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. It was his fifth solo release and the first of three albums on RCA Records. It was released in 1975 and was produced by Cassidy and

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. The title of the album alludes to David Cassidy's one-time dominance of the pop charts as a

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) and the eventual drop of his

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status. The album only reached the charts in the UK, where it peaked at number 22. The album features the track " Darlin'", a song from

's band,

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. Cassidy's version reached #16 on the UK charts. It was a #1 hit in South Africa and was the 6th best selling single of the year in that country. Johnston also recruited Beach Boys singer, Carl Wilson; however, Wilson's vocals appeared on the Johnston-penned song, "

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". "I Write the Songs" was a #11 hit in the UK for Cassidy and was later recorded by Barry Manilow, who made it a hit in the U.S. Some tracks from this collection are compiled onto the 1996 release '' When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star''. The album also includes some of David Cassidy's own songwriting, including "When I'm a Rock 'N' Roll Star".

Track listing

#"When I'm a Rock 'N' Roll Star" (Cassidy) #" Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Bill Davis,

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) #" Darlin'" ( Brian Wilson,

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) #"Get It Up for Love" (

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) #"Fix of Your Love" (Cassidy, Dave Ellingson) #"Massacre at Park Bench" ialogue#"Common Thief" (Bill House) #"Love in Bloom" (Cassidy,

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