Rock On (David Essex album) explained

Rock On
Type:	studio
Artist:	David Essex
Cover:	Davidessexrockon.jpg
Released:	2 November 1973^[1]
Recorded:	1973
Studio:	Advision Studios, London
Genre:	Glam rock art rock
Length:	34:24
Label:	CBS Columbia
Producer:	Jeff Wayne
Next Title:	David Essex
Next Year:	1974

Rock On is the debut album of singer/songwriter David Essex. Its lead single and title track, "Rock On", is still Essex's best known song in the United States.^[2] "Lamplight" was also a hit, and the album contains three covers.

Personnel

Musicians

• David Essex – vocals
• Julie Covington, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Jimmy Helms, Gary Osborne, Jimmy Thomas, Paul Vigrass, Billy Laurie, Tom Saffrey – backing vocals
• Jeff Wayne, Alan Hawkshaw – Moog synthesizer
• Mark Griffiths, Jo Partridge, Kirby Gregory – guitar
• Herbie Flowers – bass
• Ray Cooper – percussion
• Barry de Souza – drums
• John Morton – Ondes Martinot

Technical

• Gary Martin – engineer
• Jeff Wayne – producer, arranger, conductor
• London Weekend Television – photography

Notes and References

1. 27 October 1973. Live show for Essex?. Record & Radio Mirror. 5. 5 September 2021.
2. The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. 2001 edition.
3. 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.