| Wear It's 'At | ||||
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| Released | December 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, glam rock, teen pop, doo-wop, rock & roll | |||
| Length | 40:41 47:15 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Wayne Bickerton | |||
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Wear It's 'At is the debut album by English pop band the Rubettes assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts.[1] Tracks from this album also exhibited the doo-wop style. The album title was a reference to the group's wearing trademark white suits and white cloth caps on stage, a white cap being shown on the album front cover.[1]
The album reached No. 32 in the German charts and No. 42 in the Netherlands on its release in 1974.[2] A track from the album, "Sugar Baby Love" was an instant singles hit remaining at number one in the United Kingdom for four weeks in May 1974, while reaching No. 37 on the US chart that August,[3] and remains their best-known record.[1][4]
In 1992, Dice Records (France) released the Rubettes' first two albums (Wear It's 'At and We Can Do It) as a double CD set.[5] In 2010 Cherry Red Records issued the album Wear It's 'At on CD with two bonus tracks.[6] In 2015, Caroline Records released the album Wear It's 'At, with the same two bonus tracks, as part of a box CD set of the Rubettes' first five studio albums.[7]
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