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The single was released in 1969 by The Cuff Links and featured Ron Dante on vocals. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 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."
The Cuff Links, c. 1970. The Cuff Links (also known as Cufflinks) were an American rock/pop studio group from Staten Island, New York, United States.The ostensible band had a US No. 9 hit in 1969 [1] with "Tracy", with rich harmonized vocals provided entirely by Ron Dante.
Ron Dante (born Carmine John Granito; August 22, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, session vocalist, and record producer.Dante is best known as the real life lead singer of the fictional cartoon band the Archies; he was also the voice of the Cuff Links and co-produced Barry Manilow's first nine albums.
The song won single of the year and song of the year at the 2023 Country Music Awards. Chapman’s original song in 1988 reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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The song is best known for the version by the Cuff Links, also produced by Pockriss and Vance in a different pop-oriented arrangement (with strings arranged by Rupert Holmes). Released in November 1969, the Cuff Links' recording of the song peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the UK Singles Chart .
Sonja Flemming/CBS Update: 2/13/24 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Chapman’s success continued beyond the iTunes chart and into the Billboard Hot 100. Her original version of “Fast Car” re-entered the ...
There is more than one American pop music group called "The Cuff Links." Please distinguish between them. The group that had the hit "Tracy" in 1969 is NOT the same as the fifties doo wop group whose top hit was "Guided Missles" (see on Youtube). A new page must be established for this (in my estimation) more important group.