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"Traces" is a 1968 song by the American rock band Classics IV. Released as a single in January 1969, the cut served as the title track off the album of the same name.Written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, and Emory Gordy Jr., the song peaked at No. 2 on 29 March 1969 on the Hot 100, [4] as well as No. 2 on the Easy Listening music charts, making it the highest-charting single by the Classics IV.
Traces is the third album by Classics IV, released in 1969 on Imperial Records. The album was released in Japan as Everyday with You Girl, albeit with different sequencing and three additional tracks included. [3] The album peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard Top LPs, making it the band's most successful album.
The Classics IV is an American band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, in 1965. [2] The band, founded by Dennis Yost , is known mainly for the hits " Spooky ", " Stormy ", and " Traces " (released 1967–69), which have become cover standards.
"Stormy" is a hit song by the Classics IV released on their LP Mamas and Papas/Soul Train in 1968. It entered Billboard Magazine October 26, 1968, peaking at #5 [4] on the Billboard Hot 100 and #26 Easy Listening. [5] The final line of the chorus has the singer pleading to the girl: "Bring back that sunny day."
[4] [5] Its best-known version was created by James Cobb and producer Buddy Buie for the group Classics IV when they added lyrics about a "spooky little girl". The vocalist was Dennis Yost. [6] The song is noted for its eerie whistling sound effect depicting the spooky woman.
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They then added lyrics to a local jazz song which became the hit "Spooky" for the Classics IV, of which both Buie and Cobb were members. [3] Cobb and Buie eventually co-wrote most of the hits for what became Dennis Yost & the Classics IV , including the gold-certified singles "Stormy" and "Traces".
In 1967, he started working with the group Classics IV, writing with the group's guitarist, James Cobb, to add lyrics to Mike Sharpe's instrumental "Spooky". [4] Subsequent songs co-written with Cobb included Sandy Posey's " I Take It Back " and the Classics IV hits " Stormy ", " Traces ", "Every Day With You Girl" and "What Am I Crying For?"