Stormy (song)

"Stormy"
Single by Classics IV
from the album Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
B-side"24 Hours of Loneliness"
ReleasedSeptember 1968[1]
Genre
Length2:45
LabelImperial
SongwritersJames Cobb, Buddy Buie
ProducerBuddy Buie
Classics IV singles chronology
"Mamas and Papas"
(1968)
"Stormy"
(1968)
"Traces"
(1969)

"Stormy" is a hit song by the Classics IV released on their LP Mamas and Papas/Soul Train in 1968. It entered Billboard Magazine October 26, 1968, peaking at #5[4] on the Billboard Hot 100 and #26 Easy Listening.[5] The single, along with the prior release of "Spooky" and, soon after, the release of "Traces", formed a trio of solid hits for the band.[6]

Chart history

Santana version

"Stormy"
Single by Santana
from the album Inner Secrets
B-side"Move On"
ReleasedDecember 1978
GenreBlue-eyed soul, Easy listening
Length4:45 (album version)
3:48 (single version)
LabelColumbia
SongwritersJames Cobb, Buddy Buie
ProducersDennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Santana singles chronology
"Well All Right"
(1978)
"Stormy"
(1978)
"One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)"
(1979)

"Stormy" was a hit for Santana when it appeared on their 1978 album Inner Secrets. Their version peaked at #32 in the US and #19 Easy Listening.[14] It was also a hit in Canada.

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost - Stormy".
  2. ↑ Mason, Stewart. Classics IV - The Very Best of Classics IV (1988) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Eder, Bruce. Classics IV - The Very Best of Dennis Yost & the Classics IV (2002) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Classics IV | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-29.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 51.
  6. ↑ Single Information
  7. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  8. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  10. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 51.
  11. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 28, 1968
  12. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  13. ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969
  14. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 212.
  15. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  16. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 10, 1979" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "RPM Top 50 AC - March 10, 1979" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "Santana – Stormy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Santana Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Santana Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  21. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 24, 1979
  22. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 6855b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  23. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.