Tracy (The Cuff Links song) explained

Tracy
Cover:	Tracy_-_The_Cuff_Links.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	The Cuff Links
Album:	Tracy
B-Side:	Where Do You Go?
Released:	1969
Genre:	Bubblegum pop^[1] sunshine pop
Label:	Decca Records
Producer:	Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
Next Title:	When Julie Comes Around
Next Year:	1969

"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.^{[2] [3]} 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."^[1]

Chart performance

The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,^[4] while reaching No. 5 on Billboards Easy Listening chart,^[5] No. 4 on Record Worlds "100 Top Pops",^[6] No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100,^[7] No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100,^[8] No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart,^[9] No. 4 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart,^{[10] [11]} and No. 9 on Australia's Go-Set chart.^[12]

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Argentina (Escalera a la Fama)^[13]	10
Australia - Go-Set	9
Belgium (Wallonia)^[14]	48
Canada - RPM 100 ^[15]	1
Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary^[16]	3
Israel (Galei Zahal)^[17]	≥8
New Zealand - NZ Listener ^[18]	4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[19]	7
UK Singles Chart	4
US Billboard Hot 100	9
US Billboard Easy Listening	5
US Cash Box Top 100	5
US Record World 100 Top Pops	4
US Record World Top Non-Rock^[20]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1969)	Rank
Canada RPMs 100 Hits of 1969^[21]	38
US Billboard Top Easy Listening Singles^[22]	49
US Billboard Top Hot 100 Singles	81
US Cash Box Top 100 Chart Hits^[23]	69

Notes and References

1. Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (2001). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, Feral House. p. 61.
2. http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=10003 Tracy - By: The Cuff Links
3. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628143212/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-cuff-links/chart-history/hot-100/song/574074 Hot 100 - The Cuff Links Tracy Chart History
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20180630230952/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-cuff-links/chart-history/adult-contemporary/song/574074 Adult Contemporary - The Cuff Links Tracy Chart History
6. "100 Top Pops", Record World, November 15, 1969. p. 33. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
7. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1969/CB-1969-11-08.pdf Cash Box Top 100
8. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, November 8, 1969. p. 7. Accessed September 17, 2015
9. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13846/cuff-links/ Cuff Links - Full Official Chart History
10. "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, March 14, 1970. p. 61. Accessed December 17, 2015.
11. "NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed September 19, 2015
12. [Ed Nimmervoll]
13. Web site: Billboard - International Best Sellers. worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. 24 January 1970. p. 72..
14. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/18e50/The-Cuff-Links-Tracy The Cuff Links - Tracy
15. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - November 8, 1969.
16. "Adult", RPM, November 22, 1969. Accessed September 17, 2015
17. "Hits of the World", Billboard, December 20, 1969. p. 73. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
18. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=763#n_view_location NZ Listener chart summary
19. Web site: SA Charts 1965–March 1989. December 8, 2018.
20. "Record World Top Non-Rock", Record World, November 15, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
21. RPM's 100 Hits of 1969 . . 12. 20–21. January 10, 1970 . June 24, 2018.
22. "Top Records of 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 27, 1969. pp. 16-17. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
23. "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1969", Cash Box, December 27, 1969. p. 22. Retrieved April 1, 2018.