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Song / Keep On Running
John Alford / Keep On Running
"Keep On Running" is a song written by Jamaican singer-songwriter Jackie Edwards, who as well as having a successful singing career, worked in the UK for Island Records as a songwriter. The song was recorded by Edwards for his 1965 album Come on Home, and he recorded it again in the mid-1970s for his album Do You Believe in Love.
The song was most successfully recorded by the Spencer Davis Group and released as a single in November 1965. It was a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart in January 1966. In the United States it reached number 76.
John Alford released his version in 1996 as a double A side single with "If" which reached #24 in the UK. Both tracks were included on his debut album, John Alford.
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