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"Tracy"
Single by The Cuff Links
from the album Tracy
B-side"Where Do You Go?"
Released1969
Genre
Length2:05
LabelDecca Records
Songwriter(s)Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
Producer(s)Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
The Cuff Links singles chronology
"Tracy"
(1969) 		"When Julie Comes Around"
(1969)

"Tracy" is a song written by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance, the title track of the Cuff Links debut LP.

Background

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The single was released in 1969 by The Cuff Links and featured Ron Dante on vocals.[3][4] Dante recalled recording the vocals for "Tracy" stating, "I put on a lead voice, doubled it a few times, and then put about 16, 18 backgrounds."[1]

Chart performance

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The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[5] while reaching No. 5 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[6] No. 4 on Record World's "100 Top Pops",[7] No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100,[8] No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100,[9] No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart,[10] No. 4 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart,[11][12] and No. 9 on Australia's Go-Set chart.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (2001). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, Feral House. p. 61.
  2. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie (January 1, 1997). "Various Artists - Bubblegum Classics Vol. 1 & 2". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 1064.
  3. ^ Tracy - By: The Cuff Links, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 17, 2015
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1987). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 3rd edition, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 83.
  5. ^ Hot 100 - The Cuff Links Tracy Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Adult Contemporary - The Cuff Links Tracy Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "100 Top Pops", Record World, November 15, 1969. p. 33. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  8. ^ Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, November 8, 1969. p. 4. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, November 8, 1969. p. 7. Accessed September 17, 2015
  10. ^ Cuff Links - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, March 14, 1970. p. 61. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  12. ^ "NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed September 19, 2015
  13. ^ Ed Nimmervoll, "GO-SET National Top 40", December 20, 1969. Accessed September 17, 2015
  14. ^ "Billboard - International Best Sellers" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. 24 January 1970. p. 72.
  15. ^ The Cuff Links - Tracy, Ultratop. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  16. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 8, 1969" (PDF).
  17. ^ "Adult", RPM, November 22, 1969. Accessed September 17, 2015
  18. ^ "Hits of the World", Billboard, December 20, 1969. p. 73. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  19. ^ NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed August 18, 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  21. ^ "Record World Top Non-Rock", Record World, November 15, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  22. ^ "RPM's 100 Hits of 1969". RPM. Vol. 12, no. 20–21. January 10, 1970. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Top Records of 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 27, 1969. pp. 16-17. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1969", Cash Box, December 27, 1969. p. 22. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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