Susan (song)

"Susan"
Single by The Buckinghams
from the album Portraits
B-side	"Foreign Policy"
Released	1967
Genre	Sunshine pop [1] psychedelic pop [2]
Length	2:48 2:17 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Gary Beisbier James William Guercio Jim Holvay [3]
Producer(s)	James William Guercio
The Buckinghams singles chronology
"Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)" (1967) "Susan" (1967) "Back in Love Again" (1968)

"Susan" is a song by The Buckinghams, released as a single in 1967, and on their album Portraits in 1968. ^[4] It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 11, ^[5] while reaching No. 7 on Canada's RPM 100, ^[6] No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, ^[7] No. 2 in the Philippines, ^[8] and No. 18 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart. ^[9]

The song contains a short excerpt of Charles Ives' composition, Central Park in the Dark , which contrasts sharply with the sunshine pop flavor of the majority of the track. ^[1] The section containing this excerpt was added by producer James William Guercio, ^[1] and the group disliked it when they heard it. ^[10] This section was edited out by many radio stations when they aired the song. ^{[10] [11]}

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1967-68) Peak position Canada (RPM 100) 7 Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) 2 New Zealand (Listener) [12] 18 Philippines 2 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11 U.S. (Cash Box Top 100) [13] 7 U.S. Record World 100 Top Pops [14] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1968) Rank U.S. (Cash Box Top 100) [15] 55 U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) [16] 99

References

1. Courrier, Kevin (2002). Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa, ECW Press, p. 75.
2. Doggett, Peter (1 January 2015). "Freak Out People". Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music. London: The Bodley Head. p. 374. ISBN   978-1-847-92218-2 . Retrieved 21 February 2025.
3. Susan - By: The Buckinghams, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 22, 2015
4. "Portraits – The Buckinghams". AllMusic . Retrieved March 28, 2018.
5. Hot 100 - The Buckinghams Susan Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
6. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, Ed. 19 January 27, 1968. Accessed September 23, 2015
7. "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of February 5, 1968, Chart No. 574". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
8. "Hits of the World", Billboard , May 25, 1968. p. 51. Accessed September 23, 2015
9. NZ Listener charts: 23-Feb-1968, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed October 28, 2015
10. Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song: A Conversation with Carl Giammarese, Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict. Accessed September 22, 2015
11. "WGLI Makes Biggies Sit Down and Listen", Billboard , February 3, 1968. p. 26. Accessed October 28, 2015
12. NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed August 9, 2016.
13. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box , February 3, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
14. "100 Top Pops", Record World , February 3, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
15. "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1968", Cash Box , December 28, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
16. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN   0-89820-142-X.

External links

• Buckinghams - Susan on YouTube