The Drum (song)

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"The Drum"
The Drum - Bobby Sherman.jpg
Single by Bobby Sherman
from the album Portrait Of Bobby
B-side "Free Now to Roam"
ReleasedApril 1971 [1]
Genre Pop
Length2:20
Label Metromedia
Songwriter(s) Alan O'Day
Producer(s) Ward Sylvester
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"Cried Like a Baby"
(1971)
"The Drum"
(1971)
"Waiting at the Bus Stop"
(1971)

"The Drum" is a song recorded by Bobby Sherman from his Portrait Of Bobby LP. It was released as a single in the spring of 1971, the second of two from the album. [2] The song was written by Alan O'Day, his first of five Top 40 chart credits.

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The song was Sherman's final top 40 hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 29 Billboard [3] and No. 22 Cash Box, [4] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [5] [6]

In Canada, the song reached No. 7 on the " RPM 100" Top Singles chart [7] and No. 3 Adult Contemporary. [8]

Chart performance

Chart (1971)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [9] 7
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [10] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 29
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [12] [13] 2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [14] 22

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References

  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  3. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  4. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 5, 1971
  5. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  6. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard , March 20, 1971. p. 48. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  8. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  9. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  10. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  11. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  12. Bobby Sherman - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  13. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard , March 20, 1971. p. 48. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  14. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 5, 1971