Susan (song)
| "Susan" | ||||
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| Single by The Buckinghams | ||||
| from the album Portraits | ||||
| B-side | "Foreign Policy" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:48 2:17 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gary Beisbier James William Guercio Jim Holvay[3] | |||
| Producer(s) | James William Guercio | |||
| The Buckinghams singles chronology | ||||
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"Susan" is a song by The Buckinghams, released as a single in 1967, and on their album Portraits in 1968.[4] It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 11,[5] while reaching No. 7 on Canada's RPM 100,[6] No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[7] No. 2 in the Philippines,[8] and No. 18 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart.[9]
The song contains a short excerpt of Charles Ives' composition, Central Park in the Dark, which contrasts sharply with the sunshine pop flavor of the majority of the track.[1] The section containing this excerpt was added by producer James William Guercio,[1] and the group disliked it when they heard it.[10] This section was edited out by many radio stations when they aired the song.[10][11]
Chart performance
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Courrier, Kevin (2002). Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa, ECW Press, p. 75.
- ^ Doggett, Peter (1 January 2015). "Freak Out People". Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music. London: The Bodley Head. p. 374. ISBN 978-1-847-92218-2. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Susan - By: The Buckinghams, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 22, 2015
- ^ "Portraits – The Buckinghams". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Hot 100 - The Buckinghams Susan Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, Ed. 19 January 27, 1968. Accessed September 23, 2015
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of February 5, 1968, Chart No. 574". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ "Hits of the World", Billboard, May 25, 1968. p. 51. Accessed September 23, 2015
- ^ NZ Listener charts: 23-Feb-1968, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed October 28, 2015
- ^ a b Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song: A Conversation with Carl Giammarese, Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict. Accessed September 22, 2015
- ^ "WGLI Makes Biggies Sit Down and Listen", Billboard, February 3, 1968. p. 26. Accessed October 28, 2015
- ^ NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed August 9, 2016.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, February 3, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "100 Top Pops", Record World, February 3, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1968", Cash Box, December 28, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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