Dedication is a rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the Bay City Rollers

Bay City Rollers

The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at...

, issued in fall 1976. It was the band's fourth original studio album, and the first new album to be released in the wake of their enormous worldwide success of early 1976.

Founding group member Alan Longmuir

Alan Longmuir

Alan Longmuir was the Scottish bass guitarist for the 1970s pop group, the Bay City Rollers.-Biography:...

 had been replaced by Ian Mitchell prior to the recording sessions. Upon the switch, Mitchell was slotted as rhythm guitarist; Stuart Wood

Stuart John Wood

Stuart John "Woody" Wood , was a rhythm and later bass guitarist for the 1970s pop sensations, the Bay City Rollers...

 moved from rhythm guitar to bass. Mitchell also provided the lead vocal for the title track. However, when he left the band later that year, a version of "Dedication" featuring a Les McKeown vocal was cut for subsequent pressings of the LP and was in fact released as a single.

Side One

1. "Let's Pretend" (Eric Carmen)
2. "You're a Woman" (Faulkner, Wood)
3. "Rock 'N Roller" (Faulkner, Wood)
4. "Don't Worry Baby
   Don't Worry Baby
   "Don’t Worry Baby" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian, produced by Wilson and first recorded by the Beach Boys. The band's version, a tender ballad with falsetto lead vocal by Brian, was first released on their 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2. It was also released as the B-side of...
   
   " (B.Wilson, R.Christian)
5. "Yesterday's Hero" (Vanda, Young)

Side Two

1. "My Lisa" (T.Scutio, S.Egorin)
2. "Money Honey" (Faulkner, Wood)
3. "Rock 'N Roll Love Letter" (Tim Moore)
4. "Write A Letter" (Wood, McKeown, Mitchell)
5. "Dedication" (Fletcher, Flett)

Side One

1. "Let's Pretend" (Eric Carmen) – 3:31
2. "You're a Woman" (Faulkner, Wood) – 4:15
3. "Rock 'N Roller" (Faulkner, Wood) – 3:30
4. "I Only Want To Be With You" – 3:36
5. "Yesterday's Hero" (Vanda, Young) – 4:33

Side Two

1. "My Lisa" (T.Scutio, S.Egorin) – 3:35
2. "Don't Worry Baby
   Don't Worry Baby
   "Don’t Worry Baby" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian, produced by Wilson and first recorded by the Beach Boys. The band's version, a tender ballad with falsetto lead vocal by Brian, was first released on their 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2. It was also released as the B-side of...
   
   " (B.Wilson, R.Christian) – 3:03
3. "Are You Cuckoo?" (Russ Ballard) – 4:05
4. "Write A Letter" (Wood, McKeown, Mitchell) – 3:47
5. "Dedication" (Fletcher, Flett) – 3:54

Personnel

• Eric Faulkner
  Eric Faulkner
  Eric Faulkner is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band, the Bay City Rollers....
  
   - Guitar, vocals
• Derek Longmuir
  Derek Longmuir
  Derek Longmuir was the Scottish drummer and a founding member of the 1970s pop group, Bay City Rollers. His elder brother, Alan Longmuir, played bass guitar in the group.-Biography:...
  
   - Drums, vocals
• Les McKeown
  Les McKeown
  Leslie Richard McKeown is a pop singer. He was the lead singer for the 1970s pop sensation the Bay City Rollers during their most successful period.-Biography:...
  
   - Lead Vocals
• Ian Mitchell - Guitar, vocals, Lead Vocals (Title Track)
• Stuart "Woody" Wood - Bass Guitar, vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1976	UK Albums	4
	Billboard Pop Albums	26

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Money Honey"	UK Singles	3
1976	"I Only Want To Be With You"	Billboard Hot 100	12
	"Yesterday's Hero"	Billboard Hot 100	54
1977	"Dedication"	Billboard Hot 100	60