"Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" |
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Single by Kevin Johnson |
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from the album Rock 'N' Roll I Gave You the Best Years of My Life |
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B-side |
"Mohair Sam" (Australia)
"There's Nothing I'd Rather Do" (U.S.) |
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Released |
November 1973 |
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Format |
7" single |
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Genre |
Pop, Easy Listening |
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Label |
Nova Records, Good Thyme, Mainstream Records |
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Songwriter(s) |
Kevin Johnson |
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Producer(s) |
Kevin Johnson |
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Kevin Johnson singles chronology |
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"All Our Favourite Songs" (1971) |
"Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" (1973) |
"Kedron Brook" (1974) |
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"All Our Favourite Songs" (1971) |
"Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" (1973) |
"Kedron Brook" (1974) |
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"Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)" is a 1973 song written and originally performed by Australian singer Kevin Johnson, most famously covered by American singer Mac Davis.
Johnson's version reached number four in Australia. The guitar solo in Johnson's version was played by Rory O'Donoghue. In Australia, the UK and Ireland, it was only Johnson's original version which charted. In Canada, Terry Jacks got it into the charts. No version of the song charted in New Zealand, even though the country's very popular singer Craig Scott covered the song.
Mac Davis cover
In the United States it was Mac Davis who had the primary hit version in 1974, although all of the above versions also became American chart hits. "Rock 'N' Roll" is the first track on his sixth studio LP, If You Add All The Love In The World. The song was the lead single of two issued from the LP, the other being the title track, and both of which became hit records.
Chart history
Weekly charts
- Kevin Johnson original
Chart (1975) |
Peak position |
Ireland (IRMA)[1] |
18 |
- Terry Jacks cover
- Mac Davis cover
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Year-end charts
- (Mac Davis)
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