1971 New Colony Six - Roll On (stereo 45)

Bright change-of-pace from the soft ballads previously charted by the Chicago group.
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 56, Cash Box & Record World 63 - Easy Listening Peak: 31
Transferred from stereo 45 single Sunlight 1001 - Roll On (B. Herman-G. Van Kollenburg) by The New Colony Six
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[@thomasmorris1311]

WOW have not heard this since 1971!!!

[@terrystroud200]

Funny,seems as though we never hear songs about Summer days &🌴 Beaches like we did back in these precious days long past.😍😍😍😍

[@Robert26577]

Man oh man, haven't heard this since 1971!

[@khughes6896]

I've never heard this before. Yes, it certainly is a bright change-of-pace from their other songs I remember.

[@daleschneider7689]

Good tune, although I think I Will Always Think About You is their best hit.

[@chowpuppy4537]

I always thought this would be a great theme song for a deodorant commercial.

[@t40onbass]

Chicago's Very Own!

[@captaineasychord1]

Another forgotten near hit from the early ‘70s that escaped my consciousness! Crazy how New Colony Six started as a garage rockers in the mid-60s, then became baroque soft rock in the late ‘60s and finally went in the brassy, easygoing pop direction by the early ‘70s!

[@schuberttim]

I bought the single when it was on the WLS chart. It was released on one of Bob Stroud's "Rock and Roll Roots" CDs.

[@vipergg9159]

wow havent heard this in ages . Did anyone else do this song too ?

[@lionheartroar3104]

Sunshine pop from NC6

[@johnvillanova9984]

Have this on a (questionable) comp CD, Good tune...doesn't sound like Ronnie Rice on lead!

[@truethought62]

It’s drummer/co-writer Billy Herman on lead vocals here… he was in the band for about 2 and a half years at this point, and did some lead vocals on their fourth LP, “Attacking a Straw Man”… and before that with the Exceptions.