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Denim and Lace

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"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)

"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.

Background

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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

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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

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7" single (MS-115)

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

Charts

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

Year-end charts

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Chart (1975) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 45

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.