"Traces"
Single by Classics IV
from the album Traces
B-side"Mary, Mary Row Your Boat"
ReleasedJanuary 1969
Recorded1968
GenreSoft rock,[1] pop
Length2:45
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, Emory Gordy Jr.
Producer(s)Buddy Buie
Classics IV singles chronology
"Stormy"
(1968) 		"Traces"
(1969) 		"Everyday With You Girl"
(1969)

"Traces" is a 1968 song by the American rock band Classics IV. Released as a single in January 1969, the cut served as the title track off the album of the same name. Written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, and Emory Gordy Jr., the song peaked at No. 2 on 29 March 1969 on the Hot 100,[2] as well as No. 2 on the Easy Listening music charts, making it the highest-charting single by the Classics IV.[3] The song is noted for its use of an oboe, heard in the introduction, as well as a string section.

"Traces" received the honor of being listed in BMI's Top 100 Songs of the Century at No. 32.[4]

Chart history

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada RPM 100[5] 2
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 2
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[8] 2

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin, (2011) The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Omnibus Press. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Classics IV: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "BMI Announces Top 100 Songs of the Century". bmi.com. 13 December 1999. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  5. ^ ""RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 5, March 31, 1969. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Young Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 7, April 14, 1969. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006. Record Research.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research.


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