When I Die (Motherlode song)

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"When I Die"
When I Die - Motherlode.jpg
Single by Motherlode
from the album When I Die
B-side "Hard Life"
ReleasedApril 1969 [1]
Genre Soul
Length3:20
Label Buddah
Songwriter(s) Steve Kennedy, William Smith
Producer(s) Mort Ross, Doug Riley
Motherlode singles chronology
"When I Die"
(1969)		"Memories of a Broken Promise"
(1969)

"When I Die" is a 1969 hit single by Motherlode. It is the title track of their debut LP and was their first single. A studio musician who worked with artists like Sam Cooke, [2] Carol Kaye, played bass guitar on this recording. [2]

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In the US, the song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100. [3] "When I Die" was a major hit in Canada, reaching number 1 in August of the year.

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Motherlode - when I die".
  2. 1 2 "Carol Kaye's 10 favourite songs of her own". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  3. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 27, 1969
  4. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 23, 1969" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "CHUM 30 - July 26, 1969".
  6. ↑ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
  7. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 27, 1969
  8. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
  9. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
  10. ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969


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