"Dance the Night Away" is a 1977 song by UK recording act Sheer Elegance. It was performed on Top of the Pops and was a bubbling under hit for the group that year. Background Sheer Elegance released "Dance the Night Away" in January 1977. It was written by Irving Martin, J. Vincent Edwards and Bev Gordon. Backed with "Don't Wanna Miss My Bus", it was released on Pye 7N 25734 in early 1977.Hitparade.ch - Sheer Elegance – Dance The Night AwayMusic Week, January 8, 1977 - Page 32 MUSIC WEEK LISTINGS, D The song was picked up very early by Top of the Pops and a mimed performance was broadcast on 6 January 1977. Top of the Pops archive - Sheer Elegance, TOTP Appearances, 06/01/1977 Dance The Night Away
The single "Dance the Night Away" bw "I'll Give You My Love" was released in Germany on Hansa International 17 719 AT in March 1977.45Cat - Sheer Elegance - Dance The Night Away, Song, Tracks 7" SingleSchweizer Hitparade - Sheer Elegance – Dance The Night Away
The song is included on European compilations that were released in 1977; 13 Original Hits from Radio & T.V. on Pilips 6436 073, 18 Smash Hits on Pye NSPL 28227, 20 Super Disco Dynamites on Hansa 28 877 GT, and Big Deal on Precision ZCBGD 1.Schweizer Hitparade - Sheer Elegance – Dance The Night Away, Available on
Reception "Dance the Night Away" was given a three-star rating by Barbara Carthouse in the 22 January 1977 issue of Record Mirror. She wrote that the song wasn't as instantly recognizable as the group's previous singles, but it was already picked up by Top of the Pops and that gave it more than a fair chance.Record Mirror, January 22, 1977 - Page 9 Singles Reviewed by BARBARA CARTHOUSE, SHEER ELEGANCE.: 'Dance The Night Away' (Pye 7N 25734) Airplay As per the 8 January issue of Music Week, "Dance the Night Away" was being played at Piccadilly Radio,Music Week, January 8, 1977 - Page 22 NEEDLETIME, PICCADILLY RADIO, DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY — Sheer Elegance (Pye 7N 25734) and was a Top Add On at Radio City.Music Week, January 8, 1977 - Page 22 NEEDLETIME, RADIO CITY'S TOP AD ONS, DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY — Sheer Elegance (Pye 7N 25734) Charts New Musical Express As recorded in the 1 January 1977 issue of New Musical Express, Sheer Elegance was sharing the No. 87 position with the Shangri Las at 109 chart points.New Musical Express, January 1, 1977 - Page 4 SINGLES: 1976 CHART POINTS, 87 Shangri-Las 109; 87 Sheer Elegance 109 Music Week For the week of 5 February, along with "Saturday Nite" by Earth, Wind & Fire, "Soul Cha Cha" by Van McCoy, "Baby I Know" by The Rubettes and a few others etc., Music Week recorded "Dance the Night Away" as a Star Breaker.Music Week, February 5, 1977 - Page 53 STAR BREAKERS A fortnight later, "Dance the Night Away" was again a Music Week Star Breaker.Music Week, February 19, 1977 - Page 65 STAR BREAKERS, DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY, Sheer Elegance, Pye 7N 25734 Record Mirror For the week of 19 February, Record Mirror also recorded it as a Star Breaker.Record Mirror, February 19, 1977 - Page 2 Star Breakers
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External links Discogs - Sheer Elegance – Dance The Night Away clantartan1 channel, Jun 18, 2011 - Sheer Elegance - Dance The Night Away