"1900 Yesterday" is a song written by John Cameron and Lee Simmons. The song was originally released by Betty Everett in 1969 on the album There'll Come a Time.^[3]

"1900 Yesterday" was a hit single in 1970 and 1971 for the Liz Damon's Orient Express.^[1][2] Liz Damon's version was originally released as a single on the Hawaii based Makaha label, before White Whale acquired the worldwide distribution rights in December 1970.^[4] In 1971, the song was released on the album Liz Damon's Orient Express.^[5]

The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 33 the week of February 13, 1971,^[6][7] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,^[8][9] No. 29 on the Cash Box Top 100,^[10] No. 15 on Canada's RPM 100,^[11] and No. 16 on RPM's "MOR Playlist".^[12]

The song was ranked No. 21 on Billboard's year-end ranking of 1971's "Top Easy Listening Singles".^[13]

The lines that precede the song's title -- "Like smoke from a cigarette/Dreams that you soon forget"—appear in the 1966 song "Fading Away,"^{[citation needed]} written by Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, and Bobby Rogers of the Motown act The Miracles, and first recorded by The Temptations for their 1966 album Gettin' Ready.^{[citation needed]}

The single and the album were the last records released by White Whale Records.^{[citation needed]}