Yellow Dog (band)

Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog
Genres	Rock, pop
Years active	1977–1981
Spinoff of	Fox
Past members	Kenny Young; Herbie Armstrong; Jim Gannon; Andy Roberts; Gary Taylor; Gerry Conway; Phil Palmer; Mo Foster; Peter Van Hooke; Rod Demick;

Yellow Dog was a British-based rock band from the 1970s, best known for their one-hit wonder song "Just One More Night".

History

Founded by the American songwriter Kenny Young, along with most of the members from his previous band Fox, the band enjoyed a solitary domestic Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1978 with "Just One More Night".^[1] The single was written and produced by Young. It ends on a humorous note with a telephone call in which the protagonist (a woman) continues to beg to be allowed to stay "just one more night" after being told emphatically "No!", and for this reason is considered something of a novelty song. Yellow Dog's only other successful song that appeared in the UK Singles Chart was "Wait Until Midnight" (No. 54).^[1] They made an appearance playing one song, "Gee Officer Krupke", on The Kenny Everett Video Show. The band were managed by John Morris, at the time the husband of singer Clodagh Rodgers.^[2] The band released LPs and singles throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, but none of them could compete with the success of "Just One More Night", and by 1981, the band quietly disbanded.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with Australian chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	AUS ^[3]
Yellow Dog	Released: 1977 Format: LP Label: Virgin (V 2083)	—
Beware of the Dog	Released: 1978 Format: LP Label: Virgin (V 2104)	50
Strangers in Paradox	Released: 1981 Format: LP Label: Raf Records (DISON 3305)	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	UK ^[4]	AUS ^[3]
1977	"City Bird" / "For Whatever It's Worth"	—	—
	"For Whatever It's Worth" / "So Alive"	—	—
	"Stood Up" / "California Here I Don't Come"	—	—
1978	"Just One More Night" / "Up in the Balcony"	8	6
	"Wait Until Midnight" / "Down at the Vortex"	54	74
	"Little Gods" / "Fat Johnny"	—	—
	"Gee Officer Kruppke" / "Fat Johnny"	—	—
1981	"Escape" / "Thalia and the Stickboys" / "Media Madness"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Personnel

Kenny Young – guitar, percussion, vocals
Herbie Armstrong – guitar, vocals
Jim Gannon – guitar
Andy Roberts – guitar, mandolin
Gary Taylor – bass, vocals
Gerry Conway – drums, percussion
Phil Palmer – guitar
Mo Foster – bass
Peter Van Hooke – drums
Rod Demick – bass, vocals^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Yellow Dog". Official Charts Company. 4 February 1978.
^ Wilde, Diana (2017). The Glam Rock Files. Amazon Digital Services LLC – KDP Print US. pp. 62–6. ISBN 978-1549647253.
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 345. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 614. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Yellow Dog – Yellow Dog – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

External links

"Just One More Night" lyrics

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[auto-1] "Yellow Dog". Official Charts Company. 4 February 1978.

[2] Wilde, Diana (2017). The Glam Rock Files. Amazon Digital Services LLC – KDP Print US. pp. 62–6. ISBN 978-1549647253.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 345. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 614. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[5] "Yellow Dog – Yellow Dog – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

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