Yellow River (song)

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"Yellow River"
Yellow River - Christie.jpg
Single by Christie
from the album Christie
B-side "Down the Mississippi Line"
Released23 April 1970 (1970-04-23)
Genre Pop rock
Length2:44
Label CBS (UK) Epic (US)
Songwriter(s) Jeff Christie
Producer(s) Mike Smith
Christie singles chronology
"Yellow River"
(1970)
"San Bernadino"
(1970)
Alternative cover

Other versions

"Yellow River" has spawned a host of covers by artists as diverse as R.E.M., Leapy Lee, Elton John, The Compton Brothers, Middle of the Road, Chris Rea, Bernd Spier, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Mayada, and Joe Dassin (his rendition, named "L'Amérique" reached No. 1 in France). [13]

In Australia, Christie's version of "Yellow River" gained only limited airplay due to the 1970 radio ban. Local bands Jigsaw from Melbourne and Autumn from Sydney both had success with cover versions. [14]

In the USSR, the band Singing Guitars (Поющие гитары) used the melody of "Yellow River" paired with the words to a Russian children's song called "Fat Karlsson" ("Толстый Карлсон"). [15]

See also

References

  1. Pingitore, Silvia (1 November 2020). "50 years from Yellow River: interview with Jeff Christie" . Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 126.
  3. Youtube recording of interview, copyright to Nederlandse Programma Stichting, 2003, uploaded to Jeff Christie's Youtube channel, 4 February 2011 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyza1A00AxA&t=1m46s
  4. "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). Cash Box . 26 September 1970. p. 50. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 . St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 13 September 1971. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  7. "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 23 January 1971. p. 65. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 26, 1970" . Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  9. Flavour of New Zealand, 14 September 1970
  10. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 1970" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. "All the Number One Singles: 1970". The Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  12. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN   0-89820-142-X.
  13. "Charts singles Top 50 en France: TOP 100 ANNUEL 1970".
  14. "Yellow River - Autumn". PopArchives.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  15. "Текст песни "Толстый Карлсон" поэта Ильи Резника". 13 March 2018.