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"Yellow River" is a song recorded by the British band Christie. It was released in 1970 and became a No. 1 hit song for the band in the UK. [1]
A 1974 single "Alabama" / "I'm Alive" failed to resurrect the band's fortunes, and new members Tony Ferguson (guitar) and Roger Willis (drums) were brought in to join Christie and Flavell. "JoJo's Band", written by Elmes, was a major hit for Christie in Argentina and Brazil , while the last Christie hit, "Navajo", was Number 1 in Mexico . [ 5 ]
Their cover version of Jeff Christie's song "Yellow River" (sung by Dave Munden) was shelved at the time, but Christie's lead vocal set to their backing became a UK chart hit for Christie in 1970. The Tremeloes versions sung in both English and Spanish later were released on compact disc compilations.
Autumn's second single, "Yellow River" (August 1970), was a cover version of United Kingdom band Christie's single from April, [4] which was not played on commercial radio due to the ban. [1] [3] An English singer, Leapy Lee, also issued a cover version, as did Melbourne-based group Jigsaw.
Jigsaw's second single, "Yellow River" (July 1970), [5] was a cover version of United Kingdom band Christie's single from April, [1] [8] which was not played on commercial radio due to the ban. [1] [7] An English singer, Leapy Lee, also issued a cover version, as did Sydney-based group Autumn.
It peaked at No. 1 for nine weeks to be displaced by "Yellow River" – originally by Christie – which was covered by two Australian groups, Jigsaw (from Melbourne) and Autumn (from Sydney). Music charts from the period indicate that in the years immediately following the ban, there was a significant reduction in the number of Australian acts ...
"San Bernadino" is a 1970 song by English band Christie. The song did not match the success of their previous single "Yellow River", but was still a top-ten hit in several countries and topped the charts in Switzerland. [1] In the US, the song only managed to peak at number 100 on 30 January 1971. [2]
US Billboard 1970 #1, Hot100 #1 for 6 weeks, 14 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2012, 264 points 2: B. J. Thomas "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" Scepter 12265: June 1969: October 1969: 6: 3.00: US Billboard 1970 #2, Hot100 #1 for 4 weeks, 22 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2014 (CashBox ranking is 1969 ...