Dancin' Shoes Explained

Dancin' Shoes
Type:	single
Artist:	Nigel Olsson
Album:	Nigel
B-Side:	Living in a Fantasy
Released:	December 1978
Genre:	Soft rock
Label:	Bang
Producer:	Paul Davis
Prev Title:	Say Goodbye to Hollywood
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Little Bit of Soap
Next Year:	1979

"Dancin' Shoes" is a song written by Carl Storie and performed by Nigel Olsson. It reached No. 8 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and No. 18 on the Billboard pop chart in 1979.^[1] The song was featured on his 1979 album, Nigel.^[2]

The song was produced by Paul Davis.^[3]

The single ranked No. 96 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979.^[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Other versions

• Storie's band, Faith Band, released a version of the song as a single in 1978 at the same time as Olsson's that reached No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[7]
• Hughie Thomasson released a version of the song on his 1999 album, So Low.^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Dancin%27+Shoes+by+Nigel+Olsson&id=30699 Nigel Olsson, "Dancin' Shoes" chart positions
2. https://www.discogs.com/Nigel-Olsson-Nigel/release/900664 Nigel Olsson, Nigel
3. http://www.45cat.com/record/b740 Nigel Olsson, "Dancin' Shoes" single release
4. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1979. June 19, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183205/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1979.php. March 3, 2016.
5. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 223.
6. December 22, 1979 . 1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles . TIA-10 . Billboard . 91 . 51 .
7. Faith Band Chart History . Billboard . 25 February 2020.
8. https://www.discogs.com/Hughie-Thomasson-So-Low/release/799534 Hughie Thomasson, So Low