music.wikisort.org - Composition"Indian Lake" is a song with music and lyrics written by Tony Romeo.[1][2] The song was recorded by the pop band The Cowsills, and included on their 1968 album Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools (MGM E/SE-4554). Released as a single, the song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] while reaching No. 6 on the Cash Box Top 100,[4] and No. 3 on Canada's RPM 100.[5] The song was ranked as the No. 51 Single of 1968 by Cashbox magazine in its year-ending December 28, 1968 issue.[6] The single eventually sold over 1 million copies, and was later licensed for use in commercials for the Dodge Charger.[7]
1968 single by The Cowsills
"Indian Lake" |
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B-side | "Newspaper Blanket" |
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Released | May 1968 (1968) |
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Label | MGM |
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Songwriter(s) | Tony Romeo |
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"In Need of a Friend" (1968) |
"Indian Lake" (1968) |
"Poor Baby" (1968) |
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Weekly charts
Chart (1968) |
Peak position |
Australia Go-Set National Top 40 |
3 |
Australia KMR |
3 |
Canada RPM 100[5] |
3 |
New Zealand - NZ Listener[8] |
1 |
South Africa (Springbok)[9] |
4 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] |
10 |
US Billboard Easy Listening[10][11] |
17 |
US Cash Box Top 100[4] |
6 |
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Year-end charts
Chart (1968) |
Rank |
Australia (Go-Set)[12] |
24 |
Canada RPM 100[13] |
56 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] |
71 |
US Cash Box[6] |
51 |
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Cover versions
- Freddy Weller recorded the song in 1971 (U.S. #108)[15] and took it to No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[16][17]
- Jan & Dean covered "Indian Lake", and it is included on their 1985 album Silver Summer.
Notes
- (No author.) "Partridges hit with new ingredient, old family recipe," Charleston Gazette, March 27, 1971, page 8: The Partridges even trade shamelessly in Cowsills-style material. 'I Think I Love You' was written by Tony Romeo, composer of the Cowsills 'Indian Lake.' And Romeo has three songs on the new Partridge album.
- (No author.) "Fayette County Youth Theatre sets two shows," The Valley Independent, July 28, 1970, page 27: This popular story ... has music and lyrics written by Suzanne Buhrer and Tony Romeo. ... Romeo has composed many songs, including Al Martino's hit 'Walking in the Sand,' music for Lou Christie, Brooklyn Bridge, and The Cowsills' 'Indian Lake.'
- The Cowsills - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, July 27, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 9, No. 21, July 20, 1968. p. 5. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- Top 100 Chart Hits of 1968, Cash Box, December 28, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- (No author.) "Romeo racks up 'de Bois'," Billboard magazine, May 17, 1969, page 26: ... Romeo's 'Indian Lake' tune, which became a million-seller for MGM Records' Cowsills, has been acquired for use on Dodge's 'Charger' commercials.
- NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- The Cowsills - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, July 27, 1968. p. 39. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- "Top 40 for 1968". Go-Set. Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1968, RPM Weekly, Volume 10, No. 19, January 06, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- Musicoutfitters.com
- Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
- "Hot Country Songs - The Week of July 31, 1971", Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, July 31, 1971. p. 38. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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