Bread & Butter | ||||
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Released | 1964 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 26:20 | |||
Label | Hickory 120 | |||
The Newbeats chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bread & Butter | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Record Mirror | [2] |
Bread & Butter is the debut album by The Newbeats and was released in 1964. It reached #56 on the Billboard 200. [3]
Four singles were released from the album with three of the singles charting in the United States: "Bread and Butter" reached #2, [4] "Everything's Alright" reached #16, [5] and "Thou Shalt Not Steal" reached #128. [6]
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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Billboard Top LPs | 56 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1964 | "Bread and Butter" | Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
UK Singles Chart | 15 | ||
Australia | 8 | ||
Canada | 1 | ||
"Everything's Alright" | Billboard Hot 100 | 16 | |
Australia | 53 | ||
Canada | 6 | ||
1969 | "Thou Shalt Not Steal" | Billboard Hot 100 | 128 |
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