When I Die (Motherlode song)

"When I Die"
Single by Motherlode
from the album When I Die
B-side	"Hard Life"
Released	April 1969 [1]
Genre	Soul
Length	3:20
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.

In the US, the song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100. ^[2] "When I Die" was a major hit in Canada, reaching number 1 in August of the year. One of the greatest studio musicians of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s , Carol Kaye, played bass guitar on this recording.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1969) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles [3] 1 Canada CHUM Chart Top 30 [4] 5 US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 18 US Cash Box Top 100 [6] 12

Year-end charts Chart (1969) Rank Canada [7] 35 US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 71 US Cash Box [9] 94

References

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

External links

• Listen to "When I Die" on YouTube