- Dance On!
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"Dance On!" Single by The Shadows B-side "All Day" (Welch, Marvin) Released December 13, 1962 Format 7" single Genre Pop music Label Columbia 45-DB4948 Writer(s) V. and E. Murtaugh, R. Adams (The Avons) The Shadows singles chronology "Guitar Tango"
(1962)"Dance On!"
(1962)"Foot Tapper"
(1963)Dance On! is an instrumental by the British guitar group, The Shadows. It went to number 1 in the UK. It was also recorded in a vocal version by British female soloist Kathy Kirby, whose version reached number 11 in the UK chart in September 1963.
Petula Clark recorded the song in French (Je me sens bien auprès de toi) and Italian (Sto volentieri con te) which made the Top 5 of the French and Italian charts. She also recorded an English version for album release on the Canadian market.
In 1964 Petula recorded a vocal version of another Shadows UK chart topper, "Foot Tapper", mainly for the French market and sung entirely in French.
Personnel
- Hank Marvin - lead guitar
- Bruce Welch - rhythm guitar
- Brian 'Licorice' Locking - bass
- Brian Bennett - drums
Preceded by
"The Next Time/Bachelor Boy" by Cliff Richard and The ShadowsUK number one single
January 24, 1963
(1 week)Succeeded by
"Diamonds" by Jet Harris and Tony MeehanHank Marvin · Bruce Welch · Brian Bennett
Mark Griffiths · Jet Harris · Tony Meehan · Brian 'Licorice' Locking · Warren Bennett · John Rostill · John Farrar · Alan Tarney · Alan Jones · Alan Hawkshaw
The Drifters: Ian Samwell · Terry Smart · Ken Pavey · Norman MitchamStudio albums The Shadows · Out of the Shadows · Dance With The Shadows · The Sound of The Shadows · Shadow Music · Jigsaw · From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John · Shades of Rock · Rockin' with Curly Leads · Specs Appeal · Tasty · String of Hits · Change of Address · Hits Right Up Your Street · Life in the Jungle · XXV · Guardian Angel' · Moonlight Shadows' · Simply Shadows · Steppin' to the Shadows' · At Their Very Best · Reflection
Singles The Drifters: Feelin Fine · Jet Black · The Shadows: Saturday Dance · Apache · Man of Mystery / The Stranger · FBI · The Frightened City · Kon-Tiki · The Savage · Wonderful Land · Guitar Tango · Dance On! · Foot Tapper · Atlantis · Shindig · Geronimo · Theme for Young Lovers · The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt · Rhythm and Greens · Genie With the Light Brown Lamp · Mary Anne · Stingray · Don't Make My Baby Blue · The War Lord · I Met a Girl · A Place in the Sun · The Dreams I Dream · Maroc 7 · Tomorrow's Cancelled · Bombay Duck · Somewhere · Running out of World · Dear Old Mrs. Bell · Slaughter on Tenth Avenue · Turn Around and Touch Me · Let Me Be the One · Run Billy Run · It'll Be Me Babe · Another Night · Love Deluxe · Don't Cry for Me Argentina · Theme from the Deer Hunter (Cavatina) · Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto · Riders in the Sky · Heart of Glass · Equinoxe (Part V)" · "Mozart Forte · The Third Man · Telstar · Imagine/Woman · Treat Me Nice
Production Related articles Book:The Shadows Categories:- 1962 singles
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Number-one singles in Norway
- Number-one singles in Australia
- Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
- Petula Clark songs
- Instrumentals
- 1960s single stubs
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