Single:
Temma Harbour entered the Australian singles chart* on 16 February 1970 and peaked at #6. The song was #44 on the Top 100 of 1970.
Songwriter:
Philamore Lincoln
Producer:
Mickie Most
Record label of Australian release:
Apple
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Ther title of the song Temma Harbour refers to an inlet of the same name in Tasmania, Australia.
It was written by Robert Anson, under the pseudonym Philamore Lincoln, who released it in 1970 on his album The North Wind Blew South.
The song is better known for the version by Welsh folk singer Mary Hopkin who released it at the same time. It was her first single on Apple Records not to be produced by Paul McCartney, but instead by Mickie Most, who also rearranged the song.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temma_Harbour
Lyrics:
In a giant lemon tree
alone my friend and me
we both climb down, and cross the sand
until we reach the sea
and the waves come higher, higher
as we sway and dance
and the way i feel, makes me want to take a chance.
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