David Essex

Plaistow, London, UK. [=David Cook] b. 23 Jul 1947; acted in the West End musicals 'Godspell', 'Evita' and 'Mutiny!' and the films 'That'll Be The Day' (1973), 'Silver Dream Racer' and 'Stardust'.
Label: CBS
Musicians: David Essex (vcls)
Producers: Jeff Wayne
Writers: David Essex
CBS 1693 Rock On 11 Aug 1973 46-31-16-6-3-3-5-10-17-25-31 Pts: 244
CBS 1902 Lamplight 3 Nov 1973 38-23-13-8-7-7-8-8-8 Pts: 199
    12 Jan 1974 15-15-19-35-40 Pts: 65
CBS 65823 Rock On LP 10 Nov 1973 25-22-7-9-17-16-17-16 Pts: 44
    12 Jan 1974 9-24-34-31-39 Pts: 20
    18 Jan 1975 29-43-xx-49 Pts: 9
Producers: Jeff Wayne
CBS 69088 David Essex LP 5 Oct 1974 22-14-13-8-7-8-6-6-4-4-3-3-3 Pts: 131
    11 Jan 1975 8-9-8-12-16-28-20-28-44-44 Pts: 52
Writers: David Essex
CBS 2492 Gonna Make You A Star 5 Oct 1974 42-19-10-3-2-1-1-1-2-5-21-21-20 Pts: 505
    11 Jan 1975 31-44-50 Pts: 20
CBS 2828 Stardust 7 Dec 1974 42-27-26-26 Pts: 40
    11 Jan 1975 7-10-16-21-40 Pts: 88
CBS 3425 Rolling Stone 28 Jun 1975 47-26-11-5-11-17-34 Pts: 119
CBS 3572 Hold Me Close 6 Sep 1975 48-9-2-1-1-1-2-7-18-35 Pts: 423
CBS 69160 All The Fun Of The Fair LP 13 Sep 1975 8-5-3-2-2-5-8-5-8-10-13-14-17-14-17-20 Pts: 144
    10 Jan 1976 16-39-45 Pts: 11
Label: Mercury
Producers: Mike Batt
Writers: Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber
6007 185 Oh What A Circus 12 Aug 1978 36-12-6-5-5-3-6-11-19-46-70 Pts: 246
    Original: David Essex & Elaine Paige; Song is from the London West End musical 'Evita' (21 Jun 1978).  
Producers: David Essex
Writers: David Essex
BIKE 1 Silver Dream Machine 29 Mar 1980 40-19-9-6-4-5-10-15-34-39-60 Pts: 208
    From the film 'Silver Dream Racer' (1980).  
Producers: Mike Batt
Writers: Mike Batt/Tim Rice
MER 127 A Winter's Tale 4 Dec 1982 65-30-7-3-3 Pts: 129
    sales: 250000  
    15 Jan 1983 6-15-29-44 Pts: 65
Writers: David Essex/Richard Crane
BOUNT 1 Tahiti 13 Aug 1983 78-71-61-41-34-19-13-8-10-19-29-52 Pts: 132
    From the film 'Mutiny!'.  
Producers: various
510308 4 His Greatest Hits LP 12 Oct 1991 15-20-13-18-26-25-32-36-38-39-44-52 Pts: 102
    sales: 100000  
Label: Polygram TV
Producers: Mike Batt
5145632 Cover Shot LP 3 Apr 1993 6-4-3-7-10-23-32-57 Pts: 165
Label: PolyGram TV
529582 2 Missing You LP 2 Dec 1995 58-55-47-45-102 Pts: 13
    sales: 60000  
    9 Mar 1996 39-26-43-54-73 Pts: 21

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