Denim and Lace

"Denim and Lace" is a song by Australian pop singer Marty Rhone. It was released in July 1975 as the lead single from his debut studio album, of the same name. It is co-written by Laurence Lister and Francis Lyons, who also produced it for EMI Music. "Denim and Lace" peaked at number eight on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.

"Denim and Lace"
Single by Marty Rhone
from the album Denim and Lace
ReleasedJuly 1975 (1975-07)
Recorded1975
StudioAlberts
GenrePop
Length5:19
LabelM7/EMI
Songwriter(s)
  • Laurence Lister
  • Francis Lyons
Producer(s)
  • Laurence Lister
  • Francis Lyons
Marty Rhone singles chronology
"Goodbye in May"
(1973)		 "Denim and Lace"
(1975)		 "Star Song"
(1976)

Background

Marty Rhone, an Australian-based pop singer, signed with M7 Records a sub-label of EMI Music in mid-1975.[1][2] Rhone had spent the previous year or two as an actor – both in music theatre and TV dramas.[1][3] "Denim and Lace" was used to re-launch his singing career.[3] It was co-written by Laurence "Roy" Lister and Francis "Shad" Lyons.[4][5] Lister was an A&R agent for Leeds Music while Lyons was a country music artist.[5] Both also produced the single.[1]

Reception

Cash Box magazine said "Marty Rhone sets an aggressive vocal against a choppy strut beat, sounding a bit like the Everly Brothers at times and Neil Sedaka at other points. A very simple story, equally simple catchy melody line, clean production and a good, high echoing hook combine for almost assured AM airplay."[6]

Track listing

7" single (MS-115)

  • Side A "Denim and Lace" (Laurence Lister, Francis Lyons) - 5:19
  • Side B "Take Me" - 3:36

Charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2][7] 8

Year-end charts
Chart (1975) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 45

References
  1. McFarlane, 'Marty Rhone' entry at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 August 2004). Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 250. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Marty Rhone and the Soul Agents". HowlSpace. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Denim and Lace'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. Nuttall, Lyn. "'Denim and Lace' – Marty Rhone (1975)". Pop Archives. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 24 January 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  7. "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.