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David Essex’s first notable acting role was the lead in the stage musical, Godspell in 1971. Two years later, he starred in the film That’ll Be The Day (1973) and recorded a major hit single, “Rock On” (which he wrote himself), in the same year. A second single, “Lamplight”, also reached the British Top 10.
In the 1970s, Essex emerged as one of the UK’s top performers. His biggest hits during this decade included a pair of Number One singles : “Gonna Make You A Star” (1974), a satirical look at his success; and “Hold Me Close” (1975), a cheerful singalong. He also appeared in Stardust, a 1974 sequel to That’ll Be The Day; the title song was another Top 10 hit. In 1976, Essex covered the Beatles song, “Yesterday”, for the musical documentary All This and World War II.
Essex’s pop idol looks gave him a strong female fan base and his British tours created scenes of hysteria reminiscent of Beatlemania. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X ‘he was voted the number one British male vocalist in 1974, and was a teen idol for more than a decade’.
In 1978, he appeared on Jeff Wayne’s concept album, a musical version of The War of the Worlds, as the Artilleryman. The two album set remains a bestseller.

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1	Rock On full track	272
2	Gonna Make You a Star full track	80
3	Hold Me Close full track	60
4	Oh What a Circus full track	56
5	A Winter's Tale	42
6	Stardust full track	23
7	You're in My Heart	14
8	So-Called Loving	13
8	America full track	13
10	Lamplight full track	12
11	Silver Dream Machine	10
12	Imperial Wizard	6
12	A Winters Tale	6
14	City Lights full track	5
14	Rolling Stone full track	5

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fragolina333 wrote:
March 2009

I remember seeing Oasis come on stage to this at Earls Court...Rock on!

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circoteca wrote:
February 2009

silver dream machine.... love it

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[deleted-user] wrote:
February 2009

I love his music - lot of hits right back in time - Gonna make you a star is one of the best!!
Wo89 wrote:
January 2009

just rock on! :D

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rokkvihorse wrote:
December 2008

Winters tale - best christmas song ever!

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himstedollover wrote:
December 2008

Winters Tale is a beautiful christmas song - love it

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ryban1001 wrote:
October 2008

Hey, shout! Summertime blues. Great bass line in this track. Classic.

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Tr1xx wrote:
July 2008

Where's all the shouts gone?

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bAzTNM wrote:
December 2007

A Winters Tale is a great Christmas one.

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