"1900 Yesterday"
Single by Liz Damon's Orient Express
from the album Liz Damon's Orient Express
B-side"You're Falling In Love"
Released1970
GenreEasy listening
Length2:35
LabelMakaha
Songwriter(s)John Cameron & Lee Simmons[1][2]
Producer(s)George J.D. Chun

"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.[3]

Liz Damon's Orient Express version

"1900 Yesterday" was a hit single in 1970 and 1971 for the Liz Damon's Orient Express.[1][2] 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.[4] In 1971, the song was released on the album Liz Damon's Orient Express.[5]

The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 33 the week of February 13, 1971,[6][7] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[8][9] No. 29 on the Cash Box Top 100,[10] No. 15 on Canada's RPM 100,[11] and No. 16 on RPM's "MOR Playlist".[12]

The song was ranked No. 21 on Billboard's year-end ranking of 1971's "Top Easy Listening Singles".[13]

Chart performance

Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 33
US Billboard Easy Listening 4
US Cash Box Top 100 29
US Record World The Singles Chart[14] 31
US Record World Top Non-Rock[15] 5
Canada - RPM 100 15
Canada - RPM MOR Playlist 16

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

  1. 1 2 1900 Yesterday - By: Liz Damon's Orient Express, MusicVF.com. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Lonergan, David F. Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. p. 160. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ "There'll Come a Time – Betty Everett". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ "White Whale Gets Express Product", Billboard, December 12, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Liz Damon's Orient Express – Liz Damon's Orient Express / Liz Damon". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hot 100 - Liz Damon's Orient Express 1900 Yesterday Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 13, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ Adult Contemporary - Liz Damon's Orient Express 1900 Yesterday Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Easy Listening", Billboard, February 13, 1971. p. 29. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  10. ↑ Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, February 20, 1971. p. 4. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles", RPM Weekly, Volume 14, Ed. 26, February 13, 1971. Accessed September 23, 2015
  12. ↑ "RPM MOR Playlist", RPM Weekly, Volume 14, Ed. 22, January 16, 1971. Accessed September 23, 2015
  13. ↑ "Top Easy Listening Singles", Billboard, December 25, 1971. TA-38. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The Singles Chart", Record World, February 13, 1970. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Top Non-Rock", Record World, February 13, 1970. p. 20. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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