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"Music"
Single by John Miles
from the album Rebel[2]
Released1976[1]
Recorded1975
Genre[3]
Length5:58 (album version)[2]
5:52 (single version)[1]
LabelDecca Records, London Records[1]
Songwriter(s)John Miles[3][4]
Producer(s)Alan Parsons[3]

Music is a 1976 single by John Miles, from his album Rebel, produced by Alan Parsons. It was mainly a big hit in Europe reaching #1 on the Dutch Singles Chart,[5] #3 on the UK Singles Chart[6] and #10 on the German Singles Chart.[7] It reached #88 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] In 1982 the song was rereleased in The Netherlands and reached #4.[9]


Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 38
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[6] 3
United States (Billboard 100) 88
Netherlands (Dutch Single Top 100) 1
Germany (Offizielle Deutsche Charts) 10

Personnel

  • John Miles: lead vocals, piano, guitar, harpsichord
  • Bob Marshall: bass
  • Barry Black: drums, percussion
  • Andrew Powell: orchestral arrangements

References

  1. ^ a b c "Music (master)". Discogs.
  2. ^ a b "Rebel". Discogs.
  3. ^ a b c "Music". Discogs.
  4. ^ Back of Rebel CD at blogspot.com.
  5. ^ Discografie John Miles. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on 2011-03-22.
  6. ^ a b John Miles. Chart Stats. Retrieved on 2011-03-22.
  7. ^ Discographie John Miles. hitparade.ch. Retrieved on 2011-03-22.
  8. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic
  9. ^ Discografie John Miles. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on 2011-03-22.
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 201. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.