressings of the original LP; "She'll Be Crying Over You" (originally the B-side of the UK "Give a Little Love" single); and two previously unissued tracks featuring early Roller Nobby Clark on lead vocal: "Wouldn't You Like It? (1972 version)" (an entirely different song from 1975's "Wouldn't You Like It?") and "I'd Do It Again".

Charts

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Personnel

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  • Les McKeown – lead and backing vocals
  • Stuart "Woody" Wood – guitars, backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Shangai'd In Love"
  • Eric Faulkner – guitars, backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Shangai'd In Love"
  • Alan Longmuir – bass, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Here Comes That Feeling Again"
  • Derek Longmuir – drums, backing vocals, percussion; spoken word on "Derek's End Piece"

Production[13]

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Recorded at:-

  • Chipping Norton Studios – Engineered by Dave Grinstead
  • Eden Studios, Chiswick – Engineered by Mike Gardener
  • Audio International Studios – Engineered by James Guthrie
  • Mastered at IBC Studios, London by Melvin Abrams
  • Musical Director – Colin Frechter
  • Produced by Phil Wainman
  • Sleeve design: The Green Bay Packers Art Company
  • Cover Photography: John Paul
  • Insert Photography: Alan Ballard
  • Art Director: John Dyer

References

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  1. ^ Wouldn't You Like It? at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Wouldn't You Like It? (Images)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bay City Rollers – Wouldn't You Like It" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Oricon Archive - Bay City Rollers".
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Bay City Rollers – Wouldn't You Like It". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Wouldn't You Like It". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Wouldn't You Like It". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bay City Rollers – Wouldn't You Like It". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  11. ^ "Bay City Rollers | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  13. ^ Album notes