Early in the Morning (Vanity Fare song)
"Early in the Morning" | ||||
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Single by Vanity Fare | ||||
from the album Early in the Morning | ||||
B-side | "You Made Me Love You" | |||
Released | 1969 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Page One | |||
Songwriter(s) | B. Landeman | |||
Producer(s) |
Des Champ Roger Easterby | |||
Vanity Fare singles chronology | ||||
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"Early in the Morning" | ||||
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Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
from the album Tracks 'n Grooves | ||||
B-side |
"Ooh La La" (Japan) "Take Action" (Australia) | |||
Released | 1969 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Odeon Records (Japan), Columbia Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | B. Landeman | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Vickers | |||
Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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"Early in the Morning" is an international hit song by the UK-based band, Vanity Fare, issued in late 1969. It was the group's debut single from their first studio album.
The song reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 10 on Cash Box and number 4 on the Easy Listening chart and was awarded a gold disc for sales over one million.[1] In Canada it reached number 10 on RPM magazine's RPM100 chart and number 4 on the RPM Adult chart.
Cliff Richard also released the song as a single in late 1969 in Japan, Australia and some European countries.[2] It reached number 1 in Japan in December 1969 and was later listed in Billboard as 13th on the list of Japan's "Foreign Hits of 1970".[3][4][5][6]
Charts
Weekly charts - Vanity Fare version
Chart (1969–70) | Peak position |
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Australia (Go-Set) [7] | 20 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[8] | 10 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[9] | 4 |
Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 15 |
New Zealand (Listener)[11] | 14 |
UK (OCC) [12] | 8 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
US Billboard Easy Listening[13] | 4 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [14] | 10 |
US Record World | 9 |
Year-end charts - Vanity Fare version
Chart (1970) | Rank |
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UK | 83 |
Year-end charts - Cliff Richard version
Chart (1970) | Rank |
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Japan Foreign Hits of 1970[4] | 13 |
References
- ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 269 & 287. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ↑ "Early in the Morning - Cliff Richard - Japanese release". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ↑ Read, Mike; Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1993). Cliff Richard - The Complete Chronicle. London: Hamlyn. p. 150. ISBN 0600578976. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- 1 2 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (11 December 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 54–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (27 December 1969). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 41–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (28 February 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 64–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Go-Set National Top 40, October 25, 1969
- ↑ RPM 100, January 31, 1970
- ↑ RPM Adult Contemporary, December 27, 1969
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Early in the Morning". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=1242#n_view_location
- ↑ "Vanity Fare - Official Charts (UK)". Official Charts. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1969-12-27
- ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, February 7, 1970". Retrieved 2017-02-14.
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