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", the latter a song in two parts, achieved success as singles; each spent time amongst the top 40 singles in both the US and UK. The album featured, in addition to including the two singles, other original songs that generated fan support, including "Rock On!", "Shakey Sue" and "The Famous Instigator", as well as Glitter's versions of "Baby, Please Don't Go" (written and first performed by American

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) and " The Wanderer" (first recorded by Dion DiMucci & the Del-Satins). The disc was a best-seller, reaching a high of # 8 in the UK charts. The album was the first by Glitter to achieve international success and presaged his 1973 '' Touch Me''. The album was also reissued in 1996 as a picture disc that was limited to 5,000 copies, which had a slightly differing track list than the album (included four added tracks: "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", "It's Not a Lot", "Just Fancy That" and "Thank You Baby for Myself").

2009 re-issue

The album was reissued in 2009 under Airmail Records including five bonus tracks: "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", "Just Fancy That", "I Love You Love Me Love", "Hands Up! It's a Stick-Up", and "Remember Me This Way".

Track listing

Side one #" Rock and Roll Part 1" (

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" (Glitter, Leander) 3:22 #"Ain't That a Shame" (Glitter, Leander, Edward Seago) 2:39 #" School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)" (

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Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed i ...

) 4:18 #"The Famous Instigator" (Glitter, Leander) 3:24 #"

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) 3:13 #"Shaky Sue" (Glitter, Leander, Seago) 2:21 #"

Rock and Roll Part 2 "Rock and Roll" is the debut single by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter that was released in 1972, from his debut studio album ''Glitter (Gary Glitter album), Glitter''. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part ...

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I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Mike Leander. It was Glitter's first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, spending four weeks at ...

" (Glitter, Leander) #"It's Not a Lot (But It's All I Got)" (Glitter, Leander) #"Just Fancy That" (Glitter, Leander) #"Thank You Baby for Myself" 2009 CD bonus tracks #

"I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" (Glitter, Leander) #"Just Fancy That" (Glitter, Leander) #"

I Love You Love Me Love "I Love You Love Me Love" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter. Written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Leander (unusually in monophonic sound), "I Love You Love Me Love" was Glitter's second number-one single on the U ...

" (Glitter, Leander) #"Hands Up! It's a Stick-Up" #" Remember Me This Way" (Glitter, Leander)

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1972 debut albums Gary Glitter albums Bell Records albums British rock-and-roll albums