Traces (Classics IV album)

1969 studio album by Classics IV

Traces

Studio album by

Classics IV

Released| 1969
Recorded| 1969
Studio| Studio One
Genre| Soft rock, blue-eyed soul
Label| Imperial Records
Producer| Buddy Buie[1]
Classics IV chronology
| Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
(1968)  | Traces
(1969)  | Song
(1970)

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Singles from  Traces

1. "Traces"
Released: 1969
2. "Everyday with You Girl"
Released: 1969

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [1]

Traces is the third album by Classics IV, released in 1969 on Imperial Records. The album was released in Japan as Everyday with You Girl, albeit with different sequencing and three additional tracks included.[3]

The album peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard Top LPs, making it the band's most successful album. The title track and "Everyday with You Girl" are both Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts.

## Reception

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The album was met with positive reviews. Billboard praised the album for its top arrangement, production and performance.[3] Greg Adams of AllMusic praised the album for the songs' poetic lyrics and the soft instrumental blend of strings and occasional flute, but states that their song covers have more quality compared to their original songs. The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the title song one of the group's "mandatory furtive-grope numbers at proms of the period," writing that it "later became an elevator music" standard.[4]

## Track listing

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All songs are written by Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb, except where noted.

Side ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Everyday with You Girl"|  | 2:34
2.| "Mr. Blue"| Blackwell| 2:31
3.| "Sunny"| Hebb| 2:40
4.| "Free"|  | 2:27
5.| "Traces"| Buie, Cobb, Gordy Jr.| 2:45

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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6.| "Something I'll Remember"|  | 2:30
7.| "Our Day Will Come"| Hilliard, Garson| 2:12
8.| "Rainy Day"|  | 2:37
9.| "Traffic Jam"| Davis, Roe| 2:18
10.| "Sentimental Lady"|  | 2:24
11.| "Nobody Loves You But Me"|  | 3:11

## Personnel

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Production

* Producer: Buddy Buie
* Photography: Howard Erik

## Charts

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Album
Year  | Chart  | Position

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1969  | Billboard Top LPs[5] | 45

Singles
Year  | Single  | Chart  | Position

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1969  | "Traces"  | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 2
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[7] | 2
"Everyday with You Girl"  | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 19
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[9] | 12

## References

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1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2\. MUZE. p. 401.
2. ^ "Traces". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
3. ^ a b "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 15\. Nielsen Business Media. April 12, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved September 12, 2020 - via Google Books.
4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 138.
5. ^ "Top LPs". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 23\. Nielsen Business Media. June 7, 1969. p. 56. Retrieved September 12, 2020 - via Google Books.
6. ^ "Traces (Hot 100)". Music VF. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
7. ^ "Traces (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
8. ^ "Everyday with You Girl (Hot 100)". Music VF. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
9. ^ "Everyday with You Girl (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

## External links

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* Traces at Discogs
* Traces at AllMusic

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Classics IV

* Tom Garrett
* Kevin Lloyd
* James Yoder
* Paul Weddle
* John Kerner
* Shawn White

* Dennis Yost
* J. R. Cobb
* Walter Eaton
* Joe Wilson
* Kim Venable
* Auburn Burrell
* Michael Huey
* Dean Daughtry

Albums|

* Spooky (1967)
* Mamas and Papas/Soul Train (1968)
* Traces (1969)
* Song (1970)
* What Am I Crying For (1973)

Singles|

* "Spooky"
* "Stormy"
* "Traces"
* "Everyday with You Girl"
* "What Am I Crying For"

Related articles|

* Atlanta Rhythm Section

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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