Susan_(song)

Susan (song)

Susan (song)

1967 single by The Buckinghams

"Susan" is a song by The Buckinghams, released as a single in 1967, and on their album Portraits in 1968.[2] It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 11,[3] while reaching No. 7 on Canada's RPM 100,[4] No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[5] No. 2 in the Philippines,[6] and No. 18 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart.[7]

Quick Facts Single by The Buckinghams, from the album Portraits ...

The song contains a short excerpt of Charles Ives' composition, Central Park in the Dark, which contrasts sharply with the sunshine pop flavor of the majority of the track.[8] The section containing this excerpt was added by producer James William Guercio,[8] and the group disliked it when they heard it.[9] This section was edited out by many radio stations when they aired the song.[9][10]

Chart performance

More information Chart (1967-68), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    Susan - By: The Buckinghams, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 22, 2015
  2. [2]
    "Portraits – The Buckinghams". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  3. [3]
    Hot 100 - The Buckinghams Susan Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. [4]
    "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, Ed. 19 January 27, 1968. Accessed September 23, 2015
  5. [5]
    "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of February 5, 1968, Chart No. 574". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  6. [6]
    "Hits of the World", Billboard, May 25, 1968. p. 51. Accessed September 23, 2015
  7. [7]
    NZ Listener charts: 23-Feb-1968, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed October 28, 2015
  8. [8]
    Courrier, Kevin (2002). Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa, ECW Press, p. 75.
  9. [9]
    Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song: A Conversation with Carl Giammarese, Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict. Accessed September 22, 2015
  10. [10]
    "WGLI Makes Biggies Sit Down and Listen", Billboard, February 3, 1968. p. 26. Accessed October 28, 2015
  11. [11]
    NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed August 9, 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, February 3, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  13. [13]
    "100 Top Pops", Record World, February 3, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  14. [14]
    "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1968", Cash Box, December 28, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  15. [15]
    Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.


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