Early in the Morning (Vanity Fare song)

"Early in the Morning" is an international hit song by the UK-based band, Vanity Fare, issued in late 1969. It was the group's debut single from their first studio album.

"Early in the Morning"
Single by Vanity Fare
from the album Early in the Morning
B-side"You Made Me Love You"
Released1969
Recorded1969
GenrePop rock
LabelPage One
Songwriter(s)Leander-Seago
Producer(s)Des Champ
Roger Easterby
Vanity Fare singles chronology
"Early in the Morning"
(1969)		 "Hitchin' a Ride"
(1970)
"Early in the Morning"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Tracks 'n Grooves
B-side
  • "Ooh La La" (Japan)
  • "Take Action" (Australia)
Released1969
Recorded1969
GenrePop rock
LabelOdeon Records (Japan), Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)B. Landeman
Producer(s)Mike Vickers
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Big Ship"
(1969)		 "Early in the Morning"
(1969)		 "Throw Down a Line"
(1969)

The song reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 10 on Cash Box and number 4 on the Easy Listening chart and was awarded a gold disc for sales over one million.[1] In Canada it reached number 10 on RPM magazine's RPM100 chart and number 4 on the RPM Adult chart.

Cliff Richard also released the song as a single in late 1969 in Japan, Australia and some European countries.[2] It reached number 1 in Japan in December 1969 and was later listed in Billboard as 13th on the list of Japan's "Foreign Hits of 1970".[3][4][5][6]

Charts

Weekly charts - Vanity Fare version
Chart (1969–70) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set) [7] 20
Canada RPM Top Singles[8] 10
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[9] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 33
New Zealand (Listener)[12] 14
UK (OCC) [13] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 12
US Billboard Easy Listening[14] 4
US Cash Box Top 100 [15] 10
US Record World 9

Year-end charts - Vanity Fare version
Chart (1970) Rank
UK 83

Year-end charts - Cliff Richard version
Chart (1970) Rank
Japan Foreign Hits of 1970[4] 13

References
  1. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 269 & 287. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  2. "Early in the Morning - Cliff Richard - Japanese release". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. Read, Mike; Lewry, Peter; Goodall, Nigel (1993). Cliff Richard - The Complete Chronicle. London: Hamlyn. p. 150. ISBN 0600578976. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (11 December 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 54–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (27 December 1969). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 41–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (28 February 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 64–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. Go-Set National Top 40, October 25, 1969
  8. RPM 100, January 31, 1970
  9. RPM Adult Contemporary, December 27, 1969
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Early in the Morning". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Vanity Fare" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  12. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=1242#n_view_location
  13. "Vanity Fare - Official Charts (UK)". Official Charts. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  14. http://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1969-12-27
  15. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, February 7, 1970". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-14.


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