Keep On Dancing (The Gentrys song)

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Keep On Dancing (The Gentrys song) - Wikipedia

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"Keep On Dancing"

Side A of US single (MGM)

Single by The Gentrys

from the 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

Songwriter(s)

Allen A. Jones, Andrew Love, Richard Shann ^[2]

The Gentrys singles chronology

"Sometimes"
(1964)

"Keep On Dancing"
(1965)

"Little Drops of Water"
(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.

The Gentrys cover

In 1965, the song was covered by The Gentrys.^[3] The Gentrys' version was first released on Youngstown 601 in 1965, but was soon nationally distributed by MGM Records.^[4] "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.^[5] Although the Gentrys usually had Jimmy Hart and Bruce Bowles as singers, the band's guitarist, Larry Raspberry, sang lead vocals on the song.^[6]

Chart performance and sales

"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.^[4]^[7] It surpassed a million copies in sales after leaving the charts.^[2]

Chart (1965)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	4
US Cashbox Top 100^[7]	5

Other cover versions

In 1971, the Bay City Rollers covered the song as their debut single and their version charted at No. 9 in the UK.^[8]
Pink Lady recorded a Japanese-language version of the song on their 1977 debut album Pepper Keibu.

References

^ Porter, James (2001). "Bell Records". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 228–231.
^ ^a ^b Murrells, Joseph (1984). Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory (2nd ed.). New York: Arco Publishing Inc. p. 207. ISBN 0-668-06459-5.
^ Who Sampled Who.com "Keep on Dancing" (must click on "cover" and enter title)
^ ^a ^b ^c Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 240. ISBN 0-89820-122-5.
^ "Keep on Dancing". YouTube. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
^ "Larry Raspberry". Famousinterview.ca. 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
^ ^a ^b Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 240.
^ "Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1971. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

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