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1969 single by The Cuff Links
"Tracy " is a song written by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance , the title track of their debut LP. 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]
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]
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
Chart (1969)
Peak position
Australia - Go-Set
9
Belgium (Wallonia )[13]
48
Canada - RPM 100
1
Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary[14]
3
Israel (Galei Zahal )[15]
≥8
New Zealand - NZ Listener [16]
4
South Africa (Springbok Radio )[17]
7
UK Singles Chart
4
US Billboard Hot 100
9
US Billboard Easy Listening
5
US Cash Box Top 100
5
US Record World 100 Top Pops
4
US Record World Top Non-Rock[18]
4
Year-end charts
Chart (1969)
Rank
Canada RPM ' s 100 Hits of 1969[19]
38
US Billboard Top Easy Listening Singles[20]
49
US Billboard Top Hot 100 Singles[20]
81
US Cash Box Top 100 Chart Hits[21]
69
References
^ 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
^ The Cuff Links - Tracy , Ultratop . Retrieved June 27, 2018.
^ "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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