It was released at the end of September 1974 and was produced, arranged and conducted by Jeff Wayne.

The album version is slower and the vocal is slightly more forward in the mix at the start.

All three singles contained three additional album tracks as B-sides: "America" b/w "Dance Little Girl"; "Gonna Make You a Star" b/w "Window"; "Stardust" b/w "Miss Sweetness".

In October 1975, Essex released "Hold Me Close" as a single from his next studio album All The Fun of the Fair.

On the B-side of the single was a live version of "Good Ol' Rock and Roll".