Single:
Song and Dance Man entered the Australian singles chart* on 23 September 1974 and peaked at #48
Album:
The song is on Ask Any Dancer which entered the Australian albums chart* on 23 September 1974 and peaked at #22.
Songwriter:
Mike McClennan
Producer:
Rod Coe
Record label of Australian release:
EMI
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
2014 version:
Live at the 2015 National Folk Festival, Canberra, Australia:
Wikipedia and Mike McClellan:
Born in Melbourne, Mike McClellan began performing in the late 1960s and, in 1972, released his debut album, Mike McClellan. He released 15 singles between 1972 and 1989, the most successful being Song and Dance Man in 1974 and The One I Love in 1980.
Four of Mike’s 11 studio, live and compilation albums charted, with 1974’s Ask Any Dancer, from which came Song and Dance Man, charting the highest.
McClellan hosted a number of television programs, including National Star Quest, Country Road and Mike McClellan’s Country Music. He also wrote commercial jingles for his own and other advertising agencies, and lectured as a music teacher.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McClellan and www.mikemcclellan.com.au/bio.html
Lyrics:
I’m used to living by myself
Always on the road
making light of other peoples woes
I don’t need to take much more
than just a song or two
even a smile can help me lift the load
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