2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

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2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
2525 Zager & Evans.jpg
Studio album by
Released July 1969
StudioRCA Studios, Chicago; un-named studio, Odessa, Texas
Genre Rock
Length28:30
Label RCA Victor
Producer Zager and Evans, Ted Daryll
Zager and Evans chronology
2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
(1969)
The Early Writings of Zager & Evans and Others
(1969)
Singles from 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
  1. "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"/"Little Kids"
    Released: June 1969
Professional ratings
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2525 (Exordium & Terminus) is the debut studio album by Zager and Evans and was released in 1969. It reached #30 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. [2] The album featured the single "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the adult contemporary chart, on the UK Singles Chart, [3] and on the Canadian Pop and AC charts.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rick Evans.

No.TitleLength
1."In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"3:10
2."Woman"1:17
3."Bayoan"2:45
4."I Remember Heide"2:16
5."Fred"3:43
6."Cary Lynn Javes"3:09
7."Less than Tomorrow"2:24
8."Taxi Man"3:17
9."Self"2:07
10."In the Land of Green"4:22
Total length:28:30

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1969)Peak
position
Billboard30
Canada 7 [5]
Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1969"In the Year 2525
(Exordium and Terminus)
"
Australia Kent Music Report Singles Chart2
Canada RPM Singles Chart1
Ireland IRMA Singles Chart1
New Zealand Listener Singles Chart1
UK Singles Chart1
US Billboard Hot 1001
US AC chart1

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References

  1. 2525 at AllMusic
  2. Zager and Evans, 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) Retrieved May 15, 2015
  3. Zager and Evans, "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" chart positions Retrieved July 8, 2020
  4. Zager and Evans, 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) credits Retrieved May 15, 2015
  5. "RPM Top 40 Albums - September 27, 1969".