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"The Drum" is a song recorded by Bobby Sherman from his Portrait Of Bobby LP. It was released as a single in the spring of 1971, the second of two from the album.[2] The song was written by Alan O'Day, his first of five Top 40 chart credits.

"The Drum"
Single by Bobby Sherman
from the album Portrait Of Bobby
B-side	"Free Now to Roam"
Released	April 1971[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	2:20
Label	Metromedia
Songwriter(s)	Alan O'Day
Producer(s)	Ward Sylvester
Bobby Sherman singles chronology
"Cried Like a Baby" (1971) "The Drum" (1971) "Waiting at the Bus Stop" (1971)

The song was Sherman's final top 40 hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 29 Billboard [3] and No. 22 Cash Box,[4] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[5][6]

In Canada, the song reached No. 7 on the "RPM 100" Top Singles chart[7] and No. 3 Adult Contemporary.[8]

Chart performance

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[9]	7
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[10]	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11]	29
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[12][13]	2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[14]	22

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• Bobby Sherman - The Drum on YouTube

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