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| name       = When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star
| type       = [[Compilation Album]]
| artist     = [[David Cassidy]]
| cover      = When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star.jpg
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| released   = 1996
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| label      = [[Razor and Tie Records]]
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| prev_title = [[David Cassidy's Partridge Family Favorites]]
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| next_title = [[Then and Now (David Cassidy album)|Then and Now]]
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'''''When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star''''' is an [[album]] by [[David Cassidy]]. Released on Razor and Tie Records in 1996 as RE 2117–2, it is a compilation of songs drawn from his three [[RCA Records]] albums recorded in 1975 and 1976: ''[[The Higher They Climb (album)|The Higher They Climb The Harder They Fall]]'' (1975), ''[[Home Is Where the Heart Is (David Cassidy album)|Home Is Where the Heart Is]]'' (1976), and ''[[Gettin' It in the Streets (album)|Gettin' It in the Streets]]'' (1976).

The opening dozen tracks feature a mix of material from the 1975 and 1976 albums, the final three tracks are drawn from ''Gettin' It in the Street''. Most of the material is self-composed, mainly with others. Singers, musicians and co-composers include; [[Beach Boys|Beach Boy]] [[Carl Wilson]]. [[Gerry Beckley]] and [[Dewey Bunnell]] of the band [[America (band)|America]] and noted [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] [[Session musician|session players]] of the period including [[guitarist]] [[Bill House (guitarist)|Bill House]] and bassist [[Brian Garofalo]].

"Tomorrow" is a cover of [[Paul McCartney]], a track from the 1971 Wings LP ''[[Wild Life (Wings album)|Wild Life]]''.  Cassidy's version became a Top 10 hit in South Africa in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(C).html|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref>

The title track was used in the film [[Bronson (film)|Bronson]], where it's performed by the titular character as portrayed by [[Tom Hardy]].

==Track listing==
# "Get It Up for Love"
# "Damned If This Ain't Love"
# "[[January (Pilot song)|January]]"
# "[[Darlin' (Beach Boys song)|Darlin']]"
# "When I'm a Rock 'n' Roll Star"
# "[[I Write the Songs]]"
# "Common Thief"
# "On Fire"
# "Tomorrow"
# "Fix of Your Love"
# "Breakin' Down Again"
# "Take This Heart"
# "Gettin' It in the Street"
# "Cruise to Harlem"
# "I'll Have to Go Away (Saying Goodbye)"

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