Singles:
Both versions of Rock Me Baby entered the Australian singles chart* on 18 September 1972.
Farnham’s version peaked at #6 and was the #46 single on the Top 100 of 1972.
Cassidy’s version peaked at #15.
Album:
Farnham: Rock Me Baby was a non-album single
Cassidy: The song is on Rock Me Baby which entered the Australian albums chart* on 11 December 1972 and peaked at #46.
Songwriters:
Johnny Cymbal, Peggy Clinger
Producers:
Farnham: Peter Dawkins
Cassidy: Wes Farrell
Record label of Australian release:
Farnham: HMV
Cassidy: Bell
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
JOHNNY FARNHAM
DAVID CASSIDY
Wikipedia & Pop Archives:
Johnny Cymbal and Peggy Clinger wrote a number of songs for the Partridge Family, David Cassidy’s fictional TV sitcom family. Cymbal had at least two hits in his own right: Mr Bass Man (1963) and Cinnamon under the name of ‘Derek’ (1968).
In 1972, at age 22, John Farnham was appointed ‘King of Moomba’ and, in the same year, had a national hit with a cover of the title track from David Cassidy’s international hit album, Rock Me Baby. It was Cassidy’s second solo album.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farnham and poparchives.com.au/johnny-farnham/rock-me-baby/
Lyrics:
You may call me a rolling stone
I′m a freeborn man and I stand alone
Come looking for a little satisfaction
I don’t drive no Cadillac
All I got′s hangin’ on my back
But I do believe in a physical attraction
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