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1900 Yesterday
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Wikipedia article
"'1900 Yesterday'" is a song written by John Cameron and Lee Simmons. The song was originally released by Betty Everett in 1969 on the album 'There'll Come a Time'.
Liz Damon's Orient Express version
"1900 Yesterday" was a hit single in 1970 and 1971 for the Liz Damon's Orient Express. Liz Damon's version was originally released as a single on the Hawaii based Makaha label, before White Whale acquired the worldwide distribution rights in December 1970."[https://books.google.com/books?id=mykEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false White Whale Gets Express Product]", 'Billboard', December 12, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved March 22, 2018. In 1971, the song was released on the album 'Liz Damon's Orient Express'.
The song spent 12 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 33,[https://web.archive.org/web/20180515154913/https://www.billboard.com/music/liz-damons-orient-express/chart-history/hot-100/song/578563 Hot 100 - Liz Damon's Orient Express 1900 Yesterday Chart History], 'Billboard.com'. Retrieved March 22, 2018. while reaching No. 4 on 'Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[https://web.archive.org/web/20180515154937/https://www.billboard.com/music/liz-damons-orient-express/chart-history/adult-contemporary/song/578563 Adult Contemporary - Liz Damon's Orient Express 1900 Yesterday Chart History], 'Billboard'.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1971/Billboard%201971-02-13.pdf Easy Listening]", 'Billboard', February 13, 1971. p. 29. Retrieved March 22, 2018. No. 29 on the 'Cash Box' Top 100,[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1971/Cash-Box-1971-02-20.pdf Cash Box Top 100], 'Cash Box', February 20, 1971. p. 4. Accessed July 13, 2016. No. 15 on Canada's 'RPM' 100,"[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=2236& RPM 100 Singles]", 'RPM Weekly', Volume 14, Ed. 26, February 13, 1971. Accessed September 23, 2015 and No. 16 on 'RPM's "MOR Playlist"."[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=7025& RPM MOR Playlist]", 'RPM Weekly', Volume 14, Ed. 22, January 16, 1971. Accessed September 23, 2015
The song was ranked No. 21 on 'Billboard's year-end ranking of 1971's "Top Easy Listening Singles"."[https://books.google.com/books?id=SQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false Top Easy Listening Singles]", 'Billboard', December 25, 1971. TA-38. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
Chart performance
Trivia
The lines that precede the song's title -- "Like smoke from a cigarette/Dreams that you soon forget"appear in the 1966 song "Fading Away," written by Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, and Bobby Rogers of the Motown act The Miracles, and first recorded by The Temptations for their 1966 album 'Gettin' Ready'.
The single and the album were the last records released by White Whale Records.
References
Category:1969 songs
Category:1970 singles
Category:Songs written by John Cameron (musician)
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