Stormy (song)

"Stormy"
Single by Classics IV
from the album Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
B-side	"24 Hours of Loneliness"
Released	September 1968 [1]
Genre	Blue-eyed soul [2] pop [3]
Length	2:45
Label	Imperial
Songwriters	James Cobb, Buddy Buie
Producer	Buddy Buie
Classics IV singles chronology
"Mamas and Papas" (1968) "Stormy" (1968) "Traces" (1969)

"Stormy" is a hit song by the Classics IV released on their LP Mamas and Papas/Soul Train in 1968. It entered Billboard Magazine October 26, 1968, peaking at #5 ^[4] on the Billboard Hot 100 and #26 Easy Listening. ^[5] The single, along with the prior release of "Spooky" and, soon after, the release of "Traces", formed a trio of solid hits for the band. ^[6]

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1968–69) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles [7] 2 South Africa (Springbok) [8] 11 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [9] 5 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [10] 26 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [11] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1968) Rank Canada [12] 76 Chart (1969) Rank U.S. Cash Box [13] 24

Santana cover

"Stormy" was a hit for Santana when it appeared on their 1978 album Inner Secrets . Their version peaked at #32 in the US and #19 Easy Listening. ^[14] It was also a hit in Canada.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1979) Peak position Australian Singles (Kent Music Report) [15] 99 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [16] 33 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [17] 41 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [18] 38 US Billboard Hot 100 [19] 32 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [20] 19 US Cash Box Top 100 [21] 33

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [22] 193 US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) [23] 191

External links

• Classics IV - "Stormy"/"24 Hours of Loneliness" (1968) single at Discogs.com

References

1. "Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost - Stormy".
2. Mason, Stewart. Classics IV - The Very Best of Classics IV (1988) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. Eder, Bruce. Classics IV - The Very Best of Dennis Yost & the Classics IV (2002) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
4. "Classics IV | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-29.
5. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 51.
6. Single Information
7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
8. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989" . Retrieved 2 September 2018.
9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
10. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 51.
11. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 28, 1968
12. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
13. Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969
14. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 212.
15. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
16. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0134a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
17. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4525". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
18. "Santana – Stormy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
19. "Santana Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved June 15, 2024.
20. "Santana Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved June 15, 2024.
21. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 24, 1979
22. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6855b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
23. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN   0-89820-142-X.