"Tracy" is a song written by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance, the title track of the Cuff Links debut LP.
Background The single was released in 1969 by The Cuff Links and featured Ron Dante on vocals.Tracy - By: The Cuff Links, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 17, 2015Whitburn, Joel (1987). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 3rd edition, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 83. 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."
Chart performance The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,Hot 100 - The Cuff Links Tracy Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018. while reaching No. 5 on Billboards Easy Listening chart,Adult Contemporary - The Cuff Links Tracy Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018. No. 4 on Record Worlds "100 Top Pops","100 Top Pops", Record World, November 15, 1969. p. 33. Retrieved March 6, 2018. No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100,Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, November 8, 1969. p. 4. Accessed July 13, 2016. No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100,"RPM 100", RPM Weekly, November 8, 1969. p. 7. Accessed September 17, 2015 No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart,Cuff Links - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2018. No. 4 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart,"Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, March 14, 1970. p. 61. Accessed December 17, 2015."NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed September 19, 2015 and No. 9 on Australia's Go-Set chart.Ed Nimmervoll, "GO-SET National Top 40", December 20, 1969. Accessed September 17, 2015
Weekly singles charts Chart (1969)PeakpositionArgentina (Escalera a la Fama)10Australia - Go-Set9Belgium (Wallonia)The Cuff Links - Tracy, Ultratop. Retrieved June 27, 2018.48Canada - RPM 100 1Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary"Adult", RPM, November 22, 1969. Accessed September 17, 20153Israel (Galei Zahal)"Hits of the World", Billboard, December 20, 1969. p. 73. Retrieved December 8, 2018.8New Zealand - NZ Listener NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed August 18, 2016.4South Africa (Springbok Radio)7UK Singles Chart4US Billboard Hot 1009US Billboard Easy Listening5US Cash Box Top 1005US Record World 100 Top Pops4US Record World Top Non-Rock"Record World Top Non-Rock", Record World, November 15, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2018.4
Year-end charts Chart (1969)RankCanada RPMs 100 Hits of 196938US Billboard Top Easy Listening Singles"Top Records of 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 27, 1969. pp. 16-17. Retrieved June 24, 2018.49US Billboard Top Hot 100 Singles81US Cash Box Top 100 Chart Hits"Top 100 Chart Hits of 1969", Cash Box, December 27, 1969. p. 22. Retrieved April 1, 2018.69
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