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"Kind of a Drag" is a song written by #JimHolvay and recorded by #theBuckinghams. It was the title track of their debut LP. The single reached #1 on the U.S. #Hot100 in February 1967, becoming the first #1 single within the new calendar year, remaining in the top position for two weeks, earning a #goldDisc. It was the first of the band's three Top 10 hits in 1967, among five total Top 40 hits for that year. Holvay was Chicago-based.
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"Cry Like a Baby" is a 1968 song written by #DanPenn and #SpoonerOldham, and performed by #TheBoxTops. The song reached No. 2 in April 1968 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. "Cry Like a Baby" also reached No. 2 on #Cashbox for one week. It stayed on the Hot 100 for 15 weeks and Cashbox for 14 weeks. It was awarded a #goldDisc for selling over one million copies in the United States.
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"98.6" is a song #written by #TonyPowers (#lyrics) and #GeorgeFischoff (#music) and recorded by #Keith. It reached No. 7 on the Billboard chart and No. 24 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1967 and appeared on his 1967 album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie. #TheTokens, who had provided the backing vocals on Keith's debut single, "Ain't Gonna Lie", did the same for "98.6". Produced by #JerryRoss and arranged by #JoeRenzetti, it sold over one million copies worldwide, earning a #goldDisc.
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IRON MAIDEN Presented With Gold Disc For U.K. Sales Of 'Senjutsu' Album
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN were presented with a gold disc by Tony Harlow, the head of Warner Music U.K., at the first of their two sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena last Friday in recognition of their critically acclaimed studio album "Senjutsu" ...https://blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-presented-with-gold-disc-for-u-k-sales-of-senjutsu-album
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