Consisting of bass guitarist and songwriter Jeff Christie, along with lead/rhythm guitarist Vic Elmes and drummer Michael Blakley, Christie (the man and the group) scored a significant hit with this piece of 'bubblegum' pop, as it was known around the year of its release in 1970, peaking at No. 1 in the UK, and hitting a US high of No. 23 during its 23 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 (which was also the record total tenure of any single in the Hot 100 for 1970 Stateside).
It sold 3 million 7" vinyl copies worldwide in that year. Based loosely on an obscure subject (the Yang Tse Kiang river in China), it is probably very surprising that it did so well! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_River_%28song%29
6 Comments (since 1 Apr 2013)
leejohnson
Consisting of bass guitarist and songwriter Jeff Christie, along with lead/rhythm guitarist Vic Elmes and drummer Michael Blakley, Christie (the man and the group) scored a significant hit with this piece of 'bubblegum' pop, as it was known around the year of its release in 1970, peaking at No. 1 in the UK, and hitting a US high of No. 23 during its 23 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 (which was also the record total tenure of any single in the Hot 100 for 1970 Stateside).
leejohnson
It sold 3 million 7" vinyl copies worldwide in that year. Based loosely on an obscure subject (the Yang Tse Kiang river in China), it is probably very surprising that it did so well! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_River_%28song%29
potatoskin
Oh, the nostalgia!
Marlboroman_Mat
THANK YOU!
lynn200
sorry to have missed the Family....
ScreeamingMimi
Where have I heard this before? It was a different version...