Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me

"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" is a song by British rock band Smokie. It was released in early September 1975 as a single and appeared later on the album Changing All the Time. Like the band's previous two singles "Pass It Around" and "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", the song was composed by Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman.

B-side"Talking Her Around"

ReleasedSeptember 1975

StudioAudio International Studios in London

GenrePop rock, glam rock, country rock

Quick facts Single by Smokie, from the album Changing All the Time ...

"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me"
Single by Smokie
from the album Changing All the Time
B-side	"Talking Her Around"
Released	September 1975
Studio	Audio International Studios in London
Genre	Pop rock, glam rock, country rock
Length	3:18
Label	RAK
Songwriter	Chinn/Chapman
Producers	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Smokie singles chronology
"If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (1975) "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" (1975) "Something's Been Making Me Blue" (1976)
Music video
"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" on YouTube

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The acoustic guitar riff in "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" is adopted from the Elvis Presley hit "His Latest Flame".^[1][2]

The single was as successful as the previous one. It debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 4 October 1975, reaching #8 and lingering in the charts for 7 weeks.^[3]