David Essex

Songs Performed or Written by David EssexTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

David Essex (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. From 1973 to 1994, he had nineteen Top-40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and sixteen Top-40 albums. Internationally, he had the most success with his 1973 single "Rock On". Essex has also had an extensive career as an actor, which includes a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for the film That'll Be the Day... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Rock On - #2: Hold Me Close - #3: Gonna Make You a Star - #4: Rock On - #5: A Winter's Tale
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  David Essex
Rock On
1.
08/1973

#1  Rock On
David Essex greentick

from Rock On   Rock On
307 pts
5
US


3
UK
[Columbia 45940]
written by David Essex greentick
2.
11/1973

Lamplight
David Essex greentick

from Rock On   Rock On
124 pts
71
US


7
UK
[Columbia 46041]
written by David Essex greentick
3.
05/1974

America
David Essex greentick

from David Essex   David Essex
30 pts
101
US


32
UK
[Columbia 10005]
written by David Essex greentick
4.
10/1974

#3  Gonna Make You a Star
David Essex greentick

from David Essex   David Essex
201 pts
105
US


1
UK
[Columbia 10039]
written by David Essex greentick
Stardust
5.
12/1974

Stardust
David Essex greentick

from David Essex   David Essex
100 pts




7
UK
written by David Essex greentick
Rolling Stone
6.
07/1975

Rolling Stone
David Essex greentick

from All the Fun of the Fair   All the Fun of the Fair
132 pts




5
UK
[Columbia 10183]
written by David Essex greentick
7.
09/1975

#2  Hold Me Close
David Essex greentick

from All the Fun of the Fair   All the Fun of the Fair
214 pts




1
UK
[Columbia 10256]
written by David Essex greentick & Jeff Wayne
8.
12/1975

If I Could
David Essex greentick

from All the Fun of the Fair   All the Fun of the Fair
72 pts




13
UK
written by David Essex greentick
9.
03/1976

City Lights
David Essex greentick

from Out on the Street   Out on the Street
40 pts




24
UK
written by David Essex greentick
10.
10/1976

Coming Home
David Essex greentick

from Out on the Street   Out on the Street
40 pts




24
UK
written by David Essex greentick
11.
09/1977

Cool Out Tonight
David Essex greentick

from Gold & Ivory   
46 pts




23
UK
written by David Essex greentick
Stay with Me Baby
12.
03/1978

Stay with Me Baby
David Essex greentick

from Gold & Ivory   
16 pts




45
UK
written by Jerry Ragovoy & George David Weiss
Oh What a Circus
13.
08/1978

Oh What a Circus
David Essex greentick

from All the Fun of the Fair   All the Fun of the Fair
142 pts




3
UK
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
14.
10/1978

Brave New World
David Essex greentick

from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds   
13 pts




55
UK
written by Gary Osborne & Jeff Wayne
15.
03/1979

Imperial Wizard
David Essex greentick

from Imperial Wizard   
26 pts




32
UK
written by David Albert Cook greentick
Silver Dream Machine
16.
04/1980

Silver Dream Machine
David Essex greentick

from Silver Dream Racer   
137 pts




4
UK
written by David Essex greentick
17.
06/1980

Hot Love
David Essex greentick

from Hot Love   
13 pts




57
UK
written by David Albert Cook greentick
18.
06/1982

Me and My Girl (Night-Clubbing)
David Essex greentick

68 pts




13
UK
written by David Essex greentick
19.
12/1982

#5  A Winter's Tale
David Essex greentick

from The Whisper   The Whisper
176 pts




2
UK
written by Mike Batt & Tim Rice
20.
05/1983

The Smile
David Essex greentick

13 pts




52
UK
written by Mike Batt
21.
08/1983

Tahiti
David Essex greentick

from Showstoppers   
86 pts




8
UK
written by Richard Crane & David Essex greentick
22.
11/1983

You're in My Heart
David Essex greentick

from The Whisper   The Whisper
11 pts




59
UK
written by David Essex greentick
23.
03/1984

Fishing for the Moon
David Essex greentick

from The Whisper   The Whisper
8 pts




76
UK
written by Mike Batt
24.
10/1984

Welcome
David Essex greentick

from This One's for You   This One's for You
7 pts




80
UK
written by Richard Crane & David Essex greentick
25.
02/1985

Falling Angels Riding (Mutiny)
David Essex greentick

from This One's for You   This One's for You
30 pts




29
UK
written by David Essex greentick
26.
06/1985

Friends
David Essex greentick

from This One's for You   This One's for You
5 pts




91
UK
written by David Essex greentick
27.
04/1987

Myfanwy
David Essex greentick

17 pts




41
UK
written by Mike Read, John Betjamin & Jim Parker
28.
10/1988

The River
David Essex greentick

from Touching the Ghost   Touching the Ghost
5 pts




97
UK
written by David Essex greentick
Rock On
29.
02/1989

Rock On
David Essex greentick

from Touching the Ghost   Touching the Ghost
5 pts




93
UK
R
written by David Essex greentick
  Michael Damian
Rock On
30.
03/1989

#4  Rock On
Michael Damian

from Where Do We Go From Here   
200 pts
1
US




[Cypress 1420]
written by David Essex greentick
  David Essex
31.
08/1989

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
David Essex greentick

from Touching the Ghost   Touching the Ghost
6 pts




90
UK
written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
32.
12/1995

Bella Bella
David Essex greentick

3 pts




110
UK
written by David Essex greentick
33.
10/1998

Oh Suburbia
David Essex greentick

3 pts




180
UK
written by David Essex greentick
  Red Snapper
34.
11/2000

Some Kind of Kink
Red Snapper

from Our Aim is to Satisfy Red Snapper   Our Aim is to Satisfy Red Snapper
3 pts




137
UK
written by Ali Friend, David Ayers, David Essex greentick, Joseph Ellington & Richard Thair
  Martin Gore
Stardust
35.
04/2003

Stardust
Martin Gore

from Counterfeit²   Counterfeit²
19 pts




44
UK
as Martin L. Gore
written by David Essex greentick
  Bent
36.
07/2003

Stay the Same
Bent

from The Everlasting Blink   
13 pts




59
UK
written by Nail Tolliday, Simon Mills & David Essex greentick
  Michael Damian
37.
05/2009

Rock On ('09 Version)
Michael Damian

5 pts


28
AC


[Weir Brothers LP Cut]
written by David Essex greentick


See also...

David Essex & Catherine Zeta-Jones


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