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1969 single by The Peddlers
"Birth"
Single by The Peddlers
Released1969
Genre
Songwriter(s)Roy Phillips
The Peddlers singles chronology
"That's Life"
(1969) 		"Birth"
(1969) 		"Girlie"
(1970)

"Birth" was a hit song for English group, The Peddlers, in 1969.

Background

The song written by Roy Phillips and released on CBS 4449. It was referred to as a stunningly innovative composition by The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. It is from their 1969 album, Birthday which also contains the follow-up hit "Girlie".

Chart performance

"Birth" reached No. 17 in the UK on September 20, 1969, during a nine-week run in the chart. The song peaked in Australia at No. 41.

Other versions

English group Barron Knights covered the song and it appears on their 1973 album, Barron Knights.

References

  1. 45Cat - The Peddlers - Discography, UK
  2. National Library of Australia - Birth (music) / words and music by Roy Phillips
  3. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Colin Larkin - Page 3213
  4. The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes, Volume 10, Colin Larkin - Page 466
  5. AllMusic - The Peddlers, Birthday, Track Listing
  6. Official Charts - PEDDLERS, Singles, 23.08.1969 Birth
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 231. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. Discogs - The Barron Knights – Barron Knights
  9. Second Hand Songs - ALBUM, Barron Knights by The Barron Knights

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