Australian singles chart:
Poetry in Motion entered the Kent charts on 19 November 1960 and peaked at #5. It was #43 on the Top 100 of 1960.
Songwriters:
Mike Anthony, Paul Kaufman
Producer:
Archie Bleyer
Record label of Australian release:
London
Wikipedia:
Co-writer Mike Anthony said the inspiration for Poetry in Motion came from looking up from their work and seeing a procession of young ladies from a nearby school pass by on the sidewalk outside each afternoon. Bill Porter supervised the recording session in Nashville, Tennessee, which featured saxophonist Boots Randolph, pianist Floyd Cramer and bassist Floyd “Lightning” Chance.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry_in_Motion_(song)
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