| Keep On Dancing | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Gentrys |
| Album: | Keep On Dancing |
| B-Side: | Make Up Your Mind |
| Released: | June 1965 (U.S.) |
| Recorded: | 1965 |
| Genre: | Garage rock[1] |
| Length: | 2:08 |
| Label: | Youngstown Y-601 |
| Prev Title: | Sometimes |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Little Drops of Water |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
"Keep On Dancing" is a rock song written by Allen A. Jones, Andrew Love and Richard Shann, originally recorded by the U.S. R&B group, The Avantis (not to be confused with the surf rock band with the same name) on Argo Records in 1963.
In 1965, the song was covered by The Gentrys.[2] The Gentrys' version was first released on Youngstown 601 in 1965, but was soon nationally distributed by MGM Records.[3] "Keep On Dancing" is notable for the fact that it is actually one short recording repeated in order to stretch the record out to the length of the typical pop single of its day. The second part of the song (after the false fade, beginning with Gentrys drummer Larry Wall's drum fill) is the same as the first.[4] Although the Gentrys usually had Jimmy Hart and Bruce Bowles as singers, the band's guitarist, Larry Raspberry, sang lead vocals on the song.[5]
"Keep On Dancing" reached No. 4 in 1965 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 30. It reached No. 5 on Cashbox for two weeks. It stayed on the Hot 100 for 13 weeks and Cashbox for 14 weeks.[3] [6] It surpassed a million copies in sales after leaving the charts.
| Chart (1965) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | |
| US Cashbox Top 100 | 5 |