The Yard Went on Forever (song)

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"The Yard Went on Forever"
Single by Richard Harris
from the album The Yard Went on Forever
B-side "Lucky Me"
Released1968
Length5:00
Label Dunhill
Songwriter(s) Jimmy Webb
Producer(s) Jimmy Webb
Richard Harris singles chronology
"MacArthur Park"
(1968)
"The Yard Went on Forever"
(1968)
"Didn't We"
(1968)

"The Yard Went on Forever" is a song recorded by Richard Harris for his second studio album, The Yard Went on Forever (1968).

Contents

Track listings and formats

UK commercial 7" single [1]

Charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 64
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [3] 23

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References

  1. "The Yard Went on Forever" / "Lucky Me" (Liner notes). Richard Harris. Dunhill. 1968. 45 D-4170.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Richard Harris Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. "Richard Harris Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2016.