Single:
Yesterday Once More entered the Australian singles chart* on 13 August 1973 and peaked at #9. The song was #71 on the Top 100 of 1973.
Album:
The song is on Now & Then which entered the Australian albums chart* on 20 August 1973 and peaked at #3.
Songwriters:
Richard Carpenter, John Bettis
Producers:
Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter
Record label of Australian release:
A&M
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Thematically the song concerns reminiscing about songs of a generation gone by. On the Carpenters album Now & Then, it segues into a long medley, consisting of eight covers of 1960s tunes incorporated into a faux oldies radio program. The work takes up the entire B-side of the album.
The single is the Carpenters’ biggest-selling record worldwide. Richard Carpenter stated on a Japanese documentary that it was his favorite of all the songs that he had written.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_Once_More_(song)
Lyrics:
When I was young
I′d listen to the radio
Waitin’ for my favorite songs
When they played I′d sing along
It made me smile.
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