Top of the World (The Carpenters song)
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| "Top of the World" | ||
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| Single by Carpenters | ||
| from the album A Song For You | ||
| A-side(s) | "Top of the World" | |
| B-side(s) | "Heather" | |
| Released | 1973 | |
| Format | 45 rpm record | |
| Recorded | 1972 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 02:59 | |
| Label | A&M Records | |
| Writer(s) | Richard Carpenter; John Bettis | |
| Producer(s) | Jack Daugherty | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Carpenters singles chronology | ||
| "Yesterday Once More" (1973) | "Top of the World" (1973) | "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (1973) |
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| Lynn Anderson's 1973 Top of the World album. | ||
| Single by Lynn Anderson | ||
| from the album Top of the World | ||
| A-side(s) | "Top of the World" | |
| Released | 1973 | |
| Format | 45 rpm record | |
| Recorded | 1972 | |
| Genre | Country Pop | |
| Length | 02:55 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Writer(s) | Richard Carpenter; John Bettis | |
| Producer(s) | Glenn Sutton, Clive Davis | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Lynn Anderson singles chronology | ||
| "Listen to a Country Song" | "Top of the World" | "Keep Me In Mind" |
"Top of the World" is the name of a 1973 song by the Carpenters. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973, becoming the duo's second U.S. number-one single. Originally intended to be only an album cut for the Carpenters, country artist Lynn Anderson covered the tune; taking it to the top of the U.S. country singles charts. The success of Anderson's version, prompted the Carpenters to release a new version as a single, where it topped the U.S. pop singles chart. Richard Carpenter has remixed the song's vocals, most recently for their 35th Anniversary Gold compilation. The Japanese group Shonen Knife recorded a cover version that appeared in the 1998 movie The Parent Trap.
In Cash Box magazine, "Top of the World" was #1 on December 1, 1973. [1]
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[edit] The Carpenters Version
| Preceded by "Photograph" by Ringo Starr |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 1, 1973 — December 8, 1973 |
Succeeded by "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich |
