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The song was written by Allen A. Jones, Andrew Love and Richard Shann, originally recorded by the U.S. R&B group “The Avantis” (not to be confused with the surf rock band with the same name) on Argo Records in 1963.
In 1965, the song was covered by The Gentrys.
The Gentrys' version was first released on Youngstown 601 in June 1965, but was soon nationally distributed by MGM Records.
The song is notable for the fact that it is actually one short recording repeated in order to stretch the record out to the length of the typical pop single of its day.
The second part of the song (after the false fade, beginning with Gentrys drummer Larry Wall's drum fill) is the same as the first. Although the Gentrys usually had Jimmy Hart and Bruce Bowles as singers, the band's guitarist, Larry Raspberry, sang lead vocals on the song.
"Keep On Dancing" reached #4 in 1965 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 2 weeks.
It reached #5 on Cashbox for 2 weeks. It stayed on the Hot 100 for 13 weeks and Cashbox for 14 weeks. It surpassed a million copies in sales after leaving the charts.
