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"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of Zager and Evans. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks commencing July 12, 1969. [ 4 ] It peaked at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August and September that year. [ 5 ]
"2525" was originally written in 1964, but not recorded or released until 1968 on the Truth Records label. After radio stations in Lincoln and Omaha made "2525" a regional "break-out" hit record, RCA Records signed the duo and released the song with "Little Kids", also written by Evans, as the B-side nationwide. Zager and Evans also immediately ...
"Goldfinger" is the title song from the 1964 James Bond film of the same name. Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film's opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release.
The longest unbroken run at number one by a song was eight weeks, achieved by the conductor [3] Henry Mancini's "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet". Unusually, the number-one song on Billboard ' s year-end easy listening chart for the year was a track which did not reach number one in the weekly charts: "Hurt So Bad" by the Lettermen. [4] [5]
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (/ ˈ b æ s i /; born 8 January 1937 [1]) is a Welsh singer.Known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, the only artist to perform more than one, Bassey is one of the most popular vocalists in Britain.
Jesse Frederick James Conaway was born in Salisbury, Maryland, but was raised in Seaford, Delaware.He was the younger of two children. His brother, Everett Thomas “Tommy” Conaway, Jr. (1944–1956), died of cystic fibrosis at age 12 years.
O'Neill also sang the theme tune to the American TV series Wagon Train, where he was credited as Johnny O'Neill, and the recordings of traditional Irish songs The Gordon Franks Singers And Music With John O'Neill [6] was recorded with The Gordon Franks Singers and Music, in which he was the solo tenor.
I removed this line from the trivia section. I'm guessing it was supposed to say "This song was written in 30 minutes" or perhaps "recorded in 30 minutes." Or possibly that the song was featured in the 1978-1982 documentary magazine series "30 minutes". Trolleytimes 05:25, 3 April 2007 (UTC) It was allegedly written in 30 minutes.