#14: I Only Want To Get Up And Dance by The Raes
City: Fredericton, NB
Radio Station: CIHI
Peak Month: May 1979
Peak Position in Fredericton #5
Peak position in Vancouver ~ did not chart
Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chart
Peak Position on Billboard Disco chart ~ #47
YouTube: “I Only Want To Get Up And Dance”
Lyrics: “I Only Want To Get Up And Dance”
The Raes were the British-Canadian husband-and-wife singing duo of Robbie Rae (born Robert Henry Bevan in 1954) and Cherrill Rae (born Cherrill Yates), who had a handful of disco-infused pop hits in the late 1970s. Robbie Rae grew up in Wales and began his recording career as a pre-teen. Though his version of “The Lord’s Prayer”, sung in Welsh, was banned by the BBC, who considered it blasphemous. Before long, he was touring Europe and had his own television variety show in Wales. Cherrill Rae was born in England but lived in Ontario as a child. In Canada she developed an appreciation for R&B, especially the Motown sound. She moved back to the United Kingdom to continue her musical studies and pursue a singing career.