Traces (Classics IV album)

Traces
Studio album by
Classics IV
Released1969
Recorded1969
StudioStudio One
GenresSoft rock, blue-eyed soul
LabelImperial Records
ProducerBuddy Buie[1]
Classics IV chronology
Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
(1968)		 Traces
(1969)		 Song
(1970)
Singles from Traces
  1. "Traces"
    Released: 1969
  2. "Everyday with You Girl"
    Released: 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar[1]

Traces is the third album by Classics IV, released in 1969 on Imperial Records. The album was released in Japan as Everyday with You Girl, albeit with different sequencing and three additional tracks included.[3]

The album peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard Top LPs, making it the band's most successful album. The title track and "Everyday with You Girl" are both Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts.

Reception

The album was met with positive reviews. Billboard praised the album for its top arrangement, production and performance.[3] Greg Adams of AllMusic praised the album for the songs' poetic lyrics and the soft instrumental blend of strings and occasional flute, but states that their song covers have more quality compared to their original songs. The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the title song one of the group's "mandatory furtive-grope numbers at proms of the period," writing that it "later became an elevator music" standard.[4]

Track listing

All songs are written by Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everyday with You Girl" 2:34
2."Mr. Blue"Blackwell2:31
3."Sunny"Hebb2:40
4."Free" 2:27
5."Traces"Buie, Cobb, Gordy Jr.2:45
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Something I'll Remember" 2:30
7."Our Day Will Come"Hilliard, Garson2:12
8."Rainy Day" 2:37
9."Traffic Jam"Davis, Roe2:18
10."Sentimental Lady" 2:24
11."Nobody Loves You But Me" 3:11

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1969 Billboard Top LPs[5] 45
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1969 "Traces" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 2
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[7] 2
"Everyday with You Girl" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 19
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[9] 12

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 401.
  2. ↑ "Traces". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 15. Nielsen Business Media. April 12, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved September 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 138.
  5. ↑ "Top LPs". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media. June 7, 1969. p. 56. Retrieved September 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Traces (Hot 100)". Music VF. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Traces (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Everyday with You Girl (Hot 100)". Music VF. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Everyday with You Girl (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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