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"Hand a Handkerchief to Helen" is a song and single written by Fred Tobias and Paul Evans and performed by British singer Susan Maughan. [1] It featured Wally Stott and his orchestra and chorus. [1] It was released in 1963 and reached 41 on the UK Charts, staying in the chart for three weeks. [2]
PopDose says "'Helen' took an adult look at divorce and single motherhood in a time when the divorce rate was up and the traditional family unit was taking a beating. At first, the lyrics seem a bit judgmental, until you get to that last bit in the chorus where the girls assure the newly single mother that she can, in fact, make it alone". [5]
"Peaceful" is a song written by Kenny Rankin, and recorded by several artists.It is best known as hit singles for Georgie Fame (1969) and Helen Reddy (1973).. Introduced by Rankin on his 1967 debut album Mind Dusters on Mercury Records, "Peaceful" was recorded by Bobbie Gentry for her 1968 album Local Gentry on Capitol Records.
The song's title and first verse lyrics occurred to Schock while she was flying home from a Las Vegas vacation and she jotted them down on a napkin. The lyrics and melody were ultimately completed at Schock's Los Angeles home. [2] [3] Schock included the song on her 1974 album Hollywood Town, and it was issued as a single in the summer of 1974.
"To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. [ 1 ] It was first published in the 1831 collection Poems of Edgar A. Poe.
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The album version of the title song was released in the 7-inch format, [5] and an extended version, which had a running time of 5:01, was printed as a 12-inch single. [6] In his retrospective review of Reddy's 1983 album Imagination, Allmusic's Joe Viglione wrote, "It is interesting how the pop divas of the '70s and '80s took some risks."
Helen Reddy recorded the song for her 1974 album Love Song for Jeffrey. It served as the lead single from the album and reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 that May, and No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100. [8] The song also reached No. 10 in Canada. [9] The B-side of Reddy's lead single was a cover version of Billy Joel's "You're My Home".