"98.6" | ||||
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Single by Keith | ||||
from the album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie | ||||
B-side | "The Teeny Bopper Song" | |||
Released | November 1966 [1] [2] | |||
Recorded | October 1966 [3] | |||
Genre | Sunshine pop [4] | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
Label | Mercury 72639 | |||
Songwriter(s) | George Fischoff, Tony Powers | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Ross | |||
Keith singles chronology | ||||
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"98.6" is a song written by Tony Powers (lyrics) and George Fischoff (music) [5] and recorded by Keith. It reached No. 6 in Canada, No. 7 on the Billboard chart, and No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart in 1967 [6] [7] [8] and appeared on his 1967 album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie. [9] The Tokens, who had provided the backing vocals on Keith's debut single, "Ain't Gonna Lie", did the same for "98.6". [10]
Produced by Jerry Ross and arranged by Joe Renzetti, [2] it sold over one million copies worldwide, earning a gold disc. [5]
It was the second of four songs he had in the Top 50 in Canada.
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