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What about that band Roman Holiday

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What about that band Roman Holiday

Postby mare_idol » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:38 am

They did a song called "Stand By."

Kinda rockabilly.
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Postby WolverineSyr » Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:57 am

More old styled Swing than rockabilly - awesome first album. They were about 20 years too early for the swing revival.

I hear they were pressured to release a more pop album after Cookin on the Roof, then broke up.
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Postby fritzb » Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:21 am

Yeah, Roman Holliday was definitely Swing Revival. <I>Cookin On The Roof[/i] has a few catchy tunes on it, including "Stand By" and "IOU".
It's available on CD as a somewhat pricey Japanese import.
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Postby Frau_Blucher » Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:27 am

"Don't Try to Stop It" probably got the most airply by me. Three pretty signature songs off a pretty obscure album, which is now available on remaster at your favorite online purveyors.
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Postby bpdp3 » Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:18 am

Roman Holiday went on to record a more 'rock' (think something like the two guys in Stray Cats doing 'Phantom Rocker and Slick') record and faded into possibly-deserved obscurity.

But to me the 1st lp with 'Stand By' and 'Don't try to stop it' is gre
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Postby jumpshift » Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:38 am

I noticed they had three charting hits in the USA

Don't Try To Stop It - #68 on the pop charts in 1983
Stand By - #54 on the pop charts in 1983
One Foot In The Back Of The Door - #76 on the pop charts in 1985

Stand by and don't try to stop it are
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