Rubettes (album)

1975 studio album by The Rubettes

Rubettes

Studio album by

The Rubettes

Released| November 1975
Genre| Pop rock, rock & roll
Length| 41:32
51:08 (with bonus tracks)
Label| State Records/Polydor Records
Producer| Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington
The Rubettes chronology
| We Can Do It
(1975)  | Rubettes
(1975)  | Sign Of The Times
(1976)

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Rubettes is the third studio album by the English pop band The Rubettes, released on the State Records label in November 1975, their third studio album release within 12 months.[1] It was the last Rubettes album produced by Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington.The album contained two UK top 40 hits - Foe Dee O Dee and Little Darling.[2]
In 1992, Dice Records (France) released the Rubettes' third and fourth albums (Rubettes and Sign Of The Times) as a double CD set.[3] In 2015, Caroline Records released the album Rubettes, with three bonus tracks, as part of a box CD set of the Rubettes' first five studio albums.[4]

## Track listing

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Side 1

1. "Judy Run Run" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) - 3:04
2. "Little Darling" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) - 3:20
3. "My Buddy Holly Days" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:15
4. "Put A Back Beat To That Music" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) - 3:39
5. "It's Better That Way" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:49
6. "Play The Game" (Bill Hurd) - 2:59

Side 2

1. "Foe-Dee-O-Dee" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) - 3:01
2. "I'm Just Dreaming" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) - 3:06
3. "Out In The Cold" (Bill Hurd) - 3:22
4. "Miss Goodie Two Shoes" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:41
5. "When You're Around" (Mick Clarke) - 4:13
6. "Dark Side Of The World" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) - 4:03[5]

### 2015 CD bonus tracks

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Rubettes:

13\. "With You" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 2:16[6]

Alan and John*:

14\. "I Still Love You" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:02
15\. "Love Bonds" (Richardson & Richardson) - 3:18[4]
*Produced by Alan Blakley[7]

NB: All track times taken from 2015 CD

## Singles

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1\. "Foe-Dee-O-Dee" b/w "With You" - June 1975 - UK #15
2\. "Little Darling" b/w "Miss Goodie Two Shoes" - October 1975 - UK #30 [1][8]

### Bonus tracks single

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Bonus tracks 14 & 15 were also released as a single:
"I Still Love You" b/w "Love Bonds" (as Alan and John) - November 1975[7]

## Personnel

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* Mick Clarke
* Tony Thorpe
* John Richardson
* Bill Hurd
* Alan Williams

## Publishers (including bonus tracks)

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* Tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8 - Warner Bros Music/Warner Chappell Music/Arlovol Music/Penny Farthing Music
* Tracks 3, 4, 5 & 13 - Sony-ATV Music
* Tracks 6, 9 & 11 - State Music
* Track 10 - Pamscene Ltd/Sony-ATV Music
* Track 12 - Arlovol Music/Penny Farthing Music/Warner Bros Music
* Tracks 14 & 15 - Halcyon Music[9]

## Production and credits

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* Produced by Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington
* Engineer - John Mackswith
* Assistant Engineer - Super Hugh
* Art Direction/Concept - Paul Welch
* Front Photography - Sanders
* Back Photography - Alec Burn[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Rubettes Official Website - Discography 1975".
2. ^ "Rubettes Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
3. ^ "Original Albums - 3 & 4". discogs.com. 1992. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
4. ^ a b "The Rubettes - The Albums 1974-77 - (CD, Box Set) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
5. ^ a b Original album sleeve notes
6. ^ "Foe-Dee-O-Dee single". 45cat.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
7. ^ a b "I Still Love You single". 45cat.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
8. ^ "Rubettes UK Chart History". Official Charts.
9. ^ Sleeve notes 2015 Boxed CD Set Rubettes Albums - 1974-77

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The Rubettes

* John Richardson
* Alan Williams
* Mick Clarke
* Bill Hurd

* Steve Etherington
* Ken Butler
* Martin Clapson
* Dave Harding
* Chris Staines
* Pete Arnesen
* Tony Thorpe
* Bob Benham
* Alex Bines
* Steve Kinch
* Trevor Holliday

Albums|

* Wear It's 'At
* We Can Do It
* Rubettes
* Sign of the Times
* Baby I Know
* Sometime In Oldchurch
* Still Unwinding
* Shangri'la
* Riding on a Rainbow

Singles|

* "Sugar Baby Love"
* "Tonight"
* "Juke Box Jive"
* "I Can Do It"

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