January (song)

"January" is a pop rock song recorded by Scottish rock band Pilot. Written by David Paton and produced by Alan Parsons, "January" was the sole number-one single in the UK for Pilot,[2] coincidentally going to the top of the charts on 26 January 1975. It stayed at number one for three weeks.

"January"
Single by Pilot
from the album Second Flight
B-side
  • "Never Give Up" (Intl.)
  • "Do Me Good" (No. America)
ReleasedJanuary 1975[1] (Intl.)
December 1975 (U.S.)
Recorded1974
GenrePop rock
Length3:31
LabelEMI Records
Songwriter(s)David Paton
Producer(s)Alan Parsons
Pilot singles chronology
"Magic"
(1975)		 "January"
(1975)		 "Call Me Round"
(1975)

In a video interview on Radio Borders, David Paton explained that the song was not about the month, but about a girl named January, the name being taken from a female protagonist in a book that his wife was reading at the time. The verse is unrelated to the chorus and talks about the success of "Magic" and how it had opened up the world for him. It also charted in the United States, making a minor impression on the Billboard Hot 100, in early 1976. It also went to number one in Australia, where it stayed for eight weeks.

During the month of January 2016, the song was a feature of adverts for ASDA stores within the UK.

Chart performance

Cover versions

David Cassidy covered "January" on his 1976 album, Home Is Where the Heart Is.

References
  1. Pilot - Second Flight (1975) album releases & credits at Discogs
  2. Roberts, David (2001). British Hit Singles (14th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 45. ISBN 0-85156-156-X.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. The World's Music Charts of Songs from the Year 1975 at tsort.info
  5. "Top 100 1975". top-source.info. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  7. "Cash Box Top 100 3/13/76". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  9. "Britain's best selling records of '75". Record Mirror. London: Billboard. 10 January 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 29 August 2016.


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