"Tracy" | ||||
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Single by The Cuff Links | ||||
from the album Tracy | ||||
B-side | "Where Do You Go?" | |||
Released | 1969 | |||
Genre | Bubblegum pop [1] sunshine pop | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
Label | Decca Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance | |||
Producer(s) | Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance | |||
The Cuff Links singles chronology | ||||
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"Tracy" is a song written by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance, the title track of the Cuff Links debut LP.
The single was released in 1969 by The Cuff Links and featured Ron Dante on vocals. [2] [3] Dante recalled recording the vocals for "Tracy" stating, "I put on a lead voice, doubled it a few times, and then put about 16, 18 backgrounds." [1]
The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, [4] while reaching No. 5 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, [5] No. 4 on Record World 's "100 Top Pops", [6] No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100, [7] No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100, [8] No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, [9] No. 4 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart, [10] [11] and No. 9 on Australia's Go-Set chart. [12]
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The Cuff Links were an American rock/pop studio group from Staten Island, New York, United States. The ostensible band had a US No. 9 hit in 1969 with "Tracy", with rich harmonized vocals provided entirely by Ron Dante. The track was produced as part of a series of recording sessions – sometimes as many as six in a day – by Dante, with the songs released under a variety of band names. Dante left the act after their first album; on later singles vocals were provided by Joey Cord and/or Rupert Holmes.
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