Tracy (The Cuff Links song)
Appearance
"Tracy" | ||||
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Single by The Cuff Links | ||||
from the album Tracy | ||||
B-side | "Where Do You Go?" | |||
Released | 1969 | |||
Genre | Bubblegum pop[1] sunshine pop | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
Label | Decca Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance | |||
Producer(s) | Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance | |||
The Cuff Links singles chronology | ||||
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"Tracy" is a song written by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance, the title track of the Cuff Links debut LP.
Background
[edit]The single was released in 1969 by The Cuff Links and featured Ron Dante on vocals.[2][3] Dante recalled recording the vocals for "Tracy" stating, "I put on a lead voice, doubled it a few times, and then put about 16, 18 backgrounds."[1]
Chart performance
[edit]The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[4] while reaching No. 5 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[5] No. 4 on Record World's "100 Top Pops",[6] No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100,[7] No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100,[8] No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart,[9] No. 4 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart,[10][11] and No. 9 on Australia's Go-Set chart.[12]
Weekly singles charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (2001). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, Feral House. p. 61.
- ^ Tracy - By: The Cuff Links, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 17, 2015
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1987). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 3rd edition, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 83.
- ^ Hot 100 - The Cuff Links Tracy Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Adult Contemporary - The Cuff Links Tracy Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "100 Top Pops", Record World, November 15, 1969. p. 33. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, November 8, 1969. p. 4. Accessed July 13, 2016.
- ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, November 8, 1969. p. 7. Accessed September 17, 2015
- ^ Cuff Links - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, March 14, 1970. p. 61. Accessed December 17, 2015.
- ^ "NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed September 19, 2015
- ^ Ed Nimmervoll, "GO-SET National Top 40", December 20, 1969. Accessed September 17, 2015
- ^ "Billboard - International Best Sellers" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. 24 January 1970. p. 72.
- ^ The Cuff Links - Tracy, Ultratop. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 8, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "Adult", RPM, November 22, 1969. Accessed September 17, 2015
- ^ "Hits of the World", Billboard, December 20, 1969. p. 73. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed August 18, 2016.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "Record World Top Non-Rock", Record World, November 15, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "RPM's 100 Hits of 1969". RPM. Vol. 12, no. 20–21. January 10, 1970. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ a b "Top Records of 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 27, 1969. pp. 16-17. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1969", Cash Box, December 27, 1969. p. 22. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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