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White, White Dove Single: 1976

  • Writer: Cockney Rebel
    Cockney Rebel
  • Jan 30, 1976
  • 2 min read

1976's Timeless Flight Follow-Up


Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel released White, White Dove backed with Throw Your Soul Down Here as the second and final single from their fourth studio album Timeless Flight on January 30, 1976 by EMI Records catalogue number EMI – EMI 2409.


UK release issued in company sleeve, unlike some of the continental variants.


The song was written and produced by Harley. White, White Dove was issued by EMI Records as a 7-inch single in the UK, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, and Australia.


Certain versions of the single included an edited version, reducing the album version by over a minute. The B-side of the single, Throw Your Soul Down Here, was both written and produced by Harley. It was exclusive to the single until it appeared as a bonus track on the 1991 EMI CD release of Timeless Flight.


The song was recorded at AIR Studios in London after the Timeless Flight sessions and features Herbie Flowers on double bass and B. A. Robertson on piano. To promote the song's release as a single, the band performed the song live on the UK ITV music programme Supersonic.


The single failed to make a chart impression.


Track Listing

A: White, White Dove

B: Throw Your Soul Down Here


UK Variants

7", 45 RPM, Single – EMI EMI 2409 – UK – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Promo – EMI EMI 2409 – UK – 1976

7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label – EMI EMI 2409 – UK – 1976

Acetate, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided – Abbey Road Studios – none – UK – 1976


Chart Performance

The single failed to make a chart impression in the UK


Worldwide Variants

Australia – 1976 – 7", 45 RPM, Single – EMI EMI-11068

Australia – 1976 – 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Sample Record – EMI EMI-11068

Belgium – 1976 – 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo – EMI 4C006-06075

Germany – 1976 – 7", 45 RPM, Single – EMI 1C 006-06 076

Germany – 1976 – 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label – EMI 06 076

Portugal – 1976 – 7", 45 RPM, Single – EMI 8E 006 06076 G


Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's 1976 Belgian release of "White, White Dove" on a 7" vinyl single, EMI 4C006-06075
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's 1976 Belgian release of "White, White Dove" on a 7" vinyl single, EMI 4C006-06075

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