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William Oliver Swofford (February 22, 1945 – February 12, 2000), known professionally as Oliver, was an American pop singer, best known for his 1969 song "Good Morning Starshine" from the musical Hair as well as "Jean" (the theme from the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).
"Good Morning Starshine" is a song from the second act of the musical Hair (1967). It is performed by the character Sheila, played off-Broadway in 1967 by Jill O'Hara, and by Lynn Kellogg in the original 1968 Broadway production. In the 1979 film version of the musical, Sheila is portrayed by Beverly D'Angelo. [citation needed]
Good Morning Starshine is the first studio album by pop rock singer Oliver released in 1969. The album reached No. 19 on the Billboard 200. [1] Its title track hit No. 3 on both the Adult Contemporary chart and the Billboard Hot 100. [2] The single "Jean" hit No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Oliver covered "Good Morning Starshine" in 1969, hitting #3. Strawberry Alarm Clock covered "Good Morning Starshine" in 1969, charting at #87. [16] Three Dog Night covered "Easy to Be Hard" in 1969, hitting #4. Run–D.M.C. sampled "Where Do I Go?" in their 1993 song "Down with the King", which charted at #21 on the Hot 100.
Pitman left in July 1969 after the Good Morning Starshine album failed to sell. He was succeeded by Paul Marshall, who would stay with the group until they disbanded temporarily in 1971. The title track, "Good Morning Starshine", peaked at No. 87 in 1969 but was eclipsed by Oliver's more successful version. Weitz quit in December 1969, and the ...
In 1969, Crewe collaborated with the singer Oliver, producing his pop hit "Jean", a song written by poet Rod McKuen which served as theme to the Oscar-winning film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, starring Maggie Smith. Crewe also produced a hit single of Oliver performing the optimistic "Good Morning Starshine" from the rock musical Hair. The ...
Billy Bragg has released a musical response to country singer Oliver Anthony’s controversial hit, “Rich Men North of Richmond”.. Anthony’s track has amassed 30 million views on YouTube in ...
Earlier in 1969, Oliver had reached #3 on the Billboard pop and easy listening charts with his version of "Good Morning Starshine," a song from the musical Hair. While working on an album with producer Bob Crewe (which would also be called Good Morning Starshine ), "Jean" was selected as a song for the record and subsequently chosen as the ...